The explosion of the SpaceX Starship rocket over the Caribbean Islands forced flight delays and diversions and may have caused property damage below.
SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket exploded midair on Thursday, after which the FAA warned pilots of dangerous debris.
The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission.
SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.
The FAA says it has grounded the Starship vehicle pending a mishap investigation, and it’s working with SpaceX to assess reports of property damage in Turks and Caicos.
SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean. SpaceX's Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the engine firewall. The resulting fire would have doomed the spacecraft.
The best way to get around Turks & Caicos is either by rental car or taxi. There is no public transportation on the islands, and as the attractions, restaurants and hotels are spread out ...
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned SpaceX’s Starship rocket. The reason is the explosion of the spaceship over the Atlantic during the last test
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Debris from Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship explosion has spread debris across parts of Turks and Caicos, according to some residents. That's more than a thousand miles from its launch in Texas. NBC News' Marissa Parra reports.
The goal of the mission was to attempt a second booster landing as well as the deployment of mock-up satellites.