♪ DON’T PULL YOUR LOVE FROM MEBA
ROB: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND.
AND YOU, YES YOU, COULD LAND A
SEAT ON SPACEX ALL CIVILIAN
MISSION THIS FALL.
JILLIAN: SO COOL IS THE TECH
ENTREPRENEUR FINANCING THE
MISSION.
JARED ISAKSON.
WE HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED TO TALK
TO YOU THIS MORNING.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
JILLIAN: HOW ARE YOU FEELING
ABOUT THIS?
>> I’M SUPER CHARGED UP.
I MEAN, I HAVE BEEN A SPACE NERD
FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
BIG AVIATION ENTHUSIAST.
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO FLY A
LOT OF DIFFERENT AND EXCITING
THINGS THROUGHOUT MY CAREER AND
NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD GET A
CHANCE TO FLY A SPACESHIP IN
ORBIT.
PRETTY CHARGED UP RIGHT NOW.
TODD: START WITH THE MISSION
ITSELF.
HOW BIG OF A DEAL IS IT FOR THE
FUTURE OF SPACEFLIGHT TO HAVE
THIS BE ALL CIVILIAN?
>> OH, I THINK THIS IS LIKE A
HUGE STEP IN THE DIRECTION
TOWARDS A WORLD WE ALL WANT TO
LIVE IN.
I THINK WHETHER YOU ARE A "STAR
TREK" OR "STAR WARS" FAN CAN’T
TELL ME YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED ONE
OF THOSE SHOWS OR MOVIES AND
IMAGINED YOURSELF IN AN X FLING
FLYING AROUND.
THAT IS A WORLD WE WILL BE
LIVING.
IN FAMILIES BOUNCING AROUND ON
MARTIAN OR LUNAR BASES.
MAYBE THEAB THAT’S 50 OR 100
YEARS.
YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE BUT
THAT’S WHAT THIS MISSION
REPRESENTS.
JILLIAN: RPG OBVIOUSLY YOU THE
LEADER.
JARED ISAACSON.
THREE OTHER NOTES.
AT PROSPERITY ENTREPRENEUR ON
SHIP FOR SHOP.
SAINT JUDE AMBASSADOR.
TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER
SEATS THERE TELL ME HOW SOMEBODY
COULD BE A PART OF THIS?
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK THAT’S ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITING ELEMENTS OF INSPIRATION
FOR ESSENTIALLY OPENING UP TO
THE PUBLIC THAT EVERYDAY PEOPLE
WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN US ON THIS,
YOU KNOW, GREAT ADVENTURE.
SO WE LOOK AT THE MISSION
PILLARS OF HOPE, GENEROSITY AND
PROSPERITY AND WE ARE TRYING TO
BE VERY THOUGHTFUL HOW WE’RE
IDENTIFYING CREW MEMBERS WITH
EVERY ONE OF THOSE SEAT.
SO, HOPE AS YOU MENTIONED
CURRENT FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE
WORKER AT SAINT JUDE.
A CHILD WITH CANCER SURVIVOR
TREATED AT SAINT JUDE CAME BACK
AND IN THE FIGHT TODAY.
ANYONE CAN GO TO THE INSPIRATION
4 WEBSITE RIGHT NOW MAKE AN
DONATION TO INCREDIBLE CAUSE
SAINT JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITAL.
AT THE END OF THE MONTH AT
RANDOM YOU COULD BE SELECTED FOR
THE MISSION.
THE FINAL SEAT WHICH REPRESENTS
THE MISSION PILLAR OF
PROSPERITY, WE ARE TRYING TO
FIND THAT GREAT NEXT
ENTREPRENEUR AND LEVERAGING THE
SHIP V SHOP.
DOESN’T COST ANYTHING TO MAKE A
WEBSITE AND TELL THE WORLD HOW
YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND THEN YOU GET SELECTED
THROUGH INDEPENDENT JUDGING
PROCESS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
TODD: THE SPACE ASPECT OF THIS
IS AWESOME.
THIS GRAPHIC WE ARE GOING TO POP
UP TELLS THE STORY FOR ME.
YOU HOPE BY THIS EFFORT TO RAISE
$200 MILLION FOR SAINT JUDE.
I KNOW PERSONALLY I LOVE THE
CAUSE, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE SAINT
JUDE?
>> IT’S A GREAT QUESTION.
IT’S RIGHT IN THE NAME OF
INSPIRATION 4.
WE ARE TRYING TO INSPIRE PEOPLE
AS TO THE POSSIBILITIES THAT CAN
BE ACHIEVED UP THERE AMONG THE
STARS BUT ALSO WHAT CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED DOWN HERE ON EARTH.
AND IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A
WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING
AND JOURNEYING AMONG THE STARS
THEN WE BETTER HAVE CONQUERED
CHILDHOOD CANCER ALONG THE WAY.
THAT’S WHY SAINT JUDE IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THIS MISSION.
WHY WE KICKED OFF THE LARGEST
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IN THEIR 59
YEAR HISTORY.
OFF TO A REALLY GREAT START.
IT’S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF DAYS
SINCE THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.
I THINK WE JUST TIPPED OVER
$7 MILLION IN DONATIONS FROM
JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE INTERACTED
WITH THE WEBSITE.
AND THEN I HAVE WRITTEN A CHECK
FOR THE FIRST 100 MILLION.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BLOW
THIS ONE OUT.
JILLIAN: REAL QUICK BECAUSE WE
ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
ARE YOU NERVOUS AT ALL.
>> NOT AT ALL.
THIS THE IS COMPANY THAT LANDS
ROCKET IT ARE SHIPS ON SHIPS IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.
RETURNED HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT TO
THE UNITED STATES AFTER NEARLY
10 CAREERS.
I’M INCREDIBLY CONFIDENT IN WHAT
THE TEAM AT SPACEX HAS ACHIEVED.
TODD: WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST.
AND THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL
THOSE KIDS AND FAMILIES YOU ARE