Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostBlue Origin’s Jeff Bezos has chosen an early female aerospace pioneer – an 82-year-old pilot denied astronaut wings decades ago because of her gender – to rocket into space with him in just three weeks.The company announced on Thursday that Wally Funk will be aboard the July 20 launch from West Texas, flying in the capsule for the 10-minute hop as an “honoured guest”. She’ll join Bezos, his brother and the winner of a charity auction, as the first people to ride a New Shepard rocket, named for…Read More