Jeff Bezos Chooses 82-Year-Old Woman for Fourth Spot on Blue Origin Spaceflight

The fourth astronaut boarding Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spaceflight has spent the past six decades trying to get to space.Wally Funk, 82, underwent training as an astronaut in the 1960s. When the flight takes off on July 20, she'll become the oldest person ever to fly to space.Bezos invited Funk to join the New Shepard spacecraft crew as an "honored guest," announcing her addition in a video posted to Instagram. "In 1961, Wally Funk was at the top of her class as part of the 'Mercury 13' Woman in ...