Jeff Bezos; his brother; a $28 million auction winner; and Wally ... auction. Funk recalled what it was like to join the Mercury 13 in 1961. “They asked me, ‘Do you want to be an astronaut?’ ...

Wally Funk was one of the first women trained to fly to space but was denied astronaut wings decades ago because of her gender. “Welcome aboard, Wally,” Blue Origin said on Twitter.

Aviator and aspiring astronaut Wally Funk pays tribute to pioneering women from the past, present and future of space travel. Show more The first footsteps on the Moon were one giant step for 'man ...