Biographies of Private Astronauts

Isaacman

Jared Taylor 'Rook'

USA

Jared Isaacman

hi res version (544 KB)

more photos

Personal data

Birthdate:  11.02.1983
Birthplace:  Union, New Jersey
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selected by:  SpaceX
Status:  Ret. 18.09.2021 / 15.09.2024

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Inspiration4  CDR  16.09. - 18.09.2021 2d 23h 03m 
2  Polaris Dawn  CDR  10.09. - 15.09.2024 4d 22h 13m 
3        
Total  7d 21h 16m 
Patch Inspiration4 Patch Polaris Dawn          

Additional information

Jared Isaacman is an American businessman and pilot. He is the co-founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, a payment processor. In 2005, Isaacman co-founded a retail payment processing company named United Bank Card, which was later renamed Harbortouch, a point-of-sale payment company based in Pennsylvania. In 2012, he founded Draken International, a Florida-based company that trains pilots for the United States Armed Forces. n February 2021, Isaacman announced that he would serve as commander of SpaceX Inspiration4, the first private human spaceflight where none of the people aboard are from a government agency.

©      

Last update on September 15, 2024.

SPACEFACTS patch