Apollo 12:BACKUP_PILOT:Alfred Worden####Alan Bean:WAS_A_CREW_MEMBER_OF:Apollo 12####Apollo 12:OPERATOR:NASA####Alan Bean:OCCUPATION:Test pilot####Apollo 12:COMMANDER:David Scott####Alan Bean:WAS_SELECTED_BY_NASA:1963####Alan Bean:ALMA_MATER:"UT Austin, B.S. 1955"
Alan Bean graduated from UT Austin in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He was hired by NASA in 1963 and served as a test pilot. Apollo 12's backup pilot was Alfred Worden and was commanded by David Scott.