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Wally Funk
Coverage of Wally Funk in the Nexus archive.
- Wally Funk, trailblazing aviator who waited 60 years to go to space, dies at 87
Wally Funk, a veteran pilot and air safety investigator, dreamed of space for six decades before being invited by Jeff Bezos to join a Blue Origin rocket. She died at 87.
- Wally Funk, North Texas astronaut and aviation pioneer, dies at 87
Wally Funk, a North Texas resident and one of the first female astronauts, has died at 87. She was recognized as the oldest woman in space.