Wally Funk: Higher, Faster, Longer

Official account for "Higher, Faster, Longer" memoir by aviator, adventurer, #Mercury13 member & @blueorigin rocket-woman Wally Funk, as told to @AuthorLoretta

[Michael Sheetz @thesheetztweetz]

Wally Funk is an astronaut. https://t.co/9h4LUggrQG

[Alex Boyér @AlexBoyerFox4]

WOW: On our flight from DFW to DC today is famed aviator and astronaut Wally Funk! Funk became the oldest person to go to space in 2021, at age 82, flying on Blue Origin's New Shepardspacecraft during its suborbital flight, breaking a record held by John Glenn. @FoxNews @FOX4

[Peggy Whitson @AstroPeggy]

Accomplishing record-breaking moments never happened alone. I am especially proud to be highlighted with this incredible group of women. @fly_zolo  @WallyFunkFly https://t.co/BSbBjxt7kS

[Dresscode @dresscodeshirts]

We're celebrating the people we love in tech, 1 person a day, every day for the first 2 weeks of February. Today it's @WallyFunkFly who is truely a legend in her own lifetime, someone who has NEVER given up. We love that. https://t.co/bCOqJpRLJ5 #geekin #space #wallyfunk

[Headliner Awards @HeadlinerAwards]

Congrats to Lola Gomez of The Dallas Morning News for first place in feature photography for “Wally Funk” @dallasnews @LolaGomezC

[Women in Aviation International @WomenInAviation]

Relive special moments of the #WomeninAviation conference in Nashville including Wally Funk's special tribute! Meet flight test engineers, #WAI22 scholarship winners, & Cynthia Nubien, a helicopter A&P/pilot. All in the May/June22 issue of Aviation for Women. #IamWAI #WEareWAI

[Nicolina C Elrick @nicolinaElrick]

@WallyFunkFly thinking of you today as I shared about my female mentors #thankYou

[FEMA Region 6 @FEMARegion6]

🚀We had a blast hosting @WallyFunkFly.
⭐️Wally is one of the ‘Mercury 13’ women who passed NASA’s astronaut program in the 1960s but were not selected because of their gender.
⭐️In 2021, she became the oldest woman to travel to space with Blue Origin.
#WomensHistoryMonth

[Jim Williams @space_jim1]

Wally Funk wins 2022 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement! Congratulations ⁦@WallyFunkFly⁩! https://t.co/ir7pozkrec

[Debra Blankinship @notasnackcake]

Congratulations, Wally! You deserve it! #WomenInScience #astronaut #Heros

[Wally Funk: Higher, Faster, Longer @WallyFunkFly]

A proud moment this month! Receiving the official
@FAANews astronaut wings after last year's @blueorigin flight, the honor of a lifetime.

[National Aeronautic Association (NAA) @NatlAero]

NAA is pleased to announce that Wally Funk @WallyFunkFly has been named the recipient of the 2021 Stinson Trophy! 🚀🏆 We look forward to presenting Wally with the #StinsonTrophy at the 33rd Annual @WomenInAviation conference in Nashville, TN this March.

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[Neitheva @mrscalta]

What an amazing coincidence this afternoon outside our school @WallyFunkFly!🚀 Such an inspiration! 👩🏻‍🏫 😊 @GCISD @TimberlinePTA @TESleads #TigerStrong #TESleads @TimberlineNews

[A. L. Huber @huberal]

Go Wally Go!!!

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@WallyFunkFly @JeffBezos @stephenscollege @blueorigin @CoMissourian

[Wally Funk: Higher, Faster, Longer @WallyFunkFly]

Such a wonderful #WallyFunkDay in @GrapevineTXCity @VisitGrapevine

[Wally Funk: Higher, Faster, Longer @WallyFunkFly]

This was the most fabulous thing of my life, being with @blueorigin:

[Sandra Sadek @ssadek19]

Once in a while, I get to meet really amazing, inspiring people while on assignment for @impactnews like @WallyFunkFly, who just came back from space with @JeffBezos as part of @blueorigin's first human flight 😍

Great parade! @GrapevineTXCity @VisitGrapevine

[City of Grapevine TX @GrapevineTXCity]

@WallyFunkFly - Welcome Home to #GrapevineTX! We can’t wait to celebrate you w/ a #HometownHero parade! Pictured w/ @GrapevineLib Director, Ruth Chiego.

[IWASM @WomenintheAir]

@MusicalGeisha @WallyFunkFly If you’re interested in more #wallyfunk , check our Facebook for interviews conducted when Wally spoke at our museum in 2019. She is a hoot. So happy that a #MercuryWoman finally made it to space!