Stafford

Japanese: スタッフォード(英語表記)Stafford
Stafford
It is the capital of Staffordshire County in the mid-west of England, and together with the surrounding area, it forms the Staffordshire District. It is located about 40 km north-northwest of Birmingham, and faces the River Saw, a tributary of the River Trent. It was founded in the late 9th century by Athelflächen, daughter of Alfred the Great, and developed as a market town. It had its own coin mint from the early 10th century to the late 12th century. Its main industries are shoemaking, electrical equipment, and machinery. Many old buildings remain, including High House and Chetwynd House, which were built in the 16th century. The highway and railway linking London, Birmingham, and Manchester run through it. The district area is 599 km2 . The district population is 120,653 (2001). The city population is 63,681 (2001).

Stafford
Stafford, Thomas Patten

Born September 17, 1930 in Weatherford, Oklahoma. American astronaut. Graduated from the Naval Academy (1952) and served in the Air Force. In December 1965, he served on Gemini 6 with M. Schirra, and successfully rendezvoused with Gemini 7. In June 1966, he orbited the Earth 48 times with E. Cernan on Gemini 9. In May 1969, he flew to the Moon with astronauts Cernan and J. Young on Apollo 10, and successfully tested all functions of the Apollo spacecraft except for the moon landing, before returning.

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Japanese:
イギリス,イングランド中西部,スタッフォードシャー県の県都。周辺を含めてスタッフォード地区を構成する。バーミンガムの北北西約 40kmにあり,トレント川支流のソー川に臨む。9世紀末頃アルフレッド大王の娘,アゼルフレッドによって建設され,市場町として発展。10世紀前半~12世紀後半には独自の貨幣鋳造所があった。おもな産業は製靴,電機,機械などの工業。16世紀に建設されたハイハウス,チェトウィンドハウスをはじめ,古い建物が多く残っている。ロンドン―バーミンガム―マンチェスターを結ぶ高速道路と鉄道が通る。地区面積 599km2。地区人口 12万653(2001)。都市人口 6万3681(2001)。

スタッフォード
Stafford, Thomas Patten

[生]1930.9.17. オクラホマ,ウェザーフォード
アメリカの宇宙飛行士。海軍兵学校卒業 (1952) 後,空軍に勤務。 1965年 12月ジェミニ6号に M.シラーとともに乗組み,ジェミニ7号とのランデブーに成功。 66年6月ジェミニ9号で E.サーナンと地球を 48周。次いで 69年5月アポロ 10号でサーナン,J.ヤング両飛行士と月に向い,アポロ宇宙船の月着陸以外のすべての機能を成功裏にテストし,帰還した。

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