Description Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to complete NASA\'s 1961 Women in Space program.
Undeterred, Fu.
Politics and prejudice meant that none of the more-than-qualified women ever went to space.
Just one week before Funk was to enter the final phase of training, the entire program was abruptly cancelled.
Funk breezed through the rigorous physical and mental tests, her scores beating those of many of the male candidates--even John Glenn.
Description Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to complete NASA\'s 1961 Women in Space program