Alan Bean
The fourth person to walk on the Moon
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Alan Bean
Alan Bean logged 1,671 hours and 45 minutes in space—of which 10 hours and 26 minutes were spent in EVAs on the moon and in earth orbit.
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Astronaut Alan Bean
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Alan Bean
Alan Bean walked on the moon on Apollo 12, commanded the second Skylab crew and then resigned after 18 years as…
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Apollo 12
The primary mission objectives of the second crewed lunar landing included an extensive series of lunar exploration tasks by the lunar module, or LM, crew, as well as the deployment…
Learn MoreNov 24, 1969 01:43 UTC
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Skylab 3
The second crew to inhabit Skylab, launched on July 28, 1973, spent a then record-breaking 59.5 days in space. The mission accomplished 150% of their mission goals while completing 858…
Learn MoreSep 25, 1973 05:07 UTC
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Former Astronaut Alan Bean
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