Alan Bean : nationality : United States | Alan Bean : occupation : Test pilot | Alan Bean : alma_mater : "UT Austin, B.S. 1955" | Alan Bean : was_a_crew_member_of : Apollo 12 | Alan Bean : birth_place : Wheeler, Texas | Alan Bean : date_of_retirement : "June 1981" | Alan Bean : was_selected_by_nasa : 1963
Alan Bean is an American born in Wheeler, Texas. He graduated with a BS from UT Austin in 1955 and became a test pilot before being selected by NASA in 1963 to serve as crew on Apollo 12. He retired in June 1981.