Astronaut
Deke Slayton
Grounded from Mercury by a heart murmur, then chose every crew for a decade and finally flew at fifty one.
Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton was an American Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and one of the original 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.
- Born
- 1924-03-01, Sparta, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1993-06-13, League City, USAA Sunday, aged 69
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1924-03-01, Sparta, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 24°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 20°56′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 26°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 18°01′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 2°00′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 17°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 18°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 10°20′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1993-06-13, League City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 22°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 8°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 16°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 6°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 24°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°59′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 0°19′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°18′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 20°29′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 23°21′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Deke Slayton was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.