Stephens College alumna Wally Funk, 82, poses with a photo of herself when she was 22 year-old at left, as a flight instructor at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, and a photo of herself stepping out of Jeff Bezo’s ...

Femme Funk Fête is an upcoming celebration of black women, funk, and femininity coming to the Contemporary Arts Center on March 15. Femme Funk Fête is in collaboration with Mickalene Thomas’ Femme ...

After 60 years, Wally Funk is going into space. Funk, 82, was a member of a group called the FLATs — for First Lady Astronaut Trainees — formed in the early 1960s. She volunteered for the privately ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk -- who trained for NASA's Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space -- is finally getting her time amongst the ...

COLUMBIA - An alumna from Stephens College who became the oldest woman to go to space is visiting the college this week. Wally Funk, Jeff Bezos and two others were launched into space in July. "I've ...

VAN HORN, Texas — The countdown is on to the Texas takeoff. Billionaire Jeff Bezos is set to blast off into space in his own rocket on Tuesday morning. Bezos is bringing along a three-person crew.