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Uh, I guess that's why many of the more reasonable static test rigs have the rocket flat on the ground with a hill on the pointy side just in case.
That's for testing engines alone. Static fire is separate yes way further down the line when you have the rocket built and ready to fly
Plus some bay or gulf, relatively quiet, very close by the site helps. It's too bad the Chinese don't have any of those.
Yeah, it was crazy how close a city was - one of the things Scot Manley went over
That's a different type of test for a different type of rocket.