FAA had to divert flights because of SpaceX Starship explosion

The Federal Aviation Administration told TechCrunch that several planes near the area where debris was seen falling after SpaceX’s Starship exploded during a test flight Thursday had to slow down.

Several flights appeared to enter or completely change holding patterns in the airspace near Puerto Rico shortly after the craft exploded en route to space, according to data from Flightradar24. The FAA said normal airspace operations have resumed.

Airports are disrupted as a result of the diversion. Miami International Airport posted a 30-minute delay warning “due to a rocket launch anomaly,” according to the FAA’s website. Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport also cited the same reason for the short delay.

SpaceX’s Starship lifted off from the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas earlier Thursday in what was the heavy launch system’s seventh test flight. SpaceX was capable Catch the giant booster rocket on its landing with the launch tower For the second time the company was hoping to test loads of new equipment and upgrades to the starship part.

SpaceX was already in a bit of trouble this week when Qantas Airlines complained that debris from the Spaceflight company’s rocket launch was apparently causing Some flight delays.

Shortly after the ship sank on Thursday, videos and pictures of the wreckage went viral on social media. Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX X shared a videoText: “Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!”