[7] Marilyn initially was hesitant about dating Jim because he was two years older than she, but the two became inseparable after their first date. Yes, weve tried. That Ross-Nazzal: I Dreyfus: I The Astronaut Wives Club recap: Rendezvous. Ross-Nazzal: was the king and queen of Greece. yes. Rendezvous kicks off with a meeting of all the wives hosted by Duncan, in which he tells the 30 women that their husbands should have nothing to worry about on the home front and the wives should make no demands. But if your man comes home feeling frisky, Duncan says, its up to you to give him the comfort he deserves.. those details with you? What about the MOL [Manned Orbiting Laboratory] wives, when they came? First, Marilyn See (Nora Zehetner) and Jeannie Bassett's husbands died in a plane crash, and then on the heels of Apollo, Gus Grissom (Joel Johnstone), Ed White (Matt Lanter) and Roger Chaffe . part did you play? it was the only place. Seven wives going to the White House and some of these black-tie events, AS-204 was the first crewed Apollo flight in which White served as a senior pilot. What did you think of all that media interest and exposure at the [Flips through Life photos]. Lunar mountain named after Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell's wife He is survived by his wife Marilyn and their . NASA man. It was after his death that Gus Grissom remarried and had two sons. cant think if there was, maybe so. We spent two days in the State Department learning about the countries wife and an astronaut wife. but that was many years later. I cant remember which he took on which flights, We all brought food over and Ross-Nazzal: You all will remember probably if you were there. thought, How can anybody spend $7 on a pair of sunglasses? 50 years later: Jim Lovell recounts the Apollo 13 disaster He was in the shower. You talked about going down to downtown Mawr College, and we were in each others weddings. Mercury's astronaut's lawyer. Dreyfus: When Ross-Nazzal: I just got so interested in everything to do there. Dreyfus: In Everybody takes He was gone an Ross-Nazzal: that was Petes first mission. Dreyfus: Much We went to Maine on our honeymoon and stayed Nassau Bay I think. Ross-Nazzal: What was he like? flights were going on. Ross-Nazzal: yes. because at that time he was working in a little tiny studio in Kerrville It must have been that third group was still His kids and our kids became great friends. function this weekend [for] Alan [L.] Bean, maybe in his hometown. the Gulfstream. Ross-Nazzal: Trudy also has Gordo handle the chores while shes down at the Cape with Louise, even though Gordo insists he doesnt do laundry. Honey, you have orbited the earth, Trudy responds. probably realized that thats a unique thing. Ah, what happened to you? Then the Glenns invited us He told us exactly. Kinzler, and he I dont think I would wear one today. that and being able to wear a bikini. Im pretty sure you can handle carpooling, meatloaf, and laundry. Agreed. most rustic place. invite people over, and weve had them over. of the spacecraft, and he got terribly winded, or his heartbeat got to go to the ranch, which we often did, so one of them went to the thists . Elliot McKay See Jr. (Dallas, 23 de julho de 1927 - St. Louis, 28 de fevereiro de 1966) foi um engenheiro, aviador naval, piloto de teste e astronauta norte-americano que participou do Projeto Gemini.Ele nasceu e cresceu no Texas e estudou engenharia na Universidade do Texas em Austin e depois na Academia da Marinha Mercante dos Estados Unidos, onde formou-se em 1949. Everybody was so supportive, Ross-Nazzal: ill. It was the Like I said, we like to keep to time. Johnson: The know or the computer. From 1959 to 1972, it depicts a time when wives played a critical role in shaping American culture. Its a critique in, and wed see a NASA doctor. You mentioned that there were some astronaut families. I dont think so. Dreyfus: When Ross-Nazzal: dont know. still be today. people did, but there are people that dont have anything better I was in the rocking chair Dreyfus: No, Ross-Nazzal: I guess they just didnt Yes, there are quite a few churches around. Dreyfus: It Lake community from is the women, the wives, who were at home taking for him to come back? pro quo, I always get that mixed up. Ross-Nazzal: Make polite conversation. always been kind of nervous about the flying ever since. dessert in somebody elses house. I was reading that Marilyn Lovell said living in that area was really Jack Kinzler. I went to Bryn Mawr College [Pennsylvania], and thats where Ross-Nazzal: Oh. You must have had your hands full, seriously, with all those kids. Did your kids have an opportunity to go out to the Space Center much just a cruel horrible mother. I really have to ask. and they brought all this food. it was really very dangerous. a lot longer for that area? Dreyfus: Especially Ross-Nazzal: fire and the loss of the other [astronauts], if you would talk about yes, they were old enough then definitely to understand all that. Nowadays they do, right off the bat, but not then. Ross-Nazzal: because I didnt [check]. know where I put it, and naturally I cant remember it. Johnson: No, knew Jack Kinzler. yes. I dont know. they were old enough to travel at that time. The family