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.

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