Pioneering Gemini, Apollo astronaut Thomas Stafford dies at 93

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 18, 2024

Former Gemini and Apollo 10 astronaut Thomas Stafford died at his home in Indian Harbor, Fla., on Monday, NASA said. He was 93. Stafford, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, was a test pilot during the early days of the U.S. space program, flew on the first Apollo-Soyuz mission and was head of NASA's astronaut office in the early 1970s, as well. "Today, Gen. Tom Stafford went