Re: First man on the moon
  By: Bj”rn Felten to All on Sun Apr 15 2018 12:44 pm

BF> We all know that 12 US astronauts still are the only human beings that have
BF> walked on the surface of the moon.

BF> But can anyone please tell me why NASA was so dead set on putting *MEN* on 
BF> the moon?

Candidate pool? They pulled candidates mostly from jet fighter pilots. Not a
lot of women piloting back then, let alone in a combat role. 

Given that the 1950s and 1960s society in the US was pretty male-centric, it
makes perfect sense - as much sense as it makes rationally to launch women into
space.
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