Yet again, one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets exploded on Thursday night, grounding flights across Florida as fiery debris fell from the sky. In its eighth test flight, the 400-foot rocket launched from Brownsville,
It’s the second time this year that SpaceX experienced a mishap during a flight test of Starship resulting in debris raining down.
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Orlando International Airport officials announced they were briefly under a Federal Aviation Administration "ground stop" because of space launch debris.
Thursday's incident marks the second time a SpaceX rocket exploded this year. The first was on Jan. 16, after which the FAA ordered SpaceX to conduct a mishap investigation.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket exploded shortly after taking off in Texas, resulting in the grounding of flights in Florida.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued temporary flight restrictions for both airports after SpaceX confirmed that its Starship vehicle suffered a "rapid unscheduled disassembly."