Cobb, already an accomplished pilot, became the first American woman (and the only one of the Mercury 13) to undergo and pass all three phases of testing.
Cobb, xa un piloto de aeroliñas cumprido, deviña a primeira muller americana (e a única do Mercury 13) en pasar e superar as tres fases de testeo que se facía naqueles tempos aos viaxeiros espaciais estadounidenses.