I would say I had zero philosophical thoughts at that time. I was operating on a timed checklist that we've been trained to do, to try to maximize every really minute on the moon. — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
Just like some day, say, 1000 years from now, when we can go to another star and see a planet, that's what we would… — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again. — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
It seems farther away now because there are no rockets getting there. Nobody is going. — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
I feel blessed every day when I'm working on these paintings... the first artist to ever go to another world and try to tell… — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
On Earth, I weighed 150 pounds; my suit and backpack weighed another 150. 300 pounds. Up there, I weighed only 50. So I could… — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right or not. — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon. — Alan Bean Copy Share Image
