Photograph
Astronaut Deke Slayton
| Astronaut Donald K. Slayton of Sparta, Wisconsin. Slayton enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 at age 18 and flew 56 combat missions in B-25s during World War II. Later he was a test pilot and flight instructor. In 1959 NASA selected Slayton as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, but later he was removed from flight status when an irregular heartbeat was discovered. He then became director of flight crew operations for the Gemini and Apollo programs. In 1972, a healthy Slayton was restored to flight status, and in 1975, he flew on the nine-day Apollo mission which successfully docked with the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft. Slayton died in 1993. A museum in Sparta, Wisconsin honors his memory. |
| Image ID: | 11364 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
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| Collection Name: | Name File |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | NF Slayton, Donald K. |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.75 x 4.75 inches |
| Personal protective equipment |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Discovery and exploration |
| Outer space |
| Flags |
| Astronauts |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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