Wally Funk was a famous woman.

It happened on Friday, July 10, 2026, at 7:30 am.

Wally Funk was the oldest woman to go to space. She died at 87.

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Wally Funk was a pioneer in American aviation. She went to space at 87 in Texas.

Wally Funk was one of the Mercury 13 women. They trained to be NASA astronauts in the 1960s but did not go to space because they were women.

In 2021, Wally Funk went to space on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin New Shepard. She was 82 years old.

Wally Funk was a famous American aviation pioneer. She died at 87 in Texas.

Wally Funk died on Wednesday at her home in Grapevine, Texas. A city council member said this.

The council member was with Wally Funk when she died.

Wally Funk was one of the Mercury 13 women. They trained to be NASA astronauts in the 1960s. She went to space in 2021.

Wally Funk had fallen and had a leg infection.

This made her very sick.

Wally Funk's caregiver said she was a very positive person.

Many men told Wally Funk she could not do things. But she did not give up.

She just tried harder.

Wally Funk was one of the Mercury 13 women. They trained to be NASA astronauts in the 1960s but did not go to space because they were women.

At 21, Wally Funk passed the same tests as the male astronauts.

In 2021, Wally Funk went to space with Jeff Bezos. She was 82 years old.

Wally Funk set a new record as the oldest person in space.

She said she had been waiting a long time to go to space.

Two other people broke her record. They were 90 years old.

Jeff Bezos chose Wally Funk to go to space with him.

Wally Funk was a flight instructor and an air safety investigator.

A NASA administrator said Wally Funk was a very inspiring person.

He said she loved to fly and explore.

Wally Funk was the first woman to be a flight instructor at a US military base.

Wally Funk said she could always do better than the men in astronaut training.

It happened on Friday, July 10, 2026, at 7:30 am.

It happened on Friday, July 10, 2026, at 9:39 am.

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