Mercury 13 Collection (MS-012)
Title
Mercury 13 Collection (MS-012)
Subject
Mercury 13
Woman in Space Program
NASA
Lovelace Foundation
Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees -- FLATS
Description
The Mercury 13 Collection is comprised of material relating to the 25 women who participated in the Woman in Space Program from 1960-1962. It includes manuscripts, artifacts, and photographs from the participants.
Creator
Bernice Steadman
Jerrie Cobb
Myrtle Thompson Cagle
Wally Funk
Jerrie Cobb
Myrtle Thompson Cagle
Wally Funk
Source
Myrtle Thompson Cagle Collection
Bernice Steadman Collection
Jerrie Cobb Collection
Wally Funk Collection
Bernice Steadman Collection
Jerrie Cobb Collection
Wally Funk Collection
Date
1960-1962
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at collections@iwasm.org.
Language
English
Identifier
MS-012
Collection Items
Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb Tests the Gimbal Rig
Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb training on the Gimbal Rig called the Multiple Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF) at the NASA Lewis Research Center, now the John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb in U.S. Airforce F898 Airplane
Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb sitting in an U.S. Airforce FC-898 airplane.
Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb at the Controls
Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb sits at the controls of an airplane, holding an aerial map.
Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb Applies Her Makeup
Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb uses the reflection of an airplane spinner to apply her makeup.
Bernice "B" Steadman
Portrait of Bernice "B" Steadman standing next to some of her flying trophies. Steadman was one of thirteen women to pass the first female astronaut testing program in 1961. This group of thirteen women later became known as the Mercury 13.
Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb Posing at the Controls
Well-known female aviator and record breaker Geraldyn "Jerrie" M. Cobb, dressed in a white suit, smiles back at cameraman Dale Fudge from the airplane controls.
Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb Tests the Gimbal Rig
Geraldyn ("Jerrie") Cobb training on Multiple Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF), or “gimbal rig,” at the NASA Lewis Research Center (now the John H. Glenn Research Center) in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lovelace Clinic
The Lovelace Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico is a privately owned research institute. It was the site chosen by NASA in 1959 to test men to be potential Project Mercury astronauts. Dr. William Lovelace also independently tested women for astronaut…
Lovelace Clinic Aerial View
Pictured is an aerial view of the Lovelace Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a privately owned research institute, and it was the site chosen by NASA in 1959 to test men to be potential Project Mercury astronauts. Dr. William Lovelace also…
Geraldine "Jerri" Sloan Truhill
A portrait of Geraldine “Jerri” Sloan Truhill, a member of the Mercury 13.