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Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton (Sparta, 1 de março de 1924 – League City, 13 de junho de 1993) foi um astronauta norte-americano, integrante do primeiro grupo de astronautas selecionados pela NASA, em 1959, para o pioneiro programa espacial conhecido como Projeto Mercury, criado para colocar um norte
- Donald Kent Slayton
- Mãe: Victoria Adelia Larson, Pai: Charles Sherman Slayton
14 de mar. de 2022 · Donald K. “Deke” Slayton was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts who waited 16 years to fly in space. He led NASA’s astronauts for a decade and commanded the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.
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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
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27 de fev. de 2024 · Donald K. Slayton was one of the original Mercury astronauts and the first American to fly in space with a Soviet cosmonaut. He also piloted the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission in 1975 and retired from NASA in 1982.
12 de abr. de 2024 · Donald Kent Slayton was an American astronaut who was one of the original seven Project Mercury astronauts in 1959 but did not make a space flight until 1975. Slayton joined the U.S. air force in 1942 and flew 56 combat missions during World War II. After the war he earned a B.S. in aeronautical.
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1 de out. de 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. Find out how he became a pilot, a test pilot, and a NASA engineer, and why he was not able to fly in space.
14 de jun. de 1993 · Donald K. Slayton, one of the original seven American astronauts and an influential manager in the space agency, died yesterday at his home in League City, Tex., near the Johnson Space Center...
