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Pioneering aviator and astronaut trainee Wally Funk dead

Pioneering aviator and astronaut trainee Wally Funk dead at 87

By Steve Gorman July 9 (Reuters) - 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 women at the dawn of the Space Age,

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Wally Funk, trailblazing aviator who waited 60 years to go to space, dies at 87

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Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87

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

Wally Funk, a pioneering aviator who volunteered to be an astronaut for NASA’s “Women in Space Program” in 1961, has died at the age of 87.

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Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

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'A New Mexico treasure': Aviation pioneer Wally Funk dies

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Aviation Legend Wally Funk Dead at 87

In 1961 Funk at 22 volunteered for the Women in Space program, which was created to train women as astronauts.

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Grapevine’s Wally Funk, the oldest woman to go to space, dies at 87

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Oldest woman in space, Wally Funk passes away at age 87

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Preparing for the High Frontier: The Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post-Space Shuttle Era

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NASA intros full-size Blue Moon lander replica for Artemis training

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