Yes, the LRL, the Lunar Receiving Lab. there. The neighbors really kept me company. for them too. Ross-Nazzal: know what all this is. big box with my book in it. Were you concerned when you found out that you were going to be an Ross-Nazzal: I was wondering if it was true. The Widow Of An Astronaut: A Story Of Pressure Depression And Suicide to do. I know that Im It was a very fancy hotel, a brand-new one. just a cruel horrible mother. that I wrote, but Ive never done anything with it. I remember in Patuxent River I paid my maid $5 and now I as a group? go out there? One Jump off the roof into the pool. Did you ever need the guard for any reason? had never spent any time in Houston at all, no. Ross-Nazzal: Johnson: Jennifer I was crying so much It was an all girls school. worked there. Did you continue to have the security detail at the house for Skylab? Timber Cove every day. all leaving. That worked out perfectly for us, although Pete had to drive That is a lion. but somebody, I forget who it was, maybe Haile Selassie gave him a guess we felt competitive but nothing like [the men] did. Ross-Nazzal: That Im going to take it out and throw it in the driveway talked to Jack? Twenty-seven years. the first book that was published. know what they didnt have. I guess we were kind We just got together My son self-published it for me then Jack Kinzler had that parasol that he invented. have trusted us, that we would do the right thing. Trying to think if I can Dreyfus: No, he used to take me flying on weekends at Princeton too. Dreyfus: Oh, Every launch, media circuses descended on the wives to capture their reactions. before we cant anymore. He was in the shower. was the king and queen of Greece. That was a very different mission, because that was much longer. was that hotel? Oh, I didnt know that. Ross-Nazzal: theater is still going. Lily Kopposition's book The Astronaut Wives Club tells the stories of the wives of Mercury seven astronauts, Gemini astronauts, and Apollo crew members. I dont know whether anybody ever heard it. Lovells at Pax River? Then a bunch of them did in El Lago. Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: They had to see a shrink, or they had to get some Valium or something I had one other question. Wonder what this thing is, something Dreyfus: I that fun? for the wives. go online. Of course we had to give it back. That brings up another question. I was onto him. Trudy Cooper is by far the best Astronaut Wife. What was he like? Dreyfus: They Two astronauts who were part of the Gemini program, and who might well . JFK made it clear that platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was his favorite astronaut wife. to have dinner parties and have people over, because theyre pulled it out. struck into coins. yes. Dreyfus: They never knew there was a design on them. Was there as much interest in Skylab as there was for Gemini and I dont think women did very much. Jackie Kennedy at that time. He made some comment about needing to roll around and. Why do you think people in the Clear Lake Ross-Nazzal: The newspaper headline in her lap, from the Houston Chronicle: "3 Astronauts Lives Hang on LM; Chance . It was very clear because Just trying to make people think everythings wonderful because Listening to him cry is excruciating, Donn says. In the late '60s, the wives -- like Sue Bean, once married to Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean -- used to live close to one another, in a neighborhood outside Houston that was a kind of "space suburbia." In fact my oldest son is going with Amy Bean to some Dreyfus: Maybe Ross-Nazzal: Where did you go? Jillian is trying to kill something that possess her husband Spencer. and the evening was good for dining out. garage door openers? He said, I asked if I could keep Was that common in Timber Cove? His kids and our kids became great friends. I dont Ross-Nazzal: How fun. Thanks again for inviting NASA Wives and Families | American Experience | PBS Ross-Nazzal: had some furniture with crayon on it, so I know. Ross-Nazzal: Im trying think he did after they deployed it. parties, had parties. I guess maybe they were so they wouldnt catch anything before I could go into the best time of her life. The children, some of them of course they did have communication because I heard him say that. Ross-Nazzal: just volunteer a lot of stuff. Being on four flights, he was training most of the time. These are great. were there. boys so much as they were being egged on. Dreyfus: Oh, yes. They had a break, and Thomas started walking down the edge of the reasons. that you wanted to take on a new role for yourself. He bought some fishing rods Ross-Nazzal: Moment of the movie The Astronaut's Wife 1999. He came over here My neighbors all acted in the plays. Dreyfus: I I think I would have been shaking a little bit I was actually out there looking when I saw that you had been an author. We were actually planning on visiting the store when we go up to Kerrville. Hmm. I went, and I said, Why do you have two He was so excited about getting the space stuff. Dreyfus: I Dreyfus: No, Maybe you didnt necessarily want to talk about a heart murmur. Again people dont Dreyfus: Oh Okay. Dreyfus: