Alan Bean OCCUPATION Test pilot
Alan Bean ALMA_MATER "UT Austin, B.S. 1955"
Alan Bean WAS_A_CREW_MEMBER_OF Apollo 12
Alan Bean BIRTH_PLACE Wheeler, Texas
Alan Bean WAS_SELECTED_BY_NASA 1963
Alan Bean (whose Alma Mater is UT Austin, B.S. 1955) was born in Wheeler, Texas. He served as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1963 and ultimately becoming part of the crew for the Apollo 12 mission.