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“Pete wanted to do Skylab and we both felt that we did not want the moon program to get crowded, other people deserved chances too.” Al Bean
The 9 Skylab Astronauts
First Skylab Crew-Weitz, Conrad, Kerwin
2nd Skylab Crew-Lousma, Garriott, Bean
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As a crew would approach Skylab in their Apollo Command Module, they would see its docking port that was called the Multiple Docking Adapter or MDA.
Skylab Cutaway
Orbital Workshop Cutaway
Entry to the Workshop. Notice Lockers
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Surveyor 3 was now to their right, 300 feet away, gleaming in the morning sunlight. Antennas and sensors still reached upward from its tubular frame, just as they had on April 20, 1967, when the spacecraft thumped onto the moon amid blasts from its braking rockets.
Approaching Surveyor 3 with LM in background
“The Fabulous Photo We Never Took.” by Alan Bean
Al Bean, Surveyor 3, and Intrepid
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Pete Conrad joined NASA as part of the second group of astronauts, known as the New Nine, on September 17, 1962. He was regarded as one of the best pilots in the group, and was among the first of his group to be assigned a Gemini mission.
Conrad (right) with his Gemini 11 crewmate Dick Gordon, following their flight
Conrad descends the Lunar Module ladder, moments before becoming the third human to walk on the Moon
Conrad undergoes dental exam by Skylab 2 Science Pilot, Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D.
