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The rocket launched but the ground exploded

On April 20, 2023, Starship launched—successfully. But the real story was underground. The base of the launch pad—Stage Zero—was obliterated. Concrete, earth, and debris were flung half a kilometer.
The third stage of the ill-fated Indian rocket PSLV-C62 that veered off its flight path on January 12, 2026 seems not to have exploded and was intact at the time it went down.