Where are the Blue Angels headed next? Wisconsin. On June 15-16, the Blue Angels will headline the Deke Slayton Airfest in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Gates for the two-day air show open at 9 a.m., and ...

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch ...

However, Deke Slayton was dropped due to a heart problem, although he continued to contribute to the space program until 1975, when he finally flew on the Apollo-Soyuz mission. The Mercury capsule ...

Ragan. For the last two Mercury missions, the astronauts had worn their own watches. Deke Slayton, then chief of the astronaut office, knew they would need timepieces certified to be able to ...

Not only Schirra but another Mercury astronaut, Deke Slayton, was also bothered by the portrayal of Gus Grissom. During a scene, the audience sees Grissom panicking with claustrophobia in his ...

Please RSVP to [email protected]. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family requests donations be made to the Deke Slayton Space Museum, Sparta, WI attention: Alyssa Young alyssa.young@ ...

Teasel Muir-Harmony During survival training in Reno, Nevada, astronauts (from left) Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong, John Young, and Deke Slayton fashioned protective clothing out of material—such ...