'No one has waited longer': trailblazing female pilot Wally Funk will go to space with Bezos

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8. With Chuck Yeager dead that is probably true.

[link:https://astronomy.com/news/2020/12/these-astronauts-had-the-right-stuff-but-never-made-it-to-space|

"American fighter ace and test pilot Chuck Yeager, who famously was the first person to break the sound barrier, was not even considered for astronaut candidacy, as he was not a college graduate. (Yeager, who epitomized what author Tom Wolfe called “The Right Stuff,” passed away this week at the age of 97.)" 12/20202 article