At midnight commander alan g. poindexter and dutton will fire shuttle jets to refine the orbiter 's approach to the station .
“发现号”指挥官阿兰.波因德克斯特和达顿会在午夜时分对航天飞机接近空间站的路径进行微调。
" We are a group of professionals , " said alan poindexter , a nasa commander , during a visit to tokyo , when asked about the consequences if astronauts boldly went where no others have been .