The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life Magazine documented the astronauts’ families, capturing the behind-the-scenes lives of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. As their celebrity rose and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.
Deke Slayton
Alan Shepard
Mark Grissom
Rene Carpenter
Beverly Davis
Trudy Cooper
Captain Edward Dwight
Betty Grissom
Wally Schirra
Gordo Cooper
Annie Glenn
Gus Grissom
John Glenn
Louise Shepard
Marge Slayton
Jo Schirra
Scott Carpenter
Dot Bingham
Jane Conrad
Max Kaplan
Betty Grissom
