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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 flew on STS-41G, Challenger's sixth flight, in 1984. 

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https://www.space.com/nasa-space-shuttle-astronaut-jon-mcbride-obituary