Billionaire Donates to Huntsville’s U.S. Space and Rocket Center

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published July 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM EDT

Billionaire CEO Jared Isaacman has donated 15-million dollars to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. In a written statement, Isaacman announced that the contribution will go to help support construction of a new 50-thousand square foot Space Camp training facility.

Two years ago, Isaacman, who is also a Space Camp Alum, donated ten million dollars to help get the project started.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award-winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for Talk Show Producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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