Plans for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space were announced this week from SpaceX’s headquarters in California—and commanding the mission is a familiar name in Warren County.

Jared Isaacman, the 37-year-old founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, is a former Washington resident and a member of the inaugural Warren County Hall of Fame class.  He is also a world-record-holding pilot rated to fly commercial and military grade aircraft.

The space mission, named Inspiration4, is being targeted for later this year and supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The mission is built on four pillars: leadership, hope, generosity, and prosperity.

“Inspiration4 is the realization of a lifelong dream and a step towards a future in which anyone can venture out and explore the stars,” said Isaacman. “I appreciate the tremendous responsibility that comes with commanding this mission and I want to use this historic moment to inspire humanity while helping to tackle childhood cancer here on Earth.”

The tech entrepreneur has already committed to giving $100 million to St. Jude and is inviting everyone to join him in attempting to raise upwards of $200 million in support of St. Jude’s multi-billion-dollar expansion aimed to accelerate research advancements and save more children worldwide. In fact, one seat on the mission is reserved for a donor to St. Jude, selected from those who donate through the mission website through Feb. 28.

The other two seats will go to, respectively, a St. Jude affiliate who exemplifies the pillar “hope” and an inspirational entrepreneur who uses Shift4 Payments in their business.

The entire crew will have to pass stress and psychological screenings and will undergo commercial astronaut training by SpaceX, including orbital mechanics, emergency preparedness, and partial- and full-mission simulations.

The multi-day mission will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and will be monitored by SpaceX mission control. The spacecraft will orbit the planet every 90 minutes along a customized flight path.

To learn more about the mission, visit inspiration4.com and tune into the first quarter of the Super Bowl to see the mission’s 30-second commercial celebrating the momentous step.

Melanie DeStefano contributed to this story