Trailblazing woman pilot, 82, to fly into space with Bezos

Washington (AFP) July 1, 2021

Barrier-breaking woman aviator Wally Funk, 82, will join Jeff Bezos this month on the first crewed spaceflight for the billionaire's company Blue Origin, the firm announced Thursday. The trip is 60 years overdue for Funk, who was one of the Mercury 13 - the first women trained to fly to space from 1960-1961, but excluded because of their gender. On July 20, she will become the oldest pe