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See You in the Morning (Feb 27) at 11 A.M. Central Time! Tomorrow morning, February 27, fans of the Mercury 13 will meet, VIRTUALLY, to celebrate their 60th anniversary! — 11 am to 1 pm Central [...]

Join the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in a February 27 Salute to the Mercury 13 After the 1962 Congressional Hearings ended their dreams of space travel, the women pilots who made up the Mercury 13 [...]

Wally Becomes One of  “The Mercury 13” Before Wally Funk became my first flight instructor in 1991, she distinguished herself — 30 years earlier. Back in 1961 — she was one of the 13 [...]

“Let’s Go to Space Camp,” Wally said Wally Funk was my flight instructor. I had been taking flying lessons from her for a month. The year was 1991. I met Wally at Women in Aviation (WAI) in St. [...]