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Mercury 13

Synopsis

The pioneers enrolled in NASA's first female astronaut training program finally open up about their top-secret testing, which pitted them against the established boys' club of American astronauts of the 1950s.
Official Selection Hot Docs 2018 - International premeire

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
80 mins
Director
David Sington, Heather Walsh
Producer
Trevor Birney, Brendan Byrne, Geraldine Creed, David Sington, Heather Walsh
Editor
David Fairhead, Paul Holland
Director of Photography
Nickolas Dylan Rossi
Composer
Philip Sheppard

Genre

Climate / Environment Science

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Fine Point Films

2nd Floor Callender House
58-60 Upper Arthur Street
Belfast
BT1 4GJ
Northern Ireland

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