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Pioneering aviator and astronaut trainee Wally Funk dead

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Pioneering aviator and astronaut trainee Wally Funk dead at 87
By Steve Gorman July 9 (Reuters) - Wally Funk, the trailblazing aviator who became the oldest person to fly to space some 60 years after first undergoing astronaut training with 12 other American women at the dawn of the Space Age,

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Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87
 · 6h · on MSN
Wally Funk, the oldest woman to launch into space, dies at 87
 · 12h
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who trained as an early female astronaut, dies at 87
Wally Funk, a pioneering aviator who volunteered to be an astronaut for NASA’s “Women in Space Program” in 1961, has died at the age of 87.

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Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87
Albuquerque Journal · 5h
'A New Mexico treasure': Aviation pioneer Wally Funk dies
 · 11h
Aviation Legend Wally Funk Dead at 87
In 1961 Funk at 22 volunteered for the Women in Space program, which was created to train women as astronauts.

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Grapevine’s Wally Funk, the oldest woman to go to space, dies at 87
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Wally Funk, North Texas astronaut and aviation pioneer, dies at 87
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