Wally Funk became the oldest woman to launch into space in 2021 at the age of 82. She spent a lifetime preparing for the moment.

Wally Funk, the trailblazing pilot who finally reached space at age 82 and called New Mexico home early on in her life, has ...

Barred from Nasa's early astronaut programme because she was a woman, Wally Funk made headlines in 2021 by joining the first ...