A Space Junkyard 94
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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Space junkyard, eh? (Score:5, Funny)
Qui-Gon Jinn: I have twenty thousand Republic dataries.
Watto: Republic credits? Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real.
Qui-Gon Jinn: I don't have anything else
[waves hand]
Qui-Gon Jinn: but credits will do fine.
Watto: No, they won't-a.
[Qui-Gon waves his hand more firmly]
Qui-Gon Jinn: Credits will do fine.
Watto: No, they won't-a. What? You think you're some kind of Jedi, waving your hand around like that? I'm a Toydarian, mind tricks don't work on me. Only money. No money, no parts, no deal!
Re:Space junkyard, eh? (Score:1, Funny)
Pontiac all the way! (Score:1, Funny)
Is this the place... (Score:3, Funny)
Wow.... (Score:3, Funny)
I imagine this is just one of those quirky things that has managed to escape the notice of the hyper paranoid Homeland Security people. One would think though that since many of the parts NASA used that wound up in this junkyard are considered 'military grade' that this place would have wound up on some kind of list. Oh well. Someone pick me up a friggin' space laser while they're over there, please.
Big screen to real life (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Yeah right. (Score:4, Funny)
JATO (Score:4, Funny)
I betchya... (Score:3, Funny)
Tom Servo 2.0!
The ACME corporation can help you out... (Score:4, Funny)
I suggest you consult a Mr Wile E. Coyote, who has experience in these matters.
Re:Wow.... (Score:2, Funny)