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{{Short description|American businessman and pilot}} {{short description|American entrepreneur, pilot, and commercial astronaut (born 1983)}}
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'''Jared Isaacman''' (born February 11, 1983) is an American billionaire<ref name="ForbesProfile"/> <!-- US$2 billion (February 2021)<ref name="ForbesProfile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jared-isaacman/ |website=Forbes |access-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202032111if_/https://www.forbes.com/profile/jared-isaacman/ |archive-date=2 February 2021 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> -->businessman, pilot, and ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=astronaut {{!}} Definition, Facts, & Training {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/astronaut|access-date=2021-11-16|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> He is the founder of ], a private ] provider and ], a ].<ref name=forbes20201007/> As of September 2021, his estimated net worth was US$2.4 billion.<ref name="ForbesProfile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jared-isaacman/ |website=Forbes |access-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202032111if_/https://www.forbes.com/profile/jared-isaacman/ |archive-date=2 February 2021 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> '''Jared Taylor Isaacman''' (born February{{nbsp}}11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He was nominated by President ] in January 2025 to serve as the next ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=kparnitzke |date=2025-01-20 |title=President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/sub-cabinet-appointments/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref> He is the founder of ], which provides adversary training to the ], ], and other NATO ], and the founder and CEO of ], a ].<ref name=forbes20201007/> Through his leadership in ], Isaacman has been credited with advancing competition in the space industry and reducing reliance on government programs.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Mike Wall |date=2024-12-04 |title=Trump picks billionaire private SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/trump-picks-billionaire-private-spacex-astronaut-jared-isaacman-to-lead-nasa |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harwood |first=William |title=Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA administrator |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-jared-isaacman-nasa-administrator/ |website=CBS News}}</ref> As of September 2024, his estimated net worth is US$1.9 billion.<ref name="ForbesProfile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jared-isaacman/ |website=Forbes |access-date=12 September 2024|language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ejevknlvvo|title=Jared Isaacman, the billionaire behind historic spacewalk|publisher=BBC news}}</ref>


Isaacman was the commander of the ] flight ], launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on September 16, 2021 (UTC) and returned to Earth, from orbiting 585 kilometers above the earth; he commanded a splashdown return, off the Florida coast, in the Atlantic Ocean on September 18, 2021 at 7:06 pm (EST). The mission was part of a fundraiser for ], to which Isaacman pledged to donate $100 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheetz|first=Michael|date=2021-09-15|title=SpaceX is set to launch four nonprofessional astronauts to orbit: Here's what you should know|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/15/spacex-inspiration4-launch-here-is-what-you-should-know.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> Isaacman was the commander of ], a ] ] using ]'s ], launched from ] in Florida on September 16, 2021. The crew returned to Earth on September 18, 2021, after orbiting at {{cvt|585|km}} in altitude. The mission was part of a fundraiser for ], to which Isaacman pledged to donate $100 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheetz|first=Michael|date=2021-09-15|title=SpaceX is set to launch four nonprofessional astronauts to orbit: Here's what you should know|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/15/spacex-inspiration4-launch-here-is-what-you-should-know.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> In total to date, Isaacman has donated over $125 million to St. Jude.

Isaacman commanded the ], the first private spaceflight in a series of missions named the ]. During this mission, on September 12, 2024, Isaacman became the first private citizen to perform a ].<ref>{{cite news |date=September 12, 2024 |title=First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/science/spacex-polaris-dawn-astronauts-spacewalk.html |access-date=September 12, 2024 |work=]}}</ref>


