The Astronaut Wives Club
A True Story

And then this happened. And then this other thing happened. Oh, and I almost forgot to tell you about the time this happened. I should've had this book over for a cup of coffee and a chat.......more

The original Mercury 7 astronauts When the U.S. space program went into high gear in 1959 the original Mercury 7 astronauts were a sensation. People wanted to know about them and their families - and their lives were avidly followed by the public. Life Magazine paid for exclusive access to the 'astro......more

How to write a book about the space program that's far less compelling than the one Tom Wolfe wrote on the same subject, in five easy steps. 1) First, make sure to eliminate everything that's interesting about space, and the politics involved in exploring it. The space race was an insane endeavor. As......more

This is either a poorly written book or a poorly edited book. Maybe both? I was very keen to read this book and was thrilled to think of the interview she must have been granted. Couldn't believe how fun it would be to learn about those years because I have always thought it must have been a wonderf......more

Interesting (though perhaps a little long) story of what it was like to be married to an astronaut in the 1960's and '70. Painted as perfect families in the current press, especially Life magazine, Koppel takes us further inside these marriages, most of which eventually collapsed from the stress. Ma......more