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You shall not pass! (feddit.de)

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

When reporters asked (Alan) Shepard what he thought about as he sat atop the Redstone rocket, waiting for liftoff, he had replied, 'The fact that every part of this ship was built by the lowest bidder.'

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

A-fuckin’-men. I’d be thinking about that too 🤣 It’s a disgusting way to build sensitive, high stress tools and tech.

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