Mercury 13: the forgotten women of the space race - Science Weekly podcast

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• Episode: Mercury 13: the forgotten women of the space race - Science Weekly podcast
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• Duration: 00:30:05
• Published: 2019-07-19 08:59

As the space race heated up in the 1960s, 13 aviators passed the same tests as Nasa’s first astronauts, later going on to be called the Mercury 13. But because they were women, Nasa wouldn’t even consider them. One of those women was Wally Funk, who joins Nicola Davis and author Sue Nelson this week as they discuss what could and should have been. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod