Wally Funk Was Denied the Chance to Become an Astronaut in the 1960s Because of Her Gender ... - Latest Tweet by Reuters

Wally Funk was denied the chance to become an astronaut in the 1960s because of her gender despite passing the same rigorous NASA testing as Mercury Seven male astronauts in the program that first sent Americans into space. She's finally a chance at age 82 https://t.co/UiBdKJFnd1 pic.twitter.com/X1s8fK7QCc— Reuters (@Reuters) July 1, 2021

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