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A Woman Who Dreamed of a Moonwalk

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Published July 20, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

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Today marks the 35th anniversary of man's landing on the moon. Commentator Martha Ackmann remembers astronaut wannabe Jerrie Cobb, a top pilot who dreamed of soaring in space, but never got the opportunity.

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