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SpaceX’s Starship Launch Sparked Fire on State Park Land
- Federal agency says it documented debris across 385 acres
- Rocket was blown up after launching on April 20 from Texas
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SpaceX’s Starship test launch from southern Texas sparked a 3.5-acre fire and spread debris over hundreds of acres of combined company-owned and state park land, a federal agency said.
The April 20 rocket launch severely damaged the launch pad, sending concrete, steel and other objects thousands of feet into the air, the Texas division of US Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday in an emailed statement. The fire on state park land south of the launchpad was extinguished.