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Mercury 13 is a 2018 documentary film about the Mercury 13, thirteen American woman pilots who in 1960 took and passed the same tests given the previous year to the Mercury 7, the astronauts selected by NASA for Project Mercury.
Mercury 13 tells the remarkable true story of the women who fought fo... "If we're going to send a human being to space, we should send the one most qualified."
- 2 min
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- Netflix
After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for spaceflight. Watch trailers & learn more.
- David Sington, Heather Walsh
Apr 20, 2018 · I thought about this conversation a lot while watching the Netflix-produced documentary "Mercury 13," about the 13 female pilots who underwent astronaut training in the late 1950s/early '60s, in tandem with the first astronauts of NASA's space program.
Women train and test for space flight in 1961, but their dreams are dashed when only men are selected to become astronauts. Watch Mercury 13 with a subscription on Netflix. Mercury 13...
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- Jerrie Cobb, Eileen Collins
- David Sington, Heather Walsh
- Documentary
Apr 19, 2018 · Mercury 13, a fascinating documentary that had its first showings at the San Francisco Film Festival and will premiere Friday on Netflix, demonstrates the prejudice against women pilots that...
Mercury 13 2018 | Maturity Rating: 13+ | 1h 19m | Science & Nature Docs After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for spaceflight.
