News — Inspiration

On July 20, 2021, Wally Funk became the oldest person to fly to space – 60 years after being denied that right because she was a woman. Finally realizing her dream at age 82, she is proof that it is never too late. At a time when it was unheard of, Funk became the first female civilian flight instructor at a U.S. military base. Her goal was to become an astronaut, one of the first female astronauts. In 1961, she became the youngest Mercury 13 woman, undergoing testing that proved a woman could qualify for NASA’s corps of astronauts. All...