FAA Grounds SpaceX Starship Program After Launch Disaster and Beach Damage.
The inaugural launch of SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy from Boca Chica/Starbase on April 20 extensively damaged the launch pad area, with the blast from the liftoff obliterating the pad beneath the rocket and sending large and small chunks of heat-resistant aggregate concrete hurtling in all directions. The debris landed on the beach and in the water, with some pieces as far as 1,300 feet from the launch site. SpaceX is currently cleaning up the debris, and the FAA is investigating the incident.