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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Charles P. Conrad, Jr. 1930-1999
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Charles P. Conrad, Jr. 1930-1999
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Known for his sense of humor and infectious grin, Charles P. "Pete" Conrad [ http://spaceflight.…], as commander of the Apollo 12 mission [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], was the third person to walk on the moon. Not a tall man, Conrad stepped down onto the lunar surface in November of 1969 and gleefully commented [ http://www.hq.nasa.…], "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me." Born June 2nd, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton University in 1953 and went on to become a Navy test pilot. Selected as a NASA astronaut in 1962, Conrad is seen here in 1965 [ http://images.jsc.n…] during a suiting up activity in preparation for his first space flight - the endurance record setting Gemini 5 mission [ http://www.ksc.nasa…]. His final space flight was to Skylab [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in 1973. Tragically [ ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.g…], Conrad died from injuries in a motorcycle accident on Thursday, July 8 [ ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.g…].
Explanation
Known for his sense of humor and infectious grin, Charles P. "Pete" Conrad [ http://spaceflight.…], as commander of the Apollo 12 mission [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], was the third person to walk on the moon. Not a tall man, Conrad stepped down onto the lunar surface in November of 1969 and gleefully commented [ http://www.hq.nasa.…], "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me." Born June 2nd, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton University in 1953 and went on to become a Navy test pilot. Selected as a NASA astronaut in 1962, Conrad is seen here in 1965 [ http://images.jsc.n…] during a suiting up activity in preparation for his first space flight - the endurance record setting Gemini 5 mission [ http://www.ksc.nasa…]. His final space flight was to Skylab [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in 1973. Tragically [ ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.g…], Conrad died from injuries in a motorcycle accident on Thursday, July 8 [ ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.g…]. Explanation
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Credit_and_Copyright
Credit and Copyright
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keyword:
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astronaut
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astronaut
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Charles Conrad
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Charles Conrad
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Pete Conrad
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Pete Conrad
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Pete Conrad
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Pete Conrad
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1962
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1962
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1965
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1965
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1969
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1969
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1973
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1973
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1953
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1953
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June 2nd, 1930
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June 2nd, 1930
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Moon
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Moon
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Gemini
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Gemini
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Skylab
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Skylab
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Apollo 12
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Apollo 12
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Gemini 5
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Gemini 5
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1969
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1969
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1973
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1973
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1965
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1965
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1930
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1930
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1962
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1962
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1953
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1953
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SPD-APOD-ap990715
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SPD-APOD-ap990715
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