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What name was used to describe a pilot that quit flying but was still in the military doing something else?
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Washouts
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pilots in a squadron
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Fighter Jocks
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What was the nickname for the wives of fighter pilots?
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death angels
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What the pilots wore to another pilot's funeral?
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Bridge Coat
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What was the nickname for Jim Lovell?
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Shaky
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Name of Las Vegas Air Force Base : Also setting for part of book THe RIght Stuff
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Nellis Air Force Base
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Flight School was like a brotherhood similar to a_____.
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Fraternity
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Nickname for flight deck and jet fuel
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Skillet and Oil
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Dangerous explosive to eject pilots from cockpit.
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Nitroglycerine Charge
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Name of Military Physician who was also viewed as an enemy of pilots.
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Flight Surgeon
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What is mock dog fighting for fun called?
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Hassling
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Those pilots who made it to the nighttime shift on air force flight carrier decks were referred to as____________.
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Gideon's Warriors
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"You don't get into it...you wear it"
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Quote referring to the tight space in cockpit of a T-33 plane
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What is the Binary Problem of pilots?
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The Right Stuff vs. Death
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Chance a Navy Pilot would die in his career not counting combat?
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23 %
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Chance or Probablity a Navy Pilot would have to eject from a plane during his military career?
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56%
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Which pilot trained in a program at Nellis Air Force base in a program that had the most alarming death rate of pilots of 2 pilots dying per week resulting in 22 traineers dying in an 11 week period?
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Mike Colliins
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3 things pilots were forbidden to do but everyone knew they did anyway and they covered for one another.
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1. Hassling
2. Flying under Bridges 3. Not eating breakfast and flying on low blood sugar. |
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Which pilot was referred to as accident prone?
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Mitch Johnson
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Pushing the limits of a particular aircraft's limits is referred to as _______.
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Pushing the "envelope"
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Who is in Group 20?
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Test Pilots who trained together
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What is a proficienty run?
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What pilots referred to as drunk pilots racing their cars down Route 15 in Las Vegas..rat racing sometimes 4 abreast
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How is the symbol Ziggurat Pyramid used in the book THE RIGHT STUFF?
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The path a man had to travel to get to the top via combat, fighter pilot school and other dangerous obstacles.
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Who never fought in combat and was a survivor of Group 20?
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Pete Conrad
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Which location was considered top of Ziggurat Pyramid?
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Edward's Air Force Base - 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles
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Which test pilot grew up in Hamlin , West Virginia and had a drawl?
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Chuck Yeager
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Unit of measure for the speed of sound
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Mach 1
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Who shot down 5 German planes in succession with a propeller driven plane in WWII?
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Chuck Yeager
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Who was the pilot that spread the popularity of the calm airline pilot West Virginia drawl?
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Chuck Yeager
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Where did pilots train to break the sound barrier?
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Muroc Field in California
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Muroc Field was renamed _____.
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Edwards Air Force Base
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What was the purpose of the XS-1 Project?
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To Break the Sound Barrier
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What is a Sonice Wall or Sonic Barrier?
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An airplane traveling past Mach 1 , the speed of sound.
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What was heard when Yeager broke the sound barrier?
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Sonic Boom
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Nickname for Project Mercury
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Spam in a Can
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What was the name of the movie made by the British about making the sound barrier?
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"Breaking the Sound Barrier"
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Which act turned the Army Air Force into the US Air Force?
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1947 National Secruity Act - Title 10
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What was the name of the rocket that the Soviet Union launched?
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Sputnik
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When was Sputnik launched?
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October 4, 1957
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The race for survival between the US and Russia to control the upper territory was called ___.
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THE SPACE RACE
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He who is controlling Space is controlling the world. What is Space referred to?
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Controlling the High Ground
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What is NACA ?
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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NACA became _________.
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NASA - National Aeronautic and Space Administration
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Who was the most prominient test pilot after Chuck Yeager?
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Scott Crossfield
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What does Astronaut mean?
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Star Voyager
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Who was the prime pilot that NASA wanted for project Mercury?
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Joe Walker
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Why didn't Joe Walker become an astronaut candidate?
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He ejected from his plane sideways and was killed.
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What is E.S.A.?
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Eastern Socially Attractive
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How were pilots invited to apply to be an astronaut?
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Private meeting at Pentagon on Feb. 2nd
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What is the fraternal symbol of pilots?
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Terrific Wrist Watch
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What is "Innovative Duty"?
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Astronauts unsure how the space thing would effect their millitary pilot career and their path up the pyramid?
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Who did the physical testing of the astronauts?
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Lovelace Clinic
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Where was Lovelace Clinic located?
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Who ran the Lovelace Clinic?
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Retired General Dr. Schwichtenberg and Randy Lovelace
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Where was the psychological testing of Astronauts done?
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Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton
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What was the confrontation between Pete conrad and General Schwichtenberg called?
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Enema Bag Showdown
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What was the test called where the Astronauts were put in a dark room with a locked door and left without telling them how long?
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Sensory Deprivation Chamber
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How long were the astronauts left in Sensory Deprivation Chamber?
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3 hours
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What test required the astronauts to connect dots?
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Human Milkshake Test
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Which astronaut held his breath for 171 seconds?
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Malcolm S. Carpenter
"Scott" Carpenter |
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Which astronaut was a smooth talker and a marine pilot?
