Alan Bean
American astronaut and painter (1932-2018)
Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018), (Capt, USN, Ret.), was an American former naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.
Alan Bean | |
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| Born | Alan LaVern Bean March 15, 1932 Wheeler, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 2018 (aged 86) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | UT Austin, B.S. 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Naval aviator, test pilot |
| Space career | |
| NASA Astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 69d 15h 45min |
| Selection | 1963 NASA Group 3 |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 10 hours 26 minutes[1] |
| Missions | Apollo 12, Skylab 3 |
Mission insignia |   |
| Retirement | June 1981 |
He was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3. He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second manned mission to land on the Moon, at the age of 37, in November 1969.
Bean died at a hospital in Houston, Texas, on May 26, 2018, from a short illness, at the age of 86.[2]
References
change- ↑ Joachim Becker. "Alan Bean - EVA experience".
- ↑ "Family Release Regarding the Passing of Apollo, Skylab Astronaut Alan Bean". NASA. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
Other websites
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Media related to Alan Bean at Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Bean Online Gallery - An authorized gallery of all his paintings
- Bean's official NASA biography
- Astronautix biography of Alan Bean
- Spacefacts biography of Alan Bean
- Bean at International Space Hall of Fame Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Ocean of Storms with Alan Bean
- Alan Bean on IMDb
- Alan Bean Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at the National Aviation Hall of Fame
- Bean at Encyclopedia of Science
- Bean at Spaceacts Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Official publisher website for Homesteading Space Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
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