Background
Conrad, Charles was born on June 2, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles and Frances V. (Sargent) Conrad.
Conrad, Charles was born on June 2, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles and Frances V. (Sargent) Conrad.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1953.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1953; advanced through grades to lieutenant commander, United States Navy, 1964; project test pilot, armaments test division, Navy Department, 1959-1960; flight instructor, performance engineer, United States Naval Test Pilot School, 1960-1961; flight instructor for F4H, Naval Air Station, Miramar, California, 1961-1962; safety flight officer Fighter Squadron 96, 1963; astronaut Manned, Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1964-1974; pilot, Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Gemini V), 1965; commanding pilot, Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Gemini XI), 1966; commander, Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Apollo 12), 1969; commander, Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Skylab), 1973; vice president operations, American television & Communications Corporation, Denver, 1974-1978; vice president marketing, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, 1978-1980; senior vice president, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, 1980-1986; staff vice president international, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, since 1986.
Fellow Society Experimental Test Pilots, American Institute Aero. and Astronautics (associate) M C.
Married Jane DuBose, June 17, 1953(divorced). Children: Peter, Thomas, Andrew, Christopher (deceased). Married Nancy Ellen Crane, April 7, 1990.