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Did any “washouts” of the Mercury program eventually become astronauts?
Size of Apollo era astronautsDo astronauts qualify to be calculated for hazardous duty in their pay?Is the use of “former” with astronauts really necessary?Who really coined the phrase “Light the Candle!” to commence with a rocket launch?What are the consequences if an astronaut's helmet gets damaged during a spacewalk?What was the reason for an odd number of astronauts in almost every group of the early US space program?What are some specific examples of the calculations human “computers” did for the Mercury space program?Did the Apollo astronauts ever take any medications while on their mission in order to calm their nerves?How did Shepard's and Grissom's speeds compare with orbital velocity?Did astronaut candidates have a lung capacity test, as portrayed in the movie The Right Stuff?
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The movie The Right Stuff portrays several dozen candidates for Project Mercury, who are eventually culled down to the final seven astronauts.
Did any of the unsuccessful candidates for the Mercury program eventually become astronauts?
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The movie The Right Stuff portrays several dozen candidates for Project Mercury, who are eventually culled down to the final seven astronauts.
Did any of the unsuccessful candidates for the Mercury program eventually become astronauts?
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The movie The Right Stuff portrays several dozen candidates for Project Mercury, who are eventually culled down to the final seven astronauts.
Did any of the unsuccessful candidates for the Mercury program eventually become astronauts?
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The movie The Right Stuff portrays several dozen candidates for Project Mercury, who are eventually culled down to the final seven astronauts.
Did any of the unsuccessful candidates for the Mercury program eventually become astronauts?
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According to the Wikipedia article on Project Mercury:
Navy Lt (later Capt) Jim Lovell, who was later an astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs, did not pass the physical tests.
Lovell flew on 4 different missions, notably as the commander of the famous Apollo 13. He was also part of the crew for Gemini 7 (Pilot) & 12 (Command Pilot) and Apollo 8 (Command Module Pilot).
Pete Conrad, who also took part in the selection process, disagreed with the tests practiced by NASA and chose to voluntarily fail several of them.
Unlike his fellow candidates, Conrad rebelled against the regimen. During a Rorschach inkblot test, he told the psychiatrist that one blot card revealed a sexual encounter complete with lurid detail. When shown a blank card, he turned it around, pushed it back and replied, "It's upside down".
Then when he was asked to deliver a stool sample to the onsite lab, he placed it in a gift box and tied a red ribbon around it. Eventually, he decided that he had had enough. After dropping his full enema bag on the desk of the clinic's commanding officer, he walked out. His initial application to NASA was denied with the notation not suitable for long-duration flight.
He later reapplied and finally joined NASA in 1962. Conrad also flew on 4 different missions : Gemini 5 (Pilot) & 11 (Command Pilot), Apollo 12 (Commander) and Skylab 2 (Commander)
So it seems at least two of the candidates that failed the tests did later become astronauts.
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Also Pete Conrad.
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– Organic Marble
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Conrad kinda failed the tests "on purpose" (particularly the Rorschach test) so I wasn't sure if I could include him or not.
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According to the Wikipedia article on Project Mercury:
Navy Lt (later Capt) Jim Lovell, who was later an astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs, did not pass the physical tests.
Lovell flew on 4 different missions, notably as the commander of the famous Apollo 13. He was also part of the crew for Gemini 7 (Pilot) & 12 (Command Pilot) and Apollo 8 (Command Module Pilot).
Pete Conrad, who also took part in the selection process, disagreed with the tests practiced by NASA and chose to voluntarily fail several of them.
Unlike his fellow candidates, Conrad rebelled against the regimen. During a Rorschach inkblot test, he told the psychiatrist that one blot card revealed a sexual encounter complete with lurid detail. When shown a blank card, he turned it around, pushed it back and replied, "It's upside down".
Then when he was asked to deliver a stool sample to the onsite lab, he placed it in a gift box and tied a red ribbon around it. Eventually, he decided that he had had enough. After dropping his full enema bag on the desk of the clinic's commanding officer, he walked out. His initial application to NASA was denied with the notation not suitable for long-duration flight.
He later reapplied and finally joined NASA in 1962. Conrad also flew on 4 different missions : Gemini 5 (Pilot) & 11 (Command Pilot), Apollo 12 (Commander) and Skylab 2 (Commander)
So it seems at least two of the candidates that failed the tests did later become astronauts.
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Also Pete Conrad.
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– Organic Marble
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Conrad kinda failed the tests "on purpose" (particularly the Rorschach test) so I wasn't sure if I could include him or not.
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– Cendolt
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You could explain what happened in your answer.
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According to the Wikipedia article on Project Mercury:
Navy Lt (later Capt) Jim Lovell, who was later an astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs, did not pass the physical tests.
Lovell flew on 4 different missions, notably as the commander of the famous Apollo 13. He was also part of the crew for Gemini 7 (Pilot) & 12 (Command Pilot) and Apollo 8 (Command Module Pilot).
