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Blue Origin to fly Mercury 13 woman, Wally Funk, on first crewed New Shepard flight. "No one has waited longer"


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Blue Origin will fly female aviator Wally Funk, one of the Mercury 13, on 1st crewed launch

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50 years ago, cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev became the first (and so far only) humans to die in space when their cabin depressurized. Recovery crews found the trio dead in their seats, with blue patches on their faces and blood dripping from their ears and noses