Pioneering American aviator who was the oldest woman to fly into space aged 82 in 2021 As an aviator, Wally Funk, who has died aged 87, was a trailblazing pioneer for women, breaking barriers for ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An undated handout photo of Jeff Bezos (2nd from left), along with his Blue Origin crew members from 2021, which included Wally ...

Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk, a member of the Mercury 13 program, passed away at 87, known for her lifelong passion for aviation and space. In 1961, Funk volunteered for the privately funded "Women in ...

Texas resident, icon of the aviation world, and former record holder Wally Funk died on Wednesday evening in Grapevine, Texas. She was 87 years old. Born on Feb. 1, 1939 in Las Vegas, Funk had several ...

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. Funk passed away at her home in Grapevine, Texas, Wednesday ...

The oldest woman to launch into space has died. A pioneering American aviator who fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut at the age of 82, Wally Funk died of natural causes at her home ...

Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin flight in 2021 Wally Funk, a trailblazing aviation pioneer who was denied the opportunity to become a ...

Aviation trailblazer Wally Funk, who lived in Grapevine and was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died, according to the city. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living ...

Funk passed away last night in her Grapevine home, the city said. Funk, then 82, reached her lifelong dream when she flew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on July 20, 2021, alongside company ...

Aviation pioneer and commercial astronaut Wally Funk died July 8 in her Grapevine home at the age of 87, according to a news release from the City of Grapevine. The statement said Funk passed ...