The inspiration for ABC's period-drama TV series of the same name, Lily Koppel's The Astronaut Wives Club focuses on the lives of the women married to each man of the famous Mercury Seven, a group of astronauts attached to the first human spaceflight program (including Hidden Figures subject John Glenn) known as Project Mercury.
With their families firmly planted at the center of the Space Age, drawing constant scrutiny from the public eye, these seven women found solace in each other and formed the Astronaut Wives Club. They met frequently to discuss their problems, hopes, and fears — which only the other members of the group would understand.
