Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes, ground flights at Florida Airports

Spacex’s Starship Rocket exploded after lifting in Texas on Thursday, March 6, which caused flights to be grounded at several airports in Florida.

A Live stream showed engines cut off the rocket about eight minutes into the launch, shortly after Booster was successfully captured back at the tower.

“We just saw that some engines go out. It looks like we are losing the height control of the ship,” explained SpaceX Communications Manager Dan Huot during the webcast. The spaceship seemed to spin before communication was lost.

According to CNNThe The hill and New York TimesAt the time of the incident, flights from Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport were delayed due to “Space Launch Bris”, according to the stores.

Smaller airports serving West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida, were also affected by CNBC.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that it “activated a junk area and slowed down short aircraft outside the area where space vehicle debris fell or stopped aircraft at their departure site.”

While normal operations have been resumed, FAA SpaceX ordered a “mishap investigation” in the incident, the agency continued.

SpaceX said in one statement about x That “during Starships ascent burning, the vehicle experienced a rapid unplanned disassembly and contact was lost.”

“Our team immediately began coordination with security officials to carry out pre -planned preparedness responses,” the statement continued. The astronautics company promised to “review the information from today’s flight test to better understand the root cause.”

“As always, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flights will offer additional lessons to improve StarsHips reliability,” said the statement.

In a follow -up statement about its WebsiteSpaceX said that “before the end of the ascent burning, an energetic event resulted in the aqua part of Starship in the loss of several predators.” It also expressed that “surviving debris would have fallen within the pre -planned junk.”

SpaceX CEO ELON MUSIC Haven’t talked about the latest incident.

Starship exploded earlier during a test flight in January and caused debris to fall over Turks and Caicos, CNN reported. A Turkish and Caico government account released an advisory statement After Thursday’s launch.

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“We are in contact with the US FAA, SpaceX and the British agency lead to confirming the position. Post Incident Protocols have been involved. The national security secretariat will continue to keep the public appreciated as we work to ensure the security and security of our islands,” said the statement.