SpaceX
- SpaceX failed to apply for an environmental permit for its "flame deflector" system, CNBC reported.
- The technology was meant to reduce the "heat and force" of its Starship rocket launches.
- But the runoff could put pollutants into ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico, per CNBC.
SpaceX failed to apply for the permits needed to use its "flame deflector" system used in rocket launches, potentially breaking environmental law, CNBC reported.