Meet Wally Funk: She passed the same astronaut tests as NASA’s first men in the 1960s but waited 60 years to fly into space

For Wally Funk, the dream of becoming an astronaut began long before women were welcomed into America's space programme. In ...

Pioneering aviator and astronaut trainee Wally Funk dead at 87

Wally Funk, the trailblazing aviator who became the oldest person to fly to space some 60 years after first undergoing astronaut training with 12 other American ...

Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who trained as an early female astronaut, dies at 87

Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who finally went to space half a century after training to be a female astronaut, has died.
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Wally Funk, North Texas astronaut and aviation pioneer, dies at 87

GRAPEVINE, Texas - Wally Funk, a Grapevine woman who broke barriers as an astronaut and an aviation pioneer, has died. She was 87 years old. Grapevine leaders called Funk a beloved resident whose ...