- An unidentified bidder spent $5.6 to buy an actual rocket and launch services on the Chinese auction site Taobao.
- The auction includes the rocket, launch services, access to the launch site, and even a custom paint job on the rocket itself.
- The identity of the winning bidder has not yet been revealed.
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SpaceX might be the biggest name in commercial spaceflight these days but it’s far from the only game in town. There are dozens of other companies crafting rockets of their own, and for a variety of purposes. In China on April 1st, one of those rockets was sold to an anonymous bidder. The price? A cool 40 million yuan, which is roughly $5.6 million.
The auction, which raised plenty of eyebrows as it was held on April Fools’ Day, is apparently totally legit. The winning bidder not only gets the rocket, but launch services, access to the launch site, and a custom paint job on the rocket itself. Not a bad way to spend $5.6 million, huh?
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Someone paid $5.6 million for an actual rocket in China originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 6 Apr 2020 at 21:10:54 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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