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Thomas Patten Stafford (September 17, 1930 – March 18, 2024) was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon. He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971.
Mar 18, 2024 · Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who pioneered cooperation in space when he commanded the American capsule that linked up with a Soviet spaceship in July 1975, died on Monday in Satellite Beach,...
Nov 28, 2023 · Learn about Thomas P. Stafford, the commander of Apollo 10 and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, and the pilot of Gemini VI. See his missions, achievements, photos, and news articles.
Mar 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93. Stafford, a retired Air Force three-star general, took part in four space missions.
- sborenstein@ap.org
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Apr 4, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, who flew in Gemini, Apollo, and ASTP missions and fostered space cooperation with the Soviet Union. See his personal artifacts, photos, and stories at the National Air and Space Museum.
Jun 6, 2024 · Thomas Stafford was an American astronaut who flew two Gemini rendezvous missions (1965–66) and commanded the Apollo 10 mission (1969), the final test of Apollo systems before the first crewed landing on the Moon. He also commanded the Apollo spacecraft that docked with a Soviet Soyuz craft in space in 1975.
Mar 18, 2024 · Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded Apollo 10 and flew with Soviet cosmonauts, was a pioneer of space exploration and a leader of the Air Force. He died in Florida on Monday and was honored by NASA and the state of Oklahoma.
