In 1962, the same year an American orbited the Earth for the first time, a hospital opened in Memphis, Tennessee, committed to a different kind of uncharted territory:
finding cures for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases, regardless of race, ethnicity, beliefs or a family's ability to pay.
Today, we're on the horizon of a new frontier in space exploration with Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to orbit the Earth, named for its four-person crew and its mission to inspire support for the lifesaving work of St. Jude.
The crew of Inspiration4
At the same time, science here on Earth has advanced our fight to cure childhood cancer.
Treatments invented at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to 80%.
St. Jude patient Abraham, with his mom
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.
And we share the breakthroughs we make, so every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children.
St. Jude physician assistant and Inspiration4 crew member Hayley Arceneaux holding a photo of herself as a St. Jude patient.
St. Jude helps kids like Hayley grow up to achieve their dreams.
The majority of St. Jude funding comes from generous donors. Your gift to St. Jude can help us make a brighter future for children everywhere.
Later this year, Inspiration4 will carry the first all-civilian crew into orbit on a mission representative of the best of humanity. Inspiration4's mission is to support the lifesaving work of St. Jude. St. Jude cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux will be on the flight.
St. Jude is proud to be part of this milestone in commercial space exploration.
Learn more about St. Jude and Inspiration4:
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Support St. Jude through Inspiration4 | Inspiration 4 fundraiser
Inspiration4 was the first all-civilian mission to orbit the Earth. St. Jude is the charitable beneficiary of the spaceflight.
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St. Jude joins world’s first all-civilian mission to space
Inspiration4 mission aims to inspire support for St. Jude, which is launching ambitious $200 million fundraising and awareness initiative.
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Hayley Arceneaux: Mission of a Lifetime
St. Jude cancer survivor represents "hope" aboard Inspiration4, world’s first all-civilian space flight.
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Jared Isaacman is taking St. Jude on an ‘epic adventure’ to space, but it will be grounded in the good it can do on Earth
Tech entrepreneur and adventurer is commanding the world’s first all-civilian mission to space, creating a unique fundraising and awareness opportunity for St. Jude .
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St. Jude supporter ready to ‘rise above the Earth’ in historic mission to space
Chris Sembroski, who grew up obsessed with the cosmos and has made aerospace his career, will be in the Generosity seat on Inspiration4.
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She got her ‘golden ticket’ to space, not from NASA, but through Inspiration4
Accomplished scientist and explorer Sian Proctor, winner of the ‘Prosperity’ seat on Inspiration4, has a passion for making spaceflight accessible to all.
