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Astronaut candidate Hal Christian undergoes treadmill test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate Major Hal W. Christian, Jr., USAF undergoes treadmill test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He sits on a stool while doctors take readings from an instrument.

Date: 1959, February
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023387
Astronaut candidate Donald K. Slayton undergoes a treadmill test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate Captain Donald K. "Deke" Slayton undergoes treadmill test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Date: 1959, February
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023388
Mercury Astronaut candidate Hal R. Crandall undergoes Equilibrium & Vibration test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate undergoes Equilibrium and Vibration test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The candidate must keep the seat in an upright position utilizing the control stick located between his knees. The test is conducted first without the blindfold, then with the blindfold. After a brief time, the seat begins to vibrate at higher and higher frequencies.

Date: 1959, February
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023389
Astronaut candidate James W. Wood undergoes treadmill test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate Captain James W. Wood, USAF, undergoes treadmill test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Astronaut candidate is seated on a stool over the treadmill while his resting pulse is taken. Doctor attaches an instrument on subject's arm to record his pulse rate. Astronaut candidate walks on the treadmill while doctor takes a reading on the instrument. He is to walk until his pulse rate reaches 180 beats-per-minute. The longer it takes to reach this maximum heart rate, the more fit the candidate is deemed to be, and the higher his score.

Date: 1959, February
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023390
Mercury astronaut candidate Arch Iddings undergoes Equilibrium & Vibration test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate Captain Archie T. Iddings, USAF undergoes Equilibrium & Vibration test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Astronaut climbs up to a raised chair. Doctors help him strap up. Subject seated on chair with his feet dipped in ice water. He operates an instrument in hand. He blindfolds himself.

Date: 1959, February
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023391
Project Mercury Astronaut candidate James W. Wood is tested on a Tilt Table Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate James W. Wood undergoes test on a Tilt Table at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Astronaut lies on steeply inclined table for 25 minutes. This test is conducted to measure ability of the heart to compensate for body in an unusual position for an extended time. Doctor examines the patient. This test is preceded by the Harvard Step test in which a candidate must step rapidly up and down on a 20-inch step for 5 minutes.

Date: 1959, February
Duration: 3 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023392