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The Pic of the Day: One final salute for astronaut Alan Bean, one of only 12 men to walk on the moon

Former astronaut William Anders salutes the urn containing the ashes of former astronaut Alan Bean, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Selected as an astronaut in 1963, Bean flew in space twice — becoming the fourth human to walk on the Moon, on Nov. 19, 1969. He spent 59 days in space as commander of the second Skylab mission in 1973.

 

Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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Former astronaut William Anders salutes the urn containing the ashes of former astronaut Alan Bean, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Selected as an astronaut in 1963, Bean flew in space twice — becoming the fourth human to walk on the Moon, on Nov. 19, 1969. He spent 59 days in space as commander of the second Skylab mission in 1973.

 

Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

 

Watch NASA’s tribut to Alan Bean below:

 

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