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Jul 25, 2020 · Rene Carpenter, columnist, TV host and last surviving member of the Astronaut Wives Club, died Friday, July 24, 2020 at the age of 92.
Jul 25, 2020 · Rene Carpenter, last surviving member of the Astronaut Wives Club, died Friday, July 24, 2020 in Denver of congestive heart failure. She was 92.
- April 12, 1928
- July 24, 2020
Jul 27, 2020 · Rene Carpenter — pioneering writer, space reporter and last surviving member of the " astronaut wives club," has died. She was 92. Carpenter died Friday (July 24) in Denver due to congestive...
The Astronaut Wives Club was an informal support group of women, sometimes called Astrowives, whose husbands were members of the Mercury 7 group of astronauts. The group included Annie Glenn, Betty Grissom, Louise Shepard, Trudy Cooper, Marge Slayton, Rene Carpenter, and Jo Schirra.
Astronaut GroupFirst SpouseAstronautFate Of MarriageSeparated 1968; Divorced 1972Trudy Olson (1947)Divorced 1970Annie Castor (1943)Married until his death in 2016Betty Moore (1945)Married until his death in the 1967 ...May 3, 2015 · Josephine “Jo” Schirra, married 62 years to one of the original Project Mercury astronauts, died April 27 at her Rancho Santa Fe home, according to a death notice.
- Ken Stone
The series tells the story of the wives of the Mercury Seven – America's first group of astronauts – who together formed the Astronaut Wives Club. Actresses Dominique McElligott, Yvonne Strahovski, JoAnna Garcia, Erin Cummings, Azure Parsons, Zoe Boyle, and Odette Annable play the roles of the astronauts' wives.
The Astronaut Wives Club (TV Series 2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.