{"id":303632,"date":"2023-05-09T10:35:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T14:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=303632"},"modified":"2023-11-28T16:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:57:46","slug":"former-astronaut-thomas-stafford","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-thomas-stafford\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Astronaut Thomas Stafford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block flex-align-center padding-y-8 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-lg\">Thomas P. Stafford<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0\">General Stafford was the commander of the Apollo 10 “dress rehearsal” mission preparing for the first Moon landing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-intro-quick-facts border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-50-important\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper hds-carousel-wrapper-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Stafford served as the Chairman of the Operations Oversight Committee of the first Hubble Telescope Spacecraft Servicing and Repair Mission that corrected the design and manufacturing defect of the instrument.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1252\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1252&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Stafford served as the Chairman of the Operations Oversight Committee of the first Hubble Telescope Spacecraft Servicing and Repair Mission that corrected the design and manufacturing defect of the instrument.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 57% 46%; object-position: 57% 46%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1252&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=300&h=196&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=768&h=501&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=1024&h=668&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1002&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=400&h=261&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=600&h=391&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=900&h=587&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-32036\/S69-32036~large.jpg?w=1200&h=783&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">General Stafford was selected among the second group of astronauts in September 1962 to participate in Projects Gemini and Apollo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1528\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=1528&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"General Stafford was selected among the second group of astronauts in September 1962 to participate in Projects Gemini and Apollo.\" style=\"transform: scale(2); transform-origin: 48% 31%; object-position: 48% 31%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=1528&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1528w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=239&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 239w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=768&h=965&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=815&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 815w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=1222&h=1535&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1222w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=318&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 318w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=478&h=601&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 478w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=716&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 716w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-15994\/s66-15994~large.jpg?w=955&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 955w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1528px) 100vw, 1528px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">He was the Apollo commander of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission in 1975, a joint space flight culminating in the first meeting in space between American Astronauts and Soviet Cosmonauts, which ended the International space race.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257922main_ast-003-175_full.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"He was the Apollo commander of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission in 1975, a joint space flight culminating in the first meeting in space between American Astronauts and Soviet Cosmonauts, which ended the International space race.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 1% 11%; object-position: 1% 11%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257922main_ast-003-175_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257922main_ast-003-175_full.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257922main_ast-003-175_full.jpg?resize=768,515 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257922main_ast-003-175_full.jpg?resize=1024,687 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257922main_ast-003-175_full.jpg?resize=400,268 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257922main_ast-003-175_full.jpg?resize=600,402 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257922main_ast-003-175_full.jpg?resize=900,603 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=1512&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 46% 22%; object-position: 46% 22%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=1512&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1512w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=236&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 236w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=768&h=975&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=806&h=1023&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 806w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=1210&h=1537&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1210w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=315&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 315w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=473&h=601&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 473w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=709&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 709w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-14550\/s65-14550~large.jpg?w=945&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">S65-14550 (26 Feb. 1965) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, the pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 backup crew, is shown during suiting operations at Pad 16 at Cape Kennedy, Florida.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-story width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-story\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-y-9 padding-x-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-6 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle-md\">Biography<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Thomas P. Stafford<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-18 line-height-md\">General Stafford was selected among the second group of astronauts in September 1962 to participate in Projects Gemini and Apollo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">In December 1965, he piloted Gemini VI the first rendezvous in space, and helped develop techniques to prove the basic theory and practicality of space rendezvous. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/stafford_thomas.pdf?emrc=077c78\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">\n                        Read More About Thomas Stafford <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about Thomas P. Stafford<\/span>                    <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1914\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1914&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Astronaut Thomas Stafford in a white spacesuit standing in front of a space capsule.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 32% 36%; object-position: 32% 36%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1914&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=150&h=150&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 150w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=300&h=299&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=768&h=766&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=1024&h=1021&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1531&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=50&h=50&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 50w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=100&h=100&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 100w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=200&h=199&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 200w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=400&h=399&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=600&h=598&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=900&h=897&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s65-43971\/s65-43971~large.jpg?w=1200&h=1196&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">(23 Aug. 1965) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, Gemini-6 prime crew pilot, is pictured onboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico during water egress training. