A ‘Gently Used’ SpaceX Rocket Is For Sale On The Craigslist

If you are looking for a new lawn ornament someone has listed a gently used orbital launch vehicle for sale on the Craigslist for $9.9 million and you should check it out. The curious advertisement was posted by an unknown user named Elon Musk about a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, so if you’ve thought about buying a pricey object only to balk at the massive price tag, today might be your lucky day!Show more

Hurry up, this “gently used orbital rocket is in good condition” and is “fully loaded with a flight computer and landing hardware”. The rocket is from SpaceX’s GovSat-1 communications satellite launch last month and has survived an intentional water landing.

If you can live with the “slightly burnt paint” this beauty can be yours in no time. “Serious buyers” will have the option to pay in bitcoin if they please. However, make sure to bring your own tugboat to tow it away,since it is located in the Atlantic Ocean just off the eastern coast of Florida.

Given its cost is just $9.9 million, or your “best offer,” it really opens up the possibilities for a motivated buyer keen on owning its personal space rocket. Keep in mind that a new Falcon 9 rocket reportedly costs around $60 million to manufacture, not to mention roughly $200,000 to fuel!

Listed for sale under Craigslist’s “heavy equipment” section, the ad for the rocket includes a map that seems to show the rocket’s location since Elon Musk offers no shipping. It is resting in “Port Canaveral,” which is near the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station where SpaceX regularly holds rocket launches. Do you think that this Craigslist ad is a joke?