Der Überschallknall des SpaceX-Raumschiffs birgt das Risiko struktureller Schäden, wie Testergebnisse zeigen

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      > As that sound hit the community, it briefly created an overpressure event exceeding 11 pounds per square foot, compared with the maximum eight pounds per square foot in South Padre Island that the F.A.A. had projected in October.
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      > Separate tests were conducted last month by a sound consultant, Terracon of Houston, hired by city officials in Port Isabel. Officials there have been increasingly concerned that the SpaceX launches might be damaging homes in the small city of about 5,000 residents.
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      > Terracon found a peak sound pressure level of 144.6 decibels as the rocket descended, which is also higher than Port Isabel expected, said the city manager, Jared Hockema.

      This site seems completely inappropriate for Starship, especially for the launch cadence they eventually want to hit. How long until the people living there have had enough?

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