As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of ...

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at ...

Funk became the oldest person to fly in space in 2021.

Grapevine resident Wally Funk, a pioneer who broke barriers as one of the first female astronaut trainees and the oldest woman in space, has died at 87.

Wally Funk was selected in 1961 as one of the elite women in the Mercury 13 program, finishing the same rigorous training program given to the Mercury 7 astronauts.

Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who finally went to space half a century after training to be a female astronaut, has died.

She inspired generations of pilots and astronauts through her trailblazing work as a member of NASA’s “Women in Space Program ...

Pilot Wally Funk has died at 87. Denied the chance to become a NASA astronaut, she finally reached space at age 82 aboard a Blue Origin flight.

"Nothing has ever gotten in my way ... And I like to do things no one has ever done." ...

Oklahoma-connected aviation pioneer Wally Funk has died at the age of 87, the City of Grapevine announced Thursday.

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