#50: Project Gemini, Part II
Ghosts of Arlington Podcast
English - July 04, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHistory history military cemetery army navy marine corps air force coast guard arlington Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
After the Mercury 7 were selected, an unofficial project sought to test 13 women pilots to see if they pass the same tests. The Mercury 13 - or FLATs (Fist Lady Astronauts Trainees) - all passed the Phase I tests but the project was cancelled before most of them could go any further. Because they had no test pilot experence (a career field only open to men in the 1950s and 1960s), none of them were astually considered to become astronauts despite impressive resumes and good test results.
As NASA prepared to move from Project Mercury to Project Gemini, the Soviet Space Program look for ways to stay ahead in the space race (at least in terms of propaganda). They took a huge gamble, but successfully flew the frist multi-crew mission (in stylish track suits and not pressurized space suits) and they also managed the first space walk, though the most dangerous part of that mission may have been after they landed back on Earth.
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