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Alan Bean: Maybe we weren't dignified enough to be heroes. It wouldn't matter. 'Cause we were the second mission to land on the moon. History's ultimate anticlimax. But somehow, I fit right in. in fact, flying with Pete and Dick was the sweetest thing about the mission for me. We were a true team. At one point, I even kind of saved the day. I didn't know what to expect. I was a complete rookie, remember. Sure we’d done countless simulated launches so I did the same things I did during all of those. Alan Bean: Roger, STC. Main bus tie bat B/C switch, on, up. Alan Bean: I kept busy checking the console, making sure my end of our command module, Yankee Clipper, was ready to go. Pete Conrad: Looks like this launch is gonna be a wet one. Richard Gordon: No big deal for an all-Navy crew. We can handle it. Alan Bean: The rain was considered a bother, but nothing to worry about. Mission control: Apollo 12, you are go for launch. Go for launch. Pete Conrad: Roger. SDC Go for launch. Alan Bean: Me and my best buddies were ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Pete Conrad: Al Bean, you are going to the moon. Alan Bean: Y'all can come along if you like. Mission control: 13, 12, 11, ten, nine--We have ignition sequence start. The engines are on. Four, three, two, one, zero. | 
