Hayley Arceneaux, physician assistant at St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital and pediatric cancer survivor, to
represent Hope on historic flight
Two remaining seats on mission still available
to the general public until February 28
Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to space,
has announced its second crew member, Hayley Arceneaux of Memphis,
TN, a 29-year-old physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital® who was treated as a child for bone cancer at
St. Jude. Arceneaux joins Inspiration4 mission commander Jared
Isaacman. She will occupy the mission seat representing Hope.
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Hayley Arceneaux, physician assistant at
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and pediatric cancer
survivor, to fill Hope seat on historic Inspiration4 flight.
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“It’s an incredible honor to join the Inspiration4 crew. This
seat represents the hope that St. Jude gave me—and continues to
give families from around the world, who, like me, find hope when
they walk through the doors of St. Jude,” said Arceneaux. “When I
was just 10 years old, St. Jude gave me the opportunity to grow up.
Now I am fulfilling my dreams of working at the research hospital
and traveling around the world. It’s incredible to be a part of
this mission that is not only raising crucial funds for the
lifesaving work of St. Jude but also introducing new supporters to
the mission and showing cancer survivors that anything is
possible.”
Isaacman, the 38-year-old founder and chief executive officer of
Shift4 Payments [NYSE: FOUR] and an accomplished pilot, donated two
of the four seats on Inspiration4 to St. Jude, including the seat
filled by Arceneaux. The mission name Inspiration4 recognizes the
four-person crew’s purpose – to send a humanitarian message of
possibility and inspire support for St. Jude – and represents the
pillars of Leadership, Hope, Generosity and Prosperity.
“Assembling a unique and diverse crew whose personal stories and
values will inspire people everywhere is at the heart of the
Inspiration4 mission,” said Isaacman. “As I’ve spent time with
Hayley in the earliest days of mission prep, she’s everything we
want our team to represent – she’s interested in the world around
her, devoted to caring for others and hopeful for a better future
for all of us. She already inspires me, and I’m certain she’ll
inspire many others as they get to know her in the course of our
mission.”
Isaacman has committed to give $100 million to St. Jude and is
inviting everyone to join him in support of St. Jude’s
multi-billion-dollar expansion designed to accelerate research
advancements and save more children worldwide. The fundraising
effort will continue through the mission launch later this
year.
“It has been a personal honor to watch Hayley grow up and
fulfill her dreams. As a patient, an intern at ALSAC, and then in
the Pediatric Oncology Education program at St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, she was always a rising star,” said Richard C.
Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and
awareness organization for St. Jude. “From the beginning, St. Jude
has been at the forefront of innovation and inclusion, leading in
cancer research, and treatment for some of the world’s sickest
children regardless of race, ethnicity, or a family's ability to
pay, so that children like Hayley can live full, healthy and
awe-inspiring lives. She will be an incredible ambassador through
this mission and inspiration to children fighting cancer and
survivors worldwide.”
The mission is being targeted for the fourth quarter of this
year. Arceneaux, Isaacman and the Inspiration4 crew will undergo
commercial astronaut training by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 launch
vehicle and Dragon spacecraft, including a specific focus on
orbital mechanics, operating in microgravity, zero gravity, and
other forms of stress testing. They will receive emergency
preparedness training, spacesuit and spacecraft ingress and egress
exercises, as well as partial- and full-mission simulations. The
mission will launch from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s
Kennedy Space Center in Florida and will be carefully monitored at
every step by SpaceX mission control as the spacecraft orbits the
planet every 90 minutes along a customized flight path. Upon
conclusion of the multi-day journey, Dragon will reenter Earth’s
atmosphere for a soft water landing off the coast of Florida.
The remaining two seats representing Generosity and Prosperity
are available to the general public through February 28, with
details available at the mission website, Inspiration4.com. The
Generosity crew seat can be secured by a member of the public who
enters for an opportunity to join the flight to space. The
Prosperity seat is available to any deserving entrepreneur who
utilizes the new Shift4Shop eCommerce platform to submit their idea
and be selected by a panel of distinguished judges. The Shift4Shop
platform is designed to empower entrepreneurs to build and grow
successful eCommerce businesses.
To learn more about Inspiration4, how to support and potentially
join this historic journey to space and the specific conditions of
the promotions, visit Inspiration4.com and follow the mission on
social media on Twitter (@inspiration4x), Facebook
(@inspiration4mission), Instagram (@inspiration4) and YouTube (@Inspiration4) to receive the
latest news on mission training and preparation. Individuals who
are interested in learning how to enter for an opportunity to
secure one of the two seats still available should visit
Inspiration4.com and review the Official Rules for the applicable
promotion.
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About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the
world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other
life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures.
Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer
Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to
children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the
overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than
80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St.
Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely
shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude
means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to
save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from
St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a
family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St.
Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook,
following St. Jude on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and
subscribing to its YouTube channel.
About Shift4 Payments
Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR) is a leading provider of integrated
payment processing and technology solutions, delivering a complete
omnichannel ecosystem that extends beyond payments to include a
wide range of commerce-enabling services. The company’s
technologies help power over 350 software providers in numerous
industries, including hospitality, retail, F&B, ecommerce,
lodging, gaming, and many more. The newly launched Shift4Shop
platform offers a turnkey ecommerce experience includes a robust
website builder, product and order management, customer marketing
tools and more. With over 7,000 sales partners, the company
securely processed more than $200 billion in payments volume for
over 200,000 businesses in 2019. For more information, visit
shift4.com.
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