Deke Slayton

Deke Slayton (1924-1993) was an astronaut, famous for being one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts. In 1975, Slayton went into space on the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project mission. He also worked on the Space Shuttle program before leaving NASA in 1982.
==References==
* In "Return of the King," the first issue of the Farscape comic book, John Crichton gives D'Argo Sun-Crichton the nickname "Deke" in honor of Slayton. He notes that Slayton was a friend of his father, Jack Crichton.
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