When the United States was lagging behind the Soviet Union in the race to space, the Soviet space agency announced plans to send women into space, which spurred American astronaut trainers to consider what might happen if they did the same.
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Flight Deck Podcast
Listen to all of the Museum’s best aviation and aerospace stories on the Flight Deck Podcast, a podcast that makes history personal. Episodes released every other Tuesday. We hope you enjoy it!!
Failure is Not An Option: The Story of Jerrie Cobb and the First Women Astronaut Trainees, Part 1
June 25, 2019 / WWII, NASA, WASP, Air Force, Jerrie Cobb
An Interview with a WASP
October 2, 2018 / Pilot, WWII, Personal Courage, Storytelling, WASP
96-year-old Betty Dybbro was fortunate enough to spend one year as a WASP (Women Air Force Service Pilot) during World War Two, and in order to tell her story, we enlisted Katherine K. and Nithi B., two members of Amelia’s Aero Club who participate in aviation and aerospace activities at the Museum.