Thomas Stafford

Acting

Thomas Stafford

Born

1930-09-17 (96)

Place of birth

Weatherford, Oklahoma, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

7 titles

Known for

For All Mankind poster
7.8

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.

For All Mankind

1989

Houston, We've Got a Problem poster
7.5

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

Houston, We've Got a Problem

1974

RSC Live: King Lear poster
8.0

King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Antony Sher plays King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays.

RSC Live: King Lear

2016

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon poster
7.0

All of the necessary technologies required to reach the Moon was first tested during Project Gemini, which comprised of ten missions in the mid-1960s.

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon

2003

Apollo-Soyuz: The First Handshake in Space poster
NR

A symbolic union of countries is profiled in this historical documentary. On July 17, 1975, the American Apollo spacecraft joined with the Soviet Soyuz, where NASA's Thomas Stafford shook hands with Russian Alexey Leonov.

Apollo-Soyuz: The First Handshake in Space

2016

The Mission of Apollo-Soyuz poster
NR

This 1975 NASA film entitled "The Mission of Apollo Soyuz" documents the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, in which manned American and Soviet spacecraft docked for the first time. The astronauts and cosmonauts met each other in space and conducted science experiments together prior to returning to Earth.

The Mission of Apollo-Soyuz

1975

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