A test pilot's dream / D.K. Slayton.

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A test pilot's dream / D.K. Slayton.

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Relates experiences as test pilot and some of the medical examinations necessary for the astronaut selection. Slayton participated in first docking in space; U.S. Apollo and Russian Soyuz docked and crewmen exchanged visits July 15, 16, 1975.

8 leaves ; 28 cm.

Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993

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Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton (1924-1993), U.S astronaut, was born in Sparta, Wisconsin. He was one of the original "Mercury Seven" NASA astronauts. From the description of Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10574511 Deke Slayton was born in 1924 in Wisconsin, graduated from high school, and then enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He completed his flight training and was commissioned in 1943. He was assigned to Europe w...