Jerrie cobb biography sample
Jerrie cobb biography sample
Biography sample for kids.
Jerrie Cobb
American aviator and astronaut (–)
Geraldyn M. Cobb (March 5, – March 18, ), 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.[1]
Cobb set three aviation records in her 20s: the world record for non-stop long-distance flight, the world light-plane speed record, and a world altitude record for lightweight aircraft of 37, feet (11,&#;m).[2] In ,[3]Life Magazine named her as one of nine women of the " most important young people in the United States".[4][5]
Early life
Born on March 5, , in Norman, Oklahoma,[6] Cobb was the daughter of Lt.
Col. William H. Cobb and Helena Butler Stone Cobb. From birth, Cobb was on the move, as is common for many children of military families. Weeks a