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Project Mercury astronaut Hal Christian undergoes treadmill testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

NASA Project Mercury astronaut candidate Major Hal W. Christian, Jr., USAF, undergoes psychological and stress test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Astronaut undergoes a treadmill test. Subject walks at a constant rate on a moving treadmill which is elevated one degree each minute. The test continues till heart beat reaches 180 beats per minute. Subject sits on a stool in between the tests.

Date: 1959, February
Duration: 2 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023385
Project Mercury candidate Captain James Wayne Wood, USAF undergoes test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

NASA Project Mercury candidate Captain James Wayne Wood, USAF, undergoes psychological and stress test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Astronaut takes an instrument in his mouth and blows air. Doctor checks his pulse and pressure wearing a stethoscope. Subject's feet dipped in ice water.

Date: 1959, February
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023386
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