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Saturday, July 11
Wally Funk, last of the 'Mercury 13' and oldest woman in space, dies
collectSPACE — 6:43 am ET (1043 GMT)
The soccer ball that went to space – 30 years after surviving a first attempt which ended in disaster
The Athletic — 6:14 am ET (1014 GMT)

Friday, July 10
Astronaut and aviation pioneer Wally Funk dies at 87
Houston Chronicle — 6:45 am ET (1045 GMT)
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who trained as an early female astronaut, dies at 87
CNN — 6:35 am ET (1035 GMT)
Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87
New York Times — 6:16 am ET (1016 GMT)
Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87
SPACE.com — 6:07 am ET (1007 GMT)
Pioneering aviator and astronaut trainee Wally Funk dead at 87
Reuters — 5:58 am ET (0958 GMT)
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
AP — 5:58 am ET (0958 GMT)
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87
The Guardian — 5:50 am ET (0950 GMT)
Wally Funk, trailblazing aviator who waited 60 years to go to space, dies at 87
Washington Post — 5:49 am ET (0949 GMT)

Thursday, July 9
Ham the Astrochimp, first ape in space who retired to the NC Zoo, finally gets his due
Raleigh (NC) News and Observer — 4:02 am ET (0802 GMT)

Wednesday, July 8
'Once Upon a Time in Space' series to tell Florida's space story
Florida Today — 4:10 am ET (0810 GMT)

Tuesday, July 7
What is the oldest piece of Americana to have been flown into space?
collectSPACE — 4:38 am ET (0838 GMT)

Thursday, July 2
Rocket man: Martin Mikulas’ 65-year NASA career started during space race
Smithfield (VA) Times — 2:51 am ET (0651 GMT)
50 years on, will the Mars lander arm that opened the National Air and Space Museum please raise its hand?
collectSPACE — 2:47 am ET (0647 GMT)
In 1776, the solar system only had 6 planets. Now, it has 8. Does it end there?
SPACE.com — 2:28 am ET (0628 GMT)

Wednesday, July 1
America 250: How has telescope technology evolved since the dawn of the U.S.?
SPACE.com — 5:02 am ET (0902 GMT)

Tuesday, June 30
Asteroid Day & eight other key dates in asteroid history
ESA — 5:53 am ET (0953 GMT)

Sunday, June 28
SpaceCamp at 40: A wish-fulfillment fantasy brought down to earth by NASA's real-life disaster
SPACE.com — 7:41 am ET (1141 GMT)

Friday, June 26
Todd Halvorson, legendary space reporter, dies at 68
Florida Today — 5:45 am ET (0945 GMT)

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Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)

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Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:11 PM ET (0011 GMT)

Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:09 PM ET (0009 GMT)

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Saturday, July 11
ESA’s first Chemical Propulsion Lab now operational
ESA — 7:18 am ET (1118 GMT)
Democratic Texas AG candidate claims $110m in grants for Elon Musk’s Starlink ‘sure looks’ like corruption
The Guardian — 7:18 am ET (1118 GMT)
Aircraft Procurement, Space Launch Could Pay for Unexpected Personnel Costs
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 7:15 am ET (1115 GMT)
SpaceX attends Louisiana ‘summit’ as speculation over its plans swirls
New Orleans Advocate — 7:13 am ET (1113 GMT)
SpaceX Brands Data Center Satellites As Starmind
Aviation Week — 7:12 am ET (1112 GMT)
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