Thomas P. Stafford
Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930; Lt Gen, USAF, Ret.) is an American former Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.
Thomas P. Stafford | |
|---|---|
 Thomas Stafford (1969) | |
| Born | September 17, 1930 Weatherford, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Thomas Patten Stafford |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy, B.S. 1952 |
| Occupation | Test pilot, consultant |
| Awards |     |
| Space career | |
| NASA Astronaut | |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General,United States Air Force |
Time in space | 21d 03h 42m |
| Selection | 1962 NASA Group 2 |
| Missions | Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo–Soyuz Test Project |
Mission insignia |     |
| Retirement | November 1, 1979 |
Stafford commissioned in the United States Air Force, flying the F-86 Sabre prior becoming a test pilot.
He was selected to become an astronaut in 1962, and flew aboard Gemini 6A and Gemini 9.
In 1969, Stafford was the Commander of Apollo 10, the second crewed mission to orbit the Moon and the first to fly a Lunar Module in lunar orbit, descending to an altitude of nine miles.
In 1975, Stafford was the commander of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project flight, the first joint U.S.-Soviet space mission.[1]
References
- "Lieutenant General Thomas P. Stafford". United States Air Force. February 1979. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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