People - SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded
after lift-off in Texas on Thursday, March 6, causing flights to be
grounded at multiple airports in Florida. A live stream showed engines cutting off from the rocket roughly eight minutes into the launch, shortly after the booster was successfully caught back at the tower.
"We just saw some engines go out. It looks like we are losing altitude control of the ship," explained SpaceX communications manager Dan Huot during the webcast. The spacecraft appeared to spin before communication was lost.
According to CNN, The Hill and The New York Times,
at the time of the incident, flights from Miami International Airport,
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Philadelphia
International Airport were delayed due to “space launch debris," per the
outlets. Smaller airports serving West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Orlando, Fla., were also affected, per CNBC.
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