SpaceX reveals charity-focused all-civilian mission to space
A SpaceX rocket and spacecraft will be used to send an “all-civilian” crew to space at the end of 2021. Scheduled to launch in October, the mission will be commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman. He is a trained pilot and the chief executive of Shift4 Payments, which sells credit card processing terminals and point-of-sale systems. Three people will ride alongside Isaacman and orbit aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. The seats will go “to individuals from the general public" who will be announced in the coming weeks,SpaceX said in a statement....