Bezos invites 82-year-old aviation pioneer to join him for spaceflight
Source: Spaceflight Now
Date Published: 07/01/2021
Wally Funk, an 82-year-old aviation pioneer and one of the 13 female fliers who were tested but ultimately barred from NASA’s initially all-male astronaut corps, is finally getting her chance to fly in space, thanks to Jeff Bezos.