Wally Funk, Who Trained To Be An Astronaut 60 Years Ago, To Join Bezos In Space
Wally Funk, Who Trained To Be An Astronaut 60 Years Ago, To Join Bezos In Space
Funk graduated from the Mercury Thirteen program in 1961, but the program was canceled and she was never accepted by NASA. Funk and Bezos are set to launch on July 20.
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Wally Funk always wanted to go to space. In 1961, she graduated with high marks from the Mercury 13 program, a private initiative that trained women to be astronauts. Then it was canceled. And she was never accepted by NASA. But at the age of 82, she's going get her chance. Funk is joining Jeff Bezos on his trip to space. They're set to launch on July 20. And she says she can hardly wait.
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