Mercury Seven Col. John "Shorty" Powers, who as a result became known in the press as the "eighth astronaut". They wrote first-hand accounts of their selection and preparation for the Mercury missions in the 1962 book "We Seven". Additionally, each of them separately wrote at least one book describing their astronaut experiences. In 1979, Tom Wolfe published a less sanitized version of their story in "The Right Stuff". Wolfe's book was the basis for the film of the same name directed by Philip Kaufman. The five Tracy brothers from the TV series "Thunderbirds" were named after five of the Mercury Seven astronauts.
The Desaturating Seven EP that has overstayed its welcome." Alan Ranta of Exclaim! said that "The Desaturating Seven" "demonstrate[s] songcraft beyond the great majority of [Primus'] catalogue." PopMatters' Chris Conaton also lamented the album's shortness, but he praised its music, calling it "the tightest, most focused album of Primus' career." All tracks written by Les Claypool. The Desaturating Seven The Desaturating Seven is the ninth studio album by American rock group Primus, released on September 29, 2017. It is the band's first album of original material since 2011's "Green Naugahyde", and is the first LP featuring original material with drummer Tim Alexander since