(Bloomberg) SpaceX will fly as many as three private missions in coming years, including its first spacewalk outside a Dragon crew vessel, financed in part by the same technology billionaire who flew in space for three days last year with the company.
The Polaris Program's first mission will also test the laser-based communication capabilities of Starlink. Shift4 Payment CEO Jared Isaacman is personally funding the first mission.
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Isaacman, the founder of payments company Shift4, purchased as many as three more flights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX for what is known as the Polaris Program.
One trip to space was not enough for billionaire Jared Issacman who has paired up with SpaceX again for a new mission following last year’s Inspiration4.