In June 1961—a month after Alan Shepard had become the first American in space—then NASA Administrator James Webb introduced Jerrie Cobb at a banquet.
Having their cake and eating it too.
- Cobb passed many tests, yet NASA was embarassed by the publicity stunt efforts.
- Cobb appointment led to female interest, yet all the applicants ended up being the same white, test pilots.
P73. WH pressure delivered Cpt. Dwight, first black man after pentagon was pressured for a year.
"We can break him" - Chuck Yeagar.
"Kennedy wants a colored in space."
He was flushed out, assigned blackwater job.
P77. Dwight claims he was trated unfairly due to race.
The first AA male to make it, didnt make headlines because he crashed.
