FAA, SpaceX and Starship

FAA investigating SpaceX Starship Flight 8 explosion that disrupted commercial flights
SpaceX's latest Starship to attempt to reach space exploded nine minutes after its launch this week, leaving a trail of debris in its wake. Airports in Florida were forced to halt flights as the threat from impacts extended south to the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.
FAA says SpaceX Starship explosion disrupted nearly 240 flights
The Federal Aviation Administration said the explosion of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft disrupted about 240 flights Thursday, including requiring more two dozen airplanes to divert over space debris concerns.
FAA begins investigation into SpaceX's Starship after explosion
FAA investigators working to figure out what caused the SpaceX spacecraft to break into pieces shortly after liftoff on Thursday night. NBC’s Marissa Parra reports for Saturday TODAY.
SpaceX starship explosion prompts FAA flight reroute
During Thursday's flight, SpaceX's Starship exploded, marking the second consecutive major failure as Elon Musk's rocket attempted to reach orbit. The internet is flooded with eyewitness recordings of the event.
SpaceX gets FAA approval for Flight 8 of Starship megarocket
"The FAA issued a license modification authorizing the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch," FAA officials said in an emailed statement today (Feb. 28). "The FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements for the suborbital test flight."
FAA clears SpaceX for another Starship test flight after explosion in January
SpaceX has attained authorization from regulators to fly its massive Starship rocket once again, the FAA announced on Friday.
SpaceX Starship explosion delays Florida flights at Orlando, Miami airports, startles witnesses
Orlando International Airport officials announced they were briefly under a Federal Aviation Administration "ground stop" because of space launch debris.
US FAA says 240 flights disrupted by explosion of Musk's SpaceX Starship
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This couple's flight was rerouted midair after the SpaceX Starship exploded. They saw flaming debris out their window.
Mariah Davenport and Dane Siler were flying back to the US when their flight turned around because of the SpaceX rocket explosion.
Plane passengers witness SpaceX Starship explosion during flight
Two passengers captured the moment when the SpaceX Starship exploded outside of their airplane window, which forced the Chicago-bound Frontier Airlines flight to return to Punta Cana.
Space X’s Starship Explodes Again, Raining Fiery Debris Over The Caribbean
Well, here we are again, folks. The eighth test flight for SpaceX’s Starship ended in a spectacular explosion yesterday evening (March 6), less than two months after the last test flight for the largest rocket ever created met a similarly fiery fate.
SpaceX's Starship explodes in space, which Musk calls a 'minor setback'
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FAA issues ground stop after SpaceX loses contact with Starship 8 minutes into launch
Scientists lost contact with SpaceX's Starship 8 minutes after launch Thursday, the first test flight since the Starship 7 ...
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic
SpaceX pulled off the rocket booster catch maneuver during its eighth test flight but the Starship spacecraft exploded over ...
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‘RAPID UNSCHEDULED DISASSEMBLY’: SPACEX STARSHIP EXPLODES IN SKIES NEAR FLORIDA KEYS
On March 6, dozens of videos of the fiery skies over Marathon spread like wildfire on social media when a test flight of ...