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The Apollo Program
(C) Thomas P. Stafford Commander
(R) John W. Young Command Module Pilot
(L) Eugene A. Cernan Lunar Module Pilot

Crew Spaceflight Histories

Thomas P. Stafford*
  Mission Dates Role Notes
Gemini VI-A December 15-17, 1965 Pilot first space rendezvous w/ Gemini VII
Gemini IX-A July 18-21, 1966 Commander
  Apollo 10 May 18-26, 1969 Commander lunar orbit, closest approach
  ASTP July 15-24, 1975 Commander  
 
John W. Young
  Mission Dates Role Notes
  Gemini 3 March 23, 1965 Pilot first to use computer on manned space flight.
  Gemini X July 18-21, 1966 Commander
  Apollo 10 May 18-26, 1969 Command Module Pilot lunar orbit, closest approach
Apollo 16 April 16-27, 1972 Commander lunar landing
STS-1 April 12-14, 1981 Commander maiden flight of Space Shuttle "Columbia"
STS-9 Nov 28 - Dec 8, 1983 Commander first flight of Spacelab
 
Eugene Cernan
  Mission Dates Role Notes
Gemini IX-A July 18-21, 1966 Pilot
  Apollo 10 May 18-26, 1969 Lunar Module Pilot lunar orbit, closest approach
  Apollo 17 December 7-19, 1972 Commander Last man to walk on the Moon.

Apollo 10 Backup Crew:

L. Gordon Cooper commander
Donn F. Eisele command module pilot
Edgar D. Mitchell lunar module pilot