We're going through all the checklist, getting in position to make the entry and all that... And I think either Pete, Dick, or I said, 'Well, I wonder how those parachutes are doing?' And then someone else said... 'Well, we'll find out in about 55 minutes!'

Alan Bean

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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!'

apollo moon science

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.

flying answers needs

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.

paint moon knows

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.

mars moon artist

We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn'... by Alan Bean

We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.

difficult moon knows

I find color schemes that I just like and that just feel right. by Alan Bean

I find color schemes that I just like and that just feel right.

feels-right schemes color

One of the great things about the universe is that it's fair. by Alan Bean

One of the great things about the universe is that it's fair.

fairs great-things universe

I think everything depends on money. by Alan Bean

I think everything depends on money.

saving-money money thinking

History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.

steady backing-up steps

But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very... by Alan Bean

But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.

difficult artist found

It seems farther away now because there are no rockets getting th... by Alan Bean

It seems farther away now because there are no rockets getting there. Nobody is going.

Eventually there are going to be cities in space. by Alan Bean

Eventually there are going to be cities in space.

I have the nicest life in the world. by Alan Bean

I have the nicest life in the world.

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.

texas lucky blessed

I can remember walking on the moon. by Alan Bean

I can remember walking on the moon.

moon walking remember

The moon is very rugged. by Alan Bean

The moon is very rugged.

I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just... by Alan Bean

I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.

time-away painting want

It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to la... by Alan Bean

It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.

I found I have to stay painting. by Alan Bean

I found I have to stay painting.

If you remember back to some of the television we saw, Buzz and Neil on the Moon with Apollo 11. Black and white. They were bouncing around a lot. They were really bouncing on their tip toes. Quite fun to do.

you black-and-white black moon