== Early life == == Early life ==
Jared Isaacman was born on February 11, 1983 to Douglas and Sandra Marie Isaacman. He is Jewish.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jackie Wattles|title=How to practice religion could be a big question for some space tourists|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/15/tech/spacex-inspiration-4-religion-in-space-scn/index.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=AFP|first=Patrick T. Fallon /|title=Rocket man: Jared Isaacman is leading the first trip to space without astronauts|url=https://forward.com/news/468864/rocket-man-philanthropist-jared-isaacman-spacex-resilience-inspiration4/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Forward|language=en-US}}</ref> He is a youngest child, and has 3 siblings, two brothers, Marc and Michael, and a sister, Tiffany.<ref name=Cinemaholic-2021-Isaacman-Inspiration4>{{cite web |url= https://thecinemaholic.com/who-is-inspiration4s-jared-isaacmans-wife-who-are-his-parents/ |title= Who Is Inspiration4's Jared Isaacman's Wife? Who Are His Parents? |publisher= The Cinemaholic |date= 2021 }}</ref> While living in ], Jared attended Wilson Elementary School in ]. Around 1993, the Isaacman family moved from Westfield to the ] section of ]. Jared attended William Annin Middle School (6–8th grade) from ages 11 to 13, where he met his future wife Monica Chacana. Jared attended Aviation Challenge in Huntsville, Alabama as a child, inspiring his love of aviation. Isaacman was born on February 11, 1983, at ] in ], to Donald and Sandra Marie Isaacman.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-15 |title=Jared Isaacman |url=https://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/jared-isaacman |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Business Jet Traveler |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Private Astronauts Biography:Jared Isaacman |url=http://spacefacts.de/bios/tourists/english/isaacman_jared.htm |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=spacefacts.de}}</ref> He is the youngest of four children. His siblings include brothers Marc, Michael, and sister Tiffany. Isaacman and his family lived in ], before moving to ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Union County Clerk's Office Public Land Records |url=https://clerk.ucnj.org/UCPA/DocIndex |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=clerk.ucnj.org}}</ref> sometime around April 1987.


He attended Wilson Elementary School in Westfield, from kindergarten through sixth grade.<ref>Samuels, Remy. , Westfield, NJ ], 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."</ref>
⚫ As a ninth grader and a freshman at ] in ], Isaacman discovered that he and his best friend, Brendan Lauber, had a knack for fixing computers and started a computer repair business in his parents' basement called '''Deco Systems'''. He also worked at CompUSA in nearby Somerville, NJ.<ref>, ''Bernardsville News'', February 10, 2021. Accessed February 23, 2021. "When Jared Isaacman dropped out of Ridge High School more than 20 years ago to pursue a successful career in business, it seemed like the sky was the limit."</ref> He had begun working, doing computer technical service and repair, when he was 14.<ref name=fcompany20150413/> Two years later, that work resulted in an offer of a full-time job from one of his clients, and he chose to drop out of high school to take the job, obtaining a ] along the way.<ref name=forbes20201007/>


⚫ The family moved to the ] section of ], when Isaacman was 12, where he attended William Annin Middle School. After setting up a company that offered computer services with a friend while attending Ridge High School, he was offered a full-time job as a technician and dropped out of school at the start of his junior year in September 1999, earning a Graduation Equivalency Degree.<ref>, ''Bernardsville News'', February 10, 2021. Accessed September 18, 2024. "When Jared Isaacman dropped out of Ridge High School more than 20 years ago to pursue a successful career in business, it seemed like the sky was the limit.... In the same interview, he also mentioned his former hometown of Bernards Township."</ref>
⚫ == Business career ==
⚫ In 1999, Isaacman founded a retail payment processing company named '''United Bank Card'''<!-- bolded per ] as a redirect target -->, which was later renamed '''Harbortouch'''<!-- bolded per ] as a redirect target -->, a point-of-sale payment company based in Pennsylvania. He was the founding CEO, and retained that role in 2015 with the company having "been profitable for over a decade {{USD|11 billion}} a year from 60,000 merchants, generating {{USD|300 million}} in revenues."<ref name=fcompany20150413>{{Cite web |last=Segran |first=Elizabeth |date=2015-04-13 |title=Meet The Fighter-Jet-Flying 32-Year-Old On Top Of The Payments Industry |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3044942/meet-the-fighter-jet-flying-32-year-old-on-top-of-the-payments-industry |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=Fast Company |language=en-US}}</ref> By 2020, the company had been renamed ], Isaacman remained CEO, and the company was processing {{USD|200 billion}} in payments annually.<ref name=forbes20201007>{{Cite web |last=Tognini |first=Giacomo |date=2020-10-07 |title=Meet The New Billionaire Who Dropped Out of High School and Flies Fighter Jets for Fun |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2020/10/07/meet-the-new-billionaire-who-dropped-out-of-high-school-and-flies-fighter-jets-for-fun |access-date=2021-02-01 |website=Forbes |language=en-US}}</ref>


He attended ],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harper |first=Mark |date=March 31, 2021 |title=2 ERAU grads will crew SpaceX Inspiration 4 rocket launch later this year |url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2021/03/31/2-erau-grads-ride-into-space-aboard-spacex-dragon-rocket/4806451001/ |work=]}}</ref> where he graduated with a ] in Professional Aeronautics.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 13, 2024 |title=Who is Jared Isaacman, NJ-born billionaire who just did first-ever private spacewalk? |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/spacex-jared-isaacman-polaris-dawn-spacewalk/5789074/?os=i&ref=app |access-date=September 19, 2024 |work=]}}</ref>
⚫ In 2012, he co-founded ], a Florida-based company that trains pilots for the ]. The company operates one of the world's largest fleets of privately owned ]s.<ref name=fcompany20150413/><ref name=inc20171025>{{cite news |last=Whitford|first=David |date=25 October 2017 |title=This Founder Owns the World's Largest Private Fleet of Fighter Jets – and That's Just One of His Companies |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201709/david-whitford/2017-inc5000-draken-international.html |access-date=23 August 2020 |work=]}}</ref>


==Personal life== == Career ==
⚫ ===Business===
⚫ In 1999, Isaacman founded a retail payment processing company named ], which was later renamed Harbortouch, a point-of-sale payment company based in Pennsylvania. He was the founding CEO, and retained that role in 2015 with the company having "been profitable for over a decade {{USD|11 billion}} a year from 60,000 merchants, generating {{USD|300 million}} in revenues."<ref name=fcompany20150413>{{Cite web |last=Segran |first=Elizabeth |date=2015-04-13 |title=Meet The Fighter-Jet-Flying 32-Year-Old On Top Of The Payments Industry |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3044942/meet-the-fighter-jet-flying-32-year-old-on-top-of-the-payments-industry |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=Fast Company |language=en-US}}</ref> By 2020, the company had been renamed Shift4 Payments, Isaacman remained CEO, and the company was processing {{USD|200 billion}} in payments annually.<ref name=forbes20201007>{{Cite web |last=Tognini |first=Giacomo |date=2020-10-07 |title=Meet The New Billionaire Who Dropped Out of High School and Flies Fighter Jets for Fun |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2020/10/07/meet-the-new-billionaire-who-dropped-out-of-high-school-and-flies-fighter-jets-for-fun |access-date=2021-02-01 |website=Forbes |language=en-US}}</ref>


⚫ In 2012, he co-founded ], a Florida-based company that trains pilots for the ]. The company operates one of the world's largest fleets of privately owned ]s.<ref name=fcompany20150413/><ref name=inc20171025>{{cite news |last=Whitford|first=David |date=25 October 2017 |title=This Founder Owns the World's Largest Private Fleet of Fighter Jets – and That's Just One of His Companies |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201709/david-whitford/2017-inc5000-draken-international.html |access-date=23 August 2020 |work=]}}</ref>
In 2004, Isaacman began taking flying lessons. In 2009, he set a world record for circumnavigating the globe.<ref name=fcompany20150413/><ref name=nj20090415/> He received a bachelor's degree in professional aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2011. He is flight qualified in multiple ].<ref name=forbes20201007/> In his 20s, he flew in many ]s, but by his 30s, he had stopped flying as such.<ref name=inc20171025/>


