Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Lovelace Clinic, New Mexico

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Selecting the Mercury Seven

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books ((SPACEE))

  • 974 Accesses

Abstract

With the preliminary examinations out of the way and the final thirty-two candidates chosen, a comprehensive physical evaluation began at the Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research, commonly referred to as the ‘Lovelace Clinic’, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. W. Randolph Lovelace II oversaw the medical and biological aspects of the selection process. These gruelling and clearly comparative tests were designed to determine the physical health of each candidate and identify any previously undiagnosed problems that might preclude him from the rigours of space travel.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Robert R. Secrest, M.D., interviewed by Prof. Jake Spidle of the University of New Mexico Department of History, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 8 July 1996. Oral History of Medicine Project, pg. 7

    Google Scholar 

  2. Robert R. Secrest, M.D., interviewed by Prof. Jake Spidle of the University of New Mexico Department of History, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 8 July 1996. Oral History of Medicine Project, pg. 8

    Google Scholar 

  3. W.R. Lovelace II, “Duckings, Probings, Checks That Proved Fliers’ Fitness”, Life magazine, Vol. 46, No. 16, 20 April 1959, pp.26–27

    Google Scholar 

  4. Donald K. Slayton and Michael Cassutt, Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury to the Shuttle, Forge Books, New York, N.Y., 1994, pg. 72

    Google Scholar 

  5. E-mail correspondence with Chris Christian, 18 May 2010

    Google Scholar 

  6. Copy of report supplied to author courtesy of Dale Cox

    Google Scholar 

  7. E-mail correspondence with Chris Christian, 18 May 2010

    Google Scholar 

  8. Sheree Scarborough interview with John H. Glenn, Jr. for JSC Oral History project. Recorded Houston, Texas, 25 August 1997

    Google Scholar 

  9. RADM John M. Tierney, e-mail message to author, 18 April 2010

    Google Scholar 

  10. M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Donald K. Slayton, We Seven, Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1962, pg. 52

    Google Scholar 

  11. Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever, For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut, Harcourt Inc., Orlando, FL, 2002, pg. 185

    Google Scholar 

  12. RADM John M. Tierney, e-mail message to author, 18 April 2010

    Google Scholar 

  13. Frank Frazier, message to author via Donna Frazier, 20 July 2010

    Google Scholar 

  14. John Mitchell, biography supplied via Katherine Nickel, 8 March 2010

    Google Scholar 

  15. Alonzo Walter, e-mail message to author, 7 August 2010

    Google Scholar 

  16. Adm. Tom Hayward, e-mail message to author, 7 September 2010

    Google Scholar 

  17. Gordon Cooper and Bruce Henderson, Leap of Faith: An Astronaut’s Journey Into the Unknown, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., New York, N.Y., 2000, pg. 13

    Google Scholar 

  18. Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger, Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, N.Y., 1994, pg. 180

    Google Scholar 

  19. Summer Chick Bergen, interview with Robert B. Voas, for JSC Oral History project. Recorded Vienna, Virginia, 19 May 2002

    Google Scholar 

  20. Dr. Charles Van Riper, sidebar to article “Duckings, Probings, Checks That Proved Fliers’ Fitness”, Life magazine, Vol. 46, No. 16, 20 April 1959, pg. 26

    Google Scholar 

  21. Walter M. Schirra and Richard N. Billings, Schirra’s Space, Quinlan Press, Boston, MA, 1988, pg. 61

    Google Scholar 

  22. M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Donald K. Slayton, We Seven, Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1962, pp. 81–82

    Google Scholar 

  23. Gordon Cooper and Bruce Henderson, Leap of Faith: An Astronaut’s Journey Into the Unknown, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., New York, N.Y., 2000, pg. 12

    Google Scholar 

  24. E-mail correspondence with Chris Christian, 18 May 2010

    Google Scholar 

  25. E-mail correspondence with Frank Frazier, 8 August 2010

    Google Scholar 

  26. Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, N.Y., 1979, pg. 94

    Google Scholar 

  27. TV Documentary, Moon Shot: The Inside Story of the Apollo Project, Turner Home Entertainment, 1994

    Google Scholar 

  28. Frank Von Riper, Glenn: The Astronaut Who Would Be President, Empire Books, New York, N.Y., 1983, pg. 129

    Google Scholar 

  29. Robert R. Secrest, M.D., interviewed by Prof. Jake Spidle of the University of New Mexico Department of History, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 8 July 1996. Oral History of Medicine Project, pg. 11

    Google Scholar 

  30. A. H. Schwichtenberg, M.D., interviewed by Prof. Jake Spidle of the University of New Mexico Department of History, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 20 February 1985. Oral History of Medicine Project, pg. 6

    Google Scholar 

  31. John Glenn and Nick Taylor, John Glenn: A Memoir, Bantam Books, New York, NY., 1999, pg. 186

    Google Scholar 

  32. Scott Carpenter, interview by Francis French, Los Angeles, CA, 27 September 2003

    Google Scholar 

  33. Joseph N. Bell, Seven Into Space, Popular Mechanics Company, Chicago, IL, 1960, pg. 63

    Google Scholar 

  34. Copy of letter supplied to author by Dale Cox

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Bonnet Bay, New South Wales, Australia

    Colin Burgess

Authors
  1. Colin Burgess
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Colin Burgess .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Burgess, C. (2011). Lovelace Clinic, New Mexico. In: Selecting the Mercury Seven. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8405-0_6

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8405-0_6

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-8404-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4419-8405-0

  • eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation