Saturday, January 11

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The SpaceX Starship is so loud, it might eliminate birds

The SpaceX Starship is so loud, it might eliminate birds

Science and Nature
Starship's 5th test flight produced 125 decibels of noise as much as 6 miles away. Credit: SpaceX Last month's SpaceX Starship test launch marked another turning point for the world's biggest and most effective rocket. On October 13th, the launch and capture tower's "chopstick arms" effectively regained the Super Heavy booster phase throughout its landing, an accomplishment SpaceX referred to as "essential" to its "completely and quickly recyclable style." Extra information gathered throughout the car's 5th flight shows Starship might be even more harmful to regional neighborhoods and wildlife than critics formerly feared. According to datasets released on November 15th in JASA Express Lettersthe ...