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dekeslaytonlove: asonlynasacan: lightthiscandle: thef-ingnewguys: Deke Slayton: Shuttle Commander? It almost happened. Back in the 1970s, Deke was in charge of the shuttle’s Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) and the Orbital Flight Test (OFT) programs. By 1980, Deke lobbied Chris Kraft and George Abbey to command one of the first operational shuttle flights. Unfortunately, this request fell on deaf ears, and Deke retired from NASA in 1982. At least we got a nice picture of Deke in a Shuttle flight suit! This is an incredible photo on many levels. Apparently Pete Conrad was supposed to go, too…no joke. I wish Deke and Pete had flown on the shuttle! deke and pete on the same crew that is what’s missing from my life omg ;__; Deke & Pete Party Shuttle missed opportunity

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thef-ingnewguys:

Deke Slayton: Shuttle Commander?

It almost happened. Back in the 1970s, Deke was in charge of the shuttle’s Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) and the Orbital Flight Test (OFT) programs. By 1980, Deke lobbied Chris Kraft and George Abbey to command one of the first operational shuttle flights. Unfortunately, this request fell on deaf ears, and Deke retired from NASA in 1982.

At least we got a nice picture of Deke in a Shuttle flight suit!

This is an incredible photo on many levels.

Apparently Pete Conrad was supposed to go, too…no joke. I wish Deke and Pete had flown on the shuttle!

deke and pete on the same crew

that is what’s missing from my life

omg ;__; Deke & Pete Party Shuttle missed opportunity

Notes

  1. spaceandstuffidk reblogged this from dekeslaytonlove and added:
    omg ;__; Deke & Pete Party Shuttle missed opportunity
  2. dekeslaytonlove reblogged this from asonlynasacan and added:
    deke and pete on the same crew that is what’s missing from my life
  3. asonlynasacan reblogged this from lightthiscandle and added:
    Apparently Pete Conrad was supposed to go, too…no joke. I wish Deke and Pete had flown on the shuttle!
  4. lightthiscandle reblogged this from thef-ingnewguys and added:
    This is an incredible photo
  5. kaiyves reblogged this from thef-ingnewguys and added:
    Oh man, that would have been SO cool!
  6. thef-ingnewguys posted this

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