Watch SpaceX spray thousands of gallons of water for Starship test

[Hamartia Antidote]

Watch SpaceX spray thousands of gallons of water for Starship test

Starship blew a 25-foot-deep crater into the launchpad at SpaceX's Starbase facility when it first took to the skies in April.

interestingengineering.com

 

[Puffin]

Seems too short a duration for a assured minimum damage to the base and surroundings, The maximum thrust at launch is maintained for longer before the rocket safely achieves a safe height,
OF course they would know better but that's my initial feeling.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Seems too short a duration for a assured minimum damage to the base and surroundings,

they fixed that