Astronaut Alan Bean during news conference prior to Skylab 3 mission
Astronaut Alan L. Bean is pictured pondering a question during a pre-mission press conference. Bean was the commander of the second Skylab crew, which conducted lengthy scientific and medical experiments while continuing the maintenance of the space station. Bean resigned from NASA in 1981 to become a full time painter.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S73-30113
Date: June 30, 1973
Astronaut Alan Bean during news conference prior to Skylab 3 mission
Astronaut Alan L. Bean is pictured pondering a question during a pre-mission press conference. Bean was the commander of the second Skylab crew, which conducted lengthy scientific and medical experiments while continuing the maintenance of the space station. Bean resigned from NASA in 1981 to become a full time painter.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S73-30113
Date: June 30, 1973