SpaceX, Isaacman Sign Deal For Up To Three More Private Charters

Irene Klotz February 17, 2022
crew for Polaris Dawn mission
The Polaris Dawn crew (from left): commander and financier Jared Isaacman, mission specialists Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis, both with SpaceX, and pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet.
Credit: John Kraus/Polaris Program
It turns out that the Inspiration4 mission, which launched SpaceX into the private spaceflight business, was just the opening act for tech entrepreneur, pilot and newly minted astronaut Jared Isaacman, who financed and commanded the flight. Isaacman, founder and CEO of the Shift4 Payments financial...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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