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I watched a press conference about astronaut selection from the 60s. The press mostly wanted to know about religious persuasions and marital statuses which felt
by CraigJPerry 11y ago
I watched a press conference about astronaut selection from the 60s. The press mostly wanted to know about religious persuasions and marital statuses which felt like major culture shock to me.
- rjsw 11y agoYou might like to read The Right Stuff [1], the film is good too but the book goes into quite a bit of detail on how the astronauts were seen as representing the nation. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_%28book%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_%28book%29
- hudibras 11y agoOne of the Apollo astronauts was essentially fired for having an extra-marital affair with his future wife.