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Astronauts
Thomas P. Stafford

Deceased· NASA · American

Thomas P. Stafford

Thomas Patten Stafford was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.

Spaceflights

4

Time in space

21days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 4

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Launched: Jul 15, 1975 · 19:50 UTC
Rocket: Saturn IB
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jul 24, 1975

Crewmates

Vance D. BrandNASA
Deke SlaytonNASA

Success· Flight 3

Apollo 10

Launched: May 18, 1969 · 16:49 UTC
Rocket: Saturn V
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Descent Moon Orbit
Landed: May 26, 1969

Crewmates

John YoungNASA
Gene CernanNASA

Success· Flight 2

Gemini IX-A

Launched: Jun 3, 1966 · 13:39 UTC
Rocket: Titan II GLV
From: Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jun 6, 1966

Crewmates

Gene CernanNASA

Success· Flight 1

Gemini VI-A

Launched: Dec 15, 1965 · 13:37 UTC
Rocket: Titan II GLV
From: Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral SFS
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Dec 16, 1965

Crewmates

Wally SchirraNASA

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Biography

Thomas Patten Stafford was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Deceased
Nationality: American
Born: September 17, 1930
Died: March 18, 2024
First flight: Dec 15, 1965

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