honored a trailblazing citizen down main street. last month, wally funk defiedavo space, living out a dream more than six decades in the making. she shared the inside story with her friend and ours, doug dunbar, of the cbs station ktvt in dallas-fort worth. >> "congratulations. i hope you're jumping for joy." >> reporter: the letters and cards being sent to america's newest space hero haven't stopped. >> there are all these letters. they're all written to they're all written to me. no phone number. i can't call back. >> reporter: would you call them back? >> sure, the ones that have, you bet! thank you very much for your card! >> reporter: in selecting funk, amazon founder jeff bezos chose an aviation legend who has taught over 3,000 people to fly, first-ever female inspector for the f.a.a. and the n.t.s.b., and an original member of the "mercury 13," a group of women in the 1960s, who completed the same astronaut testing as the men.