{"product_id":"al-worden-charles-conrad-signed-apollo-nasa-astronaut-fdc-beckett","title":"Al Worden Charles Conrad Signed Apollo NASA Astronaut FDC BECKETT","description":"\u003cdiv vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"Product\"\u003e\n\u003cspan property=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eFrom the Steve Grad Autograph Collection – Presented here is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eProject Mercury First Day of Issue cover, postmarked \u003cstrong data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"405\"\u003eCape Canaveral, FL – February 20, 1962, featuring the iconic Mercury stamp, boldly signed in black ink by \u003cstrong data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"530\"\u003eApollo astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad and Al Worden.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"1035\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"572\"\u003eCharles “Pete” Conrad (1930–1999) was one of NASA’s most accomplished astronauts. He flew as Pilot of \u003cstrong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"660\"\u003eGemini 5 (1965), Command Pilot of \u003cstrong data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"699\"\u003eGemini 11 (1966), Commander of \u003cstrong data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"734\"\u003eApollo 12 (1969) where he became the \u003cstrong data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"788\"\u003ethird man to walk on the Moon, and later commanded \u003cstrong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"829\"\u003eSkylab 2 (1973), helping save America’s first space station after critical damage at launch. Known for his humor, brilliance, and courage, Conrad tragically died in 1999 at the age of 69 following a motorcycle accident.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1481\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1062\"\u003eAl Worden (1932–2020) served as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003eCommand Module Pilot of Apollo 15 (1971). While his crewmates explored the lunar surface, Worden remained in lunar orbit, performing vital scientific experiments and later conducted the first deep-space EVA (spacewalk) during the return to Earth. Apollo 15 was among the most scientifically important lunar missions, and Worden’s contributions remain legendary. 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