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Jul 9, 1999 · Jan 24, 2024. Editor. NASA Science Editorial Team. Charles P. "Pete" Conrad, the third human to walk on the moon, died late Thursday night in a hospital in Ojai, CA, of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Charles " Pete " Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who 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.
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Jul 10, 1999 · Pete Conrad, who flew to the Moon nearly 30 years ago and became the third man to walk upon it, died Thursday evening after crashing his motorcycle near Ojai, Calif. The former astronaut and...
Jul 9, 1999 · Conrad, a Huntington Beach resident whose lifelong aerospace career started with NASA in 1962, died at 5:07 p.m. at Ojai Valley Hospital, five hours after crashing his 1996 Harley-Davidson,...
Jul 10, 1999 · Christopher Conrad, another son from his first marriage, died of bone cancer in 1990. CAPTION: Charles P. "Pete" Conrad Jr., who commanded the Apollo 12 mission to the moon, stands with a...
Sep 28, 2023 · Pete Conrad joined the U.S. Navy in 1953 after graduating from Princeton University and trained as a test pilot and flight instructor. Selected as a member of the second group of NASA astronauts in 1962, Conrad flew on two Gemini missions and commanded Apollo 12, the second Moon landing.
Apr 4, 2013 · published 4 April 2013. Charles 'Pete' Conrad commanded Apollo 12, and also went into space aboard Gemini 5, Gemini 12 and the second Skylab mission. (Image credit: NASA) Charles "Pete"...
