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The Woman Who Should Have Been the First Female Astronaut

StartsWithABang writes We like to think of the Mercury 7 — the very first group of NASA astronauts — as the "best of the best," having been chosen from a pool of over 500 of the top military test pilots after three rounds of intense physical and mental tests. Yet when women were allowed to take the same tests, one of them clearly distinguished herself, outperforming practically all of the men. If NASA had really believed in merit, Jerrie Cobb would have been the first female in space, even before Valentina Tereshkova, more than 50 years ago. She still deserves to go.

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  1. Re:She would've flunked the sperm test by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 3, Funny

    That reminds me of the old joke about the male athlete who planted someone else's urine to clear himself of doping charges. "We have two good news for you; first, you've been cleared of the charges, and second, you're pregnant."

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  2. Re: All about perception by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Didnt they send monkeys to space before whitesï¼Y