{"id":506,"date":"2018-05-27T10:31:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T09:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=506"},"modified":"2019-06-05T19:51:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T18:51:31","slug":"extra-farewell-alan-bean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/27\/extra-farewell-alan-bean\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra: Farewell Alan Bean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This podcast extra is a re-release of our full length interview with the 4th man to walk on the moon aboard the Apollo 12 mission in 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Bean was not only a fighter pilot, Navy test pilot, astronaut, moonwalker, space station commander and artist, but he was also a very considerate, genuine and self-effacing gentleman. 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