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出生 | Charles Conrad Jr. (1930-06-02)1930年6月2日 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
逝世 | 1999年7月8日(1999岁—07—08)(69岁) Ojai, California, U.S. |
墓地 | Arlington National Cemetery |
国籍 | United States |
别名 | Pete Conrad |
母校 | Princeton University (B.S. 1953) |
职业 | Naval aviator, test pilot |
奖项 | ![]() Two Navy Distinguished Service Medals |
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NASA Astronaut | |
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在太空时间 | 49d 03h 38m |
甄选 | 1962 NASA Group 2 |
舱外活动总数 | 4 |
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任务 | Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2 |
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退役 | December 1973 |
Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999), (Captain, USN), was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and commanded the Apollo 12 space mission, on which he became the third man to walk on the Moon. Conrad was selected in NASA's second astronaut class in 1962.
Before becoming an astronaut, Conrad earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Princeton University—being the first Ivy League astronaut—and joined the U.S. Navy. In 1954 he received his naval aviator wings, served as a fighter pilot and, after graduating from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (Class 20), as a project test pilot. In 1959 he was an astronaut candidate for Project Mercury.
He set an eight-day space endurance record in 1965 along with his Command Pilot Gordon Cooper on his first spaceflight, Gemini 5. Later, Conrad commanded Gemini 11 in 1966, and Apollo 12 in 1969. After Apollo, he commanded Skylab 2, the first crewed Skylab mission, in 1973. On the mission, he and his crewmates repaired significant launch damage to the Skylab space station. For this, President Jimmy Carter awarded him the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978.
After he retired from NASA and the Navy in 1973, he became a vice president of American Television and Communications Company. He went on to work for McDonnell Douglas, as a vice president. During his tenure, he served as vice president of marketing, senior vice president of marketing, staff vice president of international business development, and vice president of project development.
Conrad died on July 8, 1999, from internal injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.