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.

Astronaut Jon McBride, early NASA space shuttle pilot, dies at 80

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