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Who is Wally Funk?
Who is Wally Funk?
In the video clip above, Wally speaks briefly about her Mercury 13 testing. See the full video on YouTube.
Find out more about Wally by browsing a photo album of her activities and by reading her memoir.
In the video clip above, Wally speaks briefly about her Mercury 13 testing. See the full video on YouTube.
  • She is one of the most adventurous people you will ever meet.
  • As a pilot, she has logged 19,600 hours of flight time.
  • As a flight instructor, she has guided 3,000 students to their private pilot license or an advanced rating.
  • As one of the Mercury 13, she passed the same rigorous physical examinations as NASA's first astronauts (the Mercury 7 were all men).
  • She was one of only three Mercury 13 members to take additional physiological and psychological tests similar to the ones the Mercury 7 passed. She even went to Russia for training at the cosmonaut center in Star City.
  • She has continued to pursue spaceflight since 1961.
  • She is an expert marksman, an antique car enthusiast, and an avid zipliner.
  • She has traveled globally and ridden numerous exotic animals.
  • She believes that knowledge and carefulness eliminate fear.
  • She loves life.
  • She is one of the most adventurous people you will ever meet.
  • As a pilot, she has logged 19,600 hours of flight time.
  • As a flight instructor, she has guided 3,000 students to their private pilot license or an advanced rating.
  • As one of the Mercury 13, she passed the same rigorous physical examinations as NASA's first astronauts (the Mercury 7 were all men). She even went to Russia to train at the cosmonaut center in Star City.
  • She was one of only three Mercury 13 members to take additional physiological and psychological tests similar to the ones the Mercury 7 passed.
  • She has continued to pursue spaceflight since 1961.
  • She is an expert marksman, an antique car enthusiast, and an avid zipliner.
  • She has traveled globally and ridden numerous exotic animals.
  • She believes that knowledge and carefulness eliminate fear.
  • She loves life.
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