Deke Slayton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Deke_Slayton

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
gptkbp:astronautGroup	gptkb:NASA_Group_1_(The_Mercury_Seven)
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal gptkb:Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor gptkb:Collier_Trophy
gptkbp:birthDate	1924-03-01
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Sparta,_Wisconsin,_United_States
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Apollo–Soyuz_Test_Project_crew_members gptkb:Mercury_Seven_astronauts gptkb:University_of_Minnesota_alumni American test pilots People from Sparta, Wisconsin
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	gptkb:brain_tumor
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Kent_Slayton
gptkbp:deathDate	1993-06-13
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:League_City,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:NASA gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Donald_Kent_Slayton
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank	Brigadier General
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor	one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts Director of Flight Crew Operations at NASA flew on Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:engineer gptkb:pilot gptkb:astronomer USAF pilot
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Deke!_U.S._Manned_Space:_From_Mercury_to_the_Shuttle
gptkbp:restingPlace	Ashes scattered at sea
gptkbp:signature	Deke Slayton signature.svg
gptkbp:spaceMission	gptkb:Apollo–Soyuz_Test_Project
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Marlene_Slayton gptkb:Bobbie_Belle_Jones
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:NASA_Apollo_program gptkb:Project_Apollo gptkb:Project_Mercury gptkb:First_Man
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Deke Slayton