Alan Bean facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Alan Bean |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | March 15, 1932 Wheeler, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 2018 (aged 86) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Other occupation | Naval aviator, test pilot |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
| Time in space | 69d 15h 45min |
| Selection | 1963 NASA Group 3 |
| Total EVAs | 3 |
| Total EVA time | 10 hours 26 minutes |
| Missions | Apollo 12, Skylab 3 |
| Mission insignia |   |
| Retirement | June 1981 |
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.
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 thirty-seven years in November 1969.
Bean died at a hospital in Houston, Texas on May 26, 2018 from a short-illness at the age of 86.
Images for kids
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NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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Bean on the Moon during Apollo 12
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Bean shaving during the Skylab 3 mission
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Bean, February 2009
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Bean in his studio
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Alan Bean museum marker in Shamrock, Texas
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Bean presents a piece of moon rock at the Gasometer Oberhausen in March 2010.
