Deke Slayton Autographs
Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton (March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993) was an American Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and 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.
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
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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 |
 | ASTP TOM STAFFORD VANCE BRAND & DEKE SLAYTON PRIME CREW SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED FDC | $414.99 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Deke Slayton
The most expensive item with a signature of Deke Slayton (APOLLO SOYUZ SPACE DOCUMENT SIGNED BY DEKE SLAYTON) was sold in August 2025 for $15,500.00 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 (14) was January 2026 with an average selling price of $310.21 for an autographed item of Deke Slayton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $739.85 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.50 was June 2015. In average, an autographed item from Deke Slayton is worth $65.97.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Deke Slayton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1991 Space Shots Series 2 30th Anniversary Liberty Bell 7 SIGNED DEKE SLAYTON | $40.00 |  |
 | Astronaut Archives offers rare Deke Slayton signed litho w/ FREE USA SHIPPING! | $429.99 | |
 | Deke Slayton Chris Craft NASA Orbiter Landing Autograph Signed Space Mail Cover | $284.98 | |
 | Deke Slayton Signed 8x10 Photo NASA Apollo Rare | $34.00 | |
| DEKE SLAYTON SIGNED VINTAGE NASA CUT CARD SIGNATURE With COA | $400.00 | |
 | Donald Deke Slayton JSA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph | $143.95 | |
 | DONALD DEKE SLAYTON SIGNED Marshall Center Brochure & 1st Ed Book ***LOOK*** | $999.99 | |
 | Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton Signed Picture; An All American Hero | $12.98 | |
 | Donald “Deke” Slayton Signed 8x10 NASA Grp 1 Mercury Seven The Right Stuff | $137.50 | |
| Donald “Deke” Slayton Signed Project Mercury Letter Dated Dec 21, 1961 JSA | $1,484.99 | |
| E6058: Deke Slayton SIGNED Cover, Mercury Seven | $54.99 | |
| NASA Donald k. (Deke) Slayton Signed Photo On Back With Original Business Card | $125.00 | |
| NASA Donald “Deke” Slayton Signed Letter Dated Apr 14, 1966 JSA | $310.21 | |
| NASA Donald “Deke” Slayton Signed Letter Dated Jun 26, 1969 JSA | $310.21 | |
| NASA Donald “Deke” Slayton Signed Letter Dated Mar 28, 1972 JSA | $310.21 | |
Latest News about Deke Slayton
More 2015 Deke Slayton Airfest performers announced (03/09/2015): 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 (12/16/2014): 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' (05/31/2014): 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 (05/30/2014): Click for videos, articles and slideshows of the Deke Slayton Airfest. Deke Slayton: Mercury Astronaut Who Waited To Fly (01/29/2014): 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.
