Shocking to think how long ago were his days on Apollo 12 and SkyLab.
It may be a long time before anyone emulates him (apparently the moon dust is potentially lethal to space suits, etc.).
My internal soundtrack is now stuck on The Police's Walking on the Moon.
Could be worse, mine is Karl Howman singing, "Oi, have you sussed new Windowlene Plus". Nothing to do with poor Alan Bean, it's just been stuck in my head for days.
Shocking to think how long ago were his days on Apollo 12 and SkyLab.
It may be a long time before anyone emulates him (apparently the moon dust is potentially lethal to space suits, etc.).
My internal soundtrack is now stuck on The Police's Walking on the Moon.
Could be worse, mine is Karl Howman singing, "Oi, have you sussed new Windowlene Plus". Nothing to do with poor Alan Bean, it's just been stuck in my head for days.
Those twelve who walked on the moon will not be emulated for quite some time, I think. They were very brave to go in to such a hostile environment, as the trails of Apollo 13 showed.
I knew Neil Armstrong won the Gold and Buzz Aldrin the silver.
RIP to Al Bean who was 4th.
Who won the bronze, lunar fans ?
Pete Conrad.
Just seen that Pete Conrad was born in 1930 as well ! Though ironically Conrad died in a motorbike accident.
NASA must've had a small window of age and experience in 1960 when they recruited the trainee astronauts for the moon landing in a decade program. (Beating the Russians was a great motivator)
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Shocking to think how long ago were his days on Apollo 12 and SkyLab.
It may be a long time before anyone emulates him (apparently the moon dust is potentially lethal to space suits, etc.).
My internal soundtrack is now stuck on The Police's Walking on the Moon.
Buzz Aldrin the silver.
RIP to Al Bean who was 4th.
Who won the bronze, lunar fans ?
They were all born in 1930.
Alan Bean 1932/2018
NASA must've had a small window of age and experience in 1960 when they recruited the trainee astronauts for the moon landing in a decade program. (Beating the Russians was a great motivator)