Deke Slayton
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“Our first choice for a patch… has been disapproved,”
Deke Slayton · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-15
Deke Slayton wrote to artist Paul Calle explaining why NASA rejected their first choice for the Apollo-Soyuz patch.
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Ars Technica
“It seems the powers that be are not that into peace doves and olive branches at the moment.”
Deke Slayton · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-15
Deke Slayton noted in a letter why leadership rejected a patch design featuring peace motifs.
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Ars Technica