JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Last year, SpaceX returned America’s ability to fly to and from the International Space Station. Now they take it a step further with the first commercial astronaut mission to orbit Earth at the end of the year.
Announcing the first commercial astronaut mission to orbit Earth aboard Dragon → https://t.co/MbESvnakAD pic.twitter.com/ukLsjFfRjk
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 1, 2021
This new mission is Inspiration4, captained by billionaire Jared Isaccman.
Isaccman is the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments and an accomplished pilot, holding several world records. He has donated three seats beside him for this historic journey and you can be in one of them!
“While a historic journey awaits us in space, I hope this mission reinforces how far inspiration can take us and the extraordinary achievements it leads to here on Earth.” – Jared Isaacman, Inspiration4 Commander pic.twitter.com/y41tsFJzNu
— Inspiration4 (@inspiration4x) February 1, 2021
Each seat will represent different facets of humanity. One seat holder has already been selected and represents Hope. She is a childhood cancer survivor from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and is now a health care provider.
The last 2 seats will be chosen on February 28, 2021.
One seat will represent Generosity. To have a chance at this seat, donate to St. Jude and the winner will be selected at random.
The last seat represents Prosperity. If you want to join the mission on this seat, use Shift4Shop and post your inspirational business story! You will be judged by an independent judging process.
Click below to apply to be in the running!
Generosity Seat: https://www.prizeo.com/campaigns/l/inspiration4/inspiration4?utm_campaign=Inspiration4
Prosperity Seat: https://launch.shift4shop.com/start?utm_campaign=Inspiration4
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