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Wally Funk

American aviator and astronaut · United States · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1939 · age 87

Mary Wallace Funk is an American aviator, commercial astronaut, and goodwill ambassador.

Wally Funk is read about 102 times a day, in 25 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Honorary Doctorate2007
Women in Aviation International

About this person

She was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, the first female civilian flight instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the first female Federal Aviation Administration inspector, as well as one of the Mercury 13.

Country
United States
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1939 · age 87

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