Massive, exploded SpaceX rocket devastated a town and a wildlife reserve -- and locals are furious

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4. It was not the destruction of the rocket that obliterated the launch pad.

It was not the destruction of the rocket that obliterated the launch pad. It was the liftoff itself and the force of all the engines upon the inadequately designed launch pad.
Musk felt he knew better than his engineers and half a century and more of experience. Musk, so to speak, took the wheels off the cart to prove he could improve it

"The explosion essentially obliterated the launch pad, carving a massive crater and sending chunks of concrete, sheets of stainless steel and other debris flying into the ocean on Boca Chica Beach."