Alan Bean

Alan Bean was an American astronaut, naval aviator, and painter who piloted Apollo 12’s lunar module to the Moon and later commanded Skylab 3.

Apollo 12: The second crewed mission to land astronauts on the Moon, in November 1969. Bean piloted its lunar module Intrepid during the landing and lunar surface expedition.
Charles Conrad: An American astronaut who commanded Apollo 12 and later led the Skylab 2 mission. Conrad was Bean’s Apollo 12 commander and lunar surface partner.
Alan Bean’s space art: Paintings and sculptures by Alan Bean depicting spaceflight and lunar exploration from his astronaut’s perspective. After retiring from NASA, Bean made art from memories and materials associated with his missions.
Command module pilot: The astronaut responsible for operating an Apollo command module, including during lunar orbit and Earth return. Richard Gordon held this role while Bean piloted the lunar module.
Skylab 3: The second crewed mission to the United States’ Skylab space station, launched in 1973. Bean commanded this 59-day mission after his Apollo 12 flight.
Richard Gordon: An American astronaut who piloted the Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper in lunar orbit. Gordon remained in lunar orbit while Bean and Conrad explored the surface.
Space art: Art depicting space, astronomy, spaceflight, or imagined extraterrestrial settings. Bean became a prominent practitioner through paintings grounded in his own spaceflight.
Lunar module pilot: The Apollo crew position responsible for operating the lunar module during descent, surface operations, and ascent. Bean’s title identifies the spacecraft and flight duties he handled on Apollo 12.
Intrepid (lunar module): The Apollo 12 lunar module that carried astronauts to the Moon’s surface and back to lunar orbit. Bean flew Intrepid’s descent and ascent stages with mission commander Charles Conrad.
Jack Lousma: An American astronaut who served as pilot on Skylab 3 and later commanded the Space Shuttle mission STS-3. Lousma flew under Bean’s command during Skylab 3.

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