Oklahomans to honor Gen. Thomas Stafford as astronaut, aerospace industry leader lies in state
Oklahomans will be able to honor and pay tribute to Gen. Thomas Stafford, the late astronaut and aerospace industry leader who was born in Weatherford. Oklahomans will celebrate the late General Thomas Stafford, the late aerospace industry leader and late astronaut, who will lie in state in his home in his hometown in KOCO SHELBY. He will also be honored at the CAPITOL in Oklahoma. General Stafford was a pioneer in the aerospace industry and was a commanding general of AreA 51 and oversaw many first-flight programs, including the F-117 STEALTH FIGHTER and B-2 BOMBER. He was also a key figure in the development of the F.117 and the B-117.
Published : 4 weeks ago by https://www.facebook.com/, Shelby Montgomery in Science
CAMERON SIBERT KOCO FIVE NEWS. ALL RIGHT. CAMERON. THANKS. WELL, TODAY OKLAHOMANS WILL BE ABLE TO HONOR AND PAY TRIBUTE TO GENERAL TOM STAFFORD, THE LATE ASTRONAUT AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRY LEADER WILL LIE IN STATE IN HIS HOMETOWN IN KOCO SHELBY MONTGOMERY IS LIVE IN STUDIO AND SHELBY, WE JUST HEARD CAMERON TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT GENERAL STAFFORD WILL ALSO BE HONORED AT THE CAPITOL TODAY. GOOD MORNING. YES. SO THE CAPITOL IS JUST ONE WAY OKLAHOMANS CAN HONOR GENERAL TOM STAFFORD. SO STAFFORD ESTABLISHED MANY FIRSTS IN HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT. AND EVEN AFTER HIS TIME IN SPACE, HE WAS STILL MAKING HISTORY. NOW TAKE A LOOK. HE HAS SUCH A LONG LIST HERE. HE WAS A COMMANDING GENERAL OF AREA 51. HE ESTABLISHED THE PROGRAM THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE F-117 STEALTH FIGHTER AND LATER THE B-2 STEALTH BOMBER. GENERAL STAFFORD JOINED RONALD REAGAN’S PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION TEAM AS THE PRIMARY DEFENSE ADVISOR, AND HE ALSO CREATED A SCHOLAR PROGRAM AT HIS AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IN WEATHERFORD. ABLE TO GO TO THE NASA INTERNSHIP OVER THERE AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. HE’S GAVE ME A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES. HE’S UP ON A LOT OF DOORS FOR ME. STAF
Topics: Space, Aerospace