So here is my new hero - Jerrie Cobb (1931-2019)
Check it.
👩🏻🚀 Jerrie Cobb was part of the Mercury 13, the group of women who completed the same astronaut physical and psychological tests as NASA’s Mercury astronauts. She was the first woman to pass all tests.
✈️ In her twenties (1959-1960), Cobb set three world aviation records.
🕊️ After her astronaut dreams were denied, Cobb flew for over 30 years on humanitarian missions in South America, delivering supplies and mapping air routes for indigenous communities. Her work earned her international honors and a 1981 nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
There’s also this awesome Apple TV series, For All Mankind, with a character named Molly Cobb, who is based on Jerrie Cobb. Molly is easily in my top 5 TV characters of all time. 💜
Photo: NASA
