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Man on the moon biography Twelve people have walked on Earth's Moon. The first one was Neil Armstrong and the last one was Eugene Cernan. All crewed moon landings took place between July and December as part of the United States Apollo program. All twelve people who have walked on the Moon are American men. To date, four of the twelve are still alive, including Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Alan Bean
Alan Bean | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alan LaVern Bean ()March 15, Wheeler, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, () (aged&#;86) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma&#;mater | UT Austin, B.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Naval aviator, test pilot |
| Space career | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 69d 15h 45min |
| Selection | NASA Group 3 |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 10 hours 26 minutes[1] |
| Missions | Apollo 12, Skylab 3 |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | June |
Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, &#; May 26, ), (Capt, USN, Ret.), was an American former naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASAastronaut.
He was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 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
Bean died at a hospital in Houston, Texas, on May 26, , from a short illness, at the age of [2]
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