This was a good documentary. I never knew about the Mercury 13 before I saw this film. The film was well done, the interviews were captivating and I could help but wish these women had gotten their chance.
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After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for spaceflight.
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June 10, 2019 at 03:52 PM
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Good doc about a little known chapter of space race
Great documentary
Loved hearing from the mercury 13 women themselves on their journey. Documentary focuses on the space race and how a group of 13 women passed the first round of tests to enter the space program but were ultimately rejected by nasa. The first hand accounts and viewpoints were really interesting, and gives you a good perspective of the times. These women were rejected solely based on the fact that they were women, not because they didn't pass the tests... which is aggravating.
But follows through to the first woman to pilot a NASA space shuttle and how she honored the 13, which was really special.
Great source material, not a great documentary.
Listless and artless and toneless. Nice artwork though.