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NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93

Following the moon landings, NASA and the Soviet Union embarked on a joint docking mission, with Stafford commanding the American side.
Stafford underwent intensive language training, was surveilled by the KGB in the Soviet Union, and formed lasting friendships with cosmonauts.
The two teams of astronauts visited Disney World, rode Space Mountain together, and later successfully docked in space.

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Associated Press News

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93

WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93. Stafford, a retired Air Force three-star general, took part in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini flights, including the first rendezvous […]

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Hindustan Times

NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, commander of Apollo 10 lunar mission, dies at 93

Tom Stafford is survived by his wife, Linda, two sons, two daughters and two stepchildren, according to the museum.

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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abc News

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93

The NASA astronaut who commanded the dress rehearsal mission for the 1969 moon landing has died

1 month ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, dies aged 93

Astronaut Thomas P Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first US-Soviet space linkup, has died. He was 93.

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KIFI

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The NASA astronaut who commanded the dress rehearsal mission for the 1969 moon landing has died. Thomas Stafford died Monday in a Florida hospital. He was 93. Before Apollo 10, Stafford also took part in the first rendezvous of two U.S. spacecraft in 1965. A decade later, he because the first American to shake hands with a Soviet citizen in space when an Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soyuz…

1 month ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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