An Appreciation: Wally Funk, 1939-2026

Wally Funk
Credit: Irene Klotz/AW&ST
I met Wally Funk in the spring of 1994 at Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City—the headquarters of the International Organization of Women Pilots, also known as the Ninety-Nines. Wally was there with a group of women who had undergone astronaut training during the Mercury program. They had gathered...

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