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Moon Walker ALAN BEAN Signed FIRST MAN ON THE MOON Stamps, The Fourth Person to Walk on the Moon
(ASTRONAUTS). ALAN BEAN (1932-2018). American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot and NASA Astronaut; he was the 4th person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3 and flew on Appolo 12. Bean was the spacecraft Commander of Skylab 3, the second crewed mission to Skylab.
Block of (4) Postage Stamps Signed, "Alan Bean", on four 10 "FIRST MAN ON THE MOON" Commemorative Stamps, Gem Mint. Full color postage stamps depicting Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon. Bean signs in the far right selvage of the block of four stamps.
Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 " May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot and NASA astronaut; he was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3.
Before becoming an astronaut, Bean graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Texas at Austin in 1955 and re-joined the U.S. Navy"he served as an enlisted member for a year after his high school graduation. He received his naval aviator wings in 1956 and served as a fighter pilot. In 1960 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, flew as a test pilot and was The New Nine selection finalist in 1962.
He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to land on the Moon, at age 37 in November 1969.
He made his second and final flight into space on the Skylab 3 mission in 1973, the second crewed mission to the Skylab space station. After retiring from the United States Navy in 1975 and NASA in 1981, he pursued his interest in painting, depicting various space-related scenes and documenting his own experiences in space as well as those of his fellow Apollo program astronauts. He was the last living crew member of Apollo 12.
Bean was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1983, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997, the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 2010, and the National Aviation Hall of Fame for 2010. He was also a fellow of the American Astronautical Society and a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.