Thomas Stafford

Thomas Stafford is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who played a key role in several significant NASA missions, including the Apollo 10 mission, which served as a precursor to the moon landing. He is also notable for his participation in the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975, where he famously shook hands with Soviet cosmonaut Alexej Leonow, marking a historic moment of U.S.-Soviet collaboration in space.