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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.

   • Retirement: November 1, 1979

   • Selection: 1962 NASA Group 2

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3. www.nytimes.com › thomas-p-stafford-deadThomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space ...

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   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...

4. www.af.mil › lieutenant-general-thomas-p-staffordLIEUTENANT GENERAL THOMAS P. STAFFORD - Air Force

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   General Stafford was commander of Apollo X in May 1969, the first flight of the lunar module to the moon, performed the first rendezvous around the moon, and performed the entire lunar-landing mission except the actual landing. He also made reconnaissance and tracking on future Apollo landing sites.

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   • Thomas Patten Stafford was born on September 17, 1930, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, to Dr. Thomas Sabert Stafford, a dentist, and Mary Ellen Stafford ( née Patten ), a former teacher. Thomas Sabert Stafford was diagnosed with skin cancer in 1944, and died on June 22, 1948.

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   What did General Stafford do on Apollo X?

   • General Stafford was commander of Apollo X in May 1969, the first flight of the lunar module to the moon, performed the first rendezvous around the moon, and performed the entire lunar-landing mission except the actual landing. He also made reconnaissance and tracking on future Apollo landing sites.

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   Who was Thomas Patten Stafford?

   • 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.

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   How old was Thomas Stafford when he died?

   • Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford (USAF) died at the age of 93 on March 18, 2024. Born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, to a dentist and a former schoolteacher on September 17, 1930, Stafford grew up under the first transcontinental airline route. As a child, he would watch silver DC-3s streak across the sky and think “I want to do that.”

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6. airandspace.si.edu › stories › editorialLt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford | National Air and Space Museum

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Apr 04, 2024. By. Home / Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford. “I am not in the habit of looking back,” Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford wrote at the end of his memoir. “When I do,” he continued, “I am somewhat amazed… Why me?” He asked. Why and how did he become a renowned pilot, astronaut, and diplomat, he wanted to know.

7. apnews.com › article › apollo-10-astronaut-tomAstronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, dies at 93 ...

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   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.

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9. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/03/18Thomas Stafford, astronaut on the first U.S.-Soviet space ...

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   Mar 18, 2024 · 5 min. Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died March 18 at a hospital in Satellite...

10. www.military.com › daily-news › 2024/03/18Astronaut Thomas Stafford, Commander of Apollo 10 and Air ...

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    Mar 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON — 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...