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.
Heaven's Seven Heaven's Seven Heaven's Seven ( Thai: 7 ประจัญบาน ) is a Thai action and comedy film that was a remake of a television movie. Chalerm Wong Pim, who is a Thai director, decided to remake. Heaven's Seven was released on 26 April 2002. Heaven's Seven movie is based on the third part of an original film that was shown on 22 January 1963 in Thailand. The story of the movie starts when group of seven"Thai Army" finish their last risky mission in "Vietnam War". They retire from the military and go on to continue ordinary life with their families. However,