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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 ...
- February 27, 1982
- 1959 NASA Group 1
Donald Kent Slayton (1 de marzo de 1924 - 13 de junio de 1993), más conocido como Deke Slayton, fue un piloto estadounidense en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y, más tarde, astronauta y director de la NASA . Fue seleccionado en el primer grupo de astronautas que la NASA envió al espacio ( Mercury Seven ), pero debido a problemas cardiacos fue ...
- Tumor cerebral
14 de mar. de 2022 · Johnson Space Center. Mar 14, 2022. Article. Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts that NASA selected in April 1959, lost his chance to become the second American to orbit the Earth when doctors noted he had a slight heart irregularity.
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27 de feb. de 2024 · Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Slayton was named as one of the Mercury astronauts in April 1959. Mr. Slayton made his first space flight as Apollo docking module pilot of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission—a joint space flight culminating in the first historical meeting in space between American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts.
Having survived the rigorous tests and requirements Deke Slayton became one of America’s first astronauts, part of the Mercury 7 group that was formed in 1959. Deke was thrilled and excited to be part of this new challenge and adventure.
1 de oct. de 2023 · Donald K. "Deke" Slayton (Major, USAF, Ret.) was born on March 1, 1924, in Sparta, Wisconsin, to parents Charles Sherman and Victoria Adelia (Larson) Slayton. 1 Slayton graduated from Sparta High School, Sparta, Wisconsin, in 1942, and then enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet on his 18 th birthday, March 1, 1942. 2 He completed ...
Donald Kent " Deke " Slayton (1 de marzo de 1924 - 13 de junio de 1993) fue un piloto, ingeniero aeronáutico y piloto de pruebas de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos que fue seleccionado como uno de los astronautas Mercury Seven originales de la NASA.
