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Wally Funk, who waited six decades to reach space, dies at 87

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.

Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

Funk was also the first female inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration and the first female air safety investigator ...