NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93
Tom Stafford commanded the first Apollo mission to dock with a Soviet craft in space. He also served as commander of Apollo 10 - the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.
by Russell Lewis
Mar 18, 2024
2 minutes
one of NASA's early astronauts, who flew in space four times including a trip to orbit the moon and then a historic rendezvous with Soviet cosmonauts, has died. He was 93 and passed away on Monday after battling a long illness. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on X, the social
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