Dozens of flights were affected after SpaceX's Starship rocket broke up shortly after takeoff, causing the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a warning to pilots about falling debris. The FAA briefly slowed and diverted aircraft around the area where debris was falling, but there were no reported injuries or property damage.
Maxar Technologies | Via ReutersDozens of flights were affected, according to flight-tracker Flightradar24.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it"briefly slowed and diverted aircraft around the area where space vehicle debris was falling" after it issued a warning to pilots about"dangerous area for falling debris of rocket Starship." The rocket took off from SpaceX's facility near Brownsville, Texas, shortly after 5:30 p.m. ET, and was headed east from Texas. It broke up and SpaceX said on X that it will"continue to review data from today's flight test to better understand root cause."
The FAA has not received any reports of injuries or property damage from Starship's debris, a spokesperson for the agency told CNBC.flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico diverted back to Fort Lauderdale, almost two hours into the flight, according to FlightAware, another flight-tracking site. JetBlue didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
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