A SpaceX Starship spacecraft exploded during its eighth test flight on March 6, sending a trail of debris through the sky over Florida and the Caribbean. It marked the second consecutive failure for the vehicle this year.
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00:00A SpaceX Starship spacecraft exploded during its eighth test flight Thursday evening,
00:04disrupting air traffic over Florida and creating a fiery display in the night sky.
00:09About 10 minutes into the flight, several of the aircraft's engines visibly cut out,
00:13and the ship began to tumble. Debris rained down, and people across social media shared videos of
00:19flaming aircraft parts shooting across the sky. The FAA scrambled to halt flights into and out
00:24of several major Florida airports for falling space debris. SpaceX said the debris was not
00:29dangerous and would fall within a pre-planned debris response area. Adding the debris isn't
00:33toxic and no significant impacts are expected to occur to marine species or water quality.