Alan Shepard

(1923–1998) Naval Officer

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Alan Shepard was a naval officer, best known for Moon shot.

Quick Facts About Alan Shepard

Born: November 18, 1923
Died: July 21, 1998
Profession: Naval Officer
Notable works: Moon shot

About Alan Shepard

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Alan Shepard · Page 2

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

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Attention

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We're going to see passengers in space stations in 15 years, who will be able to buy a ticket and spend a…

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Able

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Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.

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Balls

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When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon I cried

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Cried

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I guess those of us who have been with NASA kind of understand the tremendous excitement and thrills and celebrations and national…

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Adventure

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The same way people are now paying a couple thousand dollars to fly to other parts of the world, people will be…

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Couple

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And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend…

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Business

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“But of all that he saw, what gripped him the most were the light flashes in the darkened atmosphere that he had…

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Left behind

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“When heavy cloud decks enveloped the planet, they created a whole new surface that had never before existed, of high mountain ranges,…

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The excitement really didn't start to build until the trailer - which was carrying me, with a space suit with ventilation and…

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Excitement

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We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the…

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80s

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Later, in the early teens, I used to ride my bike every Saturday morning to the nearest airport, ten miles away, push…

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Airplane

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I didn't mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than some of the more artistic subjects, but…

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Artistic

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Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here.

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Als

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They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

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Any

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But when I was selected, after my very first tour of squadron duty, to become one of the youngest candidates for the…

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Candidates

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On the periscope . . . . What a beautiful view. Cloud cover over Florida - three to four tenths near the…

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Beautiful

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Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe you…

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Believe

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We need a continuing presence in space.

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Astronomy

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You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but…

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Ability

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I think first of all you have to be there for the right reason.

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Firsts

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We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas, then we would get back…

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Areas

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If somebody'd said before the flight, 'Are you going to get carried away looking at the Earth from the Moon?' I would…

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Carried away

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I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from that one-room school were really…

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Achievement

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I woke up an hour before I was supposed to, and started going over the mental checklist: where do I go from…

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Checklists

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