NASA responded, she claimed, explaining they did not have any women astronauts. Clinton has repeated this many times over the years, with the details recounted largely the same in each case.

Gus Grissom enters the Liberty Bell 7. (NASA) In it was astronaut Gus Grissom, in a spacesuit that weighed about 10kg. After he had somehow scrambled out, he had to swim vigorously to stay afloat ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Jan. 6, 1968, NASA launched the seventh and final Surveyor spacecraft on a mission to ...