Pete Conrad

thumb| Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon. Conrad was selected for NASA's second astronaut class in 1962. Quotes Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me. After stepping down from the ladder of the Lunar Module onto a landing pad, joking about his own small stature. Source: Eric M. Jones, "That may have been a small one for Neil...", Apollo 12 Lunar Surface Journal, NASA (1995; revised 29 April 2017) Oooh, is that soft and queasy. First words on the lunar surface. Jones (1995; 2017) External links Category:Astronauts from the United States Category:Aerospace engineers from the United States Category:Aviators from the United States Category:United States Navy people Category:Princeton University alumni Category:Explorers from the United States Category:Businesspeople from the United States Category:People from Philadelphia Category:1930 births Category:1999 deaths