Another view from the Bahamas of Space X's Starship breaking up....pic.twitter.com/58ib7hvUNJ
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Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 03:24am on 07 Mar 2025,Friday Science
SpaceX's eighth Starship test flight ended in failure Thursday as the upper stage exploded mid-air over the Caribbean, minutes after launching from Boca Chica, Texas. The booster stage was successfully recovered using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms, but the upper stage lost control before disintegrating. Fiery debris was visible across Florida and the Bahamas, prompting the FAA to temporarily halt air traffic at several Florida airports due to safety concerns. This incident marks the second consecutive Starship explosion, following a similar failure in January. The FAA has initiated an investigation, requiring SpaceX to implement corrective actions before future flights. Despite setbacks, Starship remains central to Elon Musk's vision for Mars colonization and NASA's Artemis lunar missions.
