F.A.A. Temporarily Halts Launches of Musk’s Starship After Explosion

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  US grounds SpaceX's Starship after test flight explosion

  The rocket's upper stage disintegrated over the Caribbean, forcing airline flights to alter course.
  
  BBC News - 4h

• FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship after midflight explosion, reports property damage on Turks and Caicos

  The FAA grounded SpaceX's Starship pending an investigation into the failure that caused the rocket to break apart midflight after launching on Thursday.
  
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  SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday.
  
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  Watch: Elon Musk's SpaceX loses Starship on test flight

  Watch: SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft but catches booster on seventh test flight
  
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• SpaceX's Starship spacecraft destroyed in mega rocket launch

  Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
  
  CBS News - 20h
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  SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch

  Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.
  
  BBC News - 23h
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  SpaceX loses its Starship rocket in test flight but catches its booster after launch

  SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, which will include a crucial test for how it will deploy satellites.
  
  NBC News - 1d
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  Why Elon Musk’s Starship rocket is beating Nasa in the space race

  The SpaceX chief’s powerful new system is set to slash the cost of missions, leaving Nasa in the dust. It was one of the most striking technological events of the year. On 13 October, Starship, the ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 5
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  Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill praised Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday for his help as authorities investigate the Cybertruck explosion outside of the Trump ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 2

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