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Thirteen women tested for spaceflight in 1961, but only men were chosen.
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This documentary profiles women who were tested in 1961 for spaceflight, but had their dreams dashed when only men were chosen to become astronauts.
"If you have watched "Hidden Figures", you will be very interested in "Mercury 13". In this documentary, we get to know the story of the first female astronauts in the United States. During the space race, NASA launched various space programs and among them, one was secret and counted with a team of 13 female astronauts. However, the project did not work out - and it is about this cancellation that the new original Netflix documentary is about."