Deke Slayton Autograph

Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton (March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993) was an American Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, and test pilot who was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts. He went on to become NASA's first Chief of the Astronaut Office and Director of Flight Crew Operations, responsible for NASA crew assignments. More about Deke Slayton

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Current items with a signature of Deke Slayton

These are the most current items with a signature of Deke Slayton that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Beautiful, Colorful Russian Space Cover Signed By Deke Slayton and Vance Brand	$75.00
	Deke Slayton Apollo–Soyuz NASA Astronaut Space Signed Autograph Photo JSA	$149.99
	Deke Slayton Autographed 8x10 Photo USA NASA Space Astronaut JSA COA	$139.99
	Deke Slayton Autographed First Day Cover NASA Space Astronaut PSA SLABBED	$153.99
	Deke Slayton NASA Astronaut Apollo–Soyuz Signed Autograph Slabbed Beckett BAS	$299.99
	Deke Slayton signed 8x10 lithograph Apollo-Soyuz Astronaut uninscribed! WSS	$249.95
	DONALD DEKE SLAYTON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 05/09/1978	$850.00

Slayton joined the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, and flew in Europe and the Pacific. He left the Army after World War II, went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from University of Minnesota in 1949, and later joined the Minnesota Air National Guard after working for Boeing as an aeronautical engineer. He joined the United States Air Force, and attended the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in 1955. In 1959, he applied to, and was selected as one of the Mercury Seven, NASA's first class of astronauts. Slayton was scheduled to pilot the second U.S. crewed orbital spaceflight, but was grounded in 1962 by atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm. In March 1972, he was medically cleared to fly and was the docking module pilot of the 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). Slayton continued to work at NASA until 1982. He also helped develop the Space Shuttle.

Donald Kent Slayton was born on March 1, 1924, on a farm near Leon, Wisconsin, to Charles Sherman Slayton (1887–1972) and Victoria Adelia Slayton (née Larson; 1895–1970).: 9 He was of English and Norwegian descent. From a young age, he worked on the farm to raise sheep and cows, and grow tobacco. Throughout Slayton's childhood, his family's home did not have electricity or indoor plumbing. At the age of five, Slayton was clearing a horse-drawn hay mower when his left ring finger was severed.: 10–15 He attended a two-room elementary school in Leon, and graduated from Sparta High School in 1942, where he boxed, played trombone, and was active in the Future Farmers of America (FFA).: 15–17 Read even more about Deke Slayton at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Deke Slayton

In total, we tracked 217 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Deke Slayton (Deke Slayton Autograph Letter Signed - Incredible Space Content - Early NASA) was sold in November 2017 for $650.00 while the cheapest item (Deke Slayton was an American World War II pilot Hand Signed NASA Mercury Seven) found a new owner for $5.50 in April 2019. The month with the most items sold (10) was December 2016 with an average selling price of $39.13 for an autographed item of Deke Slayton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2017 with $350.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.50 was June 2015. In average, an autographed item from Deke Slayton is worth $56.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Deke Slayton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	APOLLO SOYUZ Apollo CREW SIGNED Cover TOM STAFFORD VANCE BRAND DEKE SLAYTON	$99.99
	APOLLO SOYUZ TEST PROJECT DEKE SLAYTON SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER	$49.99
	ASTRONAUT APOLLO SOYUS DEKE SLAYTON SIGNED 1969 ENVELOPE AUTHENTIC	$19.99
	DEKE SLAYTON NASA MERCURY 7 APOLLO ASTRONAUT SIGNED AUTO COLOR 8 X 10 PHOTO JSA	$399.99
	Deke Slayton PSA DNA Signed 3x5 Index Card Autograph	$90.00
	Deke Slayton Signed 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Cover + Photo & Zarelli LOA - NASA Mercury	$68.00
	Deke Slayton Signed NASA Letterhead Houston Texas 1977	$99.00
	Original 1962 NASA Group One / Apollo Astronaut Signed Photo Deke Slayton	$75.00
	Photo with commemorative stamps signed by Donald DEKE SLAYTON, with COA, 8x10	$125.10
	Shuttle Enterprise Rollout signed by Deke Slayton and NASA officials - 5472	$66.00

Latest News about Deke Slayton

More 2015 Deke Slayton Airfest performers announced (03/09/15): The Deke Slayton Airfest announced more groups that will perform during the event in La Crosse on August 8 and 9.

Thunderbirds to perform at Deke Slayton Airfest 2015 (12/16/14): The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will return to La Crosse in 2015. It will be the first time in ten years that they’ve performed in our area.

Deke Slayton Airfest 'one to look forward to' (05/31/14): Longtime airshow announcer Phil Dacy travels to air shows around the country, but says the Deke Slayton Airfest is one he looks forward to.

SPECIAL COVERAGE: Deke Slayton Airfest 2014 (05/30/14): Click for videos, articles and slideshows of the Deke Slayton Airfest.

Deke Slayton: Mercury Astronaut Who Waited To Fly (01/29/14): Deke Slayton was selected for the Mercury program, but had to wait more than a decade to fly in space after concerns about an erratic heartbeat pulled him out of the flight rotation.