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| SpaceX's Starship failed launch: Florida airports halt flights | SpaceX's Starship failed launch: Florida airports halt flights |
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| Watch: SpaceX rocket spins out of control in test flight failure | Watch: SpaceX rocket spins out of control in test flight failure |
| US aviation authorities have halted all flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX's Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch. | US aviation authorities have halted all flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX's Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch. |
| A ground stop was temporarily in effect for airports in Orlando and Miami after the failed launch over the Atlantic Ocean. | |
| In a statement, SpaceX confirmed that the ship had suffered "a rapid unscheduled disassembly" during its ascent into space, and lost contact with the ground. | In a statement, SpaceX confirmed that the ship had suffered "a rapid unscheduled disassembly" during its ascent into space, and lost contact with the ground. |
| A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the flights in and out of airports would be delayed due to a "space launch incident". | |
| The company, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk, said teams immediately started co-ordinating with safety officials for "pre-planned contingency responses". | |
| The statement added that SpaceX will review data to determine "to better understand root cause" of the accident. | |
| "As always, success comes from what we learn, and today's flight will offer additional lessons to improve Starship's reliability."' | |
| The incident comes after a similar failed test launch in January, which also saw a Starship rocket fail minutes after launching from SpaceX's Texas facility. | |
| The FAA also briefly closed airports at the time, due to concerns about falling debris. | |
| After the January incident, the FAA grounded Starship launches and noted the failed effort led to property damage in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. | |
| "Unfortunately this happened last time too, so we have some practice at this now," SpaceX flight commentator Dan Huot told reporters at the launch site. | |
| Footage posted on X claimed to show flaming rocket debris falling over the Caribbean Sea. | |
| The 403-foot (123-meter) rocket was meant to re-enter Earth's orbit over the Indian Ocean after a one-hour flight. | |
| The booster, which helps it leave the ground, successfully returned to the launchpad. |