Space Junk Yard

Space Junk Yard
Los Angeles, California (CA), US
For almost five decades, Norton Sales Inc. in North Hollywood has been collecting the nuts, bolts and heat exchangers from the rockets that helped American astronauts shrug off the steely embrace of gravity. Through most of its history, the space junkyard has served as part museum and part fantasy camp for wealthy collectors willing to plunk down thousands of dollars for a piece of an Apollo rocket. Some of its best customers have also been car customizers looking for cheap, spaceflight-grade hydraulic valves.

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-junkyard25mar25,0,2782733,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines
For almost five decades, Norton Sales Inc. in North Hollywood has been collecting the nuts, bolts and heat exchangers from the rockets that helped American astronauts shrug off the steely embrace of gravity. Through most of its history, the space junkyard has served as part museum and part fantasy camp for wealthy collectors willing to plunk down thousands of dollars for a piece of an Apollo rocket. Some of its best customers have also been car customizers looking for cheap, spaceflight-grade hydraulic valves.

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-junkyard25mar25,0,2782733,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines
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Links: www.nortonsalesinc.com
By: jbottero

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