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SpaceX faces major setback after losing second Starship rocket; debris spotted falling over Atlantic OceanSpaceX conducted its eighth test flight of the Starship rocket from its South Texas launch facility on Thursday evening. The Super Heavy booster successfully landed back at a "chopstick"-like tower after liftoff,
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Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Starship Flight 8 After Explosion Rained Debris Over the Atlantic
SpaceX Starship rocket lost during 8th test flight, debris shoots through sky
SpaceX's eighth flight test of its Starship spacecraft ended with a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," the company said. Contact with the ship was lost about nine minutes after the launch.
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SpaceX Starship explosion causes scrambled flights as debris rains down over Atlantic
It's been almost a week since the Space Coast has heard the rumble of the Falcon 9 rocket. One is set to launch Saturday night.
While SpaceX has yet to confirm the launch, according to the FAA, liftoff is set to occur between 11:43 p.m. Sunday and 3:14 a.m. Monday from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. The mission is known as Starlink 12-21. The payload is the next batch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued temporary flight restrictions for both airports after SpaceX confirmed that its Starship vehicle suffered a "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
US aviation authorities temporarily halted flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX's Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch.
The landing legs stuck up in the air and the melted rocket body hung off the side of the drone ship — making the first-stage booster nearly unrecognizable to casual observers. The only tell-tale signs that the object had been a Falcon 9 rocket were nine engines found intact.
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