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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: Directed by David Sington, Heather Walsh. With Wally Funk, Rhea Woltman, Sarah Ratley, Bob Steadman. After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for the spaceflight.
- David Sington, Heather Walsh
- 2 min
Apr 20, 2018 · At a brisk and efficient 78-minutes, Mercury 13 is engaging, yet sadness and anger seeps in as it progresses.
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
- 79 min
May 29, 2018 · In April, Netflix debuted Mercury 13, a documentary about a trailblazing group of 13 women in the 1960s who could have been the first US female astronauts, if their training program hadn’t...
- 2 min
- Alessandra Potenza
Women train and test for space flight in 1961, but their dreams are dashed when only men are selected to become astronauts.
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Mercury 13 2018 | Maturity Rating: 13+ | 1h 19m | Documentaries After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for spaceflight.