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General Thomas P. Stafford - The final mission …
Mar 19, 2024,18:09 PM
NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Stafford has passed away at age 93. Stafford was one of the 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon. Before the Apollo program, he was part of the Gemini 6A and Gemini 9A missions.
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General Thomas P. Stafford - The final mission …
By: Cpt Scarlet : March 19th, 2024-18:09
NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Stafford has passed away at age 93. Stafford was one of the 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon. Before the Apollo program, he was part of the Gemini 6A and Gemini 9A missions. We salute you ! ...
Go with God, Tom . . .
By: Dr No : March 19th, 2024-18:37
. . . there will never be another generation like yours. Art ...
Tom made a few remarks that day at the Omega boutique . . .
By: Dr No : March 19th, 2024-19:00
. . . about his career with NASA. He brought the house down with his comment about the interpreters on hand for Apollo-Soyuz. "We had a Russian interpreter, but they had two. One for English, the other for Oklahoma." 😄
Can't recall if it was Tom . . .
By: Dr No : March 21st, 2024-19:44
. . . or Charlie Duke that told this story, but here goes: several Apollo astronauts were training on the lunar surface vehicle in the New Mexico desert when they heard an Indian chant in the distance. Intrigued, they followed the chants to their source, ...
Salute 🫡
By: Clueless_Collector : March 19th, 2024-18:55
Apollo 10
By: bimbeano : March 19th, 2024-19:12
Stafford taking it down to 10 km from the surface together with Cernan while Young piloting the CSM. The most epic crew in space ever. Rest in peace and godspeed, the 10-crew finally back together .....
For me it begins and ends
By: myles721 : March 19th, 2024-23:35
with a watch strapped to the OUTSIDE of a spacesuit on the surface of the moon. There is no higher accolade. If you were going to walk on the surface of the moon…you’d be wearing an…OMEGA!!!