Fri, 07 Mar 2025

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 Flights halted at some Florida airports over SpaceX debris

It impacted flights in Orlando, Miami and Palm Beach after debris concerns from Starship's failed launch

* US aviation authorities halted flights at Florida airports due to debris concerns from SpaceX's Starship launch failure
* Ground stop was temporarily in effect for Orlando and Miami airports after failed launch over Atlantic Ocean
* FAA delayed flights in and out of airports due to "space launch incident"
* SpaceX confirmed ship suffered "rapid unscheduled disassembly" during ascent, lost contact with ground
* Company will review data to determine root cause of accident, citing need to improve Starship's reliability
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