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VETERANActiveSPXSpaceX·🇺🇸 United States·Born 1983
Jared Isaacman
Billionaire pilot who commanded Inspiration4 (first all-civilian orbital mission) and Polaris Dawn (first commercial spacewalk).
480h
Hours in Space
2
Missions
1
EVAs
2h
EVA Time
To the extent that you can, you need to try and leave the world a better place than you found it.
Everything around you and everywhere you hope to go in this galaxy, in our solar system, in the universe, is going to try and kill you.
What they aspire to
He hopes his children will live to see humans walk on the Moon and on Mars.
Biography
Billionaire pilot who commanded Inspiration4 (first all-civilian orbital mission) and Polaris Dawn (first commercial spacewalk).
Before NASAFounded payments company Shift4 Payments at age sixteen out of his parents' New Jersey basement and later co-founded Draken International, the world's largest private fleet of fighter jets.
Notable Missions
Inspiration4Polaris Dawn
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
flying fighter jetsmountain climbing
Causes They Champion
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Languages
English
Awards & Honors
- Living Legends of Aviation — Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year
Fun fact
On Polaris Dawn in September 2024 he and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis performed the first-ever private spacewalk; in December 2025 he became the 15th NASA Administrator.
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