FAA Grounds SpaceX Starship Indefinitely After Disastrous Launch and Debris Rains Down on Homes and Beaches

The FAA has grounded SpaceX's Starship program after the recent explosion that caused extensive damage to the launchpad and surrounding areas. The lack of a flame diverter underneath the launchpad caused chunks of concrete to fly into nearby buildings and infrastructure, as well as a car parked nearby. The explosion also caused debris and particulate matter to fly into the ocean and a nearby wildlife sanctuary, dredging up tensions with SpaceX and environmental activists. SpaceX's move-fast-and-break-things ethos might now do them more harm than good as they seek to take more people into space and run missions at a vastly increased pace.