Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 and who attended Aviation Challenge at the rocket center as a child, gave the donation.
in Huntsville on Friday announced the largest financial gift in the museum’s history, a $10 million donation to support Space Camp programs.
The Rocket Center said the donation allows the creation of a new state-of-the-art facility to bring together many of Space Camp and Aviation Challenges’ immersive, scenario-themed activities under one roof and update the Space Camp program that was founded in 1982 and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week.
The Inspiration4 mission raised more than $250 million for St. Jude, the Memphis-based pediatric cancer research hospital that does not charge the families of children for their treatment.
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