Charles Conrad

Charles Conrad

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1930-06-02
Deathday: 1999-07-08 (69 years old)

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Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer and aviator, and test pilot, and commanded the Apollo 12 space mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon. Conrad was selected for NASA's second astronaut class in 1962.

Conrad had dyslexia and yet earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Princeton University—being the first Ivy League astronaut—and joined the U.S. Navy. In 1954 he received his naval aviator wings, served as a fighter pilot and, after graduating from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (Class 20), as a project test pilot. In 1959 he was an astronaut candidate for Project Mercury.

Conrad set an eight-day space endurance record in 1965 along with his Command Pilot Gordon Cooper on his first spaceflight, Gemini 5. Later, Conrad commanded Gemini 11 in 1966, and Apollo 12 in 1969. After Apollo, he commanded Skylab 2, the first crewed Skylab mission, in 1973. On the mission, he and his crewmates repaired significant launch damage to the Skylab space station. For this, President Jimmy Carter awarded him the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978.

After Conrad retired from NASA and the Navy in 1973, he became a vice president of American Television and Communications Company. He went on to work for McDonnell Douglas, as a vice president. During his tenure, he served as vice president of marketing, senior vice president of marketing, staff vice president of international business development, and vice president of project development. He died on July 8, 1999, from internal injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, aged 69.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-06-02

Deathday
1999-07-08 (69 years old)

Birth Name
Charles Conrad, Jr.

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America

Relationships
Jane Conrad (1953-06-16 - 1988-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
International Space Hall of Fame, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Aviation Hall of Fame


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