For All Mankind (TV Series)
Nixon's Women (2019)
Dan Donohue: Thomas Paine
Quotes
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Deke Slayton : Anybody tell the president that we don't have any female astronauts?
Thomas Paine : Well, I think he's aware. Every newspaper, magazine, talk show and newscast is pointing it out on a daily basis.
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Shorty Powers : The press called them the Mercury 13. Each was an experienced pilot with hundreds or thousands of hours of flight time. Each passed the entire battery of physical and psychological tests given the original Mercury 7 male astronauts. Program was killed before they could attend flight training in Pensacola.
Deke Slayton : I remember. John Glenn really hated that whole thing.
Thomas Paine : Well, Glenn's not flying anymore. And he's a Democrat, so his opinion doesn't matter.
