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Those were the words spoken by Doug Hurley before the spaceship was launched on Saturday: “Let’s light this candle.” He and Bob Behnken are the two astronauts aboard the ship. Hurley was echoing the words of Alan Shepard, who uttered them in 1961. Shepard was the first American in space.

That was a thrilling launch on Saturday, wasn’t it?

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Those were the words spoken by Doug Hurley before the spaceship was launched on Saturday: “Let’s light this candle.” He and Bob Behnken are the two astronauts aboard the ship. Hurley was echoing the words of Alan Shepard, who uttered them in 1961. Shepard was the first American in space.

That was a thrilling launch on Saturday, wasn’t it?