Deke Slayton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 31 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 1,1924 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Sparta |
| Wisconsin | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | June 13,1993 |
| Died | League City |
| Texas | |
| United States | |
| Space missions | Apollo–Soyuz Test Project |
| Apollo–Soyuz | |
| Spouse | Bobbie Belle Jones |
| Job | Astronaut |
| Fighter pilot | |
| Education | University of Minnesota |
| Sparta High School | |
| Books | Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon |
| Deke! | |
| We Seven: By the Astronauts Themselves | |
| Children | Kent S. Slayton |
| Parents | Victoria Adelia Slayton |
| Charles Sherman Slayton | |
| Played by | Kyle Chandler |
| Movies/Shows | First Man |
| Siblings | Dick Slayton |
| Beverly J. Schluenz | |
| Marie Madsen | |
| Elwood Slayton | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 529873 |
Deke Slayton Life story
Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton was a United States 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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