2019年4月11日 · The Apollo 12 and Apollo 15 cars of Danny Reed are on display at the National Corvette Museum exhibit “From Gas Station to Space Station” that opened in February and runs through July celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The exhibit also includes a 1968 Corvette convertible that belonged to astronaut Alan Shepard ...

2021年12月7日 · Also during that time, astronauts chose matching Corvettes or customized them with a common theme. The crew of Apollo 12, Dick Gordon, Charles Conrad, and Alan Bean, ordered identical ‘69 Stingrays. Each car started out Riverside Gold but received a …

2019年5月20日 · Along with commander Pete Conrad, Bean walked on the moon as part of Apollo 12. All three members of the crew—including command module pilot Dick Gordon—drove matching Vettes painted in a...

2019年9月19日 · Three of the most memorable and recognizable astronaut owned Corvettes, are the three matching Vettes, designed and chosen by the crew of the Apollo 12 flight. In 1969, the flight crew for the Apollo 12 mission consisted of Alan Bean, Richard “Dick” Gordon, and Charles “Pete” Conrad. All former Navy men, this crew formed a special bond.

The Apollo 12 crew (from left) Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon, and Alan Bean show off their Corvettes’ paint scheme, designed, in part, by Bean. Cooper, Shepard, and Grissom raced their...

2020年4月14日 · Will we see tons of retired astronauts in Corvettes? It’s probable. Retired astronaut Scott Kelly has owned several Corvettes, including a C7. Bill Mitchell, Alan Shepard and Ed Cole.

2019年7月15日 · The Apollo 12 cars were the only special-ordered Corvettes in Chevy's astronaut lease program. And only this one remains. It's also easily the most documented of all the so-called...

2014年6月6日 · By the Apollo 12 mission in 1969, Chevy had the astronauts hooked. Apollo 12 astronauts Dick Gordon, Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan Bean ordered custom 1969 427 Stingray Corvette coupes. The black and gold cars also came with special inscriptions, such as LMP for "Lunar Module Pilot."

2019年9月9日 · The 1969 Corvette that belonged to Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth person to walk on the moon, has been added to the Historic Vehicle Register.

2021年7月20日 · The astronauts of 1969's Apollo 12 precision moon landing mission each received brand new 1969 Corvette Stingrays for their valiant trek, making for a truly iconic photo. Scott Kelly continues the trend of astronauts being paired with Corvettes, though Kelly's 2020 'Vette wasn't gifted to him.

2019年7月23日 · The crew of Apollo 12 ordered matching, 427-powered 1969 Corvettes in Riverside Gold with custom black-painted "wings" over the backs of the cars.

2019年9月13日 · Apollo 12 members Alan Bean, Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon each chose identical Riverside Gold 1969 Corvettes with custom-painted black accent wings that were intended to evoke the Apollo...

2021年4月2日 · Apollo 12 astronauts Dick Gordon, Charles Conrad and Alan Bean ordered new 1969 Corvettes through Rathmann. They asked that the identically equipped 390-hp 427 Stingray coupes be custom finished in a special black-accented Riverside Gold color scheme designed by …

2019年9月9日 · An Apollo astronaut's car that was custom-styled after his spacecraft's colors is set to land on the National Mall and in the Library of Congress. The 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray driven by Alan Bean is entering the National Historic Vehicle Register.

2022年6月17日 · In 1969, Alan Bean (fourth man on the moon) and his fellow Apollo 12 crewmates Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon got custom gold and black Corvettes that matched the colors on their lunar...

2022年7月14日 · The Apollo 12 astronauts coordinated and had direct control over that design and color on each of their cars, which symbolized their role as well as the color assigned to each of them on the mission/spacecraft.

2011年5月5日 · In 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Dick Gordon, Charles Conrad, and Alan Bean were so smitten with the 'Vette they all ordered custom 390-hp 427 Stingray coupes made out with a gold-on-black color...

2016年10月24日 · The crew behind the Apollo 12 was Charles Conrad, Richard "Dick" Gordon, and Alan Bean. These three are known in Corvette history for leasing identical Riverside Gold Stingrays with black wings on the sides.

2019年8月6日 · If you happen to be in Washington, D.C. from September 12 through 19, you’ll have a chance to experience a double-dose of American pride when Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean’s 1969 Corvette Stingray is placed on display at the National Mall during the fifth annual Cars at the Capital exhibition, organized by the Historic Vehicle Association.

By using the list of officers in the deck logs and the muster rolls, one can compile a list of the crew. Then by using the crew list and the list of casualties, the names of the survivors of a...