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From left, Sian Proctor, Chris Sembroski, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux pose for a photo at Duke Health in Durham, during hypoxia training to understand how each crew member reacts in a low-oxygen environment. [John Kraus/Inspiration4 via AP]
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule attached, sits on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A in Cape Canaveral. [Chris O'Meara/AP Photo]
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Elon Musk, founder, CEO and chief engineer at SpaceX, talks to Inspiration4 passenger family members before the four head to Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. [John Raoux/AP Photo]
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Sian Proctor talks to a friend from a car window before a trip to Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. [John Raoux/AP Photo]
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Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux prepare to head to launchpad 39A for the launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. [John Raoux/AP Photo]
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Sian Proctor waves as she prepares to head to pad 39A for the launch. [John Raoux/AP Photo]
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From left, Sembroski, Proctor, Isaacman and Arceneaux pose for a photo in Bozeman, during a fighter-jet training weekend to familiarise the crew with G-forces. [John Kraus/Inspiration4 via AP]
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This image from video provided by SpaceX shows passengers on board SpaceX’s first private flight as it blasts off. [SpaceX via AP]
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with four private citizens on board, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. [John Raoux/AP Photo]
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Probe after Elijah McClain death finds biased policing in US city
Report by Colorado official found Aurora police had culture of treating Black people differently to white people.
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