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Waited a lifetime : Wally Funk will finally live out her space dreams, says friend
Wally Funk has dreamt of going to space for more than six decades. On July 20, 2021, the American pilot and member of the so-called Mercury 13 will finally achieve that dream thanks in part to Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos.
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On July 20, 2021, Wally Funk will have achieved a dream she s spent almost 60 years chasing
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Posted: Jul 16, 2021 7:48 PM ET | Last Updated: July 16
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Blue Origin announced that Mercury 13 astronaut trainee Wally Funk will be aboard the company’s July 20 launch from West Texas, flying as an “honoured guest.” (NASA via AP)
FloridaUnited-statesNew-mexicoAmericansAmericaRandy-lovelaceJohn-glennBrent-bamburyWally-funkJeff-bezosRichard-branson-virginEileen-collinsThe flight comes nine days after rival Richard Branson, the British billionaire businessman, was aboard his company Virgin Galactic`s rocket plane for its pioneering suborbital flight from New Mexico.
Bezos sought to downplay any rivalry with Branson. There`s one person who was the first person in space. His name was Yuri Gagarin. And that happened a long time ago, Bezos said on the NBC`s program Today, referring to the Soviet cosmonaut who reached space in 1961. I think I`m going to be number 570 or something. That`s where we`re going to be in this list. So this isn`t a competition. This is about building a road to space so that future generations can do incredible things in space, Bezos said.
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