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Deke Slayton
Donald Kent Slayton
(March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993), (
Major
,
USAF
), better known as
Deke Slayton
, was an
American
World War II
pilot
,
aeronautical engineer
,
test pilot
who was selected as one of the original
NASA
Mercury Seven
astronauts
, and became NASA's first
Chief of the Astronaut Office
.
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