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World Service,13 Aug 1997,27 mins

The Mercury Thirteen

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The story of the Mercury 13, a group of female pilots selected for astronaut training in 1961 after intense testing in which they equalled or surpassed their male colleagues. A look at why this training was never taken any further.

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