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Mary 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 Administration inspector, as well as one of the Mercury 13.
Wally Funk was one of the Mercury 13 female aviators who trained to go to space in the 1960s. Now, she has her chance on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin trip.
Married couple in space Mark C. Lee, Jan Davis: STS-47: USA 12 September 1992 – ... Wally Funk flew in July 2021 Joe Walker in 1961. Earliest-born to reach space
This morning Wally Funk, age 82, who once trained to be an astronaut in the 1960s as one of the Mercury 13, became the oldest person ever to fly to space. A success story 50+ years in the making.
On 11 March 2022, the band released "My Car's a UFO", their first new song in nine years. The track was initially recorded for The Flight of Wally Funk and served as the lead single from the band's third compilation album, Sounds in the Key of J—which collects every Spiderbait song that Janet English sings lead vocals on. The compilation was ...
Wally Funk Feb. 1, 1939 United States: Mercury 13; First crewed commercial flight of New Shepard; Oldest woman to fly to space (82 years, 170 days) Blue Origin NS-16 (Jul. 20, 2021) 68 Sian Proctor Mar. 26, 1970 United States: First female commercial astronaut spaceship pilot [17] [18] First African-American commercial astronaut [19]
They picked him up and she was taken aback because Stephen wore a beautiful suit. "And tie," Stephen, 56, piped up. "And my first thought was that he was just beautiful," said Elizabeth.
Visiting the space center in 1995 as invited guests of STS-63 Pilot Eileen Collins are (from left) Gene Nora Jessen; Wally Funk; Jerrie Cobb; Jerri Truhill; Sarah Ratley; Myrtle Cagle and Bernice Steadman. Gene Nora Stumbough Jessen (January 10, 1937 – May 21, 2024) was an American aviator and a member of Mercury 13.