Aviation pioneer and space-travel record breaker Wally Funk dies at 87

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Aviation pioneer Wally Funk has died at age 87. She was the oldest woman to travel into space, achieving this record in 2021. Grapevine City Councilwoman Duff O’Dell reported being by Funk's side on Wednesday at her assisted living center in Grapevine, Texas. Funk is remembered as a space-travel record breaker and a significant figure in aviation history, having successfully launched into space as the oldest woman to ever do so.
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