The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story (35 page)

Astronaut John Young (whom many now say reminds them of Don Draper) relaxes with his wife, Barbara, and children, Sandy, twelve, and John, ten, at their home in Nassau Bay, Texas, near the Manned Spacecraft Center, July 1969.
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Astronaut Gene Cernan relaxes with his wife, Barbara, and their daughter Teresa Dawn, six, at their home in Nassau Bay, Texas, near the Manned Spacecraft Center, May 1969.
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The wife and children of Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong talk with newsmen about man’s first lunar landing mission, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Janet Armstrong stands beside her sons Ricky (left) and Mark, July 16, 1969.
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Apollo 12 Commander Charles “Princeton Pete” Conrad relaxes with his wife, Jane, and their four sons at their home near the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. From left to right the sons are Christopher, eight; Andrew, ten; Peter, fourteen; and Thomas, twelve.
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Apollo 12 Command Module Pilot Dick Gordon relaxes with his wife, Barbara, and their six children at their home near the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, November 1969. The Gordon children are, standing left to right, Carleen, fifteen; Richard, fourteen; and Thomas, ten. Kneeling, left to right, are Laurence, eleven; Diane eight; and James, nine. (The dog is named Sophia.)
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Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean relaxes with his wife, Sue, and children at their home near the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, November 1969. The children are Clay and Amy Sue, six.
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The wives of the Apollo 14 crew held a news conference a few hours before their husbands were launched on NASA’s sixth manned voyage to the Moon, January 31, 1971. They are, from left to right, Joan Roosa, Louise Shepard, and Louise Mitchell.
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This is a family portrait of Astronaut Ed Mitchell and his family. Mitchell was the lunar module pilot of the Apollo 14 Lunar Landing Mission, January 1971. The family includes, left to right, Louise Mitchell, and daughters Elizabeth and Karlyn.
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Apollo 14 Mission Commander Alan Shepard relaxes with his family at home near the Houston Manned Spacecraft Center in Texas. Astronaut Shepard is sitting between his wife, Louise, left, and daughter, Laura, twenty-two. Seated in front are niece Alice and daughter Julie, both 19.
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Astronaut Charles “Princeton Pete” Conrad relaxes with his wife, Jane, and their four sons at their home in Timber Cove, near the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, May 1973. The Conrad boys are: Peter, eighteen, on arm of chair at left; Thomas, sixteen, on arm of chair at right; Andrew, fourteen, front left; and Christopher, twelve, front right. Conrad was the commander of the prime crew for the first manned Skylab mission that year.
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Astronaut Charles “Princeton Pete” Conrad relaxes with his wife, Jane, and their four sons at their home in Timber Cove, near the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, May 1973. The Conrad boys are: Peter, eighteen, next to his father; Thomas, sixteen, seated with Mrs. Conrad; Andrew, fourteen, front left; and Christopher, twelve, front right. Conrad was the commander of the prime crew for the first manned Skylab mission that year.
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