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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Deke Slayton | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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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
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University of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOfMedicalCondition | grounded from spaceflight for many years ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| familyName | Slayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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human spaceflight ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | cardiac arrhythmia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Mercury Seven
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NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Air Force
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United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| nickname | Deke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts
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leadership in early U.S. human spaceflight program ⓘ |
| notableWork |
selection and management of astronaut crews for Apollo program
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selection and management of astronaut crews for Gemini program ⓘ selection and management of astronaut crews for Skylab program ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace engineer
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astronaut ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of Flight Crew Operations at NASA
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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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