"The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder."

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“I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.”

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“The same way people are now paying a couple thousand dollars to fly to other parts of the world, people will be paying $50,000 to spend a weekend on a space station.”

“The first one I hit pretty flush with one hand - went about 200 yards. And the second one I shanked, and it rolled into a crater about 40 yards away.”

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