A $3M hypercar going 250 mph crashed on the runway of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Here are all the details | Space

KENENDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Only July 1, a very particular car crashed in a very particular way, in a very particular place.

Through a public records request fulfilled by Space Florida, the state’s aerospace economic development agency, News 6 learned the car that crashed was Hennessey Venom F5 – one of the fastest cars in the world under development to attempt to break 300 mph.

The Venom F5 is the latest creation from legendary vehicle tuner John Hennessey, CEO and founder of Hennessey Special Vehicles. It’s not even a supercar – it’s a $3 million hypercar.

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It crashed doing “straight line testing” on the old Space Shuttle runway, formerly known as the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). It’s now known as the Launch and Landing Facility (LLF), which, through Space Florida, has been opened to the public for vehicle testing – if approved by Space Florida.

The hypercar landed upside down on the LLF, hitting the concrete hard enough to cause minor damage and a small repair bill to Team Hennessey. The driver walked away from the crash.

How fast was the Venom F5 going at the time?

The eight documents News 6 received from Space Florida, including the 30-page contract provided to the runway rental contractor, Space Coast Testing, were heavily redacted, including specific details of the crash and…