Meet Wally Funk: She passed the same astronaut tests as NASA’s first men in the 1960s but waited 60 years to fly into space
- Image(s): Guinness World RecordsFor Wally Funk, the dream of becoming an astronaut began long before women were welcomed into America's space programme.
- In 1961, the gifted pilot completed the same gruelling medical and psychological tests given to NASA's first astronauts as part of the pioneering Mercury 13 programme.
- Despite outperforming many of her male counterparts, she was never given the chance to fly, not because of a lack of ability, but because she was a woman.
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- Image(s): Guinness World RecordsFor Wally Funk, the dream of becoming an astronaut began long before women were welcomed into America's space programme.
- In 1961, the gifted pilot completed the same gruelling medical and psychological tests given to NASA's first astronauts as part of the pioneering Mercury 13 programme.
- Despite outperforming many of her male counterparts, she was never given the chance to fly, not because of a lack of ability, but because she was a woman.
Sources: Times of India