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Birthday
*** ,1924
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June 13, 1993 (69 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
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Celebrities born on March 1
Born in 1924
Born in Sparta, Wisconsin
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Deke Slayton
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. Slayton joined the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, and flew in Europe and the Pacific. He left the Army after World War II, and later joined the Minnesota Air National Guard after working for Boeing as an aeronautical engineer. He joined the United States Air Force, and attended the Air Force Test Pilot School in 1955. In 1959, he applied to, and was selected as one of the Mercury Seven. He was scheduled to pilot the second U.S. crewed orbital spaceflight, but was grounded in 1962 by atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm. In March 1972, he was medically cleared to fly and was the docking module pilot of the 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.
BornDonald Kent Slayton, March 01, 1924, Sparta, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1993, League City, Texas, U.S.
Other namesDeke Slayton
Previous occupationBomber pilot, test pilot
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (BS)
RankMajor, USAF
Time in space9d 01h 28m
Selection1959 NASA Group 1
MissionsApollo–Soyuz Test Project
RetirementFebruary 27, 1982

About Deke Slayton

Astronaut Deke Slayton was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, United States on March 1, 1924. He dies at the age of 69, on June 13, 1993.

He was one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, and he flew into space in 1975 on the famous Apollo-Soyuz mission.

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Deke Slayton before becoming famous

Deke Slayton was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1924 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

He flew more than 50 combat missions over Europe during WWII, and after studying aeronautical engineering, he continued to work for the military.

Achievement of Deke Slayton

Learning Russian and visiting the Soviet Union to train at their spaceflight facilities were part of his preparation for the Apollo-Soyuz mission.

Deke Slayton's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Charles Sherman and Victoria Adelia Larson raised him in Sparta, Wisconsin. He married Bobbie Belle Jones in 1983.

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He prepared for the Apollo-Soyuz mission alongside Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford.

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Deke Slayton Income & Net worth

Deke Slayton's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: an astronaut. Networth of Deke Slayton in 2024 is 200,000$+.

Deke Slayton Height and Weight

How tall is Deke Slayton? At the age of 69, Deke Slayton height is 5'7" (1.7m).

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