December 23, 2024

SpaceX’s Elon Musk donates $50 million to Inspiration4 spaceflight fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Musk made the pledge late Saturday (Sept. 18) after the four private astronauts of the Inspiration4 objective returned safely to Earth with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the Florida coast. (Image credit: SpaceX)” This brings tears to my eyes,” composed Inspiration4 medical officer Hayley Arceneaux, a St. Jude doctors assistant and survivor of childhood bone cancer, of Musks contribution. Arceneaux was picked by St. Jude to fill the “Hope” seat on the crew.SpaceX released the Inspiration4 objective on Sept. 15, sending out Isaacman, Arceneaux and two other civilians– geoscientist Sian Proctor and aerospace data engineer Chris Sembroski– on a three-day trip in Earth orbit.” Musks donation brings the approximated total of the Inspiration4 charity event to about $210 million and thats before an organized auction of lots of items the team took into space on the mission.

Musk made the pledge late Saturday (Sept. 18) after the four personal astronauts of the Inspiration4 mission returned safely to Earth with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, simply off the Florida coast. Arceneaux was chosen by St. Jude to fill the “Hope” seat on the crew.SpaceX launched the Inspiration4 mission on Sept. 15, sending Isaacman, Arceneaux and two other civilians– geoscientist Sian Proctor and aerospace information engineer Chris Sembroski– on a three-day trip in Earth orbit.” Musks donation brings the approximated total of the Inspiration4 fundraiser to about $210 million and thats before an organized auction of many products the team took into area on the objective.