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Deke Slayton

Deke Slayton

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1924-03-01

Deceased 1993-06-13

Status Deceased

Type Government

Astronaut Biography

Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton, was an American World War II pilot, aeronautical engineer, and test pilot who was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, and became NASA's first Chief of the Astronaut Office.

Deke Slayton's Launches

Saturn IB | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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