I met an aviation legend today

[AggieMike88]

I attended a Christmas Music event at a friends’s church and met Wally Funk.

 

[Daleandee]

Cool beans! The only Wally I've met and trained with was this guy:

Wally Moran
DPE, NAFI Flight Instructor Hall of Fame

Great guy to fly with and just to talk to. His is class and it ain't an act.

 

[Timbeck2]

You're gonna make us look her up ain't ya?

 

[murphey]

You're gonna make us look her up ain't ya?

If you have to ask…..There were NASA astronauts that never flew.

 

[Oldmanb777]

Wow, pretty cool. Icons of aviation are precious.

 

[GaryM]

If you have to ask…..There were NASA astronauts that never flew.

She made it to the edge of space. Quite recently!

 

[Craig]

Wally is a hoot to be around.

 

[3393RP]

If you have to ask…..There were NASA astronauts that never flew.

They weren't NASA astronauts. NASA didn't name women astronauts until 1978, and Funk and the 12 other women were never affiliated with the space agency.

The group performed medical and psychological testing in 1961 that was overseen by William Randolph Lovelace II, leader of the medical clinic in Albuquerque that bore his name. The Lovelace Clinic was responsible for testing of male astronaut candidates for the original Mercury Seven, and WRL tested the women at his expense, to see if they could meet the same standards.

 

[murphey]

They weren't NASA astronauts. NASA didn't name women astronauts until 1978, and Funk and the 12 other women were never affiliated with the space agency.

The group performed medical and psychological testing in 1961 that was overseen by William Randolph Lovelace II, leader of the medical clinic in Albuquerque that bore his name. The Lovelace Clinic was responsible for testing of male astronaut candidates for the original Mercury Seven, and WRL tested the women at his expense, to see if they could meet the same standards.

Thanks for the clarification.