Deke Slayton Astronaut
Deke Slayton is a 69 years old astronaut from United States of America from Sparta, Wisconsin. Deke Slayton was born on March 01, 1924 (died on June 13, 1993, he was 69 years old) in Sparta, Wisconsin as Donald Kent Slayton.
About
Birth name of Deke Slayton is Donald Kent Slayton
No, he died on 06/13/1993, 30 years ago. He was 69 years old when he died. Cause of death: anus cancer. He died in League City
Awards (3)
Awarded National Aviation Hall of Fame , awarded United States Astronaut Hall of Fame , awarded Air Medal ,
Education
He graduated from U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and University Of Minnesota
What was Deke's zodiac sign?Deke Slayton zodiac sign was pisces.
Other facts about Deke Slayton
| Place of death | League City |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Status | Deceased |
| Type | NASA |
| Position held | Chief Of The Astronaut Office , start time: 1962-09-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1963-11-01T00:00:00Z , replaced by: Alan Shepard |
| Astronaut mission | Apollo–Soyuz Test Project , series ordinal: 1 |
| Employer | National Aeronautics And Space Administration , position held: astronaut |
| Birth name | Donald Kent Slayton |
| Time in space | 13048 |
| Cause of death | Anus Cancer |
| Part of | Mercury Seven |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Military branch | United States Air Force |
| Place of birth | Sparta |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10574511 |
| Given name | Deke |
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| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Date of death | 1993-06-13T00:00:00Z |
| Conflict | World War II |
| Military rank | Major |
