Mercury 13
Documentary
- N/A
United States
English- 2018 - present
- Current
This documentary profiles women who were tested in 1961 for spaceflight, but had their dreams dashed when only men were chosen to become astronauts.
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Storyline
This documentary profiles women who were tested in 1961 for spaceflight, but had their dreams dashed when only men were chosen to become astronauts.
Country: United States
Type: unscripted
Status: Current
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Also Known As: マーキュリー13 宇宙開発を支えた女性たち, Mercury 13Меркурий 13 | See more »
Genres
Plot Keywords
spaceflight
american history
nasa
astronaut
mercury 13
female pilot
female astronaut
pilot
flying an airplane
aviation
women airforce service pilots
female aviator
reference to wasp women airforce service pilots
female airforce pilot
airforce pilot
air derby
reference to sputnik
manned spaceflight
nasa project
project mercury
spaceflight research
reference to project mercury
reference to jacqueline cochran
physical exam
reference to yuri gagarin
spaceflight test
reference to alan b. shepard jr.
sensory deprivation chamber
reference to alan bartlett shepard jr
sexism
misogyny
test pilot
female jet fighter pilot
reference to john glenn
prejudice
female fighter jet pilot
jet fighter pilot
reference to lyndon b. johnson
space race
reference to valentina terechkova
cosmonaut
female cosmonaut
reference to gordon cooper
national organization for women
saturn v launch
elmira new york
reference to eileen marie collins
reference to the space shuttle
reference to the apollo mission
timeframe 1960s
Company Credits
Production Co: A Netflix Original Documentary, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Coco Television, DOX Productions, Fadoo ProductionsFine Point Films, National Lottery through Arts Council England, Northern Ireland Screen | See more »
Awards
Awards & Nominations
Video Source Award 2018
Nominee
Video Source Award
