JoAnna Garcia Swisher
Betty Grissom
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.
The Astronaut Wives Club
Betty Grissom
Rene Carpenter
Louise Shepard
Trudy Cooper
Marge Slayton
Annie Glenn
Jo Schirra
Alan Shepard
Gordo Cooper
Scott Carpenter
Deke Slayton
Gus Grissom
John Glenn
Wally Schirra
Alice Shepard
Duncan Porter
Max Kaplan
Mark Grissom
Beverly Davis
Jane Conrad
