Pete Conrad
Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American test pilot, aeronautical engineer and astronaut. During the Apollo 12 flight he became the third man to walk on the Moon.
Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. | |
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| Born | June 2, 1930 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Died | July 8, 1999 (aged 69) Ojai, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, United States Navy[1] |
Time in space | 49 days, 3 hours, 38 minutes |
| Selection | Group 2 (1962) |
| Missions | Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2 |
Mission insignia | File:Gemini5insignia.png 40px 40px File:Skylab1-Patch.png |
On August 21, 1965, Conrad flew into space as pilot of Gemini 5. This was the third trip by astronauts in NASA's Project Gemini. The trip lasted until August 29, 1965. Conrad made another spaceflight as command pilot (pilot in charge) of Gemini 11. This was the ninth trip by astronauts in Project Gemini. The trip lasted from September 12, 1966 to September 15, 1966.
Conrad made his third space flight as spacecraft commander (person in charge) of Apollo 12. This was the second trip to land astronauts on the moon. The trip lasted from November 14, 1969 to November 24, 1969.
Conrad flew in space for the fourth time as commander of the Skylab 2 flight. This was the first flight to take astronauts to Skylab, the first space station sent into space by the United States. The trip lasted from May 25, 1973 to June 22, 1973.
Conrad died in a motorcycle crash in Ojai, California on July 8, 1999.
Pete Conrad Media
- Pete Conrad - egress training.jpg
Conrad preparing for water egress training in the Gemini Static Article 5 spacecraft
- Conrad in Recovery Helicopter (9460625874).jpg
Conrad following his Gemini 5 flight
- Astronauts Pete Conrad (right) and Richard Gordon pose in front of the recovery helicopter.jpg
Conrad (right) with his Gemini 11 crewmate Dick Gordon, following their flight
- Pete Conrad during EVA training in the Flight Crew Support Building.jpg
Conrad during his Apollo 12 EVA training
- Pete Conrad on LM ladder, Apollo 12.jpg
Conrad descends the Lunar Module ladder, moments before becoming the third human to walk on the Moon
- Pete Conrad First Steps on Moon Quote.ogg
Pete Conrad's quote while descending the LEM ladder
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Other websites
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