Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, NASA does not always purches from vendors who come in with the lowest bid. They take other factors into account as well. For example, can the vendor provide the quality needed, do the have the quality assurance system in place, etc. They also consider using standard parts when suitable pieces can be found. There are three little torsion springs holding open the legs of the lunar gnomen that I built with my own hands. Don't know if I was the low bidder? Joe Stephenson - -----Original Message----- From: George Berger <gberger@his.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Friday, October 02, 1998 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Hubble Paper Weight!?- not really! I was just kidding! > 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 > >