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Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton (March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993) was an American Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, and test pilot who was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts. He went on to become NASA's first Chief of the Astronaut Office and Director of Flight Crew Operations, responsible for NASA crew ...
Donald Kent Slayton, dit Deke Slayton, (né le 1er mars 1924 à Sparta et mort le 13 juin 1993 à League City) est un pilote de l' armée de l'air américaine, un ingénieur aéronautique et un pilote d'essai américain.
14 mars 2022 · Donald K. “Deke” Slayton was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts who waited 16 years to fly in space. He led NASA’s astronauts for a decade and commanded the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.
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18 juin 2024 · Learn about Slayton's career as a Mercury and Apollo astronaut, his first space flight in 1975, and his role in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. See photos of Slayton with other astronauts and cosmonauts in space and on Earth.
History of Deke Slayton. Donald Kent (Deke) Slayton was born on March 1, 1924 to a local farming family in Sparta, Wisconsin. Growing up Deke always knew he wanted to do something more with his life than farm.
Learn about the life and career of Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. Find out how he became a test pilot, a fighter pilot, and a space pioneer, and why he was not able to fly in orbit.
30 janv. 2014 · Deke Slayton was selected for the Mercury program, but had to wait more than a decade to fly in space after concerns about an erratic heartbeat pulled him out of the flight rotation.
