{"id":168790,"date":"2005-03-22T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-22T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-345117"},"modified":"2024-06-10T17:58:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T21:58:26","slug":"women-who-reach-for-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people-of-nasa\/women-at-nasa\/women-who-reach-for-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Who Reach for the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of seven women from Project Mercury\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg 3003w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=300,211 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=768,539 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=1024,719 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=1536,1079 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=2048,1438 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=400,281 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=600,421 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=900,632 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=1200,843 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/162061main-image-feature-691-ys-full.jpg?resize=2000,1405 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Seven members of the first lady astronaut trainees in 1995. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As the nation celebrates the contributions of women during National Women\u2019s History Month in March, NASA recognizes a number of women who made historic strides into the unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among these heroes is a group, often called the \u201cMercury 13,\u201d a team of 13 women who shared a dream \u2013 to be America\u2019s first women pioneers in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. William Randolph Lovelace helped develop the tests for NASA\u2019s male astronauts and became curious to know how women would do taking the same tests. In 1960, Lovelace invited Geraldyn \u201cJerrie\u201d Cobb to undergo the same rigorous challenges as the men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cobb, already an accomplished pilot and on her way to being one of the world\u2019s best, became the first American woman to pass all three phases of testing. The results were announced at a conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Lovelace and Cobb recruited more women to take the tests, financed by the world-renowned aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A woman flying a gimbal rig\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=1536,1229 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=2048,1638 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=900,720 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=1200,960 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7538840540-9fcdc1b92d-o.jpg?resize=2000,1600 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Jerrie Cobb, a well-known woman pilot in the 1950s, flies the Gimbal Rig in the Altitude Wind Tunnel, (AWT) in April 1960 at the Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center). <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Women throughout the country responded after hearing about the opportunity through newspaper articles and friends. Most of the candidates were already accomplished pilots and recruited through the Ninety-Nines, a women pilot\u2019s organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This courageous group of women accepted the challenge to be tested for a position as part of the U.S. space team that became known as the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLAT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since doctors didn\u2019t know what stresses astronauts would experience in space, tests ranged from the typical X-ray and general body physicals to the atypical, in which the women had to swallow a rubber tube so their stomach acids could be tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctors tested the reflexes in the ulnar nerve of the women\u2019s forearms using electric shock. To induce vertigo, ice water was shot into their ears, freezing the inner ear so doctors could time how quickly they recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women were pushed to exhaustion using specially weighted stationary bicycles to test their respiration. They subjected themselves to many more invasive and uncomfortable tests to gain the opportunity to be part of America\u2019s space team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirteen women were chosen for future training. The FLAT finalists were Jerrie Cobb, Wally Funk, Irene Leverton, Myrtle \u201cK\u201d Cagle, Janey Hart, Gene Nora Stumbough (Jessen), Jerri Sloan (Truhill), Rhea Hurrle (Woltman), Sarah Gorelick (Ratley), Bernice \u201cB\u201d Trimble Steadman, Jan Dietrich, Marion Dietrich and Jean Hixson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the FLAT project was discontinued, many went on to extraordinary achievements in other endeavors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women like these encourage those of all ages to go above and beyond their present circumstances and serve as role models to empower future leaders. They paved the way for female astronauts like Sally Ride, Eileen Collins and many others that now support the U.S. Space Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The personal sacrifices and dedication of the \u201cMercury 13\u201d continue to inspire women to reach for the stars, the Moon, Mars and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\t\t<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/flag-day-2024-one-small-flags-incredible-journey\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/flag-day-2024-11-us-flag-after-demo-2-mission-arrival-1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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