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The Astronaut Wives Club was an informal support group of women, sometimes called Astrowives, whose husbands were members of the Mercury 7 group of astronauts. The group included Annie Glenn , Betty Grissom , Louise Shepard , Trudy Cooper , Marge Slayton , Rene Carpenter , and Jo Schirra .
John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the 9th person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on October 3, 1951, the daughter of Donald Paul Sullivan and his wife Barbara, née Kelly. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She had a brother, Grant. [ 3 ] In 1958 the family moved to the San Fernando Valley in California, where her father worked in the aerospace industry for Marquardt Corporation . [ 4 ]
A mother shares how being an astronaut is helping her inspire women everywhere, and her young daughter, to believe there is no limit to their goals. Mother, daughter celebrate women astronauts and ...
Barbara Young (9 February 1931 – 27 April 2023) was an English actress. [3] She is known for her role as the future Emperor Nero 's mother, Agrippinilla , in the landmark 1976 BBC serial I, Claudius .
Students file to classes near where Astronaut Barry “Butch” Elmore is recognized as a distinguished alum from the school's Class of 1981 at Mt. Juliet High School in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Monday ...
Richard Francis "Dick" Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive. He was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times. [1]
Elliot Handler outlived his wife by nine years, and died in 2011 at the age of 95. Her legacy continues to inspire Barbie's story, as evidenced by her crucial role in "Barbie." In the film, Ruth ...