Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87

Ars Technica
By Robert PearlmanJul 10, 2026, 7:30 am114 pts
Wally Funk, who in 2021 became the oldest woman to fly into space—60 years after she and 12 other women sought the same opportunity as NASA's original astronauts—died on Wednesday at 87 years old. Funk was the last living member of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs, or as they were later dubbed by…

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