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As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, tv cameras centered on the fearless smiles of their young wives. In a single day, these women were changed from armed service spouses into American royalty. That they had tea with Jackie Kennedy, made an appearance on the cover of Life mag, and quickly grew into fashion icons. Annie Glenn, with her picture-perfect matrimony, was the envy of the other wives; platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was proclaimed JFK's favorite; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper came on basic with a solution. Together with the other wives they created the Astronaut Wives Club, assembly regularly to provide support and camaraderie. Many became next-door neighborhood friends and helped to improve each other's children by day, while heading to glam parties at night as the country raced to land a man on the Moon. As their celebrity rose - and as divorce and tragic death started to touch their lives - they continuing to rally collectively, and the wives have now been friends for more than fifty years. The Astronaut Wives Club tells the real story of the ladies who stood beside a few of the largest heroes in American history.
