Wally Funk

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:award gptkb:FAA_Gold_Seal
gptkb:Amelia_Earhart_Medal
Inductee, National Aviation Hall of Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1939-02-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Las_Vegas,_New_Mexico,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Stephens_College
gptkb:Oklahoma_State_University
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Mary_Wallace_Funk
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wally Funk
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Blue_Origin_NS-16_flight
gptkb:Mercury_13
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Mercury_13
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement first female Federal Aviation Agency inspector
first female air safety investigator for the NTSB
first female civilian flight instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
gptkbp:numberOfFlightHours over 19,600
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:pilot
astronomer
flight instructor
gptkbp:pilotLicense flight instructor
commercial pilot
airline transport pilot
gptkbp:recordedAt oldest person to fly to space (at age 82)
gptkbp:spaceFlightCompany gptkb:Blue_Origin
gptkbp:spaceFlightDate 2021-07-20
gptkbp:spaceFlightRole space tourist
gptkbp:spaceMission gptkb:Blue_Origin_NS-16
gptkbp:subjectOf biography 'Higher, Faster, Longer: My Life in Aviation and My Quest for Space Flight'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blue_Origin
gptkb:New_Shepard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5