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Wally Funk obituary

Pioneering American aviator who was the oldest woman to fly into space aged 82 in 2021

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - US

First Thing: ICE agents ‘looking for someone else’ when they killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

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Wally Funk dies after inspiring generations to never stop dreaming

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Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87

Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin flight in 2021

The Guardian - US

Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, dies at 87

Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87.

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Wally Funk death: Oldest woman to travel into space dies at 87

Funk was one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space

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Not just Katy Perry: Here are the celebrities Blue Origin has launched to space

With Katy Perry's all-female spaceflight set to launch on April 14, here's a look at the other celebrities who have flown to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

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32 women who became really successful later in life

Success means different things to different people - but these women hit major milestones in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond

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NASA's oldest active astronaut Don Pettit to make 4th trip to ISS on Sept. 11

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut and a space shuttle flyer, will return to space no earlier than Sept. 11 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

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Here’s Why Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Has Fallen Behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin, the space firm founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is developing far more slowly than SpaceX.

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