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Of the first 26 astronauts, 24 were test pilots. This was a requirement until Astronaut Group 3 was selected in 1963. Buzz Aldrin and Eugene Cernan were fighter pilots instead.
The first astronauts were test pilots.
The first astronauts were recruited from previous fighter pilots, and that profession was only open for males, so no female astronauts.
No, it is independent of the military. It does use military people & equipment to assist. The first NASA astronauts were military pilots.
It was made for the first American astronauts to keep there feet to the floor while landing the Lunar module, also came in handy for keeping items such as pens and flight plans from floating around in the cabin.
Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, and Deke Slayton were all Air Force pilots. They were all selected at the same time as members of the Original Seven astronauts.
The first astronauts were recruited in 1959.
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The first Velcro was made of cotton and did not work very well. Over the years, it developed into Teflon hooks, which are a lot more functional for Velcro's purpose.
The first Velcro was made of cotton and did not work very well. Over the years, it developed into Teflon hooks, which are a lot more functional for Velcro's purpose.
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President Eisenhower insisted that the first astronauts be pilots (preferably military) with experience as test pilots. All astronauts were to have college degrees; however John Glenn did not have a degree having dropped out of college during WWII to join the USAAF. Astronauts could not be over 5'11' or weigh more than 180 pounds to to the space limitations in the capsule, Seven astronauts were chosen to be participants in the Mercury program. One, Donald K. 'Deke' Slayton was grounded for medical problems before his flight and never went into space. Slayton worked as astronaut training supervisor for NASA afterwards. ======== Actually Deke Slayton DID fly in space. He was the Docking Module pilot on the Apollo/Soyuz mission in 1975 along with commander Tom Stafford and CM pilot Vance Brand.