Wally Funk Was 21 when She Passed the Same Rigorous Testing as the Mercury Seven Male ... - Latest Tweet by Reuters

Wally Funk was 21 when she passed the same rigorous testing as the Mercury Seven male astronauts, the first Americans to go to space. But she was denied the chance to become an astronaut because of her gender. The 82-year-old is finally going to space https://t.co/xhvcnk5ZKK pic.twitter.com/SHKoz9rZXC— Reuters (@Reuters) July 2, 2021

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