Search results
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. “It’s a...
2 days ago · Known as the Mercury Seven — Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John Glenn Jr., Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter Schirra Jr., Alan Shepard Jr., and Donald "Deke" Slayton — were part of Project Mercury, per NASA. The group was assembled in 1959 after a lengthy screening process and tests for hundreds of applicants.
4 days ago · Shepard and his crew had originally been designated by Deke Slayton, Director of Flight Crew Operations and one of the Mercury Seven, as the crew for Apollo 13. NASA's management felt that Shepard needed more time for training given he had not flown in space since 1961, and chose him and his crew for Apollo 14 instead.
1 day ago · When forming his crew, Conrad had wanted Alan L. Bean, a former student of his at the test pilot school, but had been told by Director of Flight Crew Operations Deke Slayton that Bean was unavailable due to an assignment to the Apollo Applications Program.
2 days ago · Extensive training binder of legendary astronaut Deke Slayton from circa 1959, dated shortly after his selection for NASA's Project Mercury, the first U.S. crewed space flight program.
4 days ago · Deke Slayton, Director of Flight Crew Operations, felt that Cooper did not train as hard as he could have. Eisele was blackballed because of incidents during Apollo 7, which he had flown as CMP and which had seen conflict between the crew and ground controllers; he had also been involved in a messy divorce.
2 days ago · Como presenciaron millones de estadounidenses, y como relató el propio Shepard junto con sus colegas Deke Slayton, Neil Armstrong, Jay Barbree y Howard Benedict en el libro Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings (Moon Shot: La historia detrás de los alunizajes estadounidenses del programa Apolo), aquel día el astronauta jugó golf en la Luna, enviando una pelota a no ...
8.0/10 (1035 reviews)
Find the deal you deserve on eBay. Discover discounts from sellers across the globe. We've got your back with eBay money-back guarantee. Enjoy Deke donald slayton you can trust.
