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Alan Bean facts for kids
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | March 15, 1932 Wheeler, Texas, U.S. |
| Other occupation | Naval aviator, test pilot |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
| Time in space | 69d 15h 45m |
| 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 (born March 15, 1932), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is 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.
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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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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.