Former astronaut Sen. Mark Kelly started spy balloon company funded by China. Kelly is reportedly on a short list of running mate contenders under consideration by Vice President Kamala Harris
Kelly, 60, is a former astronaut and US Navy captain who has represented Arizona in the US Senate since 2020
Before becoming a senator, Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., was not only an astronaut, but he also co-founded a company that specializes in spy balloons, which was funded, in part, by a venture capitalist in China with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party.