(ANSA) - NEW YORK, JUL 01 - The 82-year-old WallyFunk, a former pilot who was banned from space decades ago, will also be traveling in space with Jeff Bezos on 20 July.
Funk was part of the so-called Mercury 13, the astronaut training program reserved for women in the 1960s. These were pilots who had all the requirements to fly but who were denied space due to their genre.
Funk will be the oldest person to set foot in space. "No one has waited any longer. Now is the time.
Welcome Wally, we are happy that you will fly with us on July 20th as the guest of honor," Bezos says on Instagram. (HANDLE).