Who was the astronaut that piloted the first manned space flight
Apollo 7, and today owns a company that provides money to
companies to develop new technologies?

Schirra

Explanation:

Schirra also commanded Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo flight. During that 11-day flight in Earth orbit in 1968, he and fellow crewmembers Walt Cunningham and Donn Eisele tested the Apollo systems and proved it was ready to take astronauts to the moon.

the real gdp increased by 4.1%

explanation:

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