Alan Bean:OCCUPATION:Test pilot####Alan Bean:ALMA_MATER:"UT Austin, B.S. 1955"####Alan Bean:BIRTH_PLACE:Wheeler, Texas####Alan Bean:WAS_SELECTED_BY_NASA:1963####Alan Bean:STATUS:"Retired"
Alan Bean, who was born in Wheeler, Texas, graduated from UT Austin in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He became a test pilot before joining NASA in 1963. He is now retired.