Deke Slayton of Sparta, Wisconsin was one of the original 7 astronauts in this "planetary" group
... Astronaut Deke Slayton during World War II... [DOC] [TLE] 5 decades in space: La Crosse area local astronauts make mark ... [PAR] May 1, 2011 ... Deke Slayton travels through the hatch between the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft 
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