Alan Bean
Alan Bean
Alan LaVern Bean,, is an American former naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut; he was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3. He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second manned mission to land on the Moon, at the age of thirty-seven years in November 1969. He made his second and final flight...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth15 March 1932
CityWheeler, TX
CountryUnited States of America
The moon is very rugged.
One of the great things about the universe is that it's fair.
I found I have to stay painting.
I have the nicest life in the world.
Eventually there are going to be cities in space.
History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.
I think everything depends on money.
I feel like everyone who goes to The University of Texas is blessed and lucky to be there because they're getting a chance to be as good as they can be.
It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.
I find color schemes that I just like and that just feel right.
We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.
Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, "Is this thing still flying?" If the answer is yes, then there's no immediate danger, no need to overreact.
Frequently on the lunar surface I said to myself, 'This is the Moon, that is the Earth. I'm really here, I'm really here!'
As the centuries unfold, millions of artists will live on the moon and paint the moon and Mars as we go out into the universe.