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‘Deke’ Slayton Suits Up

'Deke' Suits Up
Donald K. "Deke" Slayton suits up for an altitude test of the Apollo command module in an altitude chamber of KSC's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Slayton was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts but was grounded because of heart problems until finally flying on Apollo-Soyuz.

Donald K. “Deke” Slayton suits up for an altitude test of the Apollo command module in an altitude chamber of KSC’s Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Slayton was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts but was grounded because of heart problems until finally flying on Apollo-Soyuz.Image Credit: NASA