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In response to "SpaceX’s Starship blew up after launch — it also caused ‘catastrophic’ damage on the ground -- (link)" by decline

(To their own launchpad)

Posted by spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ (aka spamlet) Apr 28 '23, 10:08

The Verge doesn’t usually go for clickbait headlines. Disappointed in them.

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I'm confused. Was there damage or not? (NM) - Marlowe Apr 28, 10:39 3
- There was a photo of the ground under. Looking like a fortified bunker blown up by a direct hit cruise missile -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 11:00
- At minimum, the NASA Spaceflight folks lost their camera van due to debris -- (link) - JD Apr 28, 10:46
- "Catastophic" was the launch site. Other damage wasn't catastrophic, but really shouldn't have happened. "The effects of the launch were felt in the - mara 🍂 Apr 28, 10:43
Well, funded by government money (aka ours) - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Apr 28, 10:11 1
- and the $30 or so billion that they managed to raise since 1990 - JD Apr 28, 10:36
well, it also launched sand and other matter into the air, cause you know it destroyed the launch pad, which could cause problems now and in future -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 28, 10:10

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