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Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87
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Wally Funk, a pioneering female pilot who became the oldest person to fly in space at age 82, has passed away at 87. She was a trailblazer in aviation and a long-time advocate for space exploration.
Wally Funk, who was among the most accomplished female pilots of her time and who, at 82, became the oldest person to fly in space, achieving a goal she had set some 60 years earlier, died on Wednesday at her home in Grapevine, Tex., a suburb of Dall... [508 chars]
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