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Jon Goodwin: I thought Parkinson's was end of space dream

Passenger Jon Goodwin has described how he thought his Parkinson's diagnosis was the end of his dream to go to space.

He was diagnosed with the disease several years after he bought his ticket for the Virgin Galactic flight.

10 August 2023

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