Back جاريد إيزاكمان Arabic Jared Isaacman BCL Джарэд Айзекман Byelorussian জারেড আইজ্যাকম্যান Bengali/Bangla Jared Isaacman Czech Jared Isaacman German Jared Isaacman Spanish Jared Isaacman French ג'ארד אייזקמן HE Jared Isaacman Hungarian
Jared Isaacman | |
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.jpg) Isaacman in 2022 | |
| Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Bill Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 11, 1983 Union, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | Monica Isaacman[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Space career | |
Commercial astronaut | |
Time in space | 7 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 7 minutes, 56 seconds[2] |
| 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.[3] 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.[4] Through his leadership in private space exploration, Isaacman has been credited with advancing competition in the space industry and reducing reliance on government programs.[5][6][7] As of September 2024, his estimated net worth is US$1.9 billion.[8][9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
- ^ "Allentown to orbit: Billionaire buys SpaceX flight, and there is a way to join him". February 2, 2021.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (September 12, 2024). "The hatch open/close time was about 26m 40s. Isaacman was outside hatch for 7 min 56m; Gillis for about 7m15s" (Tweet). Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ kparnitzke (January 20, 2025). "President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments". The White House. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
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forbes20201007was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mike Wall (December 4, 2024). "Trump picks billionaire private SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA". Space.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ Harwood, William. "Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA administrator". CBS News.
- ^ "Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?". www.bbc.com. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman". Forbes. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jared Isaacman, the billionaire behind historic spacewalk". BBC news.
- ^ Sheetz, Michael (September 15, 2021). "SpaceX is set to launch four nonprofessional astronauts to orbit: Here's what you should know". CNBC. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone". The New York Times. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.