SpaceX's eighth test flight of the Starship rocket ended in a late explosion Thursday night, with a large shrapnel visible in the sky, destroying air traffic.
The explosion marked the second failure of Elon Musk's space technology company, after the same ship failed on January 16, after an unexpected mistake of about eight minutes.
For the latest tests, the Starship rose at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, with no crew members from the SpaceX facility in Texas.
Before the Rockets encountered trouble, they were nearly 150 kilometers above sea level. SpaceX confirmed that the ground crew lost communication with the ship within about nine and a half minutes after the promotion.
While the exact location of the rocket landed remains unclear, it was launched in designated corridors to ensure public safety on the ground, at sea and in the air, claiming that any surviving debris will fall “in the pre-planned debris response area” and will not cause harm to phobia and harm to marine life or humans.
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Due to the explosion, the flight has temporarily taken root at Orlando International Airport.
“Our airport is currently at ground stopping due to space launch debris in the area,” the airport wrote at 7:30 p.m.
Images of the debris re-entered the atmosphere of the Florida section, the Bahamas and other Caribbean islands, and quickly began to surface online Thursday night.
Another video shows a view of the middle of the plane.
After another failed release, SpaceX wrote on x “Success comes from what we have learned and today’s flights will help us improve the reliability of the Starship,” adding that it is conducting investigations to implement “corrective measures” before further testing.
Musk himself has not yet published the latest comments.
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