Wally Funk dies at 87 after a path from early astronaut testing to space
Wally Funk, the longtime Grapevine aviation pioneer who completed early astronaut testing and reached space decades later, reportedly died at 87.
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AP reports Grapevine aviation pioneer Wally Funk has died at 87
The longtime Grapevine resident participated in Mercury 13 testing and flew aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard at age 82.