Deke Slayton
#325
Most Influential Person
Astronaut
Deke Slayton's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Engineering
#10
World Rank
#28
Historical Rank
#6
USA Rank
Space Science
#5
World Rank
#7
Historical Rank
#4
USA Rank
Applied Physics
#1643
World Rank
#1728
Historical Rank
#171
USA Rank
Why Is Deke Slayton Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton was a United States Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, and test pilot who was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts. He went on to become NASA's first Chief of the Astronaut Office and Director of Flight Crew Operations, responsible for NASA crew assignments.
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