SpaceX says a fire might have caused its Starship to break during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean. SpaceX's Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the engine firewall. The resulting fire would have doomed the spacecraft.

The company says that “Starship flew within its designated launch corridor” and “any surviving pieces of debris would have fallen into the designated hazard area.” The falling debris put on a show in the evening sky over the Caribbean and was captured by several tourists who seemed both amazed and slightly anxious about what they were witnessing.

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

SpaceX successfully guided Starship’s booster back to a landing site in Texas but lost the main spacecraft around 10 minutes into the flight. The test flight was the seventh attempt from Boca Chica, Texas.

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The U.S. FAA is investigating reports of SpaceX rocket debris landing in Turks and Caicos following an explosive Starship test. No injuries are reported, and authorities are collaborating with SpaceX to assess potential property damage.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded SpaceX’s Starship on Friday following its spectacular disintegration during a test mission over the Caribbean. Elon Musk’s

People in Turks and Caicos saw a nearly unbelievable sight in the sky as debris from an exploded SpaceX test flight rained down.

The spacecraft’s engines shut down, and contact soon was lost. SpaceX says it will take time to figure out what went wrong.

It was a surreal sight as an unmanned test rocket explosion sent a lightshow across the sky over the Caribbean on Thursday.

SpaceX launched its seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk‘s company said Starship broke ap ...