Remembering Weatherford’s legendary son

  • Gen. Tom Stafford, right, is pictured with fellow Apollo 10 crew members Eugene Cernan, left, and John Young. Photo courtesy of NASA
  • ◄ Day of destiny . . . Col. Thomas P. Stafford has a rendezvous with the moon. This picture originally was published May 22, 1969.
EDITOR’S NOTE: In remembrance of Gen. Tom Stafford, who died March 18, the is republishing the following article, which first appeared May 22, 1969. The article was published in preparation for NASA’s launch of Apollo 10. Today man gets closer to the moon than any man has ever been to another celestial body. Actually two men are to approach within eight nautical miles of the moon’s surface. …

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