Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hubble Paper Weight!?- not really! I was just kidding!
From: George Berger <gberger@his.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 17:37:57 -0400

 Dan -

>Didn't one of the astronauts comment that his only concern was that the
>vehicle he was riding in was done by the lowest bidder?!

Yup, That was Mike Collins, who stayed in moon orbit while Armstrong and
Aldrich went down in the landing vehicle. (Appollo 11). I believe this
statement was something to the efect that his portion had been constructed
out of xxxxx parts - -  all of which had been furnished by the lowest
bidder.


George Berger
gberger@his.com