Editorial Type: FEATURE: FOCUS ON AEROSPACE MEDICINE HISTORY
| Online Publication Date: 01 Nov 2024
The Medical Disqualification of Deke Slayton
The Medical Disqualification of Deke Slayton
Article Category: Research Article
Page Range: 880 – 881
Copyright: Reprint and Copyright © by the Aerospace Medical Association, Alexandria, VA. 2024
Fig. 1.
The Navy Johnsville centrifuge that was used extensively during the Mercury Program. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy.
Fig. 2.
The Mercury in-flight medical kit carried on John Glenn’s flight. Image courtesy of NASA.
Contributor Notes
This feature is coordinated and edited by Mark Campbell, M.D. It is not peer-reviewed. The AsMA History and Archives Committee sponsors the Focus as a forum to introduce and discuss a variety of topics involving all aspects of aerospace medicine history. Please send your submissions and comments via email to: mcamp@1starnet.com.
