Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

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Washington Post - National 4 hours ago • washingtonpost.com

Wally Funk, trailblazing aviator who waited 60 years to go to space, dies at 87

A veteran pilot and air safety investigator, she dreamed of space for six decades before Jeff Bezos invited her to join him on a Blue Origin rocket.

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The New York Times - Home Page 6 hours ago • nytimes.com

Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.

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