Mercury 13 Collection (MS-012)

Title

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

Source

Myrtle Thompson Cagle 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 in Cockpit

Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb sitting in a cockpit holding a helmet.

Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb Sits on a Plane Wing

Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb sitting on a plane wing.

Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb Exiting a Plane

Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb standing at the door of an 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.

Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb and Trophy

Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb shows off one of her many flying awards.

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…