SpaceX Starship's Sonic Booms Pose Structural Risk, Study Shows

SpaceX's Starship rocket, which aims for 100 launches a year, generates intense sonic booms that could damage nearby structures, according to recent research. The study, published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, highlights the potential risk to areas near SpaceX's Starbase in Texas, such as Port Isabel and South Padre Island. The noise from Starship's launches is significantly louder than that of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and NASA's SLS rockets. Environmental concerns have also been raised, with lawsuits filed against the FAA for inadequate environmental review of the launch site.