NASA Uses Makita

Scientific American has an interesting article from a few years ago on the tools used in the International Space Station. Makita is there of course- there’s some interesting tidbits on the tools and how they avoid over-tightening bolts. Also some of the challenges they had to overcome- like the occasional dropped socket. I don’t know about you, but it always rolls to exact center under the car. Imagine if you lost that socket if it could become lethal space debris! Makita also has an interesting story about how one of their drills was used in order to take some amazing pictures from space. There seems to be no limit on what you can accomplish with good quality tools and some ingenuity. Take a look at the quality tools in our store.