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He was the fourth astronaut to walk on the moon.
Apollo 12 certainly wasn't as dramatic as 11, but I remember he a Pete Conrad's stroll like it was yesterday.
Famed Astronaut Alan Bean Dies at 86
Apollo 12 certainly wasn't as dramatic as 11, but I remember he a Pete Conrad's stroll like it was yesterday.
Famed Astronaut Alan Bean Dies at 86
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By Jamie Ducharme
2:54 PM EDT
Alan Bean, the fourth person ever to walk on the moon, died on Saturday at age 86, NASA announced on behalf of his family.
Bean, a former U.S. Navy test pilot who was part of NASA’s third-ever group of astronauts, twice flew to space. His first voyage, in 1969, was as the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, which made NASA’s second moon landing. During that trip, Bean became the fourth man to walk on the moon, after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and his commander, Charles “Pete” Conrad.
Bean returned to space in 1973, as the commander of NASA’s second crewed flight to the U.S.’ first space station, Skylab.
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