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SpaceX's Starship launch turned out to be an environmental disaster.  The world's most powerful rocket destroyed its launch pad and flung concrete dust and chunks the size of refrigerators miles away.  It also started a fire around the pad that singed local grasses and scorched bird eggs. While the launch was deemed successful even though the rocket was destroyed four minutes after taking flight, authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration, have put a hold on further flights until the launch pad mess is solved.  This could harm the company's reputation that had been flying high with its smaller reusable rockets.  The message is that while space is a worthy goal, it shouldn't destroy the environment on earth.  It may take months for the fixes to be done and for another Starship to be built.  SpaceX will need to do it right the second time.