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Astronaut spotlightFranz Haider (Occasional Spaceflight)Date of Birth: UnspecifiedNationality: American AustrianAgency: Virgin GalacticFirst flight: 26/01/2024Last flight: 26/01/2024For Austrian entrepreneur and world traveler Franz Haider, the dream of becoming an astronaut started at the tender age of 7, when he saw the Apollo 11 Moon landing. His mother cautioned him, however, that his home country had no space program....