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.
Alan Shepard
Gordo Cooper
Captain Edward Dwight
Gus Grissom
Duncan Porter
Dot Bingham
Rene Carpenter
Annie Glenn
Trudy Cooper
Betty Grissom
Louise Shepard
Marge Slayton
Jo Schirra
Scott Carpenter
Deke Slayton
John Glenn
Wally Schirra
Max Kaplan
Beverly Davis
Jane Conrad
Mark Grissom
