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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.
minus-squareFaceDeerlinkfedilink23•1 year ago“Huge chunks” were not projected 6.5 miles away, that’s ridiculous. Pulverized concrete, aka dust, got thrown that far away.
minus-squarecassettilinkfedilink14•1 year agoI 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
“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