Mercury 13

2018
TV-PG
1h 18m

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7.0/10

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On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced their first astronaut class of all men, Mercury 7, to the world. This is the story of the 13 women who were just as deserving of their place in space.

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After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for the spaceflight.After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for the spaceflight.After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for the spaceflight.

Directors
- David Sington
- Heather Walsh
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- David Sington
- Heather Walsh
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Top cast40

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Wally Funk

Self - Pilot

Rhea Woltman

Self - Pilot

Sarah Ratley

Self - Pilot

Bob Steadman

Self - Husband of 'B' Steadman, Pilot

Jim Hart

Self - Son of Janey Hart, Pilot

Ann Hart

Self - Daughter of Janey Hart, Pilot

Gene Nora Jessen

Self - Pilot

Jacqueline Cochran

Self - Pilot
(archive footage)

Janey Hart

Self - Pilot
(archive footage)

Bernice Steadman

Self - Pilot
(archive footage)
(as "B" Steadman)

Randy Lovelace

Self - Doctor, Aerospace Medicine
(archive footage)

Jackie Lovelace Johnson

Self - Daughter of Dr. Randy Lovelace

Jerrie Cobb

Self - Pilot
(archive footage)

John Glenn

Self - Mercury Astronaut
(archive footage)

Gordon Cooper

Self - Project Mercury Astronaut
(archive footage)

Eileen Collins

Self - Astronaut

Freya Birney

Young Ann Hart

Myrtle Cagle

Self - Pilot
(archive footage)
(as Myrtle K Cagle)

User reviews10

Featured review

8/10

Great documentary

Loved hearing from the mercury 13 women themselves on their journey. Documentary focuses on the space race and how a group of 13 women passed the first round of tests to enter the space program but were ultimately rejected by nasa. The first hand accounts and viewpoints were really interesting, and gives you a good perspective of the times. These women were rejected solely based on the fact that they were women, not because they didn't pass the tests... which is aggravating.

But follows through to the first woman to pilot a NASA space shuttle and how she honored the 13, which was really special.

Trivia
Astronaut Eileen Collins was first woman and American Space Shuttle pilot and later, the first Space Shuttle Commander. She logged four missions into Space on the Space Shuttle. She is the winner of the prestigious Harmon Trophy and has spent 38 days 8 hours and 20 minutes in outer space. She is a retired USAF Colonel and test pilot.

Goofs
Reversed image. At 39:59 a TH-55 (Hughes 269) U.S. Army trainer hovers by the camera from left to right. The collective control is clearly visible in what appears to be the pilot's right hand. The collective is on the pilots left and thus the image must be reversed.