===Pilot===
⚫ He is married and has two daughters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rabie |first1=Passant |title=Who is Jared Issacman? 29 facts about the billionaire going to orbit with SpaceX |url=https://www.inverse.com/science/jared-isaacman-spacex-codex |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=Inverse |publisher=Bustle Digital Group |date=5 February 2021}}</ref> Isaacman married Monica Chacana of New Jersey in 2012. She went to middle school with Jared, and later worked at UBC. Isaacman entered into a relationship with Chacana in 2002. They had their first daughter, Mila, in 2014. They later had a second daughter, Liv.<ref name=BlurredReality-20210908>{{cite web |url= https://blurred-reality.com/jared-isaacman-wife-monica-isaacman-chacana/ |title= Meet Jared Isaacman's Wife Monica Isaacman AKA Monica Chacana – How Long Have They Been Married? |author= Natalia Romanova |date= 8 September 2021 |publisher= Blurred Reality }}</ref> Isaacman has been a resident of ].<ref name=nj20090410>{{cite news |url= https://www.nj.com/news/local/2009/04/warren_county_man_tries_a_thir.html |title= Warren County man attempts flight around globe in record time |date= 10 April 2009 |author= Sarah Schillaci |agency= Star Ledger |work=New Jersey Local News }}</ref>
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⚫ He is flight-qualified in multiple ].<ref name="forbes20201007" /> Isaacman continues to perform at ]s with his Black Diamond Jet Team that he co-founded in 2010.<ref name=inc20171025/><ref name=NSF-20210201>{{cite web |url= https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/02/spacex-announces-inspiration4/ |title= SpaceX announces Inspiration4, all-civilian space mission in support of St Jude's Hospital |publisher= NasaSpaceFlight.com |date= 1 February 2021 |author= Thomas Burghardt }}</ref>


⚫ In 2008, he made a first attempt to set a new world record for circumnavigating the globe in a ], falling short by traveling around the world in 83 hours, just beyond the existing record of 82 hours. The record attempt was a fundraising event for ].<ref name=nj20090410/>
⚫ ==Personal endeavors==
===Air show pilot===
⚫ While in his 20s, Isaacman performed in ]s with the Black Diamond Jet Team.<ref name=inc20171025/><ref name=NSF-20210201>{{cite web |url= https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/02/spacex-announces-inspiration4/ |title= SpaceX announces Inspiration4, all-civilian space mission in support of St Jude's Hospital |publisher= NasaSpaceFlight.com |date= 1 February 2021 |author= Thomas Burghardt }}</ref>


⚫ In April 2009, on his second attempt, he set a world record for circumnavigating the globe in a light jet, making the flight in 61:51:15, about 20 hours faster than the previous record of 82 hours. The world record attempt was made as a fundraising event for Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey.<ref name=fcompany20150413/><ref name=nj20090415>{{cite news |work=New Jersey Local News |date=15 April 2009 |title=Warren County pilot back at Morristown Airport after breaking world flight record |url=https://www.nj.com/news/local/2009/04/pilot_back_at_morristown_airpo.html |access-date=2020-08-23 }}</ref> He flew a ] with two other crew members, skipping stops in India and Japan, where he encountered hours-long ground delays in his previous attempt in 2008.<ref name=nj20090410/>
===World record flight===
⚫ In 2008, he tried to set the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a light jet, falling just short, by traveling around the world in 83 hours, just beyond the existing record of 82 hours. The record attempt was a fundraising event for ].<ref name=nj20090410/>


