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NASA’s 1st Female Astronaut Candidate Jerrie Cobb Passes Away

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 America’s first female astronaut candidate, pilot Jerrie Cobb passed away in Floridaat the age of 88 following a brief illness. In 1961, Cobb became the first woman to pass astronaut testing. Altogether, 13 women passed the arduous physical testing and became famous as the Mercury 13.
Source: Business Standard


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