St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: March 5, 2022

St. Louis MO

06 March, 2022

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: March 05, 2022 On this date in 1931, American aviator Geraldyn (Jerrie) Cobb was born. She was one of a group of women aviators who participated in the privately funded FLATS program. These women underwent all the physical and psychological testing required to become astronauts but were never allowed to fly in space. Jerrie often outperformed in these tests compared her male counterparts, finishing in the top 2% of all astronaut candidates of any gender. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.