"The Six:" The Untold Story of NASA’s First Class of Female Astronauts | Amanpour and Company
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- Journalist Loren Grush explores the story of America’s first female astronauts in her new book "The Six." The author speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the discrimination faced by these trailblazing women - and the legacy they left.
Originally aired on September 22, 2023
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Interesting interview. As a woman who graduated from high school in 1974, it reminded me of how limited women still were in almost all fields then, but especially in math and science areas. Thanks for sharing!
Highly recommend Lauren's book. 10/10
I am currently reading the Book, about half way through it
The "untold story"--? These women were media darlings of 1978.
Media darlings? None of the women astronauts were household words until they flew in space. Compare to the media fawning over the original 7 before any had flown -- and the media covering up of malfeasance by Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.
@@brianarbenz1329 Strange, the women were prominently featured in interviews and books from 1978 onward. Apollo 11 got way more coverage than the Mercury 7, too.
But--WHAT "malfeasance by Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra"?
@@RideAcrossTheRiver I don't know if you were around during the Mercury 7 years, but the media coverage they received dwarfed what the Shuttle's women astronauts got in the late '70s. No comparison. Every school child knew the names of the 7.
Also, in 1959-61 there were 13 women pilots -- fully qualified to try out to be astronauts -- who tested Mercury prototypes, but were forbidden from applying to fly the capsule in space. NASA found them indispensable because a vastly higher proportion of women, of course, are 5-10 or shorter than men. It's just out of proportion to call the women astronauts some over-covered group.
I've seen the YT of ABC's Jules Bergman doing the first report of the Shuttle astronauts being announced. He was clearly unenthusiastic toward the women.
RE: malfeasance -- Wally Schirra sneaked John Young a corned beef sandwich as he entered his Gemini 3 capsule. Commander Gus Grissom was stunned when Young pulled it out. The crumbs in 0 gravity went everywhere, posing a danger of a fire (sound familiar in the story of Gus Grissom?), or short circuits.
NASA blew its top when they found out, but kept the story a secret for years. Imagine Grissom and Young dying in a fire due to that.
In 1962, Scott Carpenter flew wildly against orders in his Mercury craft, wasting so much attitude fuel, he could not control the angle of re-entry. He landed 175 miles off the planned spot. NASA and the Navy spent millions in a long search for him. He was fired by NASA, though they NASA used terminology to cover that up. That's 3 astronauts who nearly died because of hijinks. And media said nothing about it in the '60s.
So who were the darlings?
@@brianarbenz1329 RUclips erased your reply. What "malfeasance"?
YT did that? May they step on a Lego barefoot in the dark! … I’m going to bed. I’ll post it over again tomorrow. G’night!
Affirmative action bs
Yep, these women were never "astronauts" nor were they ever intended to be. They were test subjects for medical baselines.
Any one of those women is ten times the man you are.
Kathy Thornton saved the Hubble Telescope on space walks after it was messed up in production on Earth. What @samuelirizarry called "bs" is why the Hubble ever took a single picture. Her extremely precise and complicated work prevented the boondoggle of all time. Have you learned something from this comment, Sam?
@@brianarbenz1329 She's a mom AND rescued Hubble. Hope Sam becomes more human someday.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver I expect Sam got his brownie points for trolling.
Our astronauts poop into a vacuum. It’s undignified.
Please, science community, take the UFO/Alien Abduction phenomenon seriously! There’s a better way.
^ Most pointless, jumbled comment I've ever seen on RUclips.
@@brianarbenz1329 this is a reflection of your ignorance, not mine.
When human kind is courageous enough to take the UFO phenomenon seriously, that’s when everything will change.
Courage is an ingredient of progress, and
Human kind is so cowardly.
What is your explanation for the UFO phenomenon? Who is watching us, and why?
I have a clever, profound, simple explanation based on research. Do you?
Being called ignorant by someone who believes in UFOs is a point of pride!
@@brianarbenz1329 it’s OK to admit that fear prevents you from taking this topic seriously.
I know what it’s like to research the UFO and “alien abduction” phenomenon; it’s terrifying!
For the record, here is my explanation for the UFO phenomenon:
We are being watched by human beings who live in space on ships as explorers. They watch us because we ARE them, just ignorant. One day, we will join them. It is our destiny, the pattern of life.
And the “alien -type” creatures (👽) are a form of artificial intelligence, “robots” of the future.
Best Wishes, Brian.
💖
@@brianarbenz1329 No, Brian.
The truth is the UFO phenomenon scares you , so you refuse to take it seriously.
It’s a common human reaction to fear: to make fun.
I believe the human brain is the end-point of evolution, because the human brain can understand how the Universe works.
So, can you guess who I believe is watching us?
*Humans,* just like you and I, except they have a complete understanding of existence.