Deke

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Deke was the nickname of Deke Slayton, one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts and later a key figure in the early U.S. human spaceflight program.

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instanceOf NASA astronaut
human
awardReceived NASA Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED
NASA Exceptional Service Medal NERFINISHED
birthDate 1924-03-01
coAuthorOf Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury to the Shuttle NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1993-06-13
education Sparta High School NERFINISHED
University of Minnesota NERFINISHED
effectOfMedicalCondition grounded from spaceflight for many years
employer NASA
familyName Slayton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork aeronautics
human spaceflight
genreOfWork autobiography
givenName Donald NERFINISHED
medicalCondition cardiac arrhythmia
memberOf Mercury Seven NERFINISHED
NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
nickname Deke NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts
leadership in early U.S. human spaceflight program
notableWork selection and management of astronaut crews for Apollo program
selection and management of astronaut crews for Gemini program
selection and management of astronaut crews for Skylab program
occupation aerospace engineer
astronaut
test pilot
placeOfBirth Wisconsin NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Texas NERFINISHED
positionHeld Director of Flight Crew Operations at NASA
NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office NERFINISHED
residence Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
roleInMission Apollo–Soyuz Test Project docking module pilot
selectionAsAstronaut Project Mercury NERFINISHED
serviceRank major
spaceMission Apollo–Soyuz Test Project NERFINISHED
spouse Bobbie Slayton NERFINISHED

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Deke Slayton nickname Deke