Jared Isaacman

Elon Musk‘s spacecraft manufacturing company SpaceX said on Tuesday that the all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission has touched its maximum target altitude of 870 miles, marking the farthest humans have ventured from Earth in over 50 years. What Happened: “Achievement unlocked –...

Elon Musk‘s spacecraft manufacturing company SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched the all-civilian Polaris Dawn crew composed of four, including Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, to low-Earth orbit to conduct the first-ever private spacewalk. What Happened: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket...

Elon Musk‘s spacecraft manufacturing company SpaceX said on Sunday that it is now looking to launch its all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission after multiple delays on Sept. 10. What Happened: SpaceX is now planning to launch the mission to space from Florida on Tuesday at 3:38 a.m. ET. There...

Elon Musk‘s spacecraft manufacturing company SpaceX said late on Thursday that it is yet to zero in on the next opportunity to launch the all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission after multiple delays earlier this week. What Happened: “Once teams identify the next best opportunity for launch...

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX, on Tuesday, postponed the launch of the landmark Polaris Dawn mission, with no fresh date in sight. What Happened: The company said it is standing down from launching the mission on Wednesday or Thursday, citing an unfavorable weather forecast. The weather is forecasted to...

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX on Monday said that it is postponing the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission to Wednesday after identifying a helium leak. What Happened: SpaceX was originally slated to launch the mission on Tuesday but is now looking to launch the mission at 3:38 a.m. ET on Wednesday from...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that the company will complete a major launch mission every two days in 2025, after delivering close to 90% of Earth’s payload to orbit this year. What Happened: “SpaceX is doing a major launch every ~3 days now. Next year, a launch every ~2 days,...

Elon Musk‘s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX will launch the Polaris Dawn mission on Aug.27, the company said on X on Wednesday, a day later than originally planned. What Happened: The mission was initially expected to launch on Aug. 26. However, SpaceX is now looking to launch Polaris...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission to be launched by the company will be “epic,” given that it would be the first time a private company is attempting a spacewalk. What Happened: The Polaris program is a private human spaceflight program...

Polaris Dawn crew recently wore SpaceX‘s newly developed EVA spacesuit for the first time in a vacuum environment and performed a series of spacesuit acceptance rests in preparation for a spacewalk during their upcoming mission. What Happened: The tests, which included familiarising with how...

Integrated payments and technology solutions platform Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) announced it will acquire cross-border e-commerce payments provider Finaro and The Giving Block, a firm specializing in cryptocurrency funding for nonprofits. The developments come as Shift4 looks to better...

The Inspiration4 spent three days in space and became the first all civilian space mission. The flight had a goal of raising $200 million to fight childhood cancer and support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Here’s how the flight surpassed that goal. What Happened: The...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp, or SpaceX, successfully launched the first all-civilian crew to orbit Wednesday night. Here are 10 things you might not know about the Inspiration4 mission: It's the first fully private crewed orbital mission...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp, or SpaceX, successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday night, sending the first all-civilian crew to orbit in its Dragon spacecraft. Here is everything you need to know about the...

For the first time ever, wagers were placed with a sports betting platform from outer space. What Happened: Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR), is one of four civilians that is in space aboard the Inspiration4. Isaacman is serving as the mission...