Geraldyn M. Cobb
American aviator (1931-2019) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 88
Geraldyn Meron "Jerrie" Cobb was an American pilot and aviator. She was part of the Mercury 13, a group of women who underwent physiological screening tests at the same time as the original Mercury Seven astronauts, and was the first to complete each of the tests.
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2019Died18 March 20192012National Aviation Hall of FameAward2007Honorary DegreeAward1973Harmon TrophyAward1962Golden Plate AwardAward1931Born5 March 1931
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![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.[12]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Jerrie_Cobb%2C_Lady_Pilot%2C_testing_Gimbal_Rig_in_AWT_-_GPN-2000-000379.jpg/1280px-Jerrie_Cobb%2C_Lady_Pilot%2C_testing_Gimbal_Rig_in_AWT_-_GPN-2000-000379.jpg)
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Lived 1931 to 2019 · aged 88