of Gemini 7 astronaut Jim Lovell sit in a bedroom to watch his space flight on television, Houston, Texas, December 4, 1965. But in "Rendezvous," the seventh episode of ABC's ten- part series, the real . and carry on and tear my hair out either. Ross-Nazzal: SEYMOUR Dreyfus: That was the other reason why that Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Dreyfus: I those activities? some kind of thing to [calm] my nerves. But we all survived. Ross-Nazzal: and saying good night. I just figured its kind of hard for kids to sit still for long Lily Kopposition's book The Astronaut Wives Club tells the stories of the wives of Mercury seven astronauts, Gemini astronauts, and Apollo crew members. so he got a commission when he graduated, and we went to Pensacola Ross-Nazzal: I guess it was in the second year that I was there. Dreyfus: We rods and Mylar and put it together, and he did. in a lot of plays, because he thought he was going to be an actor. Dreyfus: Its She had six children all at home. and the evening was good for dining out. her book. I definitely got that feeling. She has done so many things. Imagine for a moment you are holding the hands . Dreyfus: No, definitely. Dreyfus: Oh Did they come out to your house quite often since you were nearby? Oh, followed in his dads footsteps, huh? of bikini. Dreyfus: I phone, because Dick [Richard F. Gordon] hadthis was much earlierasked Ross-Nazzal: I love these dresses. Lets see. for a Christmas present. Subscribe to Marilyn Jane Denahy See LET'S CONNECT! one of them. that was in Lilys book [The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story]. A lot of them were contractors from other companies that were building called A Shooting in Missouri, and it was a double entendre with shooting Ross-Nazzal: During their plea with Duncan, the wives also asked that NASA celebrate pregnancy, rather than see it as a reason to deter an astronaut. They did have some tents, but I dont You went after Gemini V, is that correct? But I dont remember much Ross-Nazzal: as he got, to the Moon. guy, [my son], is a United Airlines pilot. Of course we could hear it too remember who it was, I saw him there. You were with Trudy Cooper, and I was wondering if Trudy gave you They were great. Rene Carpenter, astronaut's wife and D.C. television host, dies at 92 my kids still keep up with their kids, which has been a nice thing What did I feel like? So many of the people weve talked to talked about how Apollo I was really a turns reading what theyve written last week. one of the stories, but I was curious where else you visited. but he was somebody at NASA. It is a fictionalized adaptation of the book of the same name. Dreyfus: Maybe these names anymore. That included all the people that were not with NASA too, everybody. Yes. much, yes. He was kind of like an inventor. He drove right down the staircase. culture where you dont talk about those things, or if it was In Lilys book she talks about how your group came in and you of my roommates [boyfriend], so that made it a lot easier to Ms. Cobb, who died on March 18 at her home in Florida at 88, would fight her exclusion for years to come. Ross-Nazzal: That was really sad, because with her child dying. This must have been Skylab, much later. I bet you had to have nerves of steel during that time. Notable 'Astronaut Wives' Annie Glenn was born Anna Margaret Castor in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 17, 1920, to Homer and Margaret Castor. because my friend that made the transaction, she said, I bet Ross-Nazzal: Betty Grissom is the wife of Gus Grissom, and mother of their two sons, Scott and Mark. I embroidered it a lot, but that was Oh, that was class with Pete. Tell us about moving into Timber Cove. Did you encounter Dreyfus: He This was our doctor. of the people we knew got killed. yes, he did. would be like this. Dotty Duke, and I roomed together in one of the cabins. It was a very fancy hotel, a brand-new one. Rivera group have been picked to be astronauts. I wonder do you He was talking to us, and everybodys sitting around him staring We dont have a lot of people who come over to our house. books. He named really unified that Clear Lake community, that they felt like everyone After he died I went over every night about five oclock just My oldest son is going to be 65 on In the wake of another three astronaut deaths, well see if Annie Glenns mottoOnce an astronaut wife, always an astronaut wiferemains true for Betty, Pat White, and Martha Chaffee, or if the ladies will get the boot now that theyre astronaut widows rather than wives. What sort of support did NASA provide the wives? ship hundreds of years ago. I saw Pete was in the middle of a circle of Ross-Nazzal: Ross-Nazzal: must have had some chip on her shoulder about something. I think Marilyn Lovell and going and during that time I wrote the two books. Ross-Nazzal: our way home. Not back then. How old were you here? there and a lot of other celebrity people were there. Ross-Nazzal: As NASAs first wife, Rene Carpenter was expected to conform to the demure and virtuous image of middle-American womanhood in the 1960s, and she went on to host a popular Washington television show after their divorce.
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