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Astronaut Deke Slayton. Born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Deke Slayton was one of America’s first astronauts, part of the Mercury 7 group that was formed by NASA in 1959.Throughout his 20+ year career with NASA Deke was instrumental in shaping the early days of US manned space flight. In 1975 he was part of the crew for the US/Russian Apollo-Soyuz ...
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15 de jun. de 1995 · Deke Slayton was one of the first seven Mercury astronauts--and he might have been the first American in space. Instead, he became the first chief of American Astronaut Corps. It was Deke Slayton who selected the crews who flew the Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab missions. It was Deke Slayton who made Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon.
Donald Kent «Deke» Slayton (født 1. mars 1924 i Sparta i Wisconsin, død 13. juni 1993) var en av de originale «Mercury Seven» utvalgt i 1959 til det amerikanske Mercury-programmet.Han fikk aldri fly en romferd under Mercury-programmet, da han ble satt på bakken på grunn av en hjertelidelse. Slayton ble så ansvarlig for all mannskap-tildeling ved NASA fra november 1963 til mars 1972 ...
27 de ene. de 2022 · Slayton accompanied Grissom, White, and Chaffee to LC-34 in the astronaut transfer van. First, Grissom and Chaffee rode the elevator to level A8, about 218 feet above the ground, and crossed the crew access arm that led to the White Room that provided access to the Apollo Command Module (CM), enclosed in the pad’s service structure.
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 ...
Michael Goulian performing in his Extra 330SC aircraft. Michael Goulian is one of North America’s most decorated aerobatic pilots and recognized aviation professionals. Throughout his 30-year career, Goulian has devoted himself to excellence in the air, and in business. Growing up at his family’s flight school, Michael learned at an early ...
