Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Anyone who's had a bad boss or a coworker has probably felt the sting of having their

hard work stolen.

They spend all weekend on a report or a spreadsheet, only to have the credit go to someone else.

Back in the 1970s, five women did a job that nobody else would or could do, and their

research led to some pretty incredible results.

Things that were ultimately attributed to the men of their field.

But Alina Schmotz and Heartline, Dr. Sylvia Earle-Meed, Dr. Renata Tru and Peggy Lucas Bond

did more for the United States space program than we will ever know.

In 1970, both NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior put out a call.

They were looking for scientists to head up the next initiative at a special facility

called TechTite2.

TechTite2 was a special kind of base, comprised of two metal capsules measuring 18 feet tall

and conducted by a narrow passage.

The capsules held a small kitchen with a refrigerator, a microwave, a small table, and a bathroom,

as well as bunks and a laboratory.

TechTite2 had been used four times previously by other teams of five, with four scientists

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