KPIX CBS Weekend News August 8, 2021 00:57:00
>> there's wally waving. she's leading the crew. >> reporter: so it came as no surprise when wally funk lead the charge on launch day. >> i was told, eight stories of stairwell. so i had gone to my doctor, and he had big stairs. i practiced. >> we are at t-minus 15 minutes. >> reporter: but when launch time was put on a brief hold, wally did what wally does. >> time's passing, and so i hit the button, i said, "what's the hold-up?" we're lifting off, and we're going up, and i'm looking out the window, and i said, "wow! there goes the ground!" >> reporter: the dream of a lifetime soaring skyward...
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