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9 de mai. de 2024 · Donald Slayton finally fulfilled his dream of visiting space after he regained his flight status in 1972 and made his first flight on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission in 1975, known as the first meeting in space between Americans and Soviets before his retirement in 1982.
Há 2 dias · Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union.
- United States
- Big Joe 1, September 9, 1959
- Mercury-Redstone 3, May 5, 1961
- NASA
Há 1 dia · On August 9, 1968, Low discussed the idea with Gilruth, Flight Director Chris Kraft, and the Director of Flight Crew Operations, Donald Slayton. They then flew to the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama , where they met with KSC Director Kurt Debus , Apollo Program Director Samuel C. Phillips , Rocco Petrone ...
Há 4 dias · Mercury Atlas 7 (MA-7, also designated Aurora 7) was the second orbital flight of an American rocket with a human on board. The pilot was originally planned to be Donald K. Slayton but was changed to be M. Scott Carpenter after a medical examination of Slayton revealed an irregularity in his heartbeat.
Há 2 dias · During the whole flight, the astronaut was in constant radio contact with the Mercury Control Centre at Cape Canaveral. Interestingly, the role of CAPCOM (Capsule Communicator), responsible for direct contact with Shepard, was entrusted to one of the aforementioned seven initially chosen candidates for the flight, ‘Deke’ Slayton.
Há 4 dias · In 1955 he started test pilot school at Edwards AFB, California, and was a test pilot there from 1956-1959. From 1959-1982 Slayton worked intermittently with NASA as an Air Force officer and civilian. He was chosen as one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, but was grounded for medical reasons.
9 de mai. de 2024 · Apollo commander, Donald Slayton, Apollo docking module pilot, cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, Soyuz commander; and cosmonaut Valeriy Kubasov, Soyuz flight engineer. The Soyuz spacecraft was launched at Baikonur in Central Asia, and the Apollo was launched 7 1/2 hours later at the Kennedy Space Center. Two days later Apollo accomplished a ...
