SpaceX Starship explosion delays Florida flights at Orlando, Miami airports, startles witnesses
SpaceX debris grounds flights at South Florida airports
Flights Halted Out Of Miami Area After SpaceX Starship Breaks Into Flames
Elon Musk's SpaceX Launch Failure Sparks Numerous Airport Delays
"During Starship's ascent burn, the vehicle experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly and contact was lost," SpaceX said in a post to X, formerly Twitter. "Our team immediately
‘UFO!’ SpaceX Starship explodes, Miami airlines grounded. See video that put us on alert
The Federal Aviation Administration did, too. The FAA halted flights, including at Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, after SpaceX confirmed that its Starship launch experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” during its ascent. Translation: The rocket blew up.
SpaceX rocket failure lights up South Florida sky
The spectacle came after SpaceX's Starship rocket suffered a failure during ascent, sending fragments into the atmosphere.
Wisconsin student shares video from plane of falling SpaceX debris. It forced her flight to turn around
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students Mariah Davenport and her boyfriend, Dane Siler, were on a flight from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to Chicago when they witnessed the unusual sight outside the plane window. Davenport, who recorded a video of the debris on her cellphone, said it looked like "something you'd see in a movie."