Pioneering American aviator who was the oldest woman to fly into space aged 82 in 2021 As an aviator, Wally Funk, who has died aged 87, was a trailblazing pioneer for women, breaking barriers for ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the ...

“Her story will continue to inspire generations of future explorers. Fly Wally, Fly,” Blue Origin wrote in a tribute post to the trailblazing aviator Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the ...

Texas resident, icon of the aviation world, and former record holder Wally Funk died on Wednesday evening in Grapevine, Texas. She was 87 years old. Born on Feb. 1, 1939 in Las Vegas, Funk had several ...

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. Funk passed away at her home in Grapevine, Texas, Wednesday ...

Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin flight in 2021 Wally Funk, a trailblazing aviation pioneer who was denied the opportunity to become a ...

Aviation trailblazer Wally Funk, who lived in Grapevine and was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died, according to the city. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living ...

Aviation trailblazer Wally Funk, the oldest person to travel to space in 2021, has died, according to the Texas city she called home. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living ...

Funk passed away last night in her Grapevine home, the city said. Funk, then 82, reached her lifelong dream when she flew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on July 20, 2021, alongside company ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After three days of competition, 18 total rounds and one nail-biting, rapid-fire "spell-off," the Scripps National Spelling Bee has crowned its champion: 14-year-old Shrey Parikh ...

America’s bees and beekeepers are losing a valuable ally just when they need its help most. The closure comes at a critical moment for bees. In winter 2025, many beekeepers lost over half their ...