美国宇航局宇航员托马斯·P·斯塔福德去世。 NASA astronaut Thomas P. Stafford passed away.

指挥阿波罗 10 号登月任务和首次美苏太空连接的 NASA 宇航员托马斯·P·斯塔福德 (Thomas P. Stafford) 去世，享年 93 岁。 NASA astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded the Apollo 10 lunar mission and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, has died at the age of 93. 斯塔福德是一位退役空军三星级将军，在成为美国宇航局关于人类火星任务和安全等主题的顾问之前，参加了四次太空任务。 Stafford, a retired Air Force three-star general, participated in four space missions before becoming an advisor for NASA on topics such as human Mars missions and safety. 除了标志性的太空任务外，斯塔福德还参与了美国隐形技术的开发，并且是与俄罗斯合作建设和运营国际空间站的关键人物。 Alongside his iconic space missions, Stafford was involved in the development of U.S. stealth technologies and was a key figure in bringing Russia into the partnership building and operating the International Space Station.