SpaceX faces major setback after losing second Starship rocket; debris spotted falling over Atlantic Ocean
SpaceX Starship rocket lost during 8th test flight, debris shoots through sky
SpaceX's eighth flight test of its Starship spacecraft ended with a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," the company said. Contact with the ship was lost about nine minutes after the launch.
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Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Starship Flight 8 After Explosion Rained Debris Over the Atlantic
SpaceX has received approval from the U.S Federal Aviation Administration for Flight 8 of its Starship megarocket, which is targeted for Monday (March 3).
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued temporary flight restrictions for both airports after SpaceX confirmed that its Starship vehicle suffered a "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
US aviation authorities temporarily halted flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX's Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch.
The landing legs stuck up in the air and the melted rocket body hung off the side of the drone ship — making the first-stage booster nearly unrecognizable to casual observers. The only tell-tale signs that the object had been a Falcon 9 rocket were nine engines found intact.
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