Alan Bean Signed ‘EVA’ Photograph.

BEAN, Alan.

$975.00

Item Number: 146031

Official NASA photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean. Glossy color photograph of Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean using a fuel transfer tool on the Lunar Module. Lengthily signed by Alan Bean in silver felt pen, “An island of refuge in an ocean of storms Alan Bean Apollo 12.” In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

Astronaut Alan Bean flew to the Moon on Apollo 12, the second manned lunar landing mission, in November 1969. He was the fourth person to walk on the Moon, spending over 31 hours on the lunar surface with Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad. Over the course of his career, Bean logged 1,671 hours and 45 minutes in space—of which 10 hours and 26 minutes were spent in EVAs on the moon and in earth orbit.