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John Glenn
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Original 7 Astronauts
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Scott Carpenter, Leroy G. Cooper, John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Donald Slayton, Alan Sheppard
Virgil "Gus" Grissom, |
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First US man in space
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Alan Sheppard
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tout le monde
\tü-lə-mōⁿd\ |
Something the whole world wants to see
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Dolley Madison House
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NASA's Washington, D.C. Headquarters for press conferences where original 7 astronauts were introduced
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Gus Grissom
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Religion:Church of Christ
Father's occupation: Railroad Hometown: Mitchell, Indianna Military: Flew in Korean War Wife: Betty Name: Gruffisms, Gruff Gus |
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John Glenn
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Religion:Presbyterian
Father's Occupation: Hometown: Military: Only Marine, Pilot Wife: Annie dd |
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John McCormack
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Congressman that said the U.S. would face "national extinction" if she did not overtake the Soviet Union in the space race
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Who pointed out to the press that there would not be any flying in the Mercury Project?
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Chuck Yeager while he was in Phoenix
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Who said "A Monkey's gonna make the first flight?" and let out the secret that NASA was considering a monkey instead of manned flight.
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Chuck Yeager
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How was the template of the great ZIgarut Pyramid changing?
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The naming of the astronauts...now being an astronaut was more important than being a test pilot
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Where were the 7 Astronauts stationed?
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Langley Air Force Base in Virginia
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Which astronaut exercised often?
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John Glenn
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Who was the oldest of the seven astronauts?
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John Glenn
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Who was the youngest of the seven?
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Gordon Cooper
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Why did the public feel gratititude and sympathy for the astronauts?
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1. Public felt like the astronauts were risking their lives for their country
2. All the rockets we were launching at the time were blowing up. |
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Leo DeOrsey
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Washington Tax Lawyer who agreed to represent astronauts
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Walter Bonney
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NASA public affairs officer
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Leo DeOrsey's terms he made for representing the astronautshh
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1. I will accept no fee
2. I will not be reimbursed for expenses. |
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Who proposed that the astronauts sell exclusive rights to one Organization to shield them from press?
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Leo DeOrsey
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Who was awarded the bid for the exclusive interview/press rights to the astronauts?
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Life Magazine for $500,000 to be spilt among the 7 astronauts.
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How much did the astronuats benefit from the Life deal?
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each received $24,000 a year over a 3 year period
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How much was the regular pay of a pilot/astronaut at the time of the " Life " deal?
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$5,500 to $8,000 a year in base pay plus $2,000 in housing and $1750 in extra flight pay
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What was the "Foolproof Protection" that Life offered the astronauts and NASA?
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That there personal stories would not become all too personal because Astronauts and NASA would have final say in everything before it was printed.
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Gordon Cooper
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Hometown: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Wife: Trudy |
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Army Creole
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Language from Lousianna that only had about 10 nouns, five vers and one adjective Ex:"iddnat right" Is not right
"fo' im" for him "I tol 'im iffie" I told him if he Curse word for adjective |
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Who spoke Army Creole?
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Deke Slayton
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Which astronaut was confident that he would be selected and blazed through the test at Lovelace clinic and Wright-Patterson?
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Gordon Cooper
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Alan Shepard
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Education: Naval Academy
Religion: Christian Scientist Father's Occup: Military Officer |
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service aristocracy
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Child or son of a Career Military Officer
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What did the astronauts miss once they were selected?
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Flying and Proficiency tests
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WIlliam Hines
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Reporter for Washington Post
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Which astronaut complaigned to Washington Post Reporter, William Hines, and this led to a story in Post?
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Gordon Cooper
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Which issue of Life featured the wives of the astronauts?
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September 21, 1959
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What was the headline of Life Magazine on Sept. 21, 1959.
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Seven Brave Women Behind the Astronauts
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Who was featured in the Sept. 14, 1959 issue of Life?
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The astronauts with the headline "Ready to make history"
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Who caught flack for weeks for talking to a Life writer about his wild teenage years?
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Scott Carpenter
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Which wife had been divorced but it was kept a secret?
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Deke Slayton's wife Marge
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Which wife had a speech impediment or stutter?
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Annie Glenn
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What was the resort town at Cape Canaveral?
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Cocoa Beach
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Where did the Astronauts stay when they went to Cape Canaveral for training?
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Holiday Inn - a motel run by Henry Landiwirth
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Who was the innkeeper to the astronauts?
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Henry Landiwirth
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What was the tradition at the Cape?
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The Cape is off limits to wives
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Who owned the auto dealership and provided leasing arrangements for practically nothing to the astronauts?
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Jim Rathmann
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Military Wife's Compact
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They granted the pilots the right to fool around since they were away.
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Difference between a motel and a hotel.
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Motel you can drive up to your room without walking through a lobby.
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What two things allowed the sexual revolution in this era?
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1.Car and Motels
2.The pill |
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What was the Sexual Revolution of the 1960's
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Women decided to do more than just become a house wife but also there was fewer things that held back men and women from having sexual relations outside of marriage.
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What is an Astronaut seance?
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A name that the astronauts came up with for a meeting in whch they try to come up with a common position or consensus concerning certain problems.
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What happened in San Diego that resulted in John Glenn voicing his opinion at the Seance?
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Convair provided rooms for the astronauts at the Konakai resort and Scott Carpenter gave up his room with a double bed to another astronaut that wanted to have a girl for the night.
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Who opposed John Glenn?
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Alan Shepard
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What was John Glenn's point of view?
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He was not going to stand by and let other people compromise the whole thing because they couldn't keep their pants zipped.
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What was Alan Shepard's Point of view?
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Said Glenn was out of line and that what one did with ones personal time was his business as long as it did not influence his work.
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Which astronaut made an allusion to Cesaer's wife?
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John Glenn
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What does it mean to be like Cesaer's wife?
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We have to be above even the appearance of doing wrong. Cesaer would kill her literally if she was disloyal or at fault. Roman women only had status through their husband's position. They were powerless if they went against their husbands.
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Who was assuming the role of group leader?
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John Glenn
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