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SpaceX’s Starship failed launch: Florida airports halt flights

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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.

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.


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