Preliminary assessments put the planned Starship blast damage area at about 12,000 ft.
Credit: FAA
The root cause for the failed New Glenn flight 4 static-fire test has yet to be disclosed, but one metric stands out—7,174 ft. That is the number of feet around the New Glenn launch site that comprised the blast damage area ahead of the rocket’s May 28 hot-fire test at Cape Canaveral SFS’ Space...
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