OT: Jeff Bezos' (Temu) rocket blew up at Cape Canaveral (whoops, Amazon) tonight...
- Thread starter MtNittany
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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.
I am assuming there was no one in the rocket? Unmanned, correct?
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.
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.
