Alan Bean Alan Bean Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and naval 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. He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second manned 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 manned mission to
Pete Conrad Global Patient Safety Award Pete Conrad Global Patient Safety Award The Pete Conrad Global Patient Safety Award was established by Nancy Conrad in honor of her late husband, Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., a NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, and test pilot, who flew the Apollo 12 mission and became the third man to walk on the Moon. The award named in his honor is given to extraordinary health care leaders and institutions that bring lifesaving solutions into frontline healthcare use. Some past winners of the award include Gregory H. Botz, William H. Adcox, Donald Berwick, Peter Angood, James Bagian, and J. Michael Henderson.