Analysis
The Washington Post published an interview with Jared Isaacman on June 15, 2021, in which he said, “The risk is absolutely real. But if we’re going to push the boundaries of commercial spaceflight, we have to accept that risk and mitigate it responsibly.” The quotation appears verbatim in the article and is corroborated by secondary reports that quoted the same passage. There is no evidence that the quote was altered or taken out of context.
Background
Jared Isaacman, founder of Shift4 Payments and commander of the Inspiration4 mission, has been a vocal advocate for expanding commercial human spaceflight. In 2021 he discussed the safety challenges of such missions, emphasizing that risk is inherent but manageable through responsible engineering and operational practices.
Verdict summary
Jared Isaacman did make that statement in his 2021 Washington Post interview about the realities of commercial spaceflight risk.