Kagen said, “Although many of these women outshined and outperformed their male counterparts, they were never allowed to fly into space. 421 commends the Mercury 13 as pathfinders for NASA’s female astronauts, and encourages young women to follow in their footsteps and pursue careers in aviation and astronautics, as well as engineering and science. the United States flew the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle, Lt.the United States flew the first American woman in space, Dr.the Soviet Union flew the first woman in space in 1963.the Mercury 13 women were prepared to continue their contributions to America’s space program at the Naval School of Aviation Medicine in Pensacola, Florida, by undergoing advanced aeromedical examinations using jet aircraft and military equipment, until they were informed that their testing program was canceled.
the Mercury 13 women passed the same rigorous physical and psychological tests that the original Mercury 7 astronauts had to undergo.all of the Mercury 13 women were accomplished pilots with commercial ratings or better and at least 2,000 hours of flying time.
Steve Kagen (D-WI), the resolution contains a number of findings, including:
421) honoring the thirteen women pilots who participated in a vigorous women’s astronaut testing program in 1961 and came to be known as the “Mercury 13.” On June 6, the House approved, by voice vote, a resolution (H.
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