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  1. Apollo 10. Apollo–Soyuz Test Project. Mission insignia. Retirement. November 1, 1979. 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.

  2. September 17, 1930 - March 18, 2024. It is with great sadness that the Stafford Air & Space Museum announces the passing of its namesake, Lt. General Thomas P. Stafford (USAF, ret.). General Stafford passed away on March 18, 2024 in Indian Harbor, Florida. General Stafford was 93.

  3. Mar 18, 2024 · 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 up with a Soviet spaceship ...

  4. Mar 18, 2024 · The world has lost astronaut, test pilot, scientist and adventurer Thomas Stafford today, Mar. 18, 2024. He was 93. Stafford was one of 12 humans to walk on the lunar surface during Apollo moon ...

  5. Mar 18, 2024 · 0:26. Thomas P. Stafford, an Oklahoma-born astronaut who made history with the Gemini and Apollo space projects, died Monday. He was 93. While Stafford never stepped foot on the lunar surface, his role as commander of Apollo 10 paved the way for the next team of astronauts to land on the moon with Apollo 11. His final space mission was in 1975 ...

  6. Mar 18, 2024 · Updated 10:45 AM PDT, March 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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  8. Nov 29, 2023 · General Thomas P. Stafford is one of Oklahoma’s most accomplished astronauts. Stafford is 93 years old. Stafford was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, in 1930. He graduated from Weatherford High ...

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