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Hace 2 días · Article. The march to the first Moon landing took a giant leap forward in May 1969 with the successful completion of Apollo 10, essentially a dress rehearsal for the landing mission. During their eight-day flight, the all-veteran Apollo 10 crew of Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene A. Cernan rehearsed nearly every aspect of the Moon ...
6 de may. de 2024 · Thomas Stafford was an American astronaut who flew two Gemini rendezvous missions (1965–66) and commanded the Apollo 10 mission (1969), the final test of Apollo systems before the first crewed landing on the Moon. He also commanded the Apollo spacecraft that docked with a Soviet Soyuz craft in space in 1975.
12 de may. de 2024 · The mission was a full "dry run" for the Apollo 11 mission, in which all operations except the actual lunar landing were performed. The flight carried a three man crew: Commander Thomas P. Stafford, Command Module (CM) Pilot John W. Young, and Lunar Module (LM) Pilot Eugene A. Cernan.
30 de abr. de 2024 · His scheduled flight with Thomas P. Stafford in Gemini 6 was postponed twice because of technical problems. Gemini 6 was finally launched on December 15, 1965, 11 days after Gemini 7. Schirra successfully rendezvoused with Gemini 7, maneuvering to within one foot of the craft.
Hace 4 días · Commander Thomas P. Stafford was an Air Force pilot and test pilot before joining NASA as part of Astronaut Group 2 (the "New Nine") in 1962. He earlier flew as pilot of Gemini 6 in 1965 and...
Hace 9 horas · In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing.
9 de may. de 2024 · The Eagle joins the outdoor displays of the F-104 “Starfighter,” A-10 “Warthog,” T-33 “Shooting Star,” and F-4 “Phantom II.”. All of these aircraft had a close connection to the career of the museum’s namesake, General Thomas P. Stafford, who passed away last month at the age of 93.
