Jared_NP0 Isaacman_NP0 is_VBZ not_XX0 likely_AJ0 to_TO0 forget_VVI the_AT0 day_NN1 he_PNP almost_AV0 died_VVD at_PRP 10_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD ft._NN0 ,_PUN back_AVP in_PRP 2011._CRD He_PNP was_VBD flying_VVG closely_AV0 alongside_PRP three_CRD others_NN2 ,_PUN all_DT0 in_PRP L-39_CRD fighter_NN1 jets_NN2 ,_PUN tearing_VVG along_AVP at_PRP 460_CRD m.p.h._NN0 over_PRP the_AT0 desert_NN1 southwest_NN1 of_PRF Las_NP0 Vegas_NP0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 group_NN1 ,_PUN part_NN1 of_PRF Isaacman_NP0 's_POS Black_AJ0 Diamonds_NN2 aerobatic_AJ0 team_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD rehearsing_VVG for_PRP an_AT0 air_NN1 show_NN1 and_CJC trying_VVG to_TO0 come_VVI up_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 flashy_AJ0 new_AJ0 finish_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ they_PNP decided_VVD on_AVP called_VVN for_PRP flying_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 square_AJ0 formation_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 suddenly_AV0 veering_VVG toward_PRP one_CRD another_DT0 ,_PUN before_AV0 pulling_VVG back_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD second_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 nifty_AJ0 thing_NN1 to_TO0 watch_VVI go_VVI right_AV0 —_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 terrible_AJ0 thing_NN1 to_TO0 watch_VVI go_VVI wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 pilots_NN2 began_VVD the_AT0 maneuver_NN1 at_PRP their_DPS four_CRD separate_AJ0 corners_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 banked_VVD in_AVP toward_PRP one_CRD another_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC their_DPS coordination_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 mess_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 fully_AV0 fueled_VVN fighter_NN1 jets_NN2 came_VVD screaming_VVG toward_PRP one_PNI another_DT0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Holy_AJ0 sh-t_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ exclaimed_VVD Isaacman_NP0 over_PRP the_AT0 radio_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP yanked_VVD hard_AV0 on_PRP his_DPS stick_NN1 and_CJC veered_VVD sharply_AV0 away_AV0 ;_PUN the_AT0 others_NN2 did_VDD the_AT0 same_DT0 ._SENT Shortly_AV0 afterward_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Black_AJ0 Diamonds_NN2 landed_VVN ,_PUN gathered_VVN to_PRP debrief_NN1 and_CJC reached_VVD three_CRD conclusions_NN2 ._SENT First_ORD ,_PUN they_PNP had_VHD gotten_VVN too_AV0 close_AJ0 during_PRP the_AT0 critical_AJ0 approach_NN1 point_NN1 ._SENT Second_ORD ,_PUN the_AT0 cause_NN1 was_VBD most_AV0 likely_AJ0 insufficient_AJ0 lateral_AJ0 spacing_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 beginning_NN1 ._SENT Third_ORD ,_PUN they_PNP would_VM0 never_AV0 try_VVI such_DT0 a_AT0 high-stakes_NN2 stunt_VVB again_AV0 ._SENT Then_AV0 they_PNP relaxed_VVD —_PUN and_CJC laughed_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ When_CJS you_PNP survive_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 joke_VVI about_PRP it_PNP later_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Isaacman_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ After_CJS we_PNP debriefed_VVD ,_PUN we_PNP were_VBD imagining_VVG if_CJS you_PNP were_VBD just_AV0 a_AT0 hiker_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 desert_NN1 looking_VVG up_AVP and_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB like_PRP ,_PUN '_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN look_VVB at_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT '_PUQ And_CJC then_AV0 you_PNP see_VVB this_DT0 collision_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI most_AV0 unusual_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Most_AV0 unusual_AJ0 is_VBZ a_AT0 decidedly_AV0 understated_AJ0 way_NN1 to_TO0 describe_VVI one_PNI 's_POS own_DT0 near-death_AJ0 experience_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Isaacman_NP0 —_PUN now_AV0 