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Astronaut Jon McBride, early NASA space shuttle pilot, dies at 80
Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride, who was the pilot on the first mission to launch seven people into space, has died at the age of 80. McBride's death on Wednesday (Aug. 7) was confirmed to collectSPACE.com by NASA after the space agency heard from …