Mercury Astronods, You Know, Are the Epitome of Normal?

The mercury astronauts were held up as peak perfect specimens of everything. The standards were based on those exact hardy white men. And, you know, when they still poop their face, and one of the mercury astronods pissed in his suit on the launch pad. But that does make me think that as more, everyday people go into space, like you go through many health checks and a, like, physical training. They're just going to have to be ore open to,. like, people with different conditions like going up there.