38_CRD and_CJC the_AT0 billionaire_NN1 CEO_NN1 of_PRF Shift4_AJ0 Payments_NN2 ,_PUN an_AT0 online_AJ0 —_PUN payment_NN1 company_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 founder_NN1 of_PRF Draken_NN1 International_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 company_NN1 that_CJT runs_VVZ what_DTQ 's_VBZ effectively_AV0 the_AT0 world_NN1 's_POS largest_AJS private_AJ0 air_NN1 force_NN1 —_PUN has_VHZ always_AV0 prided_VVN himself_PNX on_PRP a_AT0 certain_AJ0 sangfroid_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP needed_VVD it_PNP that_DT0 day_NN1 in_PRP 2011_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP 'll_VM0 need_VVI it_PNP again_AV0 this_DT0 Sept._NP0 15_CRD ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP 's_VBZ set_VVN to_PRP once_AV0 again_AV0 be_VBI part_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 team_NN1 of_PRF four_CRD trying_VVG something_PNI very_AV0 daring_AJ0 ._SENT 
This_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN Isaacman_NP0 's_POS crew_NN1 wo_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI flying_VVG at_PRP 10_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD ft._NN0 ,_PUN but_CJC a_AT0 projected_AJ0 360_CRD miles_NN2 up_AVP —_PUN higher_AJC than_CJS the_AT0 Hubble_NP0 Space_NN1 Telescope_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 time_NN1 there_EX0 wo_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI four_CRD vehicles_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC just_AV0 one_CRD :_PUN a_AT0 SpaceX_NN1 Crew_NN1 Dragon_NN1 spacecraft_NN0 ._SENT And_CJC this_DT0 time_NN1 the_AT0 fliers_NN2 wo_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI moving_VVG at_PRP 460_CRD m.p.h._NN0 ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP 17_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD m.p.h._NN0 ,_PUN launched_VVN into_PRP space_NN1 atop_PRP a_AT0 215-ft.-tall_AJ0 SpaceX_NN1 Falcon_NN1 9_CRD rocket_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 mission_NN1 ,_PUN dubbed_VVD Inspiration4_NP0 ,_PUN will_VM0 mark_VVI the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 an_AT0 all-civilian_AJ0 ,_PUN non-governmental_AJ0 crew_NN1 has_VHZ taken_VVN to_TO0 orbit_VVI ._SENT To_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 mission_NN1 possible_AJ0 ,_PUN Isaacman_NP0 bought_VVD all_DT0 four_CRD seats_NN2 aboard_PRP the_AT0 Dragon_NN1 for_PRP an_AT0 undisclosed_AJ0 sum_NN1 (_PUL likely_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 vicinity_NN1 of_PRF $_NN0 50_CRD million_CRD each_DT0 )_PUR ._SENT And_CJC if_CJS he_PNP has_VHZ his_DPS way_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP will_VM0 begin_VVI to_TO0 democratize_VVI space_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 never_AV0 before_CJS possible_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI just_AV0 invited_VVN a_AT0 bunch_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS pilot_NN1 buddies_NN2 to_TO0 go_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI had_VHN a_AT0 great_AJ0 time_NN1 and_CJC come_VVB back_AVP and_CJC had_VHD a_AT0 bunch_NN1 of_PRF cocktails_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Isaacman_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Instead_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 bring_VVI in_PRP everyday_AJ0 people_NN0 and_CJC energize_VVB everyone_PNI else_AV0 around_PRP the_AT0 idea_NN1 of_PRF opening_VVG up_AVP spaceflight_NN1 to_PRP more_DT0 and_CJC more_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Isaacman_NP0 's_POS mission_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 capstone_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ has_VHZ been_VBN America_NP0 's_POS summer_NN1 of_PRF civilian_AJ0 spaceflight_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP July_NP0 11_CRD ,_PUN Virgin_NN1 Galactic_AJ0 founder_NN1 Richard_NP0 Branson_NP0 flew_VVD aboard_PRP his_DPS V.S.S._NP0 Unity_NN1 space_NN1 plane_NN1 more_AV0 than_CJS 50_CRD miles_NN2 high_AJ0 over_PRP New_NP0 