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Alan Shepard Quotes: It is 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.
         

It is 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.


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It is 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.
         



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This page presents the quote "It is 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.". Author of this quote is Alan Shepard. This quote is about space-exploration, government, contracts, realization, safety, bidding, outer-space, space-travel,.