Wally Funk, Aviation Pioneer and Oldest Woman in Space, Dies at 87

Wally Funk, a trailblazing pilot who was denied the chance to become a NASA astronaut in the 1960s despite passing the same tests as the Mercury Seven, has died at 87. Half a century after being turned away, she made history as the oldest woman to travel to space aboard a 2021 Blue Origin flight, capping a lifelong pursuit of the stars.