Deke Slayton

GPTKB entity

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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
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 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deke 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
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:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4