In the late 1950s, NASA recruited military test pilots to become the very first American astronauts.

They underwent an extensive battery of tests to find the very best astronauts for the Mercury program.

These men became the Mercury program. These men became the Mercury 7. About the same time, another round

of tests were being conducted on another group of pilots. These pilots were given the exact

same physical and mental tests as the astronauts.

The only difference was, they were women.

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My audiobook recommendation today is the Mercury 13.

The True Story of 13 Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackman.

In 1961, just as NASA launched its first man into space, a group of women underwent secret

tests in hopes of becoming America's first female astronauts.

They passed the same battery of tests as did the Mercury 7 astronauts,

but they were summarily dismissed by the Boys Club at NASA and on Capitol Hill.

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