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Alan Bean was already a painter in his spare time when he went to the Moon as lunar module pilot in the Apollo 12 crew. In this interview, compiled from deleted scenes recorded for the documentary ...

Alan Bean was born in Wheeler, Texas, on March 15, 1932. He received a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Texas in 1955 and was awarded an honorary doctorate ...