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2 days ago · Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy suggested to Glenn and his wife in December 1962 that he run for the 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio, challenging aging incumbent Stephen M. Young (1889–1984) in the Democratic primary election.
Sep 27, 2024 · The astronaut’s boss, Deke Slayton, got involved in the discussion, and Schirra argued with him. They would argue again, later, over the NASA requirement that they wear helmets when they were landing.
Oct 1, 2024 · Both Glenn and Deke Slayton (with 57 missions) flew combat in World War II. Both Schirra and Alan Shepard, Naval officers, saw service afloat in World War II before becoming aviators. These were the men who, according to author Tom Wolfe, had the ‘the Right Stuff’ needed to explore a new frontier.
5 days ago · On the morning of the launch that sent the first men to the moon, Deke Slayton knocked on the doors of Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins at quarter-past 4 a.m.
Oct 3, 2024 · President Kennedy followed Dr. Lamb's advice regarding the medical problems of astronaut Deke Slayton, the astronaut who was not cleared to pilot a Mercury flight.
Sep 22, 2024 · Analysis and discussion of characters in Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff.
Sep 27, 2024 · Deke Slayton’s flown 5.5˝ x 5.5˝ swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5˝ diameter emblem of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, signed around the insignia in black ink and felt tip by all five astronauts and cosmonauts: Thomas Stafford, Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Valeri Kubasov, and Alexei Leonov.
