Source: New York Post
The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin rocket that dramatically exploded on Florida’s space coast Thursday night costs upwards of $150 million to construct — and the Amazon founder pledged to “rebuild whatever needs rebuilding. ” It costs more than $100 million to build the New Glenn rocket’s first stage, a 188-foot-tall rocket booster, and north of $50 million to construct the 88-foot tall upper stage, Ars Technica reported, representing a potential major setback for the space exploration company. The explosion lit up the night sky Thursday after the rocket burst into an intense fireball during a test and miraculously, nobody was injured, according to Blue Origin — which significantly undersold the massive blast as an “anomaly.
