Deke Slayton
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Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton was an American Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts. He went on to become NASA's first chief of the Astronau
Slayton in 1973
Deke Slayton as a bomber pilot during World War II
Deke Slayton (right) beside a Douglas A-26 bomber
Deke Slayton
Jim Lovell
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James Arthur Lovell Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders, bec
Lovell in 1969
Jim Lovell Signature
Group photo of NASA Astronaut Group 2; Lovell is in the center of the back row
Lovell before the Gemini 7 launch in the special G5C spacesuit, which had a zippered hood with a visor instead of a solid helmet