The Explorers' Club, № CMLXXI

The Space Race—Astronaut Group 2 (the "New Nine"), Part VIII
Thomas Patten Stafford (born 17 September 1930), Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force—He flew Gemini VI-A (1965), Gemini IX-A (1966), Apollo 10 (Charlie Brown & Snoopy, 1969), & the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975); he was the first astronaut to pilot a Lunar Module around the Moon; he initiated the F-117 Nighthawk "stealth fighter" & B-2 Spirit "stealth bomber" development programs.

Commentary: As as this publication, Lieutenant General Stafford is still alive, aged, ninety-two.

Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: New Nine—Tom Stafford
The Blues Brothers, "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" from Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Wayback Machine Tour of Tom Stafford
The Explorers' Club, № DCCLXXIX: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VI, Prelude
The Explorers' Club, № DCCLXXXVIII: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VI-A, Part I
The Explorers' Club, № DCCLXXXIX: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini VI-A, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCCXXI: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini IX-A, Part I
The Explorers' Club, № DCCCXXII: The 55th Anniversary of Gemini IX-A, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCL: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part I
The Explorers' Club, № DCCLI: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part II
The Explorers' Club, № DCCLII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part III

Commentary: Even this lengthy "Wayback Machine Tour" is not yet exhaustive, as Lieutenant General Stafford would fly a second Apollo mission, the final Apollo mission (July 1975). Look for "Explorers' Club" coverage of the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project two summers from now, in 2025, God willing & should the Earth perdure.

Semper exploro.