Space walker

Who is the rich hotshot Jared Isaacman?

On Thursday, Jared Isaacman undertakes the first space walk of a private man.(Bild: Polaris Dawn)

The time has come on Thursday: US billionaire Jared Isaacman (41) will be the first private astronaut in history to undertake a spacewalk. But who is this adventurous businessman? Krone+ reveals what drives the filthy rich hotshot and "anti-Musk".

It is a milestone in the history of space travel: the privately financed space project "Polaris Dawn" reached its maximum altitude of 1400 kilometers above the earth on Tuesday. This altitude is the greatest distance between humans and the earth since the final "Apollo" missions to the moon in the early 1970s. By comparison, the ISS space station is "only" around 400 kilometers above the earth.

The mission, which will last a total of five days and is being carried out by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is being led by American entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. He is financing the entire "Polaris Dawn" project, acting as commander of the mission and will be the first private astronaut to undertake a spacewalk as the crowning glory of the spectacular trip.

But who is this man who is fulfilling his boyhood dream of becoming an astronaut? Adventurer, benefactor, amateur astronaut, billionaire: 41-year-old Jared Isaacman is the kind of dazzling figure that Americans love.