Wally Funk, female astronaut trained by Nasa in 1960s but who had to wait 60 years to go to space

Wally Funk, who has died aged 87, became the oldest woman and, briefly, before she was beaten by the Star Trek actor William ...

Wally Funk, the oldest woman to launch into space, dies at 87

Wally Funk became the oldest woman to launch into space in 2021 at the age of 82. She spent a lifetime preparing for the moment.
Smithsonian Magazine

Trailblazing Pilot Wally Funk Will Go to Space 60 Years After Passing Her Astronaut Tests

An undated photograph shows Wally Funk standing with a U.S. Air Force jet. Courtesy of Blue Origin Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday that an honored guest, Wally Funk, will join the ...

Meet Wally Funk: She passed the same astronaut tests as NASA’s first men in the 1960s but waited 60 years to fly into space

For Wally Funk, the dream of becoming an astronaut began long before women were welcomed into America's space programme. In ...

Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who trained as an early female astronaut, dies at 87

Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who finally went to space half a century after training to be a female astronaut, has died.
CNN

What happened to the funk?

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...
Entertainment Weekly

Terry Funk, wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer, dies at 79

Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk has died at age 79. Funk's career spanned more than 50 years and he was hugely influential in the development of hardcore wrestling. The ...
CBSSports.com

Terry Funk dies at 79: Legendary pro wrestler who had stints with WWE, WCW and ECW passes away

Legendary professional wrestler Terry Funk, whose influence was felt across multiple generations, has died at the age of 79. News broke of Funk's death on Wednesday afternoon. During his career, which ...