STP128 - Wally Funk - A True Space Pioneer - with Sue Nelson

<p>2023 is a big year for women in space flight with historic anniversaries and landmark announcements coming up, so we want to start to highlight some female Space Flight Pioneers and today we talk about Wally Funk. To do this we’re joined by journalist and broadcaster Sue Nelson who wrote the wonderful book: “Wally Funk’s Race For Space”</p><br><p>Sue Nelson:</p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-nelson-boffin-media-27969329/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-nelson-boffin-media-27969329/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ScienceNelson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ScienceNelson</a></p><br><p>Space Boffins Podcast:</p><p><a href="https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/astronomy-podcasts/space-boffins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/astronomy-podcasts/space-boffins</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/spaceboffins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/spaceboffins</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceBoffins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SpaceBoffins</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Full show notes: <a href="https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp128-wally-funk-a-true-space-pioneer-with-sue-nelson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp128-wally-funk-a-true-space-pioneer-with-sue-nelson</a></p><p>Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.</p><br><p>Image Credits:&nbsp;Sue Nelson</p><br><p>Space and Things:</p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1</a></p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast" rel="noopener norefe