Jared Isaacman
Jared Taylor Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American businessman, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder of Draken International. He is the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments.
Jared Isaacman | |
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.jpg) Isaacman in 2022 | |
| Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Presumptive nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump (elect) |
| Succeeding | Bill Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jared Taylor Isaacman February 11, 1983[1] Summit, New Jersey, U.S.[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Isaacman[3] |
| Children | 2 |
| Space career | |
Commercial astronaut | |
Time in space | 7 days, 21 hours and 17 minutes |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 7 minutes, 56 seconds[4] |
| Missions | |
Isaacman was the commander of Inspiration4, a private spaceflight using SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience. It launched from Kennedy Space Center in 2021. The mission was part of a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.[5] Isaacman commanded the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight part of the Polaris Program.
In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Isaacman to serve as the Administrator of NASA under his second administration.[6]
Early life
changeIsaacman was born on February 11, 1983, in Summit, New Jersey.[7] He was raised in Westfield, New Jersey.[8]
He studied at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Campus,[9] where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Professional Aeronautics.[10]
Business career
changeIn 1999, Isaacman founded a retail payment company named United Bank Card, which was later renamed Harbortouch. He was the founding CEO.[11] By 2020, the company had been renamed Shift4 Payments.[12]
In 2012, he co-founded Draken International, a company that trains pilots for the United States Armed Forces.[13] In 2024, his estimated net worth is US$1.9 billion.[14][15]
Pilot career
changeIsaacman is a qualified military jet aircraft pilot.[12] Isaacman has performed in airshows with his Black Diamond Jet Team that he co-founded in 2010.[16]
In April 2009, he set a world record for traveling around the globe in a light jet, making the flight in 61:51:15, about 20 hours faster than the last record of 82 hours.[17]
Spaceflight
changeIn February 2021, Isaacman announced that he would be commander of Inspiration4, the first private human spaceflight.[18] The mission was operated by SpaceX, on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.[18][19][20]
On September 15, 2021 (UTC), Inspiration4 launched and ended 3 days later.[21][22] During the Inspiration4 mission, Isaacman made the first-known sports bet from space.[23]
In September 2024, Isaacman commanded the Polaris Dawn mission, which is part of a crewed spaceflight program called the Polaris program.[20] Isaacman and Sarah Gillis exited the spacecraft.[24] Over the five-day flight, the crew performed about 40 different science experiments.[25] During this mission, Isaacman became the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk.[26]
Administrator of NASA
changeOn December 4, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Isaacman to serve as the Administrator of NASA under his second administration.[6]
Personal life
changeIsaacman is Jewish, although he has said that he is not religious.[27]
Isaacman is married to Monica Isaacman. They have two daughters.[25] Isaacman lives in Warren County, New Jersey.[28]
References
change- ↑ "Jared Isaacman". Business Jet Traveler. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ↑ "Private Astronauts Biography:Jared Isaacman". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ↑ "Allentown to orbit: Billionaire buys SpaceX flight, and there is a way to join him". 2 February 2021.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (12 September 2024). "The hatch open/close time was about 26m 40s. Isaacman was outside hatch for 7 min 56m; Gillis for about 7m15s" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Sheetz, Michael (2021-09-15). "SpaceX is set to launch four nonprofessional astronauts to orbit: Here's what you should know". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Trump Picks Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator". Bloomberg.com. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ "Union County Clerk's Office Public Land Records". clerk.ucnj.org. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ↑ Samuels, Remy. "Billionaire Space Explorer, Westfield Alum Visits Wilson School; Jared Isaacman, the Westfield native who orbited Earth on the 'Resilience' mission last fall, visited Wilson Elementary on Wednesday.", Westfield, NJ Patch, March 18, 2022. Accessed September 18, 2024. "Besides attending Westfield Public Schools from kindergarten through sixth grade many years ago, Isaacman was the commander of an all-civilian crew of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience, that orbited Earth last September."
- ↑ Harper, Mark (March 31, 2021). "2 ERAU grads will crew SpaceX Inspiration 4 rocket launch later this year". The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
- ↑ "Who is Jared Isaacman, NJ-born billionaire who just did first-ever private spacewalk?". NBC News. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ Segran, Elizabeth (2015-04-13). "Meet The Fighter-Jet-Flying 32-Year-Old On Top Of The Payments Industry". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Tognini, Giacomo (2020-10-07). "Meet The New Billionaire Who Dropped Out of High School and Flies Fighter Jets for Fun". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ↑ Whitford, David (25 October 2017). "This Founder Owns the World's Largest Private Fleet of Fighter Jets – and That's Just One of His Companies". Inc.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman". Forbes. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ↑ "Jared Isaacman, the billionaire behind historic spacewalk". BBC news.
- ↑ Thomas Burghardt (1 February 2021). "SpaceX announces Inspiration4, all-civilian space mission in support of St Jude's Hospital". NasaSpaceFlight.com.
- ↑ "Warren County pilot back at Morristown Airport after breaking world flight record". New Jersey Local News. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Chang, Kenneth (2021-02-01). "To Get on This SpaceX Flight, You Don't Have to Be Rich, Just Lucky". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ Berger, Eric (2021-02-01). "SpaceX announces first 'free flyer' human spaceflight". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Kluger, Jeffrey (2021-08-23). "Inside Inspiration 4". Time. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ↑ updated, Amy Thompson last (2021-09-16). "SpaceX launches four civilians into orbit on historic Inspiration4 flight". Space.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ↑ Sheetz, Michael (2021-09-18). "SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission splashes down safely in Atlantic Ocean". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ↑ "Inspiration4 leader places first-ever sports bet from space". Fox Business. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ↑ "First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone". The New York Times. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Rabie, Passant (5 February 2021). "Who is Jared Issacman? 29 facts about the billionaire going to orbit with SpaceX". Inverse. Bustle Digital Group. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ↑ "First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone". The New York Times. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ↑ Wattles, Jackie (2021-09-15). "How to practice religion could be a big question for some space tourists | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ Sarah Schillaci (10 April 2009). "Warren County man attempts flight around globe in record time". New Jersey Local News. Star Ledger.
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