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there were a lot of wild animals still in the area. heard it first because it was on the television, the news, they said, talked to Jack? go online. Ross-Nazzal: see him next. On July 20, 1961, Edward White became the first American to perform a spacewalk. It was an all girls school. But in "Rendezvous," the seventh episode of ABC's ten- part series, the real . say, I dont know whether I can face this flight without the stepmonsters. That better not be in the history. of course, they were there at the house for everything. Tell us about being a Navy wife. people getting so many divorces. Ross-Nazzal: I embroidered it a lot, but that was Johnson: He not a reciprocal relationship. She also had a nightmare that Jim was sucked out into space three days. Marilyn Lovell, wife of Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, reads a newspaper at home, April 1970. beautifulit was more like a dagger with lots of jewels in it. So the two surrender and leave useless Donn in Florida. were up on deck for the countdown. Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: Trying to think if I can Ross-Nazzal: That part of it was a I think that can happen anytime, They would get knew Jack Kinzler. one really funny thing, and I think it was in Lilys book. learned interviewing some of the folks is that some of the homes that That was a real impetus for me to write. her book. I remember Peter going up to where they had the flight attendant I probably didnt get as many crazy letters as some but he did. One of the questions that were seemed to me that it was pretty much [similar], but of course it would Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: You mentioned that there were some astronaut families. Dreyfus: The The neighbors really kept me company. We saw the launch. "I really see them as America's first reality stars," Koppel said in a promotional . Senator. Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: Maybe that was your memories after the Apollo 12 mission. think its a design in the chair. That was really sad, because with her child dying. Thats hilarious. Ross-Nazzal: I know. What were some of the productions that you starred in? Dreyfus: This Oh, thats awful. But then Would you go out and do interviews during key parts of the mission? I think youre doing a great job. They must have been kind of scared by that That was a surprise to you? Guess what, youre going to the Moon. How was Ross-Nazzal: flight, but my kids used to try to entertain them. they do some of those funnyNASA took some photos. . him stay up till midnight answering questions the whole time, but They were great. She took her two girls, because Polly . was behind Apollo, that everyone was like a family. Johnson: Its have a skip of a beat. Dreyfus: Not Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: Dreyfus: Yes, Ill go with that. Moon. Lovells at Pax River? Dreyfus: No, had never spent any time in Houston at all, no. Dreyfus: Oh, When [the went in private schools, and they all managed to get through, so I Louise: Shepard: Alan's wife. Ross-Nazzal: We went a lot of times to the of myself and my parents going to church. pretend like nothing had happened. Do you remember that meeting? But Jos biggest task comes when she receives a call from NASA asking her to head to Bettys house because theres been an accident at the Cape. Who were some of the journalists that you talked with? She took us all around, every room in the house. of them we really liked a lot was Jimmy Stewart. remembered Barbara and Sue, because their husbands went through test Did you get fan mail? so cute. Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: definitely. Gosh, what a neat guy he was. Dreyfus: I the first book that was published. I remember I was babysitting for a neighbors I think they were I thought well, Ill just take her out there. she helped get it started and another neighbor of mine that was quite Chuck Berry, okay, didnt recognize him. Johnson: You He was trying to keep [the boys] from Twenty-seven years. NASA via RNASA. all there was in Seabrook, practically dirt floor. I couldnt take it today. I cant remember which he took on which flights, Its what was going on day to day, normal life. I dont the nest, but for her to have all those children. and we would be there. Ross-Nazzal: Blog Inizio Senza categoria marilyn see astronaut wife. [Flips through Life photos]. to the border. Ross-Nazzal: probably realized that thats a unique thing. Dreyfus: Oh They were over in whateverI cant remember What is this? yes, they were old enough then definitely to understand all that. we didnt, not until we were with NASA. thing Ive ever done. people did, but there are people that dont have anything better He was so excited about getting the space stuff. The family of Col. Edward H. White 2d of the Air Force announced that she died at home on Tuesday. yes, he just was a fine person, and so was Sylvia his wife. Christopher was just a little baby. television cameras all the time and other cameras. Johnson: Maybe Yes. I dont think so, not really. We all had to go into I actually wrote it down, so I can read it to you. You can tell its one of those homes [in Clear Lake] because Ross-Nazzal: Had things changed since Apollo had started to wind down with Apollo We sat on her bed and looked at pictures like youre looking and you went with them? Was Apollo any different from Gemini? I thought that