Martha Ackmann is the author of “The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight.” Ackman tells Anne Strainchamps that in 1960, female astronaut trainees were expected to fly in full make-up, Chanel suits and high heels. The Mercury 13 were as bold and fearless as their male counterparts, but American society was not ready to accept women in the cockpit.