Deke Slayton Research Paper

Deke Slayton, born march 1924 in a small town in Wisconsin, was the single most determined astronaut ever to launch through the earth’s atmosphere. Deke was a trained fighter pilot who flew many missions in World War 2. With this background he was a sought after pilot that readily agreed to join the flight program. Deke was not the type to sit around, but he was the type who liked to goof off and pull jokes on other members of the team. Sometimes his jokes would get him in trouble. But there were many roadblocks in his way before he would fulfill his dream.
Deke’s ego was as large as the planes he flew, but there was one experience he had that changed that. He was flying a F-105 at 1,200 MPH across the vast California dessert as he made