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- Dr. Randy Lovelace
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Dr. Randy Lovelace and the Astronauts Loretta Hall Author NSS - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dr. Randy Lovelace and the Astronauts Loretta Hall Author NSS Space Ambassador 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall 1918 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall 1920s 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall Oxygen for High-Fliers 3:17 PM Courtesy of
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1920s
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Oxygen for High-Fliers
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1943
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1946
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1958
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Astronaut Selection
- Age - less than 40
- Height - less than 5 ft. 11 in.
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)
- Graduate of test-pilot school
- 1,500 hours flying time
- Qualified jet pilot
- Excellent physical condition
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Lovelace Clinic
- Randy Lovelace’s experience and
connections
- A decade of experience testing
test pilots
- Development of machine-
readable medical record cards
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“Excellent Physical Condition”
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1959: The Mercury Seven
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Lovelace & the Ladies
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Male Qualifications
- Age - less than 40
- Height - less than 5 ft. 11 in.
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)
- Graduate of test-pilot school
- 1,500 hours flying time
- Qualified jet pilot
- Excellent physical condition
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Female Qualifications
- Commercial pilot’s license
- Age < 35
- Healthy, Accomplished, Determined
- > 2000 hrs of flying time
(Cobb had > 10,000 hrs)
- (Several were flight instructors)
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Jerrie Cobb
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Candidates
- 25 invited
- 18 came to Lovelace for testing
- 13 (68%) passed “without medical
reservations” vs 18 of 32 (56%) male candidates
- Top 4 as physically qualified as the
Mercury 7
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Extra Tests
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Women in Space
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Eileen Collins First Female Space Shuttle Pilot 1995 (Commander 1999)
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1964
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Lovelace Crater
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