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Not only Bezos, Wally Funk at 82 in space, "dreams keep active" - ​​Lifestyle

2021-07-23T10:48:52.871Z


From a young age he always dreamed of flying. At 82, he made one of his dreams come true. (HANDLE)


From a young age he always dreamed of flying.

At 82, he made one of his dreams come true.

She is Mary Wallace "Wally" Funk, an American aviator who left yesterday with the New Shepard, the spacecraft of billionaire Jeff Bezos, owner of the space company Blue Origin and founder of Amazon.


    In the 1970s she applied to NASA three times but was refused.

She was among the passengers on the first flight along with Bezos, her brother Mark and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen.

This flight leads her to be the oldest to fly after John Glenn who at 77, in 1988, went to space.


    "Dreams keep you long-lived and active, they are one of the factors of longevity - explains Francesco Landi, president of Sigg, the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics - To start with a rocket, moreover, it takes a considerable physical performance: it is the sign that there is no limit and that with adequate preparation and prevention we can achieve excellent performance even at the age of 80. But we must not forget the problems that the elderly fight every day, such as those who suffer from dementia. We must not forget pursue youth at all costs ". (HANDLE).


Source: ansa

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