- Born
- September 17, 1930
- Died
- March 18, 2024 (aged 93)
- Known as
- military personnel, test pilot, astronaut, aircraft pilot
Thomas Patten Stafford was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and one of 24 Apollo astronauts who flew to the Moon. He also served as chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971.
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