SpaceX announces first-ever all-civilian space flight crew – CNN Philippines

(CNN)  Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur behind a payment processing startup, is funding a multimillion trip to space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which could be the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by non-astronauts.
Isaacman, 37, said he will command the mission, which is slated for late-2021 and will see the spacecraft make a “multi-day” trip into Earth’s orbit, according to a press release. Isaacman has purchased three additional seats aboard the mission. The seats will be donated…

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