HOUSTON -- Apollo 12 lunar module pilot and Skylab 2 mission commander Alan L. Bean died May 26 at Houston Methodist Hospital at the Texas Medical Center. The former U. S. Navy test pilot and artist noted for his vivid depictions of early human spaceflight was 86. Bean had been hospitalized following a sudden illness he experienced during a trip to Fort Wayne, Ind., two weeks ago, according to a statement from his family. "A native Texan, Alan died peacefully in Houston surrounded by ...
