Did Deke Slayton Ever Fly In Space?
Did Deke Slayton Ever Fly In Space? Deke Slayton was selected for the Mercury program, but had to wait more than a decade to fly in space on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. (Image credit: NASA.) Donald “Deke” Slayton was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts — but he never flew in that program. What