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Alan Bean: The Life of An Astronaut
April 29, 2008
Alan Bean former astronaut, NASA

Space pioneer Alan Bean talks about his life as an astronaut (and artist) in a lecture at the Museum of Science, Boston.

Bean is the fourth of only twelve humans to have walked on the Moon. Find out what it was like as he describes the life of an astronaut. Learn about his role in the Apollo 12 mission in 1969, his experience as a spacecraft commander of the second Skylab mission in 1973 (when he spent 59 days in orbit!) and his 1,600+ hours in space prior to his 1981 NASA retirement. Bean also discusses how he uses his unique paintings to document humankind's first lunar explorations.

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