Flame trench desperately needed
The nearby tank farm was badly damaged, and even Starhopper, the prototype vehicle used to develop Starship, took a hit. Most impressively—or disturbingly—was the giant crater that formed directly beneath the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). Given all this, SpaceX will need to consider a major change to the launch site and construct a flame trench similar to the one at NASA’s Launch Pad 39B.
