- Lyrae: [singing the "Beta Lyrae" song] X-A luna bot/X-A luna lot/There are seven moons/Of Beta Lyrae/Seven moons/All made for love/ X-A luna bot/X-A luna lot/Seven moons above/Seven kinds of love/There are seven moons of Beta Lyrae/Seven moons that shine above/Seven times the shine/For a girl and boy/Seven moons above/Seven times the love/From the deep blue sea/To the galaxy/Seven moons above/Seven times the love.
- Captain Richmond Talbot: I don't have a real steady girlfriend, anyways.
- Major General John M. Vanneman: You don't have an unsteady one either, understand?
- Senator Henry McGuire: If it ever got out that we shot this fine American boy around the moon without letting him say goodbye to his mom, oh.