The aftermath of SpaceX's Starship launch and explosion.

The launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket caused a fire on state park land and sent dust over miles of the surrounding area. The Fish and Wildlife Service in Texas said that none of the debris that was "hurled thousands of feet away" from the pad was found on Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge lands. Before the launch, the American Bird Conservancy had blasted SpaceX for allegedly damaging important coastal bird habitats. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the Starships, saying that it would oversee the accident investigation of the test mission. The largest and most powerful rocket ever built, the nearly 400-foot-tall Starship tumbled out of control and exploded just minutes into its flight, falling into the Gulf of Mexico.