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Jerrie Cobb

Successfully Passed Tests, But Passed Over

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Jerrie Cobb passed the training tests for astronauts in the top 5% of all candidates (male and female), but NASA policy keeping women out didn't change.
Jerrie Cobb with a Mercury space capsule

Jerrie Cobb with a Mercury space capsule

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