Mexico_NP0 ,_PUN crossing_VVG the_AT0 boundary_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 U.S._NP0 military_NN1 considers_VVZ the_AT0 threshold_NN1 of_PRF space_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP July_NP0 20_CRD ,_PUN Blue_AJ0 Origin_NN1 founder_NN1 Jeff_NP0 Bezos_NP0 bested_VVD Branson_NP0 ,_PUN flying_VVG aboard_PRP his_DPS New_AJ0 Shepard_NP0 spacecraft_NN0 above_PRP the_AT0 62-mile-high_AJ0 mark_NN1 over_PRP Texas_NP0 —_PUN crossing_VVG the_AT0 so-called_AJ0 von_NP0 Karman_NP0 line_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 altitude_NN1 that_CJT most_DT0 experts_NN2 consider_VVB space_NN1 's_POS true_AJ0 boundary_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 has_VHZ been_VBN much_DT0 media_NN0 sizzle_VVB around_AVP the_AT0 Branson_NP0 and_CJC Bezos_NP0 missions_NN2 ,_PUN not_XX0 least_AV0 because_CJS of_PRF the_AT0 "_PUQ Billionaire_NP0 Space_NN1 Race_NN1 "_PUQ headlines_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC in_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 pair_NN0 did_VDD not_XX0 do_VDI a_AT0 whole_AJ0 lot_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS flights_NN2 were_VBD little_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS 10-min_AJ0 ._SENT up-and-down_AJ0 suborbital_AJ0 lob_NN1 shots_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP contrast_NN1 ,_PUN Isaacman_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS crew_NN1 will_VM0 spend_VVI three_CRD days_NN2 in_PRP orbit_NN1 ,_PUN doing_VDG real_AJ0 science_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 real_AJ0 mission_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 SpaceX_NN1 Dragon_NN1 is_VBZ largely_AV0 automated_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC as_CJS Isaacman_NP0 puts_VVZ it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 multiday_AJ0 orbital_AJ0 mission_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ just_AV0 a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 for_PRP things_NN2 to_TO0 go_VVI wrong_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 the_AT0 Inspiration4_AJ0 crew_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN in_PRP intensive_AJ0 training_NN1 in_PRP case_NN1 anything_PNI indeed_AV0 goes_VVZ wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 business_NN1 of_PRF selecting_VVG that_DT0 crew_NN1 was_VBD as_AV0 unconventional_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 mission_NN1 itself_PNX ._SENT The_AT0 world_NN1 learned_VVN about_PRP Inspiration4_CRD from_PRP a_AT0 30-sec_NN1 ._SENT commercial_AJ0 Isaacman_NP0 paid_VVD to_TO0 run_VVI during_PRP the_AT0 2021_CRD Super_AJ0 Bowl_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 spot_NN1 announced_VVD not_XX0 only_AV0 the_AT0 flight_NN1 but_CJC also_AV0 Isaacman_NP0 's_POS search_NN1 for_PRP three_CRD other_AJ0 people_NN0 to_TO0 join_VVI him_PNP ._SENT One_PNI of_PRF Inspiration4_NP0 's_POS goals_NN2 is_VBZ to_TO0 help_VVI raise_VVI funds_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 St._NP0 Jude_NP0 Children_NN2 's_POS Research_NN1 Hospital_NN1 in_PRP Memphis_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC for_PRP that_DT0 reason_NN1 one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 four_CRD seats_NN2 would_VM0 go_VVI to_PRP a_AT0 St._NP0 Jude_NP0 employee_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL Isaacman_NP0 aimed_VVD to_TO0 raise_VVI $_NN0 200_CRD million_CRD for_PRP the_AT0 hospital_NN1 ;_PUN he_PNP donated_VVD $_NN0 100_CRD million_CRD and_CJC has_VHZ so_AV0 far_AV0 raised_VVN an_AT0 additional_AJ0 $_NN0 13.1_CRD million_CRD ._SENT )_PUR Another_DT0 seat_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI awarded_VVN through_PRP a_AT0 simple_AJ0 lottery_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ contestants_NN2 could_VM0 enter_VVI by_PRP making_VVG a_AT0 contribution_NN1 of_PRF any_DT0 size_NN1 to_PRP St._NP0 Jude_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 final_AJ0 seat_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 