[DOC] [TLE] Deke Slayton - Wikipedia [PAR] 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... [DOC] [TLE] Mercury Seven - Wikipedia [PAR] The Mercury Seven were the group of seven Mercury astronauts announced by 
NASA on April 9, 1959. They are also referred to as the Original Seven or 
Astronaut Group 1. ... Of the seven, only John Glenn, who was the oldest, is still 
living; he went on to become a U.S. senator, and flew on the Shuttle 36 years 
later to... [DOC] [TLE] Deke Slayton Biography: Mercury Astronaut Who Waited To Fly [PAR] Jan 30, 2014 ... Donald "Deke" Slayton was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts ... the United 
States was engaged in what became known as a "Space... [DOC] [TLE] Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter and the Controversy Surrounding ... [PAR] Oct 13, 2013 ... Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter was the right man with the right stuff at the 
wrong time. ... Deke Slayton was scheduled to fly after John Glenn but was pulled 
... Carpenter would also have more control over his spacecraft. [DOC] [TLE] Today's ORB-3 Cygnus Mission to Honor Legendary Astronaut Deke ... [PAR] Oct 27, 2014 ... Deke Slayton, one of the Original Seven Mercury astronauts, will be ... Almost 
universally known as Dekea nickname he earned as a test... [DOC] [TLE] History of Deke Slayton [PAR] Donald Kent (Deke) Slayton was born on March 1, 1924 to a local farming family 
in ... base another pilot was also named Don, to differentiate the nickname Deke 
... Deke Slayton became one of America's first astronauts, part of the Mercury 7... [DOC] [TLE] deke slayton - Bing [PAR] Astronaut. Donald Kent Slayton,, better known as Deke Slayton, was an 
American ... 1962: With the other Mercury astronauts, Slayton was awarded the 
Collier Trophy ... Mobile-friendly  Donald K. Slayton ("Deke" - his nickname came 
from his... [DOC] [TLE] Deke Slayton (Character) - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Deke Slayton (Character) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... ... Donald K. 
Slayton ("Deke" - his nickname came from his initials, D K) was one of the ... 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mercury Seven astronauts. ... was 
selected to the Apollo/Soyuz mission (also known as Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Astronauts' and other space workers nicknames - collectSPACE: Messages [PAR] I believe Mercury astronaut Donald Kent Slayton got his name ... Although 
Conrad's nickname "Pete" is very common, it seems it's a very hardly known fact 
.... because of her height, and was subsequently known as "Too Short. [DOC] [TLE] Deke Slayton--one of the Mercury 7 astronauts, who, due to a heart ... [PAR] Donald Kent Slayton (March 1, 1924  June 13, 1993), better known as Deke ... 
Every US space mission from Mercury to Apollo-Soyuz with astronauts color-
coded by selection group. ...... OFFICIAL NICKNAME: Mercury Space Craft 
SDASM. [DOC] [TLE] Donald K. 'Deke' Slayton Biography (Aviator/Astronaut) - Infoplease [PAR] Biography of Donald K. 'Deke' Slayton, The 'Original Seven' astronaut who ... Best 
known as: ... the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project 
Mercury, ... Slayton's nickname is an abbreviated form of his first initials, D.K.. [DOC] [TLE] Deke Slayton  Nothing in Particular Blog [PAR] May 20, 2013 ... One of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Mercury program, 
Donald K. Deke Slayton ... He wouldn't pick up the nickname of Deke until he 
was an adult in the Air Force. ... Astronaut Deke Slayton (right) with Ed Steinman 
...... The incident came to be known as the last flight of Deke Slayton. [DOC] [TLE] An astronaut named

Question: Mercury astronaut Donald Slayton was better known by this nickname
Answer: "Deke"