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Mercury 13

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 20, 2018

Summary: Mercury 13 is a remarkable story of the women who were tested for spaceflight in 1961 before their dreams were dashed in being the first to make the trip beyond Earth. NASA’s ‘man in space’ program, dubbed ‘Project Mercury’ began in 1958. The men chosen - all military test pilots - became known as The Mercury 7. But away from the glare of the media, behind firmly closed doors, female pilots were also screened. Thirteen of them passed and, in some cases, performed better than the men. They were called the Mercury 13 and had the ‘right stuff’ but were, unfortunately, the wrong gender. Underneath the obsession of the space race that gripped America, the Mercury 13 women were aviation pioneers who emerged thirsty for a new frontier, but whose time would have to wait.

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Runtime:	78 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	https://www.netflix.com/title/80174436
Production:	Fine Point Films
Genres:	Documentary
Country:	US
Language:	English

Director	Credit
David Sington	Director
Heather Walsh	Director

Principal Cast	Credit
Ann Hart	Herself, Daughter Of Janey Hart
Bill Clinton	Himself
Eileen Collins	Herself, Astronaut
Gordo Cooper	Himself, Mercury Astronaut
Gus Grissom	Himself, Mercury Astronaut
Hillary Rodham Clinton	Herself
Jacqueline Cochran	Herself, Pilot
Jerrie Cobb	Herself
John Glenn	Himself, Mercury Astronaut
Myrtle Cagle	Herself
Wally Funk	Herself

Cast	Credit
Ann Hart	Herself, Daughter Of Janey Hart
Gene Nora Jessen	Herself, Pilot
Jackie Lovelace Johnson	Herself, Daughter Of Dr. Randy Lovelace
Janey Hart	Herself, Pilot
Jim Hart	Himself, Son Of Janey Hart
Lyndon Johnson	Himself

Producer	Credit
Brendan Byrne	Producer
David Sington	Producer
Eimhear O'Neill	Co-Producer
Geraldine Creed	Producer
Heather Walsh	Producer
Jonathan Mussman	Production Executive
Trevor Birney	Producer