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- 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.
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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 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 ...With JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominique McElligott, Odette Annable. Based on Lily Koppel's best-selling titular novel, which tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race.
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- 2015-06-18
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Jul 6, 2015 · Enter Lily Koppel’s The Astronaut Wives Club, the true story of the spouses of America’s Mercury Seven, a group of astronauts selected by NASA in 1959 to head a number of new space missions.
As America's astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, the lives of their young wives were transformed from military spouses to American royalty.
Marge Slayton —wife of Deke Slayton, Coordinator of Astronaut Activities. Known as Mother Marge, she ran the Astronaut Wives Club. A born leader, Marge dosed out peppy, upbeat advice left and right, but she didn’t want anyone —especially at NASA—to know she had been divorced.
As America's astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, the lives of their young wives were transformed from military spouses to American royalty. As their celebrity rose, and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.
