FAA halts flights to several Florida airports after SpaceX rocket testing failure
- SpaceX launched its Starship rocket from Texas but lost contact shortly after liftoff, resulting in the spacecraft breaking apart and debris falling over Florida and the Bahamas.
- The Federal Aviation Administration issued ground stops at several Florida airports due to "space launch debris" from the failed flight.
- SpaceX confirmed that the rocket experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" during ascent, interrupting attempts to deploy mock satellites.
- This incident marks the second consecutive failure of the Starship mission this year, prompting safety protocols to be activated by SpaceX.
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'That's a lot of wasteful spending. Where's DOGE?': Elon Musk burns money with second exploding Starship this year
Elon Musk’s latest Starship launch ended in a fiery explosion over the Caribbean with the rocket plummeting to the ground mere minutes after it launched from Texas yesterday evening, (kind of like how the Tesla stock is plummeting right now). The test flight was an attempt to deploy mock satellites as a part of Musk’s Mars rocket program, according to APNews. The event was live-streamed, although that didn’t last long, as the stream showed the u…
SpaceX Starship Rocket Test Flight Explodes over Caribbean
SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ended in a dramatic explosion shortly after liftoff, prompting an investigation into the incident. The ramifications for future lunar and Martian missions could be significant.
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