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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..."
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"I have been waiting a long time to finally get up there..."
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According to Ars Technica’s linked source, 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…”
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