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-y-8 bg-carbon-black color-mode-dark color-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-mission\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All Crewed Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"square-10 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-top-neg-6 position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_patch_jsc2006e39555.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_patch_jsc2006e39555.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_patch_jsc2006e39555.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_patch_jsc2006e39555.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_patch_jsc2006e39555.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Gemini VI<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/gemini-vi\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-bottom border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-80-important margin-y-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2 heading-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 featured-mission-countdown\" date=\"Dec 16, 1965 01:21 UTC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-mission-date color-carbon-50 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Dec 16, 1965 01:21 UTC<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_photo_s65-56188.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_photo_s65-56188.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_photo_s65-56188.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_photo_s65-56188.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_photo_s65-56188.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_photo_s65-56188.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gemini_6_crew_photo_s65-56188.jpg?resize=900,720 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-y-8 bg-carbon-black color-mode-dark color-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-mission\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All Crewed Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"square-10 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-top-neg-6 position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_3_crew_patch_s66-28075.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Gemini IX<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/gemini-ix\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-bottom border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-80-important margin-y-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2 heading-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 featured-mission-countdown\" date=\"Jun 06, 1966 11:43 UTC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-mission-date color-carbon-50 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Jun 06, 1966 11:43 UTC<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s66-37972\/s66-37972~large.jpg?w=1910&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg 5516w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/s69-31959.jpg?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Apollo 10<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-bottom-4\">The Apollo 10 mission encompassed all aspects of an actual crewed lunar landing, except the landing. It was the first flight of a complete, crewed Apollo spacecraft to operate around…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-10\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-bottom border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-80-important margin-y-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2 heading-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 featured-mission-countdown\" date=\"May 26, 1969 12:52 UTC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-mission-date color-carbon-50 font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">May 26, 1969 12:52 UTC<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1316\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/s69-34385\/s69-34385~large.jpg?w=1316&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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Stafford and Walter M. Schirra Jr.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=300,234 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=768,599 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1024,799 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1536,1198 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=2048,1597 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=400,312 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=600,468 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=900,702 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1200,936 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=2000,1560 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><div class=\"grid-col news-item-stack\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-administrator-pays-tribute-to-space-pioneer-thomas-stafford\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:margin-right-0 desktop:margin-right-0 margin-bottom-2 mobile:margin-bottom-2 tablet:margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-2\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g> <path d=\"M8,0c4.4,0,7.9,3.5,8,7.9c0.1,4.5-3.5,8.1-7.9,8.1c-4.5,0-8-3.6-8.1-7.9C-0.1,3.6,3.6,0,8,0z M0.8,8 c0,4,3.2,7.2,7.2,7.2c4,0,7.2-3.2,7.2-7.2c0-4-3.3-7.2-7.2-7.2C4,0.8,0.8,4,0.8,8z\"\/><path d=\"M11.2,4c0,2.7,0,5.3,0,8c-2.1,0-4.3,0-6.4,0c0,0,0,0,0-0.1c0-1.8,0-3.6,0-5.4c0-0.8,0-1.6,0-2.4 C4.8,4,4.8,4,4.9,4C6.2,4,7.6,4,9,4C9.7,4,10.4,4,11.2,4C11.1,4,11.2,4,11.2,4z M9.6,5.6c-1.1,0-2.1,0-3.2,0c0,0,0,0,0,0.1 c0,0.5,0,1,0,1.5c0,0.1,0,0.1,0.1,0.1c1,0,2,0,3.1,0c0,0,0.1,0,0.1-0.1C9.6,6.6,9.6,6.2,9.6,5.6C9.6,5.6,9.6,5.6,9.6,5.6z M6.4,8.8C6.4,8.8,6.4,8.8,6.4,8.8c1.1,0,2.1,0,3.1,0c0.1,0,0.1,0,0.1-0.1c0-0.2,0-0.4,0-0.7c0,0,0,0,0-0.1C8.5,8,7.5,8,6.4,8 C6.4,8.3,6.4,8.5,6.4,8.8z M8.8,10.4C8.8,10.4,8.8,10.4,8.8,10.4c0-0.3,0-0.5,0-0.7c0-0.1,0-0.1-0.1-0.1c-0.5,0-1,0-1.5,0 c-0.3,0-0.5,0-0.8,0c0,0,0,0-0.1,0c0,0.3,0,0.5,0,0.8C7.2,10.4,8,10.4,8.8,10.4z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><span>News Release<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">3 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/thomas-p.-stafford-portrait.jpg?w=815\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/astp_crew_1_cooperation_in_space_agreement_signing_moscow_may_24_1972.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/astp_crew_1_cooperation_in_space_agreement_signing_moscow_may_24_1972.jpg?resize=300,165 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/astp_crew_1_cooperation_in_space_agreement_signing_moscow_may_24_1972.jpg?resize=768,423 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/astp_crew_1_cooperation_in_space_agreement_signing_moscow_may_24_1972.jpg?resize=400,221 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/astp_crew_1_cooperation_in_space_agreement_signing_moscow_may_24_1972.jpg?resize=600,331 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/astp_crew_1_cooperation_in_space_agreement_signing_moscow_may_24_1972.jpg?resize=900,496 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-row padding-top-2 desktop:padding-top-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/50-years-ago-remembering-the-crew-of-soyuz-11\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-6 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col padding-left-0 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-2 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t<div class=\"display-flex hds-news-item-bubble\"><div class=\"padding-right-3\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black circle-10 minw-10 maxh-10 minh-10\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/soyuz_11_crew_1_salyut_in_assembly_baikonur_color_high_quality.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/soyuz_11_crew_1_salyut_in_assembly_baikonur_color_high_quality.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/soyuz_11_crew_1_salyut_in_assembly_baikonur_color_high_quality.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/soyuz_11_crew_1_salyut_in_assembly_baikonur_color_high_quality.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/soyuz_11_crew_1_salyut_in_assembly_baikonur_color_high_quality.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-black\">12 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-14 color-carbon-black line-height-md margin-top-1 margin-bottom-1\">50 Years Ago: Remembering the Crew of Soyuz 11<\/p><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/55-years-ago-gemini-ix-and-the-angry-alligator\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-6 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col padding-left-0 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-2 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t<div class=\"display-flex hds-news-item-bubble\"><div class=\"padding-right-3\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black circle-10 minw-10 maxh-10 minh-10\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/gemini_ix_4_crew_preflight_presser_apr_23_1966.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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