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Mercury 13 astronaut testing program
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Mercury_13_astronaut_testing_program
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Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Mercury 13 astronaut testing program
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