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Jared Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and space tourist. [3] [4] He is the founder of Draken International, a private air force provider and the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, a payment processor. [5] As of February 2023, his estimated net worth is US$2 billion.
First billionaire to fly in his own spacecraft into space, above the 80km McDowell line to suborbital space; First fully occupied SpaceShipTwo flight. [2] [14] [15] Jeff Bezos. Blue Origin NS-16. 20 July 2021.
The flags indicate the astronaut's primary citizenship during his or her time as an astronaut. The symbol identifies female astronauts. The symbol indicates astronauts who have left low Earth orbit. The symbol indicates astronauts who have walked on the Moon. The symbol † indicates astronauts who have died in incidents related to a space program.
The billionaire space race is the rivalry among entrepreneurs who have entered the space industry from other industries - particularly computing. [6] [7] This private spaceflight race involves sending privately developed rockets and vehicles to various destinations in space, often in response to government programs or to develop the space ...
Hayley Arceneaux. Hayley Arceneaux (born December 4, 1991) is an American physician assistant and commercial astronaut. She joined billionaire Jared Isaacman on SpaceX's first private spaceflight Inspiration4, which launched on September 16, 2021, 00:02:56 UTC, and successfully water-landed local-time on Saturday, September 18. [3]
Neil Armstrong, William H. Dana, Henry C. Gordon, Pete Knight, Russell L. Rogers, Milt Thompson, and James W. Wood. In April 1960, seven men were secretly chosen for the Dyna-Soar program. Armstrong had previously been part of the MISS program. Armstrong and Dana left the program in the summer of 1962.
Reached an altitude of 86 km (53 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space. 332. Jeff Bezos. Mark Bezos. Wally Funk. Oliver Daemen. 20 July 2021. NS 16. Reached an altitude of 107 km (66 mi), crossing the FAI definition of space.
Billy Blastoff, an apparently juvenile astronaut of the 1960s. The Major Matt Mason line of toys from 1968, including Major Mason himself, Lt. Jeff Long, Sgt. Storm, and Doug Davis. [1] Moon McDare, a generic astronaut figure from 1965, packaged with various accessories. John Blackstar, Earth astronaut who crashes on planet Sagar.