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Mercury 13

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Producing House

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2018-04-08

Runtime: 79 mins

Director: Heather Walsh, David Sington

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Mercury 13

Production Companies: Fine Point Films

Production Countries: Ireland

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