Jerrie Cobb
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Jerrie Cobb | |
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 Jerrie Cobb with a Mercury spacecraft | |
| Born | March 5, 1931 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 2019 (aged 88) Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Oklahoma City Classen High School |
| Known for | Part of the "Mercury 13" |
| Aviation career | |
| First flight | 1943 |
Geraldyn M. Cobb (March 5, 1931 – March 18, 2019) was an American aviator. She was also part of the "Mercury 13," a group of women selected to go through physiological screening tests at the same time as the original Mercury Seven astronauts.
Cobb died at her home in Florida on March 18, 2019 at the age of 88.[1]
Jerrie Cobb Media
Jerrie Cobb operating the Multi-Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF) at the Lewis Research Center in Ohio. The test simulated bringing a spinning spacecraft under control, and was one of many that the women of the Mercury 13 went through in order to qualify for space flight.
References
- ↑ Jerrie Cobb, one of the most gifted female pilots in history, has died. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
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