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.
Seven Sisters Group Seven Sisters Group Seven Sisters Group are a British performance company, formed in 1994. The group focuses on communicating contemporary issues through new and idiosyncratic works that defy labelling. Their highly acclaimed projects are often site specific and combine contemporary dance, installation art, performance art and spoken word. The company's artistic director is founder Susanne Thomas. Co-founder Sophie Jump is associate director. The group has worked with teams of independent artists whose disciplines include theatre design (Sophie Jump, Rosa Freitas), fine art (Ed King), music (Phil Durrant, Martin Robinson) and video (Jane Hodge, Jaime Rory Lucy, Ludi Andrews and Davy