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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.
Thomas Patten Stafford (Weatherford, Oklahoma; 17 de septiembre de 1930 - Satellite Beach, Florida; 18 de marzo de 2024) fue un piloto de pruebas de la USAF y astronauta estadounidense. [1] Tras graduarse en la Academia Naval, ingresó en la Fuerza Aérea para ser piloto de pruebas.
18 de mar. de 2024 · By Richard Goldstein. Published March 18, 2024 Updated March 19, 2024. Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who pioneered cooperation in space when he commanded the American capsule that linked...
18 de mar. de 2024 · El general Thomas Stafford, astronauta de la NASA que fue uno de los que viajó a la órbita de la Luna en una misión Apolo, ha fallecido este lunes a los 93 años de edad en un hospital de...
28 de nov. de 2023 · Thomas P. Stafford. General Stafford was selected among the second group of astronauts in September 1962 to participate in Projects Gemini and Apollo. In December 1965, he piloted Gemini VI the first rendezvous in space, and helped develop techniques to prove the basic theory and practicality of space rendezvous.
18 de mar. de 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.
18 de mar. de 2024 · Mar 18, 2024. RELEASE 24-042. NASA Headquarters. (1966) — Portrait of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, wearing his spacesuit. Credits: NASA. The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday’s passing of Thomas Stafford, a lifelong space exploration advocate, former NASA astronaut, and U.S. Air Force general:
