Conrad, Pete

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Portrait of Pete Conrad
Pete Conrad
Name
Conrad, Pete Gender: M
Conrad, Charles Jr.
born on 2 June 1930 at 16:16 (= 4:16 PM )
Place Philadelphia PA, USA, 39n57, 75w09
Timezone EDT h4w (is daylight saving time)
Data source
Quoted BC/BR Rodden Rating AA
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_gemcol.18.gif 11°33' s_mo.18.gif s_leocol.18.gif 27°25 Asc.s_libcol.18.gif 23°27'



Biography

American astronaut, one of four to fly four space missions and the third man to set foot on the moon. A Navy test pilot, his lifelong aerospace career began with NASA in 1962. Conrad was command pilot of the Gemini XI in space 9/12/1966; commander of Apollo-12 on 11/14/1969 and Commander of Skylab-2 on 5/25/1973. A Captain in the U.S. Navy, Conrad was a test pilot, a flight instructor and performance engineer. One of four men to fly four space missions, Conrad retired from the Navy in December 1993 and from NASA 2/01/1974. He joined the marketing division of McDonnell-Douglas Corp.

Conrad died 7/08/1999 after losing control of his 1966 Harley motorcycle on a mountain road near Ojai, California, while traveling with his wife and several friends. Taken to the hospital, he died five hours later, 5:07 PM PDT at Ojai Valley Hospital.

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Events

  • Work : Great Achievement 14 November 1969 (Command pilot of Apollo 12 in space)
  • Work : Great Achievement 12 September 1966 (Command pilot of Gemini XI in space)
  • Work : Great Achievement 25 May 1973 (Command pilot of Skylab-2 in space)
  • Work : New Job 1 February 1974 (Left Nasa, joined McDonnell-Douglas)
  • Death by Accident 8 July 1998 at 05:07 AM in Ojai, CA (Motorcyle accident)
  • Work : Begin Major Project 1962 (Joined NASA)

Source Notes

Contemporary American Horoscopes

Categories

  • Vocation : Travel : Astronaut (Space missions)
  • Vocation : Travel : Pilot/ military
  • Vocation : Business : Top executive (Marketing)
  • Vocation : Military : Military service
  • Notable : Famous : Historic figure
  • Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
  • Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Six, along with his wife (one deceased))

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