Donald K. "Deke" Slayton Collection, 1974-1979, 1995 (Ms2023-058)
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Title
Donald K. "Deke" Slayton Collection, 1974-1979, 1995 (Ms2023-058)
Subject
Archives of American Aerospace Exploration
Description
This collection contains materials belonging to American astronaut, Donald K. "Deke" Slayton (1924-1993). This collection contains materials about the Apollo-Soyuz Program, programs and invitations to events, photographs, a map of Moscow, and newspaper clippings. Slayton was one of the first seven American astronauts, selected by NASA as part of the Mercury 7. He flew on the Apollo-Soyuz Program mission, where American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts docked together and completed several scientific experiments in July 1975.
Date
1974-1979, 1995
Rights
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Identifier
Ms2023-058
Bibliographic Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Donald K. "Deke" Slayton Collection, 1974-1979, 1995, Ms2023-058, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech
Collection Items
Apollo-Soyuz Artist's Conception
This black and white illustration is an artist's conception of the Soviet and American spacecraft guiding in to rendezvous in the first international manned space mission.
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Illustration
This small poster commemorates the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first international manned space mission. Published by NASA, it features an illustration of the spacecraft on the front, and information about the project on the back. The project…
The Spirit of Apollo-Soyuz
This pamphlet celebrates the 15th anniversary of the joint USA-USSR Space Mission, Apollo-Soyuz. The pamphlet includes the story of the project, an event program, and thanks to contributors and sponsors.
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Flight Menu
Menu for the American astronauts during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Mission. The menu was calculated to provide an appropriate number of calories each day. It also details how each food is packaged.
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Food List
Baseline food list for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. These foods would have been sent with the astronauts for their mission.
Apollo-Soyuz Radio Communication Transcripts
Transcripts of the radio communication between the command module and the Apollo-Soyuz teams.
Apollo-Soyuz Pamphlet No. 2: X-Rays, Gamma-Rays
Published by NASA, this pamphlet is one of a series of nine curriculum-related pamphlets for teachers and students of space science.
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