SpaceX rocket debris litters Mexico beach, threatens environment
Source: accuweather.com
Miles of beaches were littered with garbage and debris following a SpaceX Starship explosion, occurring just before an endangered species of sea turtles began to hatch.
Starship is the largest rocket ever launched by SpaceX, but a test flight on May 27 ended in a massive explosion, sending a tremendous amount of debris into the Gulf.
Since the explosion, debris from the uncrewed booster, which was larger than the Statue of Liberty, has been washing up along the beaches of Mexico, revealing the extent of the environmental fallout from the launch.
"I personally inspected 40 kilometers of beach, and the findings were shocking: clearly, millions of plastic fragments are reaching the shoreline. This puts the entire marine ecosystem at high risk, negatively affects local fishing communities, and poses a threat to boats that may collide with the floating tanks," Conibio Global A.C. posted on Facebook on June 1.
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