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  • Episode 188
  • 13 Jul 2019
  • 24 min

Sue Nelson and Wally Funk

  • Meet the Writers
  • Episode 188
  • 24 min

As part of the Mercury 13, Wally Funk was one of the pioneering women of space travel, frequently outperforming male astronaut candidates in tests of endurance. But just one week before the final phase of training, the programme was abruptly cancelled. Politics and prejudice meant that Wally never flew into…

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  • Georgina Godwin

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