little_AV0 harder_AJC to_TO0 win_VVI ,_PUN with_PRP contenders_NN2 designing_VVG an_AT0 online_AJ0 store_NN1 using_VVG Shift4_AJ0 software_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 developing_VVG a_AT0 social_AJ0 media_NN0 campaign_NN1 to_TO0 share_VVI their_DPS entrepreneurial_AJ0 and_CJC space_NN1 aspirations_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 St._NP0 Jude_NP0 worker_NN1 is_VBZ Hayley_NP0 Arceneaux_NP0 ,_PUN 29_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 physician_NN1 assistant_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 survivor_NN1 of_PRF childhood_NN1 cancer_NN1 ;_PUN she_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 first_ORD person_NN1 to_TO0 fly_VVI to_PRP space_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 prosthesis_NN1 —_PUN an_AT0 artificial_AJ0 left_AJ0 femur_NN1 that_CJT replaces_VVZ the_AT0 bone_NN1 she_PNP lost_VVD to_PRP her_DPS disease_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD 10._CRD The_AT0 lottery_NN1 winner_NN1 is_VBZ Chris_NP0 Sembroski_NP0 ,_PUN 41_CRD ,_PUN an_AT0 engineer_NN1 at_PRP Lockheed_NP0 Martin_NP0 in_PRP Everett_NP0 ,_PUN Wash._NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 U.S._NP0 Air_NN1 Force_NN1 veteran_NN1 who_PNQ served_VVD in_PRP Iraq_NP0 and_CJC who_PNQ in_PRP a_AT0 later_AV0 domestic_AJ0 posting_NN1 helped_VVN oversee_VVI a_AT0 fleet_NN1 of_PRF Minute-man_NP0 nuclear_AJ0 missiles_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 winner_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 online-store_AJ0 competition_NN1 is_VBZ Sian_NP0 Proctor_NP0 ,_PUN 51_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 geosciences_NN2 professor_NN1 at_PRP South_NP0 Mountain_NP0 Community_NN1 College_NN1 in_PRP Phoenix_NP0 and_CJC a_AT0 two-time_AJ0 NASA_NP0 astronaut_NN1 candidate_NN1 who_PNQ in_PRP 2009_CRD made_VVD it_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 final_AJ0 47_CRD out_AVP of_PRF more_AV0 than_CJS 3_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD candidates_NN2 before_PRP being_VBG cut_VVN ._SENT Now_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 only_AV0 is_VBZ she_PNP going_VVG to_PRP space_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP 's_VBZ going_VVG sooner_AV0 than_CJS she_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI on_PRP the_AT0 traditional_AJ0 route_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ At_PRP least_AV0 one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 people_NN0 chosen_VVN in_PRP that_DT0 class_NN1 in_PRP 2009_CRD has_VHZ not_XX0 even_AV0 had_VHD a_AT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 fly_VVI yet_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Proctor_NP0 ._SENT 
Yet_AV0 questions_NN2 surround_VVB not_XX0 only_AV0 this_DT0 mission_NN1 but_CJC also_AV0 the_AT0 entire_AJ0 enterprise_NN1 of_PRF civilian_AJ0 spaceflight_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP one_CRD thing_NN1 ,_PUN space_NN1 travel_NN1 is_VBZ expensive_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC to_PRP many_DT0 people_NN0 ,_PUN the_AT0 money_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI better_AV0 spent_VVN on_PRP solving_VVG the_AT0 manifold_AJ0 problems_NN2 on_PRP earth_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP an_AT0 auction_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 seat_NN1 aboard_PRP Bezos_NP0 '_POS flight_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 winner_NN1 —_PUN who_PNQ later_AV0 decided_VVD not_XX0 to_TO0 fly_VVI —_PUN bid_VVB $_NN0 28_CRD million_CRD ._SENT That_DT0 could_VM0 buy_VVI a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF schoolbooks_NN2 or_CJC feed_VVB a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF hungry_AJ0 people_NN0 ._SENT 
