Dr. Randy Lovelace and the Astronauts Loretta Hall Author NSS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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 Loretta Hall

1943 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

1946 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

1958 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

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 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

Lovelace Clinic • Randy Lovelace’s experience and connections • A decade of experience testing test pilots • Development of machine- readable medical record cards 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

“Excellent Physical Condition” 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

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1959: The Mercury Seven 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

Lovelace & the Ladies 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

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 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

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) 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

Jerrie Cobb Courtesy of Loretta Hall

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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 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

Extra Tests 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

Women in Space Courtesy of Loretta Hall

Eileen Collins First Female Space Shuttle Pilot 1995 (Commander 1999) 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

1964 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

Lovelace Crater 3:17 PM Courtesy of Loretta Hall

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