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Topic: Apollo astronaut-artist Alan Bean (1932-2018)
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SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 05-28-2018 11:31 PM
   
An amazing guy.I hope he gets to talk with some of the past artists whose work he liked. |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1587
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-29-2018 12:13 PM
A great astronaut and a tremendous person. Another reminder of an era gone by...R.I.P. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-29-2018 12:42 PM
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will hold a brief remembrance ceremony for Alan Bean at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 30.Bean's mural, "Reaching for the Stars," previously on display in the old Astronaut Hall of Fame, was recently relocated to the Apollo/Saturn V Center. |
BarryLowe
Member Posts: 24
From: Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 05-29-2018 01:19 PM
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jemmy
Member Posts: 176
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Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 05-29-2018 04:16 PM
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Roger K
Member Posts: 210
From: Torrance CA
Registered: May 2012
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posted 05-29-2018 04:43 PM
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Altidude
Member Posts: 57
From:
Registered: Jan 2016
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posted 05-29-2018 06:13 PM
Very sad. A great guy. He will be missed by many. |
lunardreamer
Member Posts: 86
From: Royal Oak, Michigan USA
Registered: Nov 2013
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posted 05-29-2018 09:01 PM
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Dave Shayler
Member Posts: 127
From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 05-30-2018 03:08 AM
I was saddened to hear of the loss of Al. He was always a pleasure to be with whenever we met, which was a few times in the UK. Though always busy with his fantastic art, he took time to help in my research into Skylab and for Jerry Carr's biography, "84 Days." I once asked him if he had ever considered painting scenes from Skylab, which I would have loved to see, but he said he was too committed to recording his impressions of Apollo onto canvas, and which we will forever be grateful he was. I only have a print of one of his paintings but it is signed by Dick Gordon. Skylab, with Al, Jack, and Owen on board, was the first spacecraft I saw fly over in orbit while stationed in southern Devon, so that spacecraft and crew hold a very special place in my memory. He will be missed but reunited with Pete and Dick, never forgotten. Fair winds and happy landings Al, RIP. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 05-30-2018 03:49 AM
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bruce
Member Posts: 916
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-30-2018 07:48 AM
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-30-2018 12:18 PM
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex photo of Bob Cabana from today's remembrance ceremony for Alan Bean: |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-30-2018 01:46 PM
More photos from today's remembrance ceremony at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, courtesy Jason Rubin (cS: 4allmankind): 
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Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 05-30-2018 05:38 PM
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drjeffbang
Member Posts: 110
From: Virginia
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 05-31-2018 03:32 PM
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Solarplexus
Member Posts: 107
From: Norway
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 05-31-2018 05:24 PM
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PowerCat
Member Posts: 193
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 06-05-2018 11:46 AM
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mrspacehead
Member Posts: 43
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Registered: Jun 2017
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posted 06-05-2018 03:06 PM
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J Blackburn
Member Posts: 224
From: Riner, Virginia USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 06-08-2018 08:55 PM
Godspeed Commander Bean. |
nasamad
Member Posts: 2121
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 06-20-2018 11:49 AM
Alan’s daughter Amy has put a lovely post on her website regarding her fathers passing. |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 977
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-20-2018 02:34 PM
That is indeed a very beautiful tribute to the nicest astronaut ever. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-29-2018 09:12 PM
From NASA on Twitter: Today, a memorial service commemorated the extraordinary life of Apollo and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, who passed away May 26.  |
dsenechal
Member Posts: 539
From:
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 06-30-2018 08:01 AM
Do you know when/if NASA will post the video of the service?
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-30-2018 11:01 AM
The memorial service was private. NASA did not record video. |
Apollo14LMP
Member Posts: 291
From: UK
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 07-01-2018 06:31 AM
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GenXApollo
Member Posts: 19
From: DFW, Texas
Registered: May 2014
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posted 07-03-2018 12:49 AM
He was one of the nicest human beings one could have ever met. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 07-03-2018 03:41 PM
Thank you for serving our country as a Naval Aviator and NASA Astronaut. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-08-2018 06:16 PM
Alan Bean was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday (Nov. 8). He was interred in Section 11, near the burial site of his Apollo 12 crewmate and friend, Pete Conrad. (Photo credit: Mark Usciak) |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 11-08-2018 08:01 PM
Another "Original" laid to rest. RIP Alan. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 11-08-2018 09:12 PM
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SpaceAngel
Member Posts: 307
From: Maryland
Registered: May 2010
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posted 11-09-2018 06:39 AM
I can't understand why it took so long for Bean's interment since he passed away in May; though it took four months for John Glenn... |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 396
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 11-09-2018 07:09 AM
I can tell you that the long delay for burial has everything to do with being buried at Arlington National Cemetery.The average time from death to burial at Arlington for service members eligible to be buried there (high qualifications must be met) is around 4-6 months. Here's a news article from USA Today about this topic from a few years ago. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-09-2018 12:16 PM
NASA had a photographer at the interment. Additional photos can be viewed here.Among the astronauts paying their respects were Fred Haise, Charlie Duke, Bill Anders, Rusty Schweickart, Walt Cunningham, Harrison Schmitt, Jack Lousma and Mike Massimino.  
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dsenechal
Member Posts: 539
From:
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 11-09-2018 01:02 PM
Other astronauts present included Dave Scott and Vance Brand. |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 396
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 11-10-2018 08:08 AM
A spectacular fall day with a bright blue sky for it too, so excellent flying conditions in memory of this very special man. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-10-2018 12:07 PM
Having visited Arlington, I know how fitting a final resting place it is, and it must have been a comfort to Al's family to see so many of his surviving Apollo colleagues there to pay their last respects. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 11-24-2018 08:45 PM
My wife Lynn and I were honored to be invited to Alan's interment at Arlington. All of his Group 3 classmates were honorary pallbearers and all attended save for Buzz Aldrin.It was a beautiful day and a moving ceremony as our country honored one of its best. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-16-2019 11:08 PM
Johnson Space Center remembered Alan Bean on Monday (April 15, 2019) with a tree planting in its memorial grove. The ceremony was held jointly with the tree planting for Bean's Apollo 12 crewmate, Richard Gordon, who preceded Bean in death by six months. Photos courtesy David Senechal.  
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