Jeff Bezos’ $600M investment in Florida aims to put data centers in space

Billionaire Jeff Bezos is doubling down on Florida’s Space Coast with a $600 million real estate and manufacturing expansion. Blue Origin will expand its Rocket Park campus in Cape Canaveral with an 830,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, according to an announcement from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Bloomberg reported. Dubbed “Project Horizon,” the sprawling development is designed to boost the volume and mass of payloads the company can deliver into orbit. The project will “leverage” Florida’s Spaceport Improvement Program, a state-backed infrastructure funding initiative designed to attract high-value aerospace development, according to a release. The expansion is poised to be a major economic engine […]

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