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[i]Mr. Mackay, who spent 16 years with the RAF before joining Virgin Atlantic in 1995, said he had held a lifelong ambition to become an astronaut. "When I was 12, I saw the Apollo moon landings and I thought that was really fantastic and exciting and thought that's what I want to do," he said. "I found out that those astronauts were ex-test pilots, so I rather ambitiously decided that I would join the RAF, become a test pilot, then become an astronaut." Later, while working as a captain with Virgin Atlantic, Mr. Mackay was one of four pilots selected to become Virgin Galactic test pilots.[/i]
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