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Geraldyn M. Cobb (March 5, 1931 – March 18, 2019), commonly known as Jerrie Cobb, was an American pilot and aviator.She was also 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.
In 1960, Lovelace and Air Force Brig. General Don Flickinger invited Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb, known as an accomplished pilot, to undergo the same rigorous challenges as the men. [ 1 ] Lovelace became interested in beginning this program because he was a medical doctor who had done the NASA physical testing for the official program.
English: Jerrie Cobb, a well known female pilot in the 1950s, testing Gimbal Rig in the Altitude Wind Tunnel, AWT in April 1960. The Gimbal Rig, formally called MASTIF or Multiple Axis Space Test Inertia Facility, was used to train astronauts to control the spin of a tumbling spacecraft.
But other sources ie use "Geraldyn"! - 220.101 talk \ Contribs 07:03, 22 May 2011 (UTC) Hi, The NY Times obit (2019/04/19) has her name spelled "Geraldyn" - full name Geraldyn M. Cobb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thtriumph ( talk • contribs ) 13:35, 22 April 2019 (UTC) M. is a full name??
Federico Arellano and Cristina Geraldyn Salazar-Hinojosa. On Dec. 6, the family received a phone call from immigration authorities and they were told to report to an office in Greenspoint, Texas ...
Jerrie Cobb, aircraft pilot and member of the Mercury 13. [12] Wayne Coyne, guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter of rock band The Flaming Lips [13] Admiral William J. Crowe, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1985–1989. [14] Jimmy Edwards, professional football player [15]
Originally just two rooms, it has grown to over 63,000 square feet (5,850 m 2) of artifact space. It is a Smithsonian affiliate and is the only museum in the world to house test-fired engines that would have been used in the Space Race: a U.S. F-1 engine and a Soviet NK-33 engine.
Garcia said the suspect, 30-year-old Corey Cobb-Bey, approached Burks while he was waiting in a parking lot between calls. After a brief conversation, Cobb-Bey pulled out a gun and "executed" Burks.