There_EX0 's_VBZ also_AV0 the_AT0 question_NN1 of_PRF safety_NN1 ._SENT Space_NN1 can_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 murderous_AJ0 place_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 lesson_NN1 each_DT0 generation_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO0 have_VHI to_TO0 learn_VVI anew_AV0 ._SENT In_PRP 1967_CRD ,_PUN NASA_NP0 's_POS Apollo_NP0 1_CRD crew_NN1 died_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 launchpad_NN1 fire_NN1 that_CJT almost_AV0 scuttled_VVD the_AT0 country_NN1 's_POS lunar_AJ0 program_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP 1986_CRD came_VVD the_AT0 space_NN1 shuttle_NN1 Challenger_NN1 disaster_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP 2003_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 shuttle_NN1 Columbia_NP0 broke_VVD apart_AV0 during_PRP re-entry_NN1 ._SENT More_AV0 than_CJS a_AT0 few_DT0 people_NN0 worry_VVB that_CJT giddy_AJ0 ambition_NN1 ,_PUN human_AJ0 hubris_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 limits_NN2 of_PRF technology_NN1 might_VM0 conspire_VVI once_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN just_AV0 as_CJS we_PNP 're_VBB telling_VVG ourselves_PNX that_CJT the_AT0 cosmic_AJ0 skies_NN2 are_VBB safe_AJ0 for_PRP everyone_PNI ._SENT 
"_PUQ When_CJS there_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 fatal_AJ0 accident_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Terry_NP0 Virts_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 retired_AJ0 NASA_NP0 astronaut_NN1 and_CJC former_DT0 International_AJ0 Space_NN1 Station_NN1 (_PUL ISS_NP0 )_PUR commander_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC I_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 say_VVI if_CJS ,_PUN I_PNP would_VM0 say_VVI when_AVQ ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 real_AJ0 concern_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Isaacman_NP0 sees_VVZ things_NN2 differently_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ always_AV0 a_AT0 risk_NN1 that_CJT something_PNI goes_VVZ wrong_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 structural_AJ0 failure_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC you_PNP have_VHB confidence_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 whole_AJ0 system_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 measures_NN2 that_CJT have_VHB gone_VVN into_PRP place_NN1 to_TO0 minimize_VVI the_AT0 risk_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 you_PNP land_VVB when_AVQ your_DPS knees_NN2 are_VBB clanking_VVG together_AV0 and_CJC you_PNP say_VVB you_PNP 're_VBB lucky_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI alive_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC you_PNP are_VBB —_PUN and_CJC you_PNP move_VVB on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP 's_VBZ entirely_AV0 possible_AJ0 there_EX0 would_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN no_AT0 Shift4_AJ0 Payments_NN2 —_PUN never_AV0 mind_VVB Inspiration4_AJ0 —_PUN if_CJS Jared_NP0 Isaacman_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 more_AV0 patient_AJ0 kid_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 child_NN1 of_PRF parents_NN2 who_PNQ were_VBD both_AV0 on_PRP their_DPS second_ORD marriages_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP came_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 with_PRP two_CRD half_DT0 brothers_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 half_DT0 sister_NN1 who_PNQ are_VBB 15_CRD ,_PUN 13_CRD and_CJC nine_CRD years_NN2 older_AJC ._SENT That_DT0 chafed_VVD —_PUN not_XX0 so_AV0 much_DT0 the_AT0 business_NN1 of_PRF being_VBG so_AV0 junior_AJ0 a_AT0 member_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sibling_NN1 brood_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC ,_PUN as_CJS he_PNP reached_VVD his_DPS teens_NN2 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 privileges_NN2 age_NN1 afforded_VVD his_DPS siblings_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 ones_NN2 it_PNP denied_VVD him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP were_VBD out_AVP living_VVG their_DPS lives_NN2 and_CJC I_PNP still_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 raise_VVI my_DPS hand_NN1 to_TO0 use_VVI the_AT0 restroom_NN1 in_PRP school_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP was_VBD like_PRP ,_PUN '_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ ridiculous_AJ0 ,_PUN '_PUQ "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
