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NASA Space Junk Auction.Atlas rocket.A 90ft US Air Force Atlas rocket lies on its transporter, its wafer-thin skin still intact after years of storage. Rocket scientist Charles Bell, paid $10 for it though it is estimated that it cost $10m to build. It had been standing at Patrick Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral until a storm blew a tree into it. It is estimated these rockets cost around $10m to build at the time though they were bought at auction for $10,000.

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NASA Space Junk Auction.Atlas rocket.A 90ft US Air Force Atlas rocket lies on its transporter, its wafer-thin skin still intact after years of storage. Rocket scientist Charles Bell, paid $10 for it though it is estimated that it cost $10m to build. It had been standing at Patrick Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral until a storm blew a tree into it. It is estimated these rockets cost around $10m to build at the time though they were bought at auction for $10,000.