New photo of the damage left at the pad after yesterday's launch
A fair criticism is that SpaceX should have better prevented this through improvements before the flight but there's more to it.

They've never flown a booster or full stack, or fired this many engines before which is why clearing the pad and tower was a measure of success. An early explosion likely would have destroyed whatever pad improvements could have been made.

This damage isn't good but the surrounding ground equipment wasn't annihilated. This will be an opportunity to observe the effects of such thrust to fix it for future flights.

This will take time, but by far the biggest delays in the past were with the licence which has now been granted and is valid for 5 years. We'll keep you updated on the timelines once more is known.

At least SuperHeavy got started on the digging!

Photo Source: @unrocket

This is not a render. This is not a simulation. This is SpaceX’s first integrated test flight of Starship with the Super Heavy booster, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket to ever fly. This slomo is from our 8k tracker shot by considercosmos.
Source: @Erdayastronaut

‍3 months ago, we started building a massive water-cooled, steel plate to go under the launch mount.

Wasn’t ready in time & we wrongly thought, based on static fire data, that Fondag would make it through 1 launch.

Looks like we can be ready to launch again in 1 to 2 months.
Source: @elonmusk

Starship clearing the tower
Source: @SpaceX

Starship liftoff in slow motion
Source: @elonmusk

‍Still early in analysis, but the force of the engines when they throttled up may have shattered the concrete, rather than simply eroding it. The engines were only at half thrust for the static fire test.
Source: @elonmusk

Happy Earth Day! Let’s work hard both to protect this planet and explore what exists beyond it.
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Surveying the damage
Source: @thejackbeyer