Mercury 13 astronaut testing program

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:astronaut_selection_program
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:First_Lady_Astronaut_Trainees
gptkbp:cancellationDate	lack of official NASA support
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Dr._William_Randolph_Lovelace_II
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1961
gptkbp:influenced	women in space advocacy
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Mercury_7_astronaut_selection
gptkbp:legacy	paved way for women astronauts in NASA
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Lovelace_Foundation_for_Medical_Education_and_Research
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Wally_Funk gptkb:Jerrie_Cobb gptkb:Florence_May_Shutsy-Reynolds gptkb:Jane_Briggs_Hart gptkb:Bernice_Steadman gptkb:Gene_Nora_Jessen gptkb:Irene_Leverton gptkb:Janet_Dietrich gptkb:Jean_Hixson gptkb:Jerri_Sloan_Truhill gptkb:Marion_Dietrich gptkb:Myrtle_Cagle gptkb:Rhea_Hurrle gptkb:Sarah_Gorelick_Ratley
gptkbp:participants	13
gptkbp:purpose	test women for astronaut fitness
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:NASA_Mercury_program
gptkbp:significance	highlighted gender discrimination in astronaut selection
gptkbp:startDate	1960
gptkbp:status	cancelled
gptkbp:subjectOf	book The Mercury 13 by Martha Ackmann documentary Mercury 13
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Jane_Briggs_Hart
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mercury 13 astronaut testing program