Flying in space is risky. It will never be safe, and the best thing we can do is manage those risks. It's important for people, for human beings, to be in space because they're adaptable and because they're not pre-programmed… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
I flew fighters for the Navy in San Diego for three years, went and did my post-graduate education, and then I was a test… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
I'm really hopeful about the future of space exploration and human spaceflight. Civilization as we know it has been defined by exploration. You know,… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
When you see the orbiter headed out the launch pad and then crawling up the hill and being hard down on the pad, it… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
Moving around a lot allows you to experience many different cultures and learn about the ways that different people in different parts of the… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
I was a typical American boy. I did a lot of outdoor activities, played a lot outside with my friends, loved to go the… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
My job during the EVAs, the spacewalks, is to act as the inside coordinator. I remain on the aft flight deck of the shuttle,… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
I grew up in a Navy family, and like most service families, we traveled a lot and moved a lot. I grew up on… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
Flying in space is risky. It will never be safe, and the best thing we can do is manage those risks. It's important for… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
I feel privileged and honored to have flown. It's been a tremendous ride, looking back on the legacy and accomplishments, like the Hubble telescope… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
I was influenced by many, many different people in my student years, and I was always, I guess, immersed in a Navy environment, and… — Alan G. Poindexter Copy Share Image
