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Slayton's first and only spaceflight began on July 15, 1975, when he was launched as the first Apollo Docking Module Pilot for ASTP. The flight culminated in the first meeting in space between American astronauts and Soviet Cosmonauts, when two days later Apollo and Soyuz 19 rendezvoused and docked over Europe.
The "Mercury Seven" were Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton. At a press conference in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 1959, NASA introduced the Mercury Seven to the public.
14 de mar. de 2022 · 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.
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 assignments.
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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 ...
20 de oct. de 2023 · 'The Right Stuff' at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true American classic (exclusive) News. By Jeff Spry. published 20 October 2023. The esteemed filmmaker...
