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Space is so close: It took only eight minutes to get there and twenty to get back.

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To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.
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Wubbo Ockels

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Born: March 28, 1946
Died: May 18, 2014 (aged 68)
Bio: Wubbo Johannes Ockels was a Dutch physicist and an astronaut of the European Space Agency. In 1985 he participated in a flight on the space shuttle Challenger, STS-61-A, making him the first Dutch citizen in space.

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