From Jerrie Cobb to Wally Funk

From Jerrie Cobb to Wally Funk

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 1176 , Segment 1

From Jerrie Cobb to Wally Funk

Episode: From Jerrie Cobb to Wally Funk

  • Sep 15, 2021 7:00 pm
  • 33:54 mins

In the 1960s, NASA administered a series of grueling tests to a select the group of men who would become the nation’s first astronauts. Thirteen women passed these same tests and fought for their rights to fly among the stars. Guest: Rebecca Siegel, author of "To Fly Among the Stars: The Hidden Story of the Fight for Women Astronauts"