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Mary Wallace Funk (born February 1, 1939) is an American aviator, commercial astronaut, and Goodwill Ambassador. She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board , the first female civilian flight instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma , and the first female Federal Aviation Agency inspector, as well as ...
Jul 20, 2021 · Barrier-breaking female aviator Wally Funk has become the oldest-ever person to fly in space. The 82-year-old blasted into space alongside the billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, his brother...
Jul 19, 2021 · Wally Funk is finally going to space. When on Tuesday she crosses that arbitrary altitude that divides the heavens from Earth below, in a rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin, she’ll...
Jul 20, 2021 · Wally Funk fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut after joining Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on his flight to the edge of space Tuesday.
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Jul 20, 2021 · Wally Funk, 82, became the oldest person to go to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket in July 2021. She was part of the Mercury 13, a group of women who passed the same tests as NASA's first astronauts, but were denied the chance to fly.
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Wally Funk has been a trailblazer for women in aviation and spaceflight since 1960. Find out more about this inspiring pilot and space pioneer in this website and her memoir, Higher, Faster, Longer.
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Wally Funk was 82 years 169 days old when she flew out to space on the Blue Origin on 20 July 2021, becoming the oldest woman in space.