Pete Conrad, who also took part in the selection process, disagreed with the tests practiced by NASA and chose to voluntarily fail several of them.
Unlike his fellow candidates, Conrad rebelled against the regimen. During a Rorschach inkblot test, he told the psychiatrist that one blot card revealed a sexual encounter complete with lurid detail. When shown a blank card, he turned it around, pushed it back and replied, "It's upside down".
Then when he was asked to deliver a stool sample to the onsite lab, he placed it in a gift box and tied a red ribbon around it. Eventually, he decided that he had had enough. After dropping his full enema bag on the desk of the clinic's commanding officer, he walked out. His initial application to NASA was denied with the notation not suitable for long-duration flight.
He later reapplied and finally joined NASA in 1962. Conrad also flew on 4 different missions : Gemini 5 (Pilot) & 11 (Command Pilot), Apollo 12 (Commander) and Skylab 2 (Commander)
So it seems at least two of the candidates that failed the tests did later become astronauts.
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Also Pete Conrad.
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– Organic Marble
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Conrad kinda failed the tests "on purpose" (particularly the Rorschach test) so I wasn't sure if I could include him or not.
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– Cendolt
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You could explain what happened in your answer.
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$begingroup$
According to the Wikipedia article on Project Mercury:
Navy Lt (later Capt) Jim Lovell, who was later an astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs, did not pass the physical tests.
Lovell flew on 4 different missions, notably as the commander of the famous Apollo 13. He was also part of the crew for Gemini 7 (Pilot) & 12 (Command Pilot) and Apollo 8 (Command Module Pilot).
Pete Conrad, who also took part in the selection process, disagreed with the tests practiced by NASA and chose to voluntarily fail several of them.
Unlike his fellow candidates, Conrad rebelled against the regimen. During a Rorschach inkblot test, he told the psychiatrist that one blot card revealed a sexual encounter complete with lurid detail. When shown a blank card, he turned it around, pushed it back and replied, "It's upside down".
Then when he was asked to deliver a stool sample to the onsite lab, he placed it in a gift box and tied a red ribbon around it. Eventually, he decided that he had had enough. After dropping his full enema bag on the desk of the clinic's commanding officer, he walked out. His initial application to NASA was denied with the notation not suitable for long-duration flight.
He later reapplied and finally joined NASA in 1962. Conrad also flew on 4 different missions : Gemini 5 (Pilot) & 11 (Command Pilot), Apollo 12 (Commander) and Skylab 2 (Commander)
So it seems at least two of the candidates that failed the tests did later become astronauts.
answered 3 hours ago
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According to the Wikipedia article on Project Mercury:
Navy Lt (later Capt) Jim Lovell, who was later an astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs, did not pass the physical tests.
Lovell flew on 4 different missions, notably as the commander of the famous Apollo 13. He was also part of the crew for Gemini 7 (Pilot) & 12 (Command Pilot) and Apollo 8 (Command Module Pilot).
Pete Conrad, who also took part in the selection process, disagreed with the tests practiced by NASA and chose to voluntarily fail several of them.
Unlike his fellow candidates, Conrad rebelled against the regimen. During a Rorschach inkblot test, he told the psychiatrist that one blot card revealed a sexual encounter complete with lurid detail. When shown a blank card, he turned it around, pushed it back and replied, "It's upside down".
Then when he was asked to deliver a stool sample to the onsite lab, he placed it in a gift box and tied a red ribbon around it. Eventually, he decided that he had had enough. After dropping his full enema bag on the desk of the clinic's commanding officer, he walked out. His initial application to NASA was denied with the notation not suitable for long-duration flight.
He later reapplied and finally joined NASA in 1962. Conrad also flew on 4 different missions : Gemini 5 (Pilot) & 11 (Command Pilot), Apollo 12 (Commander) and Skylab 2 (Commander)
So it seems at least two of the candidates that failed the tests did later become astronauts.
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Also Pete Conrad.
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– Organic Marble
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Conrad kinda failed the tests "on purpose" (particularly the Rorschach test) so I wasn't sure if I could include him or not.
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– Cendolt
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You could explain what happened in your answer.
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Also Pete Conrad.
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– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
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Conrad kinda failed the tests "on purpose" (particularly the Rorschach test) so I wasn't sure if I could include him or not.
$endgroup$
– Cendolt
1 hour ago
1
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You could explain what happened in your answer.
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– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
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Also Pete Conrad.
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– Organic Marble
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Also Pete Conrad.
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– Organic Marble
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Conrad kinda failed the tests "on purpose" (particularly the Rorschach test) so I wasn't sure if I could include him or not.
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– Cendolt
1 hour ago
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Conrad kinda failed the tests "on purpose" (particularly the Rorschach test) so I wasn't sure if I could include him or not.
$endgroup$
– Cendolt
1 hour ago
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You could explain what happened in your answer.
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– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
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You could explain what happened in your answer.
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1 hour ago
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