Charles Pete Conrad Autographed Government Postcard PSA SLAB NASA Astronaut

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You are bidding on an autographed Govt Postcard signed by Charles Conrad, PSA COA
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Charles
"
Pete
"
Conrad Jr.
(June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American
NASA
astronaut
,
aeronautical engineer
,
naval officer
and
aviator
,
test pilot
, and commanded the
Apollo 12
space mission, on which he became the
third person to walk on the Moon
. Conrad was selected in NASA's
second astronaut class
in 1962.
Before becoming an astronaut, Conrad earned his bachelor's degree in
Aeronautical Engineering
from
Princeton University
—being the first
Ivy League
astronaut—and joined the U.S. Navy. In 1954 he received his naval aviator wings, served as a
fighter pilot
and, after graduating from the
U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
(Class 20), as a project test pilot. In 1959 he was an astronaut candidate for
Project Mercury
.
He set an eight-day space endurance record in 1965 along with his Command Pilot
Gordon Cooper
on his first spaceflight,
Gemini 5
. Later, Conrad commanded
Gemini 11
in 1966, and Apollo 12 in 1969. After Apollo, he commanded
Skylab 2
, the first crewed Skylab mission, in 1973. On the mission, he and his crewmates repaired significant launch damage to the
Skylab
space station
. For this,
President
Jimmy Carter
awarded him the
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
in 1978.
After he retired from NASA and the Navy in 1973, he became a vice president of American Television and Communications Company. He went on to work for McDonnell Douglas, as a vice president. During his tenure, he served as vice president of marketing, senior vice president of marketing, staff vice president of international business development, and vice president of project development.
Conrad died on July 8, 1999, from internal injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Shipping and Packaging details: I ship everything with cardboard backing. Additionally, I slip all autographed photos inside sturdy photo-protective sleeves. Payment details: Typically, I ship paypal payments right away. PAYPAL is recommended. International shipping will be higher as all international orders go through the Global Shipping program.  How I obtained my autographs, and why I promise a FULL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: As a kid, from roughly the years 1965 to 1973, and later from 1974-the present, I have amassed an enormous collection of autographed sports and celebrity memorabilia. In most cases, using Jack Smalling's baseball address lists and other assorted address lists, I wrote to both active and retired baseball players, sending them letters, requests for signatures, and self-addressed-stamped envelopes. This is how I obtained thousands of autographs. I also obtained many autographs in person at area parks and hotels.In the 1980's and 1990's, I travelled the country doing shows (20 National Conventions) and would buy quantities of autographs through player signings. I have every reason to believe that all of the autographs I'm selling are absolutely authentic. I stand by every item I sell. Upon purchasing an item from me through eBay, you may return that item, in the condition in which I shipped it to you, within 14 days of receipt of that item if you are not satisfied with the item.   I am selling each item "as is", per the guarantee I've promised above. All the old time autograph dealers know me and the professional authenticators will vouch for my reputation as well. I do this on a part time basis, so sometimes emails take a day. I have worked hard for my feedback rating. The last thing I want to do is damage my credibility, so if you have legitimate concerns about any item you win from me on eBay, I'll make every effort to remedy the situation to your satisfaction. PLEASE NOTE: Most items come with certificates of authenticity from outside companies (JSA and PSA predominantly; they are the best). I have spent lots of money with third party authenticators and have had very few come back without passing. Sincerely, Joe Binder , Downers Grove, Illinois