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Thomas Stafford

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Astronaut

The Resume

    (September 17, 1930-March 18, 2024)
    Air Force General
    Selected to NASA's second intake of astronauts
    Piloted Gemini 6
    Commanded Gemini 9
    Commanded Apollo 10
    Commanded the Apollo craft in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission
    Co-author of 'The Pilot's Handbook for Performance Flight Testing' and 'The Aerodynamics Handbook for Performance Flight Testing'

Why he might be annoying:

    He portrayed himself in the movie 'Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974).'
    He is divorced.
    He hunts animals as a hobby.
    He is a freemason.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated the U.S Naval Academy with honors.
    Former Vice President Dan Quayle and former NASA administrator Admiral Richard Truly asked him to be an advisor for a proposed NASA return to the moon.
    He sits on the board of several successful corporations.
    He is an advisor to several organizations both government and civilian.

Credit: Fandango


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 73 Votes: 47.95% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 84 Votes: 40.48% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 34.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 187 Votes: 45.99% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 148 Votes: 49.32% Annoying