Isaacman received the call sign "Rook" during flight training.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Amy |title=Inspiration4's call signs: The crew of SpaceX's all-civilian mission have special nicknames |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-inspiration4-call-signs |website=Space.com |date=2021-09-15 |access-date=2021-09-15 }}</ref> "Rook" himself has stated many times that his nickname was given to him when he started flying fighters.
⚫ In April 2009, he set a world record for circumnavigating the globe in a ], making the flight in 61:51:15, about 20 hours faster than the previous record of 82 hours. The world record attempt was made as a fundraising event for ] of New Jersey.<ref name=fcompany20150413/><ref name=nj20090415>{{cite news |work=New Jersey Local News |date=15 April 2009 |title=Warren County pilot back at Morristown Airport after breaking world flight record |url=https://www.nj.com/news/local/2009/04/pilot_back_at_morristown_airpo.html |access-date=2020-08-23 }}</ref> He flew a ] with two other crew members, skipping stops in India and Japan, where he encountered hours-long ground delays in his previous attempt in 2008.<ref name=nj20090410/>


===Spaceflight=== ===Spaceflight===
⚫ ====Inspiration4====
⚫ In February 2021, Isaacman announced that he would serve as commander of ], the first ] ] where none of the people aboard are from a government agency.<ref name=NYTfeb2021/> The mission, operated by ], on board an autonomous ] ] launched by a ] launch vehicle.<ref name=NYTfeb2021>{{cite news |last1=Chang|first1=Kenneth |title=To Get on This SpaceX Flight, You Don't Have to Be Rich, Just Lucky |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/science/spacex-jared-isaacman.html |work=] |access-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201222557if_/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/science/spacex-jared-isaacman.html |archive-date=1 February 2021 |date=1 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ars20210201>{{cite news |last1=Berger|first1=Eric |title=SpaceX announces first "free flyer" human spaceflight |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/spacex-announces-first-free-flyer-human-spaceflight/ |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=Ars Technica |date=1 February 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref> Inspiration4 launched September 16, 2021 (UTC).
] launch carrying Jared Isaacman]]
⚫ In February 2021, Isaacman announced that he would serve as commander of ], the first ] ] in which none of the people aboard were from a government agency.<ref name=NYTfeb2021/> The mission was operated by ], on board an autonomous ] ] launched by a ] launch vehicle.<ref name=NYTfeb2021>{{cite news |last1=Chang|first1=Kenneth |title=To Get on This SpaceX Flight, You Don't Have to Be Rich, Just Lucky |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/science/spacex-jared-isaacman.html |work=] |access-date=2021-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201222557if_/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/science/spacex-jared-isaacman.html |archive-date=2021-02-01 |date=2021-02-01 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ars20210201>{{cite news |last1=Berger|first1=Eric |title=SpaceX announces first 'free flyer' human spaceflight |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/spacex-announces-first-free-flyer-human-spaceflight/ |access-date=2021-02-02 |work=Ars Technica |date=2021-02-01 |language=en-us}}</ref>


Isaacman received the call sign "Rook" during flight training.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Amy |title=Inspiration4's call signs: The crew of SpaceX's all-civilian mission have special nicknames |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-inspiration4-call-signs |website=Space.com |date=15 September 2021 |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> He is featured on the cover of a '']'' magazine double issue with the rest of the crew of Inspiration4 in August 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kluger |first=Jeffrey |date=2021-08-23 |title=Inside Inspiration 4 |url=https://time.com/magazine/us/6089812/august-23rd-2021-vol-198-no-7-u-s/ |magazine=Time |access-date=2021-09-15}}</ref> Inspiration4 launched on September 16, 2021 (UTC), achieved orbit and splashed down 3 days later. In August 2021, the crew of Inspiration4, including Isaacman, was featured on the cover of a '']'' magazine double issue.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |last=Kluger |first=Jeffrey |date=2021-08-23 |title=Inside Inspiration 4 |url=https://time.com/magazine/us/6089812/august-23rd-2021-vol-198-no-7-u-s/ |magazine=Time |access-date=2021-09-15}}</ref>


