Project Detail

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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Fine Point Films

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