Thomas Patten Stafford

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Thomas Patten Stafford was an American NASA astronaut, Air Force general, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 10 mission that orbited the Moon as a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.

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instanceOf NASA astronaut
United States Air Force general
human
test pilot
awardReceived Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Distinguished Flying Cross
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
NASA Exceptional Service Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-09-17
dateOfDeath 2024-03-18
educatedAt United States Air Force Test Pilot School
surface form: United States Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School

United States Naval Academy
employer NASA
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

United States Air Force
familyName Stafford
fieldOfWork aeronautics
space exploration
givenName Thomas
hasHonor inductee of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
memberOf NASA Astronaut Group 2
middleName Patten
militaryBranch United States Air Force
militaryRank Lieutenant General
notableEvent dress rehearsal for first lunar landing on Apollo 10
first rendezvous attempt of Gemini 6A with an Agena target (later with Gemini 7)
notableWork command of Apollo 10 lunar orbit mission
occupation astronaut
military officer
test pilot
participantIn Apollo program
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
Gemini program
placeOfBirth Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States
placeOfDeath Satellite Beach, Florida
surface form: Satellite Beach, Florida, United States
positionHeld chief of the Astronaut Office
commander of Apollo 10
commander of Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
commander of Gemini 9A
deputy chief of the Astronaut Office
residence Florida, United States
sexOrGender male
spaceMission Apollo 10
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
Gemini 6A
Gemini 9A

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