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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Ar…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1970.6.103
Charles "Pete" Conrad
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Ar…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1970.6.103

Charles "Pete" Conrad

United States, 1930 - 1999
U.S. Naval Aviator (1952-1973)
Pilot of Gemini 5 (1965)
Command Pilot of Gemini 11 (1966)
Command Pilot of Apollo 12 (1969)
Command Pilot of Skylab 2 (1973)

Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. enlisted in the United States Navy in 1953 and went on to become a test pilot and flight instructor. Conrad joined NASA in 1962 as a pilot for Gemini 5 (1965) and as a command pilot for Gemini 11 (1966), Apollo 12 (1969), and Skylab 2 (1973).
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