- Walt Shepherd: I'm sorry Matthew, I'm trying to be tolerant, but... that Space Shuttle, it can't even hold a candle to a, the Cold Star 500, proton drive, half light speed, anti-gravity field, huh?
- Matthew Star: Yeah, but how is it on gas mileage?
- Matthew Star: So, all three brothers are in the Air Force?
- Lara Boston: Yep, that's my dad's idea.
- Matthew Star: Why?
- Lara Boston: He's an Air Force recruiter.
- Matthew Star: Oh, so he kind of brought the work home with him, huh?
- Lara Boston: You should see them in their uniforms, Matthew, I love a man in a uniform!
- Matthew Star: I'll bet.
- Colonel Ezra Conlan: Between now and lift off, in 1984, you will be public property, as far as the media goes. There are days when you'll feel like your standing in the middle of Times Square with no clothes on. Well get used to it, you're astronaut trainees. That goes with the job. Now tomorrow we'll start fitting you for a space suit that hasn't been invented yet.
- Matthew Star: Walt, did you sense anybody else in here beside those guys that tied us up?
- Walt Shepherd: Yeah, someone who doesn't want to be seen.