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During which mission did Stafford fly a Lunar Module in lunar orbit for the first time?

  • Gemini 9A

  • Apollo 11

  • Gemini 6A

  • Apollo 10

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The Apollo 10 mission was the second manned mission to the Moon. The crew of Apollo 10 consisted of Commander Tom Stafford, Command Module Pilot John Young, and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan. The mission was launched on May 18, 1969, and returned to Earth on May 26, 1969.
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