Think early “Mad Men,” but set in Houston during the dawn of the space era.

“Astronaut Wives Club,” an ABC television series about the wives of NASA’s first astronauts, is set to air this summer. Already, location scouts are combing the Houston area for homes and other possible places to film.

A Willowbend resident recently posted on Facebook: “Guess my 1955 house really does have that mid-century modern look. Came home to a note on my door from an ABC Studios location scout wanting to discuss using my place to shoot scenes for a new TV series set in Houston based on the best-selling novel ‘The Astronaut Wives Club.’ ”

The tentative production start date is April 14; most of the crew and extras will be hired in Texas.

“It’ll all be shot here,” says Rick Ferguson, executive director of the Houston Film Commission. “But the book starts elsewhere, so we’re also looking for substitutes for Virginia, for Florida motels and other places that lead up to these families moving to the Clear Lake area.”

The book was “almost inspired by the feel of the ‘Mad Men’ series,” says Lily Koppel, author of 2013’s best-selling “The Astronaut Wives Club.”

“There’s nothing as cinematic as going into space. But this is the story turned inside out — a reaction to all the male-centric space stories that have been told on the big screen. This is a world of pool parties and splashdown parties, full ashtrays and martinis.”

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