The FAA was forced to halt air traffic around Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando airports due to concerns over space launch debris following the latest SpaceX rocket explosion
The incident occurred during a flight test, resulting in significant delays for air travellers
Affected passengers, including pharmaceutical executive Ray Peck, faced unexpected flight diversions
SpaceX acknowledged the mishap and committed to reviewing data to understand the root cause of the failure
The company shared that learning from failures is essential for enhancing the reliability of the Starship programme: “We will review the data from today’s flight test to better understand root cause. As always, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will offer additional lessons to improve Starship’s reliability.”
Elon Musk shared: “rockets are hard.”
