Deke Slayton

Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton was an American Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and one of the original 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.

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Who was born first?

• Deke Slayton was born 1 year after Wally Schirra
• Deke Slayton was born 1 year before Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev
• Deke Slayton was born 1 year after Alan Shepard
• Deke Slayton was born 1 year before Scott Carpenter
• Deke Slayton was born 2 years before Gus Grissom

Timeline

1. Alan ShepardNovember 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998
2. Wally SchirraMarch 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007
3. Deke Slayton (this page)March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993
4. Pavel Ivanovich BelyayevJune 26, 1925 – January 10, 1970
5. Scott CarpenterMay 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013
6. Gus GrissomApril 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967

Related

• Neil ArmstrongAugust 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
• Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
• Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present
• Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present
• Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019
• Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021
• Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
• John GlennJuly 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016