A Space Junkyard

Today's Los Angeles Times has an article about a North Hollywood junkyard that stocks a huge quantity of used aerospace parts, from valves to rocket engines. Norton Sales Inc. got started in the early 1960s. The junkyard had fallen on hard times, with the collapse of the Los Angeles-area aerospace economy in the 1980s, but it's making something of a comeback now with NASA's new plans for moon and Mars missions. The customers used to be rich Hollywood types; nowadays they are as likely to be private space entrepreneurs. "It's dangerous coming to a place like this," said Dave Masten of Masten Space. "It's like shopping on an empty stomach."

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Re:terrorists?

[Anonymous Coward]

Can you show me *one* single case of a terrorist getting their hands on one of these things? No? It's never happened. Tell me, mr. paranoia, what would a terrorist do with a rocket engine that's been left outside for 40 years? Wake up your kids at 3 in the morning when he drops it by accident? The paranoia of ignorant pieces of right-wing crap knows no limits.

BTW, take the time to learn the specifics of your own language before spouting off nonsense. there != their. At least your crappy drivel should be readable.