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Aviation pioneer and space-travel record breaker Wally Funk dies at 87
Funk became the oldest person to fly in space in 2021.
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ABC7 New York
· Jul 9, 2026
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
BERNAMA
· Jul 10, 2026
World : US Pilot And Oldest Woman In Space Wally Funk Dies At 87
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Bernama-dpa) -- United States (US) aviation pioneer Wally Funk has died at the age of 87, a spokeswoman for the city of Grapevine in the state of Texas said on Thursday, reported German Press Agency (dpa).
KSAT San Antonio
· Jul 9, 2026
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died.
Hindustan Times
· Jul 9, 2026
Mercury 13 icon Wally Funk, who waited 60 years to reach space with Jeff Bezos, dies at 87
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and Mercury 13 member, dies at 87. Here's how she broke barriers for women in aviation and finally reached space in 2021.
Ars Technica
· Jul 10, 2026
Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87
I have been waiting a long time to finally get up there...
Us Weekly
· Jul 11, 2026
Randolph Mantooth Dead at 80: 'Emergency!' Star Dies After Long Illness
Randolph Mantooth, best known for playing firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage on the hit 1970s NBC series Emergency!, has died. He was 80. Mantooth died on Thursday, July 9, at a hospice facility in Ventura, California, his brother Donald Mantooth, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Donald said the actor had been “ill for a number of years []
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Related coverage for "Aviation pioneer and space-travel record breaker Wally Funk dies at 87": ABC7 New York — Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87 . BERNAMA — World : US Pilot And Oldest Woman In Space Wally Funk Dies At 87. KSAT San Antonio — Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87. Hindustan Times — Mercury 13 icon Wally Funk, who waited 60 years to reach space with Jeff Bezos, dies at 87. Ars Technica — Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87. Us Weekly — Randolph Mantooth Dead at 80: 'Emergency!' Star Dies After Long Illness