Washington (AFP) July 2, 2021
Sixty years after joining a private program with the hope of one day becoming an astronaut, US pilot Wally Funk will finally see her dream come true at age 82. On Thursday, Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos invited her to join him on his spaceflight company Blue Origin's July 20 launch. The flight will not just make her the oldest person ever to travel in space, but also a walking,
Seasoned US pilot Wally Funk to fulfill space dream 60 years on
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