On September 15, 2021 (UTC), Inspiration4 launched and achieved orbit. The mission splashed down 3 days later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Amy Thompson last |date=2021-09-16 |title=SpaceX launches four civilians into orbit on historic Inspiration4 flight |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-launches-inspiration4-civilian-orbital-mission |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911222303/https://www.space.com/spacex-launches-inspiration4-civilian-orbital-mission |archive-date=2024-09-11 |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=2021-09-18 |title=SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission splashes down safely in Atlantic Ocean |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/18/watch-spacex-livestream-inspiration4-splashdown-crew-dragon-returns.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>
⚫ During the Inspiration4 mission, Isaacman made history by making the first-known sports bet from space, placing two bets on ] football with the ], while over ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Inspiration4 leader places first-ever sports bet from space|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/inspiration4-leader-places-first-ever-sports-bet-from-space.amp|website=]|date=17 September 2021 |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref>

⚫ During the Inspiration4 mission, Isaacman made the first-known sports bet from space, placing two bets on ] football with the ], while over ].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Inspiration4 leader places first-ever sports bet from space|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/inspiration4-leader-places-first-ever-sports-bet-from-space.amp|website=]|date=2021-09-17 |access-date=2021-09-17 }}</ref>

====Polaris Dawn====
In September 2024, Isaacman commanded the ] mission, which is part of a crewed spaceflight program called the Polaris program.<ref name=":0" /> The crew consisted of Isaacman, ], ] and ]. who rose to a record-breaking apogee of {{cvt|1400|km}} and later lower to a {{cvt|700|km}} apogee. The crew completed a multi-hour ] on September 12, 2024, with all crew exposed to the vacuum of space, although Isaacman and ] individually conducted what is termed Stand-up Extravehicular Activities or SEVAs.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 September 2024 |title=First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/science/spacex-polaris-dawn-astronauts-spacewalk.html |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=]}}</ref> Over the five-day flight, the crew performed about 40 different science experiments and provided more insight into life in space.<ref name=":2" /> The crew also completed the first crewed demonstration of Starlink laser communication in space.<ref name=":1" />

⚫ ==Personal life==
He is Jewish, although he has stated that he is not religious.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wattles |first=Jackie |date=2021-09-15 |title=How to practice religion could be a big question for some space tourists {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/15/tech/spacex-inspiration-4-religion-in-space-scn/index.html |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

⚫ He is married and has two daughters.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last1=Rabie |first1=Passant |title=Who is Jared Issacman? 29 facts about the billionaire going to orbit with SpaceX |url=https://www.inverse.com/science/jared-isaacman-spacex-codex |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=Inverse |publisher=Bustle Digital Group |date=5 February 2021}}</ref> Isaacman has been a resident of ].<ref name=nj20090410>{{cite news |url= https://www.nj.com/news/local/2009/04/warren_county_man_tries_a_thir.html |title= Warren County man attempts flight around globe in record time |date= 10 April 2009 |author= Sarah Schillaci |agency= Star Ledger |work=New Jersey Local News }}</ref>

⚫ ==See also==
⚫ * '']'' (2021 Netflix documentary series)


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American entrepreneur, pilot, and commercial astronaut (born 1983)

Jared Isaacman
Isaacman in 2022
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump
SucceedingBill Nelson
Personal details
Born (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41)
Union, New Jersey, U.S.
SpouseMonica Isaacman
Children2
Space career
Commercial astronaut
Time in space7 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes
Total EVAs1
Total EVA time7 minutes, 56 seconds
Missions

Jared Taylor Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in January 2025 to serve as the next administrator of NASA. He is the founder of Draken International, which provides adversary training to the US, British, and other NATO air forces, and the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, a payment processor. Through his leadership in private space exploration, Isaacman has been credited with advancing competition in the space industry and reducing reliance on government programs. As of September 2024, his estimated net worth is US$1.9 billion.

Isaacman was the commander of Inspiration4, a private spaceflight using SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 16, 2021. The crew returned to Earth on September 18, 2021, after orbiting at 585 km (364 mi) in altitude. The mission was part of a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to which Isaacman pledged to donate $100 million. In total to date, Isaacman has donated over $125 million to St. Jude.

