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Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.

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Age: 49 †
Born: 1952
Born: March 11
Died: 2001
Died: May 11
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