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American Female Aviation & Space Pioneer Wally Funk's Incredible Life Achievements

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“AMERICAN FEMALE AVIATION & SPACE PIONEER WALLY FUNK'S INCREDIBLE LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS”

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Should private space companies prioritize sending trailblazers like Wally Funk to space?

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  • Space tourism isn't ready 0%

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Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000 — 2 years before SpaceX existed!

Jeff Bezos quietly started Blue Origin while still running Amazon. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. Despite the head start, Blue Origin flew its first crewed mission in July 2021, the same month SpaceX had already flown paying customers.

Topic poll · all networksWhat was the auction price for the Blue Origin seat Wally Funk flew in?

  1. $4.5 million
  2. $28 million
  3. $55 million
  4. $100 million
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$28 million

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