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SpaceX Starship Explosion Created Aviation Safety Risks, FAA Documents Reveal: Report
FAA found SpaceX Starship debris created extreme safety risks for three flights carrying 450 passengers, forcing emergency reroutes and fuel emergencies over the Caribbean.
- SpaceX confirmed its Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during ascent from Texas, resulting in destruction over the Caribbean approximately eight minutes after launch.
- After separating from its Super Heavy booster, the Starship had flown about eight minutes during its Mars mission profile from Texas, then contact was lost.
- Video captured fragments streaking over Caribbean skies minutes after the breakup, with fiery debris reportedly raining across the Caribbean for approximately 50 minutes.
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Elon Musk’s failed SpaceX launch left airliners in danger after rocket suddenly exploded, report finds
A SpaceX test flight endangered several packed passenger jets when it unexpectedly exploded over the Caribbean earlier this year, according to newly-released documents from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA).
·New York, United States
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A test flight of Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship, which exploded less than 10 minutes after launch in January, endangered several passenger planes over the Caribbean Sea, documents show. SpaceX also didn't immediately call a hotline to report the crash, and controllers only learned about it from pilots who had to wade through the broken pieces.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right6Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 31%
C 23%
R 46%
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