Environmentalists are raising concerns over unidentified particulate matter that rained down on South Texas following last week's rocket explosion. SpaceX ElonMusk FAA SouthTexas environment EnvironmentalJustice StarshipLaunch
The Federal Aviation Administration has enacted a moratorium on further SpaceX flights pending a “mishap investigation,” according to the cable network, citing an email from the agency sent following last Thursday'sThe plan requires SpaceX to coordinate with state and federal agencies to analyze the impacts of the launch and complete"environmental mitigations" before the company is able to schedule another launch.
Environmental advocates have raised alarms about the potential impact of particulate matter that rained across South Texas following last week's"rapid unscheduled disassembly" of SpaceX's Starship, the largest rocket ever launched. SpaceX and Musk initially told the Federal Aviation Administration that in the event of an"anomaly," the debris field of the launch would be limited to a 700-acre area surrounding the site, according to CNBC.
However, following the explosion, residents 6 miles from the launch site in Port Isabel reported shaking and broken windows on homes and businesses, the cable network reports. Texas Public Radio reporter Pablo De La Rosa tweeted that unidentified matter rained down on the South Texas beach town. Getting reports from multiple people now of “particulates” raining down in areas of Port Isabel after the nearby explosion of the SpaceX rocket stack Starship/Superheavy, 4 minutes after liftoff this morning from Boca Chica in the Rio Grande Valley.
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