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| Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. (1930-1999) |
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| Pete Conrad was selected as an astronaut in NASA's second class (1962). He made four flights into space during his astronaut career. His first mission came as the pilot of Gemini-V in 1965, during this mission they set a new spaceflight endurance record (8 days) breaking the Soviet record. This is the mission where many believe the United States took the lead in the space race. A year later in 1966, Conrad flew as the commander of Gemini-XI. In November of 1969, as commander of the Apollo 12 mission, Pete Conrad became only the third man to walk on the moon. His final mission came during the epic Skylab 2 repair mission in 1973. This was America's first space station mission during which Conrad and his crew were forced to make several repairs to the station which had been damaged during launch, the success of these repairs probably saved the Skylab program. Once again, Conrad's crew broke a Soviet spaceflight endurance record during the 28 day voyage of Skylab 2. Pete Conrad retired from NASA in 1974 having spent 49 days in space. On July 8, 1999, Pete Conrad died after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident. My Collection: I have two autographs of Pete Conrad in my collection. Pictured above is an 8x10 black and white photo signed by Conrad. Below is a Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Pass from May 28, 1999, that has been signed by both Pete Conrad and Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter. |
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