Rockhound: You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?

I felt about as good as anybody would, sitting in a capsule on top of a rocket that were both built by the lowest bidder.

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. (Alan Shepherd)