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SpaceX Starship explodes during test flight, causing ground stops at four Florida airports
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A SpaceX launch test went awry on Thursday when the company's Starship exploded on the craft’s eighth test flight.
"Space launch debris" led the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily halt flights at four of Florida 's busiest airports.
The FAA announced that it was “requiring SpaceX to perform a mishap investigation” in a Thursday night statement.
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English
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-starship-spacecraft-destroyed-super-heavy-mega-rocket-launch/http://salon.com/topic/dogehttp://bsky.app/profile/ericlipton.nytimes.com/post/3ljqrll7bgk2hhttp://salon.com/topic/elon_muskhttps://x.com/SpaceX/status/1897803612098900131https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/statements/general-statements
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