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Birth Name: Donald Kent Slayton
Born: 1 March 1924 Died: 13 June 1993
Country of origin: 
United States
Height: 5' 11"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Marjory Colleen Lunney
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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
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1. For All Mankind (1989)
| Rating: | 56 Watched |
2. Apollo 11 (2019)
| Rating: | 32 Watched |
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4. Mercury 13 (2018)
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5. Apollo Soyuz (1975)
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1. The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
| Rating: | 20 Watched |
