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Billionaire raffling off SpaceX flight to fund cancer research – Al Jazeera English
Jared Isaacman said he aims to use the private trip to raise $200m for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
A United States billionaire who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three people with him to circle the globe this year.
Besides fulfilling his dream of flying in space, Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he aimed to use the private trip to raise $200m for St Jude Childrens Research Hospital, half coming from his own pockets.
A healthcare worker for St Jude already has been selected for the mission. Anyone donating to St Jude in February…
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