Gig Harbor entrepreneur aims for the stars in SpaceX flight contest Austin Hirsh, 23, who created a freeze-dried smoothie startup, hopes to get a seat on SpaceX's first all-civilian space mission, Inspiration4. Author: Chris Cashman Updated: 9:22 PM PST February 9, 2021 GIG HARBOR, Wash. — A local entrepreneur out of the University of Washington is hoping to earn a seat on a historic flight scheduled for the fall. SpaceX announced Inspiration4, the first-ever all-civilian space mission and is reserving a few seats for the winners of two competitions. One seat will go to someone who donates to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the other seat will go to an inspiring entrepreneur “who embodies prosperity.”