Donald
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Donald "Deke" Slayton was an American aeronautical engineer, test pilot, original NASA Mercury Seven astronaut, and later NASA's Director of Flight Crew Operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Donald "Deke" Slayton | 0 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA official
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astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| familyName | Slayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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spaceflight ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | induction into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mercury Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| nickname | Deke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
flew as docking module pilot on Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
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key figure in early U.S. human spaceflight crew selection ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership of NASA flight crews during Gemini and Apollo missions ⓘ |
| notableRole |
NASA Director of Flight Crew Operations
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one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project flight
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role in planning Apollo crew assignments ⓘ selection and management of NASA astronaut corps during Gemini and Apollo eras ⓘ |
| occupation |
NASA administrator
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aeronautical engineer ⓘ astronaut ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Director of Flight Crew Operations at NASA ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceProgram |
Apollo program
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Apollo–Soyuz Test Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Project Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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