The FAA is still awaiting the report that will detail the steps SpaceX will have to implement before it can try to launch its Starship again.
The FAA is still awaiting the report that will detail the steps SpaceX will have to implement before it can try to launch its Starship again.
“Huge chunks” were not projected 6.5 miles away, that’s ridiculous. Pulverized concrete, aka dust, got thrown that far away.
I was curious about that 6.5 mile claim, and you are correct - while large chunks were thrown thousands of feet away, the plume of concrete dust expanded 6.5 miles away.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-04-26/spacex-starship-explosion-blasted-concrete-up-to-6-5-miles-away