Isaacman_NP0 dropped_VVD out_AVP of_PRF high_AJ0 school_NN1 in_PRP 1999_CRD ,_PUN getting_VVG his_DPS GED_NP0 to_TO0 satisfy_VVI his_DPS parents_NN2 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP and_CJC a_AT0 high_AJ0 school_NN1 classmate_NN1 were_VBD trying_VVG to_TO0 start_VVI their_DPS own_DT0 computer_NN1 and_CJC web_NN1 business_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC getting_VVG nowhere_AV0 ._SENT So_AV0 Isaacman_NP0 went_VVD to_TO0 work_VVI at_PRP tech_NN1 retailer_NN1 CompUSA_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 idea_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ that_CJT I_PNP could_VM0 generate_VVI business_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 poach_VVI some_DT0 customers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ As_CJS it_PNP turned_VVD out_AVP ,_PUN a_AT0 customer_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 credit-card_NN1 company_NN1 called_VVD MSI_NP0 —_PUN poached_VVD him_PNP to_TO0 solve_VVI its_DPS IT_NN1 problems_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP worked_VVD there_AV0 for_PRP about_AV0 six_CRD months_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC like_PRP a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 ,_PUN I_PNP totally_AV0 disliked_VVD one_CRD of_PRF my_DPS bosses_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP saw_VVD an_AT0 opportunity_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI things_NN2 better_AV0 and_CJC more_AV0 efficiently_AV0 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP left_VVD there_AV0 and_CJC started_VVD the_AT0 company_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP still_AV0 run_VVB today_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Isaacman_NP0 named_VVD his_DPS new_AJ0 enterprise_NN1 United_NP0 Bank_NN1 Card_NN1 and_CJC slowly_AV0 began_VVD generating_VVG a_AT0 customer_NN1 base_NN1 from_PRP people_NN0 he_PNP had_VHD met_VVN at_PRP MSI_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 new_AJ0 company_NN1 —_PUN which_DTQ he_PNP set_VVD up_AVP in_PRP his_DPS parents_NN2 '_POS basement_NN1 —_PUN marketed_AJ0 hardware_NN1 and_CJC software_NN1 allowing_VVG restaurants_NN2 ,_PUN bars_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 businesses_NN2 to_PRP process_NN1 credit_NN1 and_CJC debit-card_AJ0 transactions_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 hot_AJ0 business_NN1 amid_PRP the_AT0 digitize-everything_AJ0 mania_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 late_AJ0 1990s_CRD ._SENT 
Over_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 22_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN Isaacman_NP0 's_POS company_NN1 has_VHZ expanded_VVN and_CJC gobbled_VVD smaller_AJC firms_NN2 —_PUN including_PRP one_CRD called_VVD Shift4_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 name_NN1 it_PNP took_VVD for_PRP itself_PNX (_PUL on_PRP a_AT0 computer_NN1 keyboard_NN1 ,_PUN holding_VVG shift_NN1 and_CJC hitting_NN1 4_CRD gets_VVZ you_PNP a_AT0 dollar_NN1 sign_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 company_NN1 ,_PUN now_AV0 headquartered_VVN in_PRP Allentown_NP0 ,_PUN Pa._NP0 ,_PUN went_VVD public_AJ0 last_ORD year_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP currently_AV0 has_VHZ 1_CRD ,_PUN 300_CRD employees_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 market_NN1 capitalization_NN1 of_PRF just_AV0 over_AV0 $_NN0 7_CRD billion_CRD ._SENT Today_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP go_VVB into_PRP any_DT0 restaurant_NN1 or_CJC bar_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 50_CRD %_NN0 chance_VVB your_DPS transaction_NN1 is_VBZ being_VBG processed_VVN by_PRP Shift4_AJ0 equipment_NN1 and_CJC software_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP