OT: Jeff Bezos' (Temu) rocket blew up at Cape Canaveral (whoops, Amazon) tonight...

[MtNittany]

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Just today SpaceX hired Goldman Sachs for their upcoming IPO

 

[NittPicker]

I haven’t heard anything recently about Bezos’ satellite internet venture. I don’t know if it’s still in the works or not. Now he’s blowing up rockets. Maybe be should stick with selling s**t on the internet.

 

[SleepyLion]

I haven’t heard anything recently about Bezos’ satellite internet venture. I don’t know if it’s still in the works or not. Now he’s blowing up rockets. Maybe be should stick with selling s**t on the internet.

I'd be willing to bet a ton of info was learned in that 18 seconds.

 

[psuro]

I am assuming there was no one in the rocket? Unmanned, correct?

 

[BobPSU92]

I am assuming there was no one in the rocket? Unmanned, correct?

Correct.

 

[G3624]

What happened to the launch pad? When is it usable again?

 

[PSU87]

About 22 miles from the pad to my house as the crow flies and I didn't even hear it.

According to friends of mine who work there, pad damage is extensive.

 

[Tgar]

Apparently somebody forgot to pull a cotter pin.

 

[BobPSU92]

A$$. BEATING.

 

[ApexLion]

Michigan Man has bad rocket. No surprise.

 

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Rocket lab

 

[Nittering Nabob]

About 22 miles from the pad to my house as the crow flies and I didn't even hear it.

According to friends of mine who work there, pad damage is extensive.

Bezos’ company (Blue Origin) is
probably obligated to pay for the resulting damage. ($$$$$)
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Specific construction dimensions for the exact concrete pad depth at Blue Origin's renovated Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) are proprietary and not publicly disclosed by the company. [1]
However, looking at the structural specs of the site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station:

• Function & Load: The facility was entirely rebuilt from the ground up with a \(\$1\) billion investment to support the massive \(98\text{ meter}\) (\(322\text{ ft}\)) tall New Glenn rocket.[1, 2]
• Concrete Demands: The foundation is heavily reinforced concrete and steel to handle the extreme \(3.85\text{ million pounds}\) of thrust generated at liftoff by its seven BE-4 engines.[1, 2, 3]
• Nearby Structures: The surrounding launch team blockhouse (roughly \(1,400\text{ feet}\) away) is protected by walls ranging from \(8\) to \(15\text{ feet}\) in thickness made of sand and concrete.

 

[AvalonJohn]

I'd be willing to bet a ton of info was learned in that 18 seconds.

Like a billion different things on how not to build a rocket ......

 

[Chumboshifko1]

Impressive explosion!!!!

 

[LionJim]

Like a billion different things on how not to build a rocket, ffs.

Fixed, ffs.