Billionaire purchases SpaceX Flight to raise $200 million for St. Jude’s

Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for February 3rd:
Tech entrepreneur Jason Isaacman, who made a fortune in both tech and fighter jets, is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three “everyday” people with him to circle the globe this year.
But there’s more. Isaacman is committed to raising $200 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, half of that money will come from him personally.
“His crew will include a St. Jude ambassador with direct ties to the mission, representing the mission pillar of Hope, and another person, representing the pillar of Generosity, chosen as part of a $200 million St. Jude fundraising initiative,” St. Jude wrote on their website. “Isaacman has committed to giving $100 million to St. Jude, and all are invited to join in donating to reach the ambitious overall campaign goal in support of St. Jude’s current multi-billion dollar expansion to accelerate research advances and save more children worldwide.”
This is quite the ambitious venture for the 37-year-old, but he has some lofty ideas in mind to go along with the hospitable act.
“I truly want us to live in a world 50 or 100 years from now where people are jumping in their rockets like the Jetsons and there are families bouncing around on the moon with their kid in a spacesuit,” Isaacman said.
“I also think if we are going to live in that world, we better conquer childhood cancer along the way.”
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