{"id":215834,"date":"2024-03-21T22:58:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/spacexs-starship-created-a-volcano-like-explosion-in-first-launch\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:20:11","slug":"spacexs-starship-created-a-volcano-like-explosion-in-first-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/spacexs-starship-created-a-volcano-like-explosion-in-first-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX\u2019s Starship created a volcano-like explosion in first launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Debris left by the explosion of the SpaceX Starship launch pad in Texas on 22 April 2023<\/p>\n

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When SpaceX\u2019s Starship rocket launched for the first time<\/a> in 2023, it destroyed its launch pad in an explosion similar to a volcanic eruption that sent huge chunks of concrete high into the sky. Understanding the blast in detail could help us design more robust launch and landing pads for future missions to the moon and Mars.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was eye-opening to us that launch pads could explode so violently,\u201d says Philip Metzger<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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