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Wally Funk: Media

Oldest woman to go to space

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Wally Funk, history-maker
Aviator and astronaut Wally Funk speaking at the Smithsonian National Air and Space...
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Aviation pioneer
Wally Funk trained military pilots, even though she was not allowed to become one...
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Back on Earth
From left: Oliver Daemen, Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, and Wally Funk after their 2021...
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