A person examines a piece of concrete blown off the launch pad after SpaceX's Starship rocket launched.
SpaceX Starship
  • The environmental damage caused by a SpaceX rocket explosion in April shocked officials.
  • Bloomberg reported that seven bobwhite quail eggs and a group of blue land crabs were incinerated.
  • Concrete chunks left massive craters around the launch site and ignited a fire covering 3.5 acres. 

A SpaceX mishap in April wreaked havoc on the local environment as it ignited a 3.5 acre fire that incinerated wildlife near its launchpad, a report said.