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Title
Jerrie Cobb Poses beside Mercury Capsule
Full Description
Jerrie Cobb poses next to a Mercury spaceship capsule. Although
she never flew in space, Cobb, along with twenty-four other
women, underwent physical tests similar to those taken by the
Mercury astronauts with the belief that she might become an
astronaut trainee. All the women who participated in the
program, known as First Lady Astronaut Trainees, were skilled
pilots. Dr. Randy Lovelace, a NASA scientist who had conducted
the official Mercury program physicals, administered the tests
at his private clinic without official NASA sanction. Cobb
passed all the training exercises, ranking in the top 2% of all
astronaut candidates of both genders.
While she was sworn in as a consultant to Administrator James
Webb on the issue of women in space, mounting political pressure
and internal opposition lead NASA to restrict its official
astronaut training program to men despite campaigning by the
thirteen finalists of the FLAT program. After three years, Cobb
left NASA for the jungles of the Amazon, where she has spent
four decades as a solo pilot delivering food, medicine, and
other aid to the indigenous people. She has received the Amelia
Earhart Medal, the Harmon Trophy, the Pioneer Woman Award, the
Bishop Wright Air Industry Award, and many other decorations for
her tireless years of humanitarian service.
Keywords
Mercury 13 Jerrie Cobb Jerri Jerry first woman space Amazon jungles flats flat
Subject Category
Mercury-Program, Women,
Reference Numbers
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Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: Digital
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