Jeff Bezos & Wally Funk
WASHINGTON: 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 on 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 person ever to go to space when she takes part in the journey aboard the New Shepard launch vehicle along with Bezos, his brother Mark and one other traveler who paid $28 million at auction for the seat.
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AFP Funk will become the oldest person ever to fly to space when she takes part in the July 20 journey. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaks after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in Industry Award. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan
Wally Funk, a 82-year-old woman pilot, will join Jeff Bezos in travelling to space this month on the first crewed spaceflight for the billionaire’s company Blue Origin, the firm announced Thursday.
Funk will become the oldest person ever to fly to space when she takes part in the July 20 journey aboard the New Shepard launch vehicle along with Bezos, his brother Mark and the unnamed winner of an auction for another seat on the aircraft.
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