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Hear from the first all-civilian crew before they go into orbit

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Hear from the first all-civilian crew before they go into orbit

Hear from the first all-civilian crew before they go into orbit

CNN’s Rachel Crane sat down with the four space tourists who will take part on a three-day trip into orbit on a SpaceX rocket.

The mission, dubbed Inspiration4, will be the first spaceflight in history to be staffed entirely by non-astronauts.


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