With the recent passing of Apollo 12 astronaut Capt. Alan Bean, it reminds us of the rarity of those who have actually “walked” on the moon. To date, only 12 humans have ever walked on the moon — and ...

HOUSTON - Alan Bean, the fourth human to walk on the moon, has died. Bean, 86, died on Saturday at Houston Methodist Hospital after he suddenly fell ill while traveling to Fort Wayne, Indiana two ...

Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon who later chronicled the experience as an artist, died Saturday in Houston after a short illness. He was 86. Bean was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 12, ...

The world had watched, spellbound, as Apollo 11 made mankind’s first landing on the moon in July 1969. Fewer people paid attention when NASA sent its second mission to the moon four months later: ...

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper [NASA image AS12-49-7278]. 8 x 10 in. (20.32 x 25.4 cm.) With NASA credit ...

Alan Bean, a Navy test pilot and astronaut who walked on the moon and then spent two months aboard America's first space station before leaving NASA and becoming an accomplished artist, died Saturday.