Alan Bean first started out as a Navy Test Pilot, he flew over 5500 hours, and flew 27 different aircrafts. Alan Bean became an astronaut in 1963. But wasn't picked for any missions for sometime. It wasn't until fellow astronaut, Pete Conrad, asked him if he wanted to take part on Apollo 12 after the death of C.C. Williams, whom Bean went on to replace. On Apollo 12, he was The Lunar Excursion Module pilot (LEM Pilot) and became the 4th man to walk on the moon in November of 1969. He flew ag ...[Read Story]
