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Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum celebrating Sparta astronaut’s 50th anniversary of space flight
30 Jun 2025 17:48 GMT
… St; guests include Kent Slayton (Deke Slayton’s son), Bill Moon (NASA flight controller for … , and Shuttle) and Jeff Williams (astronaut from Winter, Wisconsin who flew … the American crew members; Kent Slayton, son of Deke Slayton, Dionne and Karin Stafford …
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Florida Tech Students Hatter, Hay Named 2025 Astronaut Scholars
26 Jun 2025 01:02 GMT
… to professional networking with astronauts, alumni and industry leaders … was selected for the NASA Pathways internship program at … “The 2025 class of Astronaut Scholars brings fresh energy, … Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton.
Each founding member sponsored …
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Apollo 13 turns 30: See what the A-list cast of Ron Howard's Oscar-winning docudrama has been up to the last 3 decades By Randall Colburn
30 Jun 2025 20:05 GMT
… each playing the real-life astronauts who manned the mission.
… most is when [the NASA team] realizes we finally succeeded … 2021).
Chris Ellis as Deke Slayton
Chris Ellis as Deke Slayton in 'Apollo 13 … the time he played NASA engineer Glynn Lunney in Apollo …
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NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95
29 Apr 2025 20:59 GMT
… being exhaled by the astronauts would reach high enough … of flight crew operations Deke Slayton shows others in the … Greenbelt, Maryland. After leaving NASA, Smylie held executive positions … also presented with the NASA exceptional service medal, distinguished …
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Richard (Dick) Keith Slayton
12 Apr 2025 00:33 GMT
… , Wisconsin, to Charlie and Victoria Slayton. After serving as a Naval … brother Deke’s legacy as an Air Force pilot / NASA astronaut, and … - please RSVP to dick.slayton.memorial@pm.me.
In lieu … donations be made to the Deke Slayton Space Museum, Sparta, WI
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The 'Mercury Seven': The emotional anniversary of the first Americans chosen by NASA to fly into space
09 Apr 2025 20:01 GMT
… NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts … to accommodate a single astronaut. Despite its small size … exploration.
The Mercury 7 astronauts were:
Scott Carpenter
L. … Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Donald K. "Deke" Slayton
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: NASA Introduces First Astronauts, Paves Way for Future Space Exploration
09 Apr 2025 21:59 GMT
… 9, 1959, NASA introduced its first group of astronauts, known as … , 1959, NASA introduced its first group of astronauts, known as …
– Alan B. Shepard
– Donald K. Slayton
These seven men were selected … orbits around the Earth.
– Deke Slayton was grounded due to a …
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This week in 1966: Two Gemini astronauts are killed in a jet crash in St. Louis
27 Feb 2025 09:54 GMT
… fellow astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan, behind them in another NASA … man in space, and Donald "Deke" Slayton flew to St. Louis … by NASA, was a twin-engine training jet.
1966 Gemini test
Astronaut …
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Items Signed By U.S. Presidents And Astronauts Will Highlight University Archives' March 12 Auction
25 Feb 2025 06:19 GMT
… all of the Mercury 7 astronauts in silver space suits and … B. Shepard, Jr.; and Donald K. Slayton. The lot is accompanied by …
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Items signed by Washington, Lincoln, Einstein and U.S. astronauts will be sold online, March 12, by University Archives
24 Feb 2025 19:54 GMT
… all of the Mercury 7 astronauts in silver space suits and … B. Shepard, Jr.; and Donald K. Slayton. The lot is accompanied by … is an official red number NASA photograph showing the crewmembers of …
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