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Oh, i love it! i love it! o donnell: funk s can-do attitude has been her north star. once told she would never walk again after a skiing accident, she went n to get ore pilot s license at 17. in the 1960s, she was the youngest member of the mercury 13, a group of 13 women who proved they had the right stuff. not only did they endure the same grueling exams that tested the mettle of men like john glenn and alan shepherd, but in some cases surpassed them. x-raying all your body, every bone every tooth. i had to drink radioactive water. o donnell: today, funk beat glenn s record by five years, becoming the oldest space traveler at 82. the oldest person in space, you! est person in spa thank you! o donnell: she s now a newly- minted astronaut. we had a great time. it was wonderful. i want to go again, fast! o donnell: her souvenir from the mission, a tail from one of ....