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It was delivered at a subsidized government surplus price of fifty dollars to Hendricks ' Sports and Hobbies Center , a store in Jarviston , Minnesota , that used to deal mostly in skin diving equipment , model plane kits , parts for souping up old cars , and the like . The Archer Five was a bit obsolete for the elegant U.S. Space Force boys -- hence the fantastic drop in price from two thousand dollars since only last June . It was still a plenty-good piece of equipment , however ; and the cost change was a real break for the Bunch . By 4:30 that bright October afternoon , those members who were attending regular astronautics classes at Jarviston Technical College had gathered at Hendricks ' store . Ramos and Tiflin , two wild characters with seldom-cut hair and pipe stem pants , who did n't look as if they could be trusted with a delicate unpacking operation , broke the Archer out with a care born of love , there in Paul Hendricks ' big backroom shop , while the more stolid members -- and old Paul , silent in his swivel chair -- watched like hawks . `` So who tries it on first ? '' Ramos challenged .