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IRL (In Real Life) => Current Events => Topic started by: steve58 on February 03, 2021, 02:47:58 PM
Billionaire raffling off spare seat on all-civilian SpaceX flight to raise money for St. Jude's Children's hospital
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This charity effort is out-of-this-world.
Jared Isaacman, a tech entrepreneur who is also a pilot on the side, announced on Monday that he's bankrolling Elon Musk's SpaceX flight and using it to help raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research hospital. The 37-year-old billionaire, who's the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, will be piloting and commanding the multi-day mission for himself and three others.
In addition to giving $100 million to the Tennessee-based medical facility, Isaacman said he's also donating two seats on the 4-person flight to St. Jude.
Until the end of February, anyone 18 or older can go to the hospital's website (https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/inspiration4.html) and enter for a chance to win a seat on the Inspiration 4 mission, which has tentatively been set for October. Donations are not required, though they are encouraged and those who do contribute will be up for special prizes and packages.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-jason-issacman-st-jude-spacex-charity-20210203-cwlgutwdavfthlfrvejoekxenm-story.html