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Thursday 16 September 2021 9:52 am  |  Updated:  Tuesday 02 November 2021 3:00 pm

SpaceX launch: E-com billionaire and three ordinary civilians are on their way to space

By: Michiel Willems

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A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off from Florida last night carrying a billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens he chose to join him in the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit. Watch the full report.

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