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NYTIMES (Richard Goldstein) - Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/science/space/wally-funk-dead.html
Keywordswally-funknasaspace-travelastronautspaceage-recordbreaking-recordsdeathobituaryhollywoodscienceaviationwomen-in-spacehistorylegendaryextraordinary-featwellnesslongevityhuman-spiritinspiration

NPR (Pien Huang) - 54-year-old U.S. curler sets new American Winter Olympics age record

Rich Ruohonen has tried to get to the Olympics for almost 40 years. He finally got his chance, taking to the ice at the Milan Cortina Games representing the U.S. on Team Casper for curling.

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Sourcehttps://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/nx-s1-5712707/rich-ruohonen-oldest-american-winter-olympian
Keywordsrich-ruohonencurlingwinter-olympicsusamilan-cortina-2026sportsathletemilanocortinateam-casperolympic-gamesage-recordamerican-athleteice-sports