Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who became the oldest woman to travel to space, has died at 87. The city of Grapevine, Texas, where she lived, announced on Thursday that she died peacefully the evening before, surrounded by loved ones. Funk, who was born on Feb. 1, 1939, has been hailed as a barrier-breaker for … Read more
Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins on breaking barriers in space – CBS News Watch CBS News Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins joins “CBS Saturday Morning” to discuss her groundbreaking journey to become the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space … Read more
Liz Cote’s cheerful demeanor masks an inner dread. Tonight, she is working a cozy volunteer shift in the lodge at the Veterans Memorial Recreation Area ski hill in Franklin, New Hampshire. Tomorrow, however, this Granite State native will point a pair of skis downhill for the first time. Learning to ski in stiff boots bolted … Read more