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SpaceX’s Starship breaks up mid-flight, forcing airlines to avoid debris.

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft has broken up mid-flight, forcing airlines to divert flights to avoid falling debris.

While Elon Musk’s company successfully recreated its prior feat of catching a first-stage booster as it returned to Earth on Thursday, its new-generation uncrewed spacecraft was lost.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) “briefly” slowed and diverted aircraft around the area where space vehicle debris was falling, the aviation regulator said.

“Normal operations have resumed,” a spokesperson added.

At least 20 flights changed their routes to avoid potential debris, according to data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24, as footage on social media appeared to show parts of the vehicle reentering the atmosphere over the Caribbean.

Musk said the breakup of the spacecraft appeared to have been caused by an oxygen or fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall.


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