Rhea Woltman

Rhea Hurrle Allison Woltman (November 6, 1928 – February 15, 2021) was an American pilot. She was one of the Mercury 13.[1][2][3] She was born in Stearns County, Minnesota.[4] She was one of the thirteen women who passed all of the astronaut tests given at the Lovelace Clinic in 1961, making her a member of the Mercury 13.[3]

Rhea Woltman
Born
Rhea Hurrle

(1928-11-06)November 6, 1928
DiedTemplate:Date of death and age
Known forMercury 13, aviation

Woltman died on February 15, 2021 in St. Augusta, Minnesota at the age of 92.[5]

References

  1. "Rhea Woltman - Colorado Women's Hall of Fame" (in en-US). Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. http://www.cogreatwomen.org/project/rhea-woltman/. Retrieved 2018-07-21. 
  2. "DeLand column: Rhea's story is out of this world" (in en). St. Cloud Times. https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2015/05/16/deland-column-rheas-story-world/27463857/. Retrieved 2018-07-21. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Rhea Hurrle Allison Woltman · International Women's Air & Space Museum". iwasm.omeka.net. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  4. Hallonquist, Al. "Mercury 13 - the Women of the Mercury Era". www.mercury13.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  5. "Rhea Hurrle Allison Woltman". Legacy.com. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sctimes/obituary.aspx?n=rhea-hurrle-allison-woltman&pid=197858698. Retrieved 2021-02-27.