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11 de ago. de 2022 · Deke Slayton is a legend in the space flight world, but how much do we know about him? Well this week we're joined by his son Kent, and Alyssa Young, the executive director of the Deke Slayton Memorial Museum, to find out more. We thought this would be a discussion about the legacy of Deke, but it e . 0.
15 de jun. de 1995 · “Deke Slayton was probably the single most important man in the U.S. manned space program.....Slayton was a genuine American hero.” ― Stars and Stripes “No on can really understand the manned space flight of the '60s without understanding Deke's role in it. This is his story in his won words, and it often seems as if Deke were there in person. no nonsense, no excuses, just get on with ...
14 de jun. de 1993 · He was 69. The cause of death was brain cancer, said Howard Benedict, executive director of the Mercury Seven Foundation. Of the first astronauts, Mr. Slayton, known to everyone as Deke, made the ...
Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton was one of NASA's first astronauts in the late 50s. After he was grounded from Project MercuryW in 1962 for medical reasons, he became NASA's first Chief of Astronaut Office and Director of Flight Crew Operations. Deke remained Chief Astronaut till 1974 when he selected himself for the crew of Apollo 24 and was replaced temporarily by Buzz Aldrin. He died aboard the ...
28 de feb. de 2018 · Listen Online. Deke Slayton had the heart of a warrior. The native of Sparta was just 19 when he earned his pilot’s wings during World War II. He flew 56 combat missions in B-25 Mitchell bombers in the skies over Europe before returning to the U.S. to train bomber pilots. Then he was sent to the Pacific to fly more combat missions over Japan ...
Donald K. (Deke) Slayton was one of America’s original Mercury Seven astronauts. He flew on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program, a joint U.S.-Russian space mission, in 1975. He was born in Sparta, Wis., on March 1, 1924.
