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The flight was extremely normal . . . for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting.

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Pete Conrad
Age: 69 †
Born: 1930
Born: June 2
Died: 1999
Died: July 8
Aircraft Pilot
Astronaut
Military Officer
Racing Automobile Driver
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Charles Conrad Jr.
Charles Pete Conrad
Jr.
Charles Conrad
Jr.
First
Apollo
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Extremely
Flight
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