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Before Marc Bell went into business launching satellites, he enjoyed a lucrative career at the outer reaches of professional finance. Over 30 years, he has bought stakes in pornographic magazines and pizza parlours, produced Tony Award-winning musicals and earned enough money that he once lived in a Florida mansion whose lavish decor included a full-scale replica of the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. READ MORE