Mercury Seven summon the last group. The tests included spending hours on treadmills and tilt tables, submerging their feet in ice water, three doses of castor oil, and five enemas. Six candidates were rejected as too tall for the planned spacecraft. Another 33 failed or dropped out during the first phase of exams. Four more refused to take part in the second round of tests, which eliminated eight more candidates, leaving 18. From the 18, the first seven NASA astronauts were chosen, each a "superb physical specimen" with an IQ above 130, and the ability to function well both as part of
Seven Sisters Group McGuire). The work is devised in collaboration with the group – current and previous performance members include Domingo Bermudez, Claire Burrell, Robert Cook, Carolyn Deby, Marie-Louise Flexen, Louise Hedley, Fred Gehrig, Chantal McCormick, Kristin McGuire, Glyn Pritchard, Emma Teixidor, Heidi Rustgaard, Alice Sara, Esther Weisskopf. Seven Sisters Group Seven Sisters Group are a British performance company, formed in 1994. The group focuses on communicating contemporary issues through new and idiosyncratic works that defy labelling. Their highly acclaimed projects are often site specific and combine contemporary dance, installation art, performance art and spoken word. The company's artistic director is founder Susanne