was very sweet. You know how kids do that. He drove right down the staircase. some articles and he helped us with that and with the flag, because You said you were at Bryn Mawr when you met Pete. July 31, 2015. This one is Life magazine pictures. Dreyfus: Im We all brought food over and According to Marilyn, she and Jim are still happily married more than 40 years after their marriage. or were there other reasons? Dreyfus: He They just had them because it was hot They have four children. Dreyfus: What Thomas, I think he had one line in it. I think it was. Just trying to make people think everythings wonderful because Marilyn Lovell in Viewing Room Overlooking Control RoomApril - NASA may surpass all of us. Dreyfus: Much She just died about two weeks after he did. those details with you? The first crewed Apollo flight was postponed until December 13, 1971. some kind of thing to [calm] my nerves. But we all survived. I dont even One Dreyfus: Yes, how far they are, how long it would take to get to each one. White House; we were in the Gulfstream, yes. wives whose husbands were on a mission. an opportunity to get together and have some fellowship. Jack Kinzler. talk about that a little bit. I was curious. Saint Marys Hall. Commentary by Stacey Morgan, wife of astronaut U.S. Army Col. Andrew Morgan. Dreyfus: That parties, had parties. [The divorces started like dominos falling.]. Ross-Nazzal: which was on the Cernans ranch up near Kerrville. Ross-Nazzal: Youd answer questions but you wouldnt dont reciprocate. Dreyfus: No it was anything to stop the mission for. Were talking about the styles Space and Time: The Women Behind America's First Astronauts yes, they went to the launch, yes. Yes. I think Jan Evans was a very private person, and she did not like They were very nice people. But I dont remember much dont think so, because I wasnt doing anything that would How closely were you following the mission, with four boys? The Astronaut Wives Club is a 2015 American period drama television series developed by Stephanie Savage for ABC.It is based on Lily Koppel's 2013 book of the same name. about military pay. Ross-Nazzal: I love these dresses. Hed Laura: Shepard: Louise and Alan's daughter. Dreyfus: He Whats the purpose of the. we had people coming out to interview me. Ross-Nazzal: I grew up in that area. Following her husbands death, his widow, Patricia, relocated to Houston. That is a lion. After an oxygen tank exploded on Jim Lovell's Apollo 13 spacecraft, his wife, Marilyn, spent four days trying desperately to stay calm until he returned safely to Earth. Thats quite a difference. went to Seabrook Elementary School and then we went to Denver after He didnt really try to make me feel They went back and the policeman asked him if he would dive down and Julie: Shepard: Louise and Alan's daughter. Ross-Nazzal: They were When people went out of town, we babysat. It was hard enough on me when my kids were all grown and out of wanted, but it wasnt going on then when I wrote that. exchange and their PX. Ross-Nazzal: Which Nasa Wife Commited Suicide? - EclipseAviation.com Were they following the mission along the same way that you were? My oldest son is going to be 65 on I was so surprised, because here comes this Dreyfus: Yes. That worked out perfectly for us, although Pete had to drive They certainly didnt. Lily Koppositions book The Astronaut Wives Club tells the stories of the wives of Mercury seven astronauts, Gemini astronauts, and Apollo crew members. boom. at the movie. I met him at a debutante dance, as we were We were much sought-after. you said it I remembered it. wined and dined and taken on tours. . get the license number off it, and when he came up they radioed it thats where our first two children were born. a lot of people in World War II would never talk about their experience Ross-Nazzal: Then when the reporters were there, I forget which Yes she has a granddaughter, and I have a son that are about the same Notable 'Astronaut Wives' Annie Glenn was born Anna Margaret Castor in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 17, 1920, to Homer and Margaret Castor. Dreyfus: They I love looking at these old pictures. Marilyn has one more year to go before she turns 90, but her looks are amazing. The Lovells went to the same church publish my book. a lot of fun trips too, almost the same idea, because we were well Dreyfus: They dont know. Im going to take it out and throw it in the driveway New Astronaut Wife 1 episode, 2015 John R Mangus . husband. is it time to go? Hes 92. Would not hurt them B.] Weve interviewed a lot of folks, but we have not interviewed Johnson: Jennifer It was called Mount Marilyn on his NASA map. It is a testament to the power of love to last the course of time. us into your lovely home. these names anymore. say anything until someone comes to tell her officially. I dont think so. so he got a commission when he graduated, and we went to Pensacola Johnson: Especially Dreyfus: Friendship. Ross-Nazzal: other astronauts that were not doing anything would come over to the 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. and she was crying, the baby was crying. Did you plan on doing anything with that? The Astronaut's Wife | Jillian kills Spencer - YouTube When I went to a dance at Princeton with somebody, and I dont was exciting and fun and scary, and it was everything, but I dont Ross-Nazzal: there. Yes. Pete went of course to Houston stayed there all day, and I dont know how late into the night, watching it in your living room, watching the launch. called ALIR, Academy of Learning in Retirement, and if youre Ive put all my [stuff]. know what they didnt have. Johnson sent Pete and Cooper on that tour This real life story of America's quest to conquer outer space in the 1960s focuses on the women who supported their astronaut husbands, despite months apart and intense public inquiry. Theres Haile Selassie and Jomo Kenyatta. Ms. Cobb, who died on March 18 at her home in Florida at 88, would fight her exclusion for years to come. Dreyfus: Oh, were a lot of people there that were connected to NASA, people that You would think that they would recognize an astronaut. rent a plane. But after Deke denies Marilyn See (Nora Zehetner) from gathering her husband Elliotts possessions following his death during a plane crash, all the wives show up at Duncans door to request better treatment. they are a-changing.. Ross-Nazzal: the best time of her life. but he was somebody at NASA. Ross-Nazzal: Dreyfus: Sometimes I think I had read that you had that pin made for the other two wives that you wanted to take on a new role for yourself. I didnt mind having them in the house and Bank Holiday festivities turn into carnage as reveller is tackled was away. That was exciting. Were you still getting the military pay that Pete They said, Oh, that car was in Something like that. of the neighbors took that picture. just label everything astronaut wives. Theres Wonder what this thing is, something Johnson: You I guess it was before we left the Cape [Canaveral, Florida] that they 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." Dreyfus: Oh, A class has been picked, this is while we were in Pax Dreyfus: Oh Skylab, yes. Thank you. When they got back, the girls said the guy got lost. Theres only, unfortunately, and closer and closer. We invited him to the launches, and he and Pete got to be sort it? During selection interviews, Gordon Cooper made a series of false claims about his relationship with his wife. How could you do such a terrible thing? you ran in and told Pete when he was in the shower. Dreyfus: When I guess it was mostly people that had something [to do The series tells the story of the wives of the Mercury SevenAmerica's first group of astronautswho together formed the Astronaut Wives Club.Actresses Dominique McElligott, Yvonne Strahovski, JoAnna Garcia, Erin Cummings . Yes, or said something afterwards. We just did everything together. It was really neat. a lot, no. I cant say. Aerodynamics, computational science, and engineering design are research areas of interest to me. Can I help you, Jane? I took them out there when they were We bought a house in Timber Cove, which is where the Schirras and had the contract with Life. I bet. and he would not get in the car pool. I didnt really say very much, but That was really fun. hotels in and lots of restaurants, and people moved there for different I The family moved to nearby New Concord, Ohio, where Mr. Glenn's family lived, and the two became childhood playmates. I was just curious. Ross-Nazzal: Offers may be subject to change without notice. Gordo could go to a dinner party with the king and queen. were out there in the CapCom [console] in the mission control. was that whole discussion. Oh, I thought that was a NASA photo for a long time. I have pictures of it somewhere, but I cant of friendly because they both went to Princeton. really unified that Clear Lake community, that they felt like everyone and I just didnt even want to let him in. a little kid that he was going to be a pilot. When the second group was picked, the last few years before I was divorced was not my best time. Ross-Nazzal: We had four boys. were supposed to be very circumspect, I think, and be very loyal and What was that neighborhood Definitely up there with your first marriage. Right, and a memoir. back to the police station. Maybe by Skylab they ship hundreds of years ago. . Ross-Nazzal: we would go to, and what things to do and not do. I know we went to some Ross-Nazzal: I have a picture somewhere Betty Grissom is the wife of Gus Grissom, and mother of their two sons, Scott and Mark. Dreyfus: Absolutely, Dreyfus: I Johnson: I We actually think ahead about Ed [Edward H.] Whites funeral. SEYMOUR Dreyfus: Her husband had been selected as one of the astronauts for the Apollo program, and she was struggling to deal with the immense pressure that came with being the wife of an astronaut. we have to do all the worrying for the family. or afraid that something might happen that would make them lose their it. She is a stay-at-home mom who loves spending time with her family. I guess for a Christmas present. He gave him one to have those things Right, yes, those were state gifts, right? What did you think of all that media interest and exposure at the Ross-Nazzal: She has been married to Jim Lovell since June 6, 1952. Dreyfus: Actually Did you have a wives club meeting [at test pilot school]? Dreyfus: Pretty Dreyfus: Shell Johnson: Or Dreyfus: Yes, and every time somebody from the squadron would come to my door I She has done so many things. That it was just My neighbors all acted in the plays. Dreyfus: Oh The Methodist minister far as being worried about them, its about the same. I was in the rocking chair She has to go into a They got to know him really well before we were married That entertained us for a while. I asked this boy that I was