Isaacman commanded the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight in a series of missions named the Polaris Program. During this mission, on September 12, 2024, Isaacman became the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk.

Early life

Isaacman was born on February 11, 1983, at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, to Donald and Sandra Marie Isaacman. He is the youngest of four children. His siblings include brothers Marc, Michael, and sister Tiffany. Isaacman and his family lived in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, before moving to Westfield, New Jersey, sometime around April 1987.

He attended Wilson Elementary School in Westfield, from kindergarten through sixth grade.

The family moved to the Liberty Corner section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, when Isaacman was 12, where he attended William Annin Middle School. After setting up a company that offered computer services with a friend while attending Ridge High School, he was offered a full-time job as a technician and dropped out of school at the start of his junior year in September 1999, earning a Graduation Equivalency Degree.

He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Campus, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Professional Aeronautics.

Career

Business

In 1999, Isaacman founded a retail payment processing company named United Bank Card, which was later renamed Harbortouch, a point-of-sale payment company based in Pennsylvania. He was the founding CEO, and retained that role in 2015 with the company having "been profitable for over a decade US$11 billion a year from 60,000 merchants, generating US$300 million in revenues." By 2020, the company had been renamed Shift4 Payments, Isaacman remained CEO, and the company was processing US$200 billion in payments annually.

In 2012, he co-founded Draken International, a Florida-based company that trains pilots for the United States Armed Forces. The company operates one of the world's largest fleets of privately owned fighter jets.

Pilot

Isaacman's MiG-29UB performing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2023

He is flight-qualified in multiple military jet aircraft. Isaacman continues to perform at airshows with his Black Diamond Jet Team that he co-founded in 2010.

In 2008, he made a first attempt to set a new world record for circumnavigating the globe in a light jet, falling short by traveling around the world in 83 hours, just beyond the existing record of 82 hours. The record attempt was a fundraising event for Make-A-Wish Foundation.

In April 2009, on his second attempt, he set a world record for circumnavigating the globe in a light jet, making the flight in 61:51:15, about 20 hours faster than the previous record of 82 hours. The world record attempt was made as a fundraising event for Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey. He flew a Cessna Citation CJ2 with two other crew members, skipping stops in India and Japan, where he encountered hours-long ground delays in his previous attempt in 2008.

Isaacman received the call sign "Rook" during flight training. "Rook" himself has stated many times that his nickname was given to him when he started flying fighters.

Spaceflight

Inspiration4

Inspiration4 launch carrying Jared Isaacman

In February 2021, Isaacman announced that he would serve as commander of Inspiration4, the first private human spaceflight in which none of the people aboard were from a government agency. The mission was operated by SpaceX, on board an autonomous Crew Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

In August 2021, the crew of Inspiration4, including Isaacman, was featured on the cover of a Time magazine double issue.

On September 15, 2021 (UTC), Inspiration4 launched and achieved orbit. The mission splashed down 3 days later.

During the Inspiration4 mission, Isaacman made the first-known sports bet from space, placing two bets on NFL football with the BetMGM Sportsbook, while over Las Vegas.

Polaris Dawn

In September 2024, Isaacman commanded the Polaris Dawn mission, which is part of a crewed spaceflight program called the Polaris program. The crew consisted of Isaacman, Kidd (Scott) Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. who rose to a record-breaking apogee of 1,400 km (870 mi) and later lower to a 700 km (430 mi) apogee. The crew completed a multi-hour EVA on September 12, 2024, with all crew exposed to the vacuum of space, although Isaacman and Sarah Gillis individually conducted what is termed Stand-up Extravehicular Activities or SEVAs. Over the five-day flight, the crew performed about 40 different science experiments and provided more insight into life in space. The crew also completed the first crewed demonstration of Starlink laser communication in space.

Personal life

He is Jewish, although he has stated that he is not religious.

He is married and has two daughters. Isaacman has been a resident of Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey.

See also

References

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