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The aftermath of the explosion of the SpaceX starship showed that tens of thousands of square meters of land was on fire and debris was scattered hundreds of meters away.

Shulou Source: shulou.com Published: 2023-11-24 16:27:08 09月30日 Update

Beijing, April 27 (Xinhua)-- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Wednesday revealed new details of the consequences of last week's aerial explosion of the SpaceX starship, including "a fire on 3.5 acres (14000 square meters) of land in Bokachica State Park, south of the launch pad."

Debris from the Starship explosion as of Wednesday, FWS had found no dead birds or other wildlife on land in the US National Wildlife Refuge. These lands are very close to the launch pad and have been designated as important habitats for endangered bird plovers.

"the impact of the launch included the throwing of large blocks of concrete, stainless steel plates, metals and other objects thousands of feet away, as well as a cloud of powdered concrete that became sediment 6.50 miles northwest of the launch pad," FWS said.

As of Wednesday, no debris had been recorded on land owned by FWS in the reserve, but staff had "recorded debris covering an area of approximately 385 acres at the SpaceX facility and Bocacchica State Park." Bokacica State Park is leased by FWS and managed as part of the Lower Great Valley National Wildlife Refuge. "

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