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    Wally Funk, A Lifelong Aspiring Astronaut, Will Finally Head To Space At 82

    In the 1960s, Wally Funk participated in a project intended to pave the way for female astronauts. It got canceled, but she will soon join the crew of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' suborbital rocket.
    by John White Jul 09, 2021 2 minutes
    Wally Funk is one of the Mercury 13, a group of women who trained to be astronauts in the 1960s.

    Wally Funk has been hoping for a long time to go to space. Later this month, the 82-year-old pilot and flight instructor will finally head there.

    In 1961, Funk was among a group of female pilots testing whether women were fit for space travel. They became known as the Mercury 13, and they passed many of the same tests as the

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