Deke Slayton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Deke Slayton, based on 4 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

4 records1962–19754 events2 places

Chronological biography

1962

Apollo Crew Selection1962

Science / Astronomy · Astronaut Official · Houston

Begins shaping astronaut assignments that later feed Apollo crews.

NASA13 September 1962

Science / Astronomy

Deke Slayton called Armstrong and asks if he was interested in joining the NASA Astronaut Corps as part of what the press dubbed "the New Nine", without hesitation, Armstrong says yes

1968

Apollo 11 Assignment23 December 1968

Science / Astronomy · Director of Flight Crew Operations · Houston

Offers Neil Armstrong command of Apollo 11 after Armstrong backs up Apollo 8.

1975

Apollo-Soyuz Launch15 July 1975

Science / Astronomy · Astronaut · Kennedy Space Center

Finally reaches orbit as docking module pilot on Apollo-Soyuz.

Titles and roles

Astronaut · Astronaut Official · Director of Flight Crew Operations

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.