Not a lot of details here. It seems a bit sloppy to me that routine engine testing ("six engines were lit up for the test") would cause a wildfire, and while 68 acres is a bit below the average wildfire size it's still not of insignificant size for an event I'm assuming happens regularly.
I have no idea what regulation would look like in this domain though so it's not clear to me that SpaceX did anything _legally_ wrong here
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 11.2 ms ] threadOh no, the ocelots!
I have no idea what regulation would look like in this domain though so it's not clear to me that SpaceX did anything _legally_ wrong here
I live in Environmentally Conscious California, and there's a 40,000 acre fire burning ~10 miles from my house. THAT's a wildfire.