Wally Funk - Wikipedia
WEBMary Wallace Funk (born February 1, 1939) is an American aviator, commercial astronaut, [1] [2] 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 ...
Wally Funk: The Female Pilot Who Waited 60 Years To Go To Space
WEBJul 20, 2021 · Wally Funk broke the record – she floated, alone, for 10 hours and 35 minutes. But NASA never sent her to space. Instead, she had to find her own way — and flew to space with Jeff Bezos on his New Shepard rocket on July 20, making her the oldest person to ever cross the threshold of Earth’s gravity.
Wally Funk becomes oldest person to fly to space 60 years after …
WEBJul 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.
Wally Funk: The 82-year-old on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin flight - BBC
WEBJul 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...
Never Say Never: Wally Funk’s Space Flight Dream Comes True
WEBJul 16, 2021 · Wally Funk will become the oldest person to fly into space at age 82. Her place in the pantheon of aviation heroes has been secure for years. In 2006, Funk appeared at the National Air and Space Museum as the featured speaker for the GE Aviation Lecture, talking about her accomplished career.
Who is Wally Funk? Trailblazing aviator becomes oldest ... - CBS News
WEBJul 20, 2021 · Wally Funk has spent her life among the clouds. She had her first flight lesson at age nine, became a licensed pilot at 17 and has logged more than 19,000 flying hours. But her lifelong dream...
The Real Wally Funk
WEBWally 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.
"I love it. I love it!": Wally Funk makes history during Blue Origin…
WEBJul 20, 2021 · At age 82, Wally Funk's energy is infectious and her perseverance is impressive. The aviation pioneer was once denied a chance to become an astronaut because of her gender.
Wally Funk - Plane & Pilot Magazine
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Yet many in the U.S. believed that space was no place for a woman, and Russia would become the first country to produce a female astronaut. For many of the Mercury 13, an elite group of women aviators, their hopes were dashed. Yet one would touch space, albeit nearly 60 years later—Wally Funk.
Wally Funk: Oldest woman in space - Guinness World Records
WEBWally 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.
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