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3. They were actually testing women to be astronauts back in the 1960s...

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:37 AM

Jun 2016

In the end, thirteen women passed the same physical examinations that the Lovelace Foundation had developed for NASA’s astronaut selection process.

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The Incredible Story of NASA’s Forgotten ‘Rocket Girls’ [View all] Sancho Jun 2016 OP

It's just sad that women are never given credit for WhiteTara Jun 2016 #2

They were actually testing women to be astronauts back in the 1960s... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #3

My mother was one of those "rocket girls" TexasProgresive Jun 2016 #6

My boss when I worked at JSC was a real badass Xipe Totec Jun 2016 #7

Was she as bad asses as some of the astronuts (sic)? TexasProgresive Jun 2016 #8

Well, she was Red Adair's niece, so... Xipe Totec Jun 2016 #9