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I’ve never been a Right Stuff<\/em> rah-rah kinda guy about space flight, but I’m happy that Michael Melvill just piloted off the first private manned space flight<\/a>. Congrats!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve never been a Right Stuff rah-rah kinda guy about space flight, but I’m happy that Michael Melvill just piloted off the first private manned space flight. 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