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Historic liftoff “Pale Blue Dot” Oliver Daemen, Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, and Wally Funk stand in blue flight suits and cowboy hats, holding the Explorers Club flag in front of the New Shepard space capsule. Coming in for a landing
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Updated with New Glenn rocket explosion.
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