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Documents Ex. Deke Slayton's Collection

Documents Ex. Deke Slayton's Collection A fascinating lot of Deke Slayton's original papers as culled from his personal files and records. Included are copies of documents that passed over his desk as part of his various positions at NASA as well as numerous pages of his handwritten notes and doodles. Some of the more interesting items in the lot include 6 documents still in their confidential covers which have signoffs and dates, which contain: Skylab crew assignment logic x 4 Jul 1969 Flight crew requirements (2 pp discussing how many astronauts would be surplussed after Apollo 16) Nov 1969 Utilization of Apollo Hardware (2 pp table listing hardware to be used, confidential Apollo Military support mission activities and Apollo extensions (biomedical research, operational capability, mapping, R&D, communication, lunar surveys, unmanned activities) Other items include copies of internal NASA correspondence including: 10/63 Pete Conrad memo on Course Outline Proposed by NAA for System Briefings, ???? Slayton handwritten list of astronaut candidates listing last name, # of flight hours, educational degrees ??? Apollo era Outline of General Flight Crew Training, Academic Program including Apollo familiarization briefings, system trainers (i.e. simulators) and PAO briefing overview of Apollo - Slayton's hand written notations are on this document 12/71 Formation of Flight Crew Advisory Group (2pp) 4/71 Analysis of Skylab Operations and Activities for use in Determining Crew Requirements and Comparison of Requirements with Individual Astronaut Qualifications, 2/76 Summary of Effects of Aircraft Cockpit Vibrations on Flight Crews. We note everything from copies of his speeches in this lot to space jewelry and Congressional transcripts. Mixed condition, but hidden treasure awaits the lucky buyer. Fascinating behind the scenes reading. Ex: the Deke Slayton Estate collection.