hotels_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ about_PRP a_AT0 40_CRD %_NN0 chance_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC Isaacman_NP0 ,_PUN as_PRP Shift4_AJ0 chief_NN1 of_PRF staff_NN0 Terry_NP0 Sullivan_NP0 puts_VVZ it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ does_VDZ n't_XX0 do_VDI things_NN2 that_DT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF normal_AJ0 people_NN0 do_VDB ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ so_AV0 full_AJ0 of_PRF ambition_NN1 and_CJC just_AV0 takes_VVZ on_PRP these_DT0 mountains_NN2 of_PRF projects_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
One_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 projects_NN2 was_VBD the_AT0 unusual_AJ0 business_NN1 of_PRF assembling_VVG his_DPS own_DT0 private_AJ0 air_NN1 force_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP over_AV0 100_CRD combat_NN1 jets_NN2 acquired_VVN from_PRP half_DT0 a_AT0 dozen_CRD countries_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 force_NN1 —_PUN known_VVN as_PRP Draken_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 Greek_AJ0 word_NN1 for_PRP dragon_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD formally_AV0 founded_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 private_AJ0 company_NN1 in_PRP 2011_CRD ;_PUN the_AT0 U.S._NP0 military_NN1 pays_VVZ it_PNP to_TO0 fly_VVI simulated_AJ0 dogfights_NN2 with_PRP American_AJ0 pilots_NN2 ,_PUN training_VVG them_PNP against_PRP the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF real_AJ0 weaponry_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP could_VM0 one_CRD day_NN1 face_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 genuine_AJ0 shooting_NN1 war_NN1 ._SENT 
Draken_NN1 was_VBD an_AT0 outgrowth_NN1 of_PRF Isaacman_NP0 's_POS love_NN1 of_PRF flying_NN1 ,_PUN nurtured_VVN when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD 12_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 and_CJC attended_VVD space_NN1 camp_NN1 in_PRP Huntsville_NP0 ,_PUN Ala._NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ his_DPS parents_NN2 agreed_VVD to_TO0 spend_VVI an_AT0 extra_AJ0 $_NN0 75_CRD to_TO0 let_VVI him_PNP take_VVI introductory_AJ0 flying_AJ0 lessons_NN2 on_PRP a_AT0 Cessna_NN1 172._CRD Plenty_PNI of_PRF people_NN0 who_PNQ start_VVB with_PRP a_AT0 Cessna_NN1 stick_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 Cessna_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Isaacman_NP0 was_VBD hungrier_AJC than_CJS that_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP eventually_AV0 got_VVD certified_VVN in_PRP 20_CRD civilian_AJ0 and_CJC military_AJ0 jets_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 Soviet_AJ0 MiG-29_CRD ._SENT He_PNP also_AV0 re-enrolled_AJ0 in_PRP school_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP Embry-Riddle_NP0 Aeronautical_AJ0 University_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP Daytona_NP0 Beach_NP0 ,_PUN Fla._NP0 ,_PUN earning_VVG an_AT0 undergraduate_NN1 degree_NN1 in_PRP aerospace_NN1 studies_NN2 in_PRP 2012_CRD while_CJS also_AV0 setting_VVG up_AVP his_DPS Black_AJ0 Diamonds_NN2 team_NN1 ._SENT 
Even_AV0 before_CJS founding_AJ0 Draken_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 Black_AJ0 Diamonds_NN2 ,_PUN Isaacman_NP0 was_VBD itching_VVG to_TO0 fly_VVI much_DT0 higher_AJC ._SENT In_PRP 2008_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD invited_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 Baikonur_NP0 Cosmodrome_NP0 —_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ in_PRP Kazakhstan_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC functions_NN2 essentially_AV0 as_CJS Russia_NP0 's_POS Cape_NP0 Canaveral_NP0 —_PUN to_TO0 watch_VVI the_AT0 launch_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 Soyuz_NN1 rocket_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD carrying_VVG Richard_NP0 Garriott_NP0 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 's_POS first_ORD paying_AJ0 space_NN1 tourists_NN2 ._SENT 
