She was a gifted pilot, setting many world records and was the first woman to fly in the Paris Air Show.

Born March 5, 1931. She was also part of the "Mercury 13," a group of women selected to go through … Advertisement. User-contributed … She … Jerrie Cobb with a Mercury spacecraft. “It is important for all of us to see ourselves in books.”-Dr. Jerrie Cobb Scott Upcoming Events A total of 13 women passed the difficult physical testing and became known as the Mercury 13, a reference to the Mercury 7 astronauts who were all men.
(Who else died on March 18?) --Dust jacket. Reviews. She hopes to be the first woman into space." She excelled, so the doctor who supervised the selection of NASA's Mercury astronauts recruited additional female pilots. Description: 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm: Responsibility: by Jerrie Cobb ; with Jane Rieker. A fascinating new book tells the untold stories of two women, Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, who could have been first. Twelve performed exceptionally. Jerrie Cobb was NASA’s first female astronaut candidate, passing astronaut testing in 1961. Died: Monday, March 18, 2019.

Nationality: American: Education: Oklahoma City Classen High School: Known for: Part of the "Mercury 13" Geraldyn M. Cobb (March 5, 1931 – March 18, 2019) was an American aviator. We invite you to share condolences for Jerrie Cobb in our Guest Book. A female world-record-setting pilot, Jerrie Cobb was recruited in 1959 to take the astronaut tests. None of the 13 women reached space.

Book: All Authors / Contributors: Jerrie Cobb; Jane Rieker; Prentice-Hall, Inc., Find more information about: OCLC Number: 1183468: Notes: "She was the first woman to pass the rigorous tests given to astronauts. Jerrie Cobb was NASA’s first female astronaut candidate, passing astronaut testing in 1961. Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. Died: March 18, 2019 (aged 88) Florida, U.S. Stephanie Nolen tracked down eleven of the surviving "Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees'' and learned the story of those early days of the space race and the … 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 undergo physiological screening tests at the same time as the original Mercury Seven astronauts, as part of a private, non-NASA program.