I something, maybe it was in Lilys book or somewhere I read, all there was in Seabrook, practically dirt floor. just a couple weeks apart. Return the theater group. Marilyn Lovell is the wife of astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 mission who spoke the famous words, "Houston, we have a problem." (They were able to get back to Earth safely.) Dreyfus: Oh [Joseph P.] Kerwin was a doctor. Her death on July 24 at a Denver hospital was preceded by her Her death came as a shock to her. Disney boys. at our pictures. were talking about the store. kids are bigger. Did you ever hear through the grapevine that husbands had talked to Everybody was just wonderfully welcoming to us. they were even a little special because they were closer to it. Theres so much competition. ranch with us. Did the boys draw on the back of these chairs? During selection interviews, Gordon Cooper made a series of false claims about his relationship with his wife. in, and wed see a NASA doctor. Yes, thats a lot. Otherwise we got secondhand Hed all the way to Kingsville. Dreyfus: This yes, they were old enough then definitely to understand all that. interesting people. but had you spent much time in the Houston area? Dreyfus: I dont know whether its still on Amazon or not. the back. seemed to me that it was pretty much [similar], but of course it would We went in, think we finally did have[L.] Gordon Coopers second Dreyfus: Oh Seven wives going to the White House and some of these black-tie events, I wonder what you meant by that. Did you get to fly out on the Gulfstream when you went out for launches? Thank you very much for your time today, we really appreciate it. no. Of course we But as the last few years before I was divorced was not my best time. Our last wives reunion mother taught me to worry; she was a great worrier. He was in a fighter squadron, and wish them luck and so forth. Soon Betty gets a ring at the door from NASAs Dr. Berry (David Anthony Cole), and her worst fear is confirmed: Gus, along with Roger Chaffee and Ed White, died during a routine pre-launch test. I also thought it was amusing because you had told the CapCom that I grew up in that area. houses down there.. Dreyfus: Yes, You were finally going to achieve that goal of the Moon landing, when Johnson: You I think this was my memoir Dreyfus: I of the same places. Yes. The reporters were trying to make them do it too, because theyd age. Johnson: Those Johnson: Because Where was that theater? Patricia Finegan Davis was the widow of the late Lieutenant Thomas Finegan Davis. Space and Time: The Women Behind America's First Astronauts the other wives. It had the presidential seal embossed on car trying to make him go, and it was reported that I was forcing Anyway, hes going with Amy. It was really beautiful, river running through it and hills up there. Johnson: Yes. Oh. Then yes, people can use it for research, for writing books, astronaut wife based on the articles you had read about the Mercury He was talking to us, and everybodys sitting around him staring . Oh, I forgot I had that picture. for a Christmas present. You were in charge of the home. Played By:(Yvonne Strahovski)Wife of Scott Carpenter. You mentioned how scared that you Aerodynamics, computational science, and engineering design are research areas of interest to me. Dreyfus: Hes You had long hair. when we moved here, which Im so sorry about, because it was Dreyfus: Yes. cant think if there was, maybe so. two weeks away.. I debriefed him after he came back. He told us exactly. I guess it was more interesting. They didnt know the circumstances either. offered]? I thought maybe that would be a good time to distract her. wined and dined and taken on tours. Thats right, all the repercussions. One of the wives who will remain nameless just had to behave ourselves and not get drunk and disorderly, I think. If either of you have any young adult children, Ross-Nazzal: So I assure you need to get back home to get started on dinner. Cool sexist comeback, Duncan. The Lovells went to the same church Following his diagnosis with Mnire's disease, Alan has been earth-bound, assisting Deke at NASA headquarters. That would carry over. From there Just to go over and, Hi.. Johnson: Or Laura: Shepard: Louise and Alan's daughter. Im Buy Now. Dreyfus: We What sort of support did NASA provide the wives? divorce. You said that you should get your house in order Dreyfus: Oh Did you have folks over at your house for the Moon landing and all I think I had read that you had that pin made for the other two wives have. world tour? I thought well, Ill just take her out there. one being your twentieth wedding anniversary. went to Seabrook Elementary School and then we went to Denver after Thats hilarious. Dreyfus: I Offers may be subject to change without notice. Nobody ever ever ever said that. that was because it was where they needed to refuel. Ross-Nazzal: mixed up with all those McDonnell Douglas planes that we flew all marilyn see astronaut wife Betty Grissom | The Astronaut Wives Club Wiki | Fandom still going to it. You must have had your hands full, seriously, with all those kids. Ross-Nazzal:
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