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3 unusual facts about Pete Conrad


Charles Conrad

Pete Conrad (1930–1999), real name Charles Conrad, Jr., American astronaut

Colonial Club

Pete Conrad '53, the third man to walk on the moon, was a Colonial member.

Reagan Wilson

As a joke, NASA ground staff hid a small nude photo of her (along with fellow playmates Angela Dorian, Cynthia Myers and Leslie Bianchini) inside the schedule of Apollo 12's mission commander, Pete Conrad.


Paul McCrane

Later, after losing most of his hair, he played murderous Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop, followed by astronaut Pete Conrad in From the Earth to the Moon, Guard Trout in The Shawshank Redemption, cancer-absorbing mutant Leonard Betts in The X-Files.

Stowaway to the Moon

The movie also features Pete Conrad the third person to walk on the Moon.


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