Jared Isaacman, a billionaire, designed a mission called Inspiration4. He has picked 3 complete novices to join him on this mission run by SpaceX
Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments
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For the first time on Wednesday, SpaceX is due to send into orbit a crew made up entirely of complete novices, without a professional astronaut on board.
The four passengers are supposed to embody the opening-up of space to everyone, giving the mission its name: Inspiration4.
A billionaire, Jared Isaacman, is behind the project. It was he who chartered the mission, at his own expense, inviting three anonymous people to join him, via a rather original selection process. Each seat has been assigned to represent a specific value.