This is a series, I on the world. I'm John Bachelor. Behind the Black Bob Zimmerman joins to take us into space. The most distant launch since Apollo, Jared

Isakman. Bob, who is Jared Isakman to set these records? Good evening to you.

Good evening, John. The key here is that the launch occurred early this morning from Cape Canaveral.

Derek Eisman is a billionaire. He has flown once before on a commercial flight with space

that he paid for

he used that flight is a short orbital flight it did not go to i assess it stayed completely

separate from the government entirely.

He did a short flight with three other passengers.

Used it mostly to raise money for same Jews children's

hospital.

He also used it to establish his so he's no longer a rookie in space got

himself some experience. He is a jet pilot he's done lots of stuff over time with flight and so he knows

his business he would definitely be qualified to be an

astronaut not but he's a business so he doesn't need to get their permission he

simply buys a ticket from SpaceX so he bought he has set up a, what he calls the Polaris Space Program, his own space program.

He's got three launches signed with SpaceX.

The first was the Polaris Dawn Mission which launched this morning in the Resilience Dragon capsule that

Isebin flew previously on his first flight. This is a five-day mission in

orbit. Once again they want nothing to do with the government they want to be

independent on the government private mission space x provides the capsule and

rocket and he uh... eyes and provides the purpose

uh... the crew is four people

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