| Full Name: | Thomas Patten Stafford |
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| Birthdate: | September 17, 1930 - Wetherford, Oklahoma |
| Death: | March 18, 2024 - Satellite Beach, Florida |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science in engineering - United States Naval Academy |
| Military Service: | Lieutenant General, United States Air Force |
| Selection: | NASA Group 2 (1962) |
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| Gemini VI-A | Gemini IX-A | Apollo 10 | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project |
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| December 15-16, 1965 | June 3-6, 1966 | May 18-26, 1969 | July 15-24, 1975 |
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| Following the Apollo-Soyuz mission, Thomas Stafford and Alexi Leonov became life-long friends. Leonov became the godfather of Stafford's younger children. |
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| Thomas Stafford during the Gemini IX-A mission | Enroute to the launch pad for the Apollo 10 mission, Thomas Stafford pats "Snoopy" on the nose |
Thomas Stafford and Valeriy Kubasov in the Soyuz spacecraft during the Apollo-Soyuz mission |
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