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    • Jackie Wattles
      Writer, CNN Business

      Jackie Wattles is a writer for CNN Business covering the commercial spaceflight industry as the world of rockets, satellites and space travel becomes increasingly privatized. She also works as a breaking news writer and general assignment reporter.

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