Charles Conrad Jr.
1930-1999
American astronaut who walked on the Moon and commanded the first crew to live aboard the Skylab space station. Conrad's handling of the lunar module Intrepid durin...
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Charles "Pete" Conrad (1930-1999) was the third person, after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, to walk on the moon's surface. In November, 1969, he and Alan Bean made the second moon landing in history...
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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2007. There are 124 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on Aug. 29, 1957, the Senate gave final congressional approval ...
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In the late 1960s, motor sports safety pioneer Bill Simpson was a rebel who liked to raise hell and race fast.Idling in a Los Angeles courtroom was not his speed. But there Simpson sat, facing alle...
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Charles Conrad Jr
Pete Conrad
Today in history - Aug. 29
