Thomas P. Stafford commanded Apollo 10

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Thomas P. Stafford is a former NASA astronaut and Air Force general best known for commanding the Apollo 10 lunar mission and later co-commanding the historic Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.

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instanceOf NASA astronaut
United States Air Force general
human
almaMater United States Naval Academy
Apollo10Callsign Charlie Brown
Apollo10LunarModuleCallsign Snoopy
awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
birthName Thomas Patten Stafford
commandedMission Apollo 10
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
Gemini 9A
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-09-17
educatedAt Air Command and Staff College
Experimental Test Pilot School
United States Naval Academy
employer NASA
familyName Stafford
fieldOfWork aerospace
space exploration
gender male
genreOfNotability crewed spaceflight
givenName Thomas
hasSpokenLanguage English
memberOf NASA Astronaut Group 2
militaryBranch United States Air Force
militaryRank Lieutenant general
notableFor co-commanding Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
commanding Apollo 10 lunar mission
occupation astronaut
test pilot
participatedIn first crewed test of the Apollo Lunar Module in lunar orbit
performedFirstRendezvousWithoutDocking Gemini 6A mission
linked to: Gemini 6A
placeOfBirth Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States
retiredFromNASA 1975
retiredFromUSAirForce 1979
roleInApollo10 commander
roleInApolloSoyuzTestProject American commander
selectedAsAstronaut 1962
spaceMission Apollo 10
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
Gemini 6A
Gemini 9A

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NASA Astronaut Group 2 notableMemberAchievement Thomas P. Stafford commanded Apollo 10