(WHTM) On July 15, 1975, two rockets blasted off into space. The Soviet Union’s Soyuz 19 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:20 a.m. EDT, carrying cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Valery ...
The passing of Tom Stafford leaves only seven surviving Apollo Moon voyagers. Nicknamed “Mumbles”, this Air Force three-star general dodged death on the launchpad, set records as one of the fastest ...
Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford, who flew to the moon before leading the first international space mission carried out by the United States and Russia, has died at the age of 93. Stafford's ...
On this date in 1975, a Soviet and an American shook hands. Even for the time period, this wouldn’t have been a big deal if it wasn’t for the fact that it happened approximately 220 kilometers (136 ...
WASHINGTON — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded the last Apollo test flight before the 1969 moon landing, died Monday at the age of 93. Stafford was already a veteran astronaut when he and ...
Thomas P. Stafford, a career astronaut, commander of the Apollo 10 spaceflight, and key figure in the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93. Stafford also commanded a "dress rehearsal ...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (KFOR) – When astronaut Tom Stafford and cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov opened a hatch connecting their two spacecraft in July of 1975, it marked the first of what would become many joint ...
Produced by NASA contractor Rockwell International this circa 1978 film was made shortly before the successful ApolloSoyuz space mission It is followed by a second film SPACESHIP EARTH showing ongoing ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This medal commemorates the first ...
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