SpaceX rocket series explodes and creates 'meteor shower' in the sky

(CLO) According to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), regulators are looking into reports of damage on the Turks and Caicos Islands caused by falling debris after SpaceX's Starship spacecraft exploded during launch on Thursday.

FAA and Turks and Caicos officials all said Friday that no injuries were reported.

As we know, SpaceX's Starship spacecraft broke apart in space just 10 minutes after launching from South Texas. A shower of debris prompted the FAA to temporarily create a "Debris Response Zone" that forced planes to divert, causing a series of travel delays.

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In a statement issued on Friday, the Turks and Caicos National Security Secretariat also said that "the Turks and Caicos Islands Airport Authority has diverted all flights within (Turks and Caicos Islands) airspace and suspended all flights until it is safe to do so."

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After the Starship exploded on Thursday, photos and videos flooded social media showing debris glowing orange and white as it streaked across the sky. Much of the footage was captured from Turks and Caicos or other cruise ships and islands in the surrounding area.

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Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist and astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told CNN that his analysis of Starship's trajectory suggests the craft likely exploded "over the Bahamas, (with) debris flying over Turks and Caicos a few minutes later at an altitude of about 120 kilometers."

In a statement Friday, the FAA said the agency is working with SpaceX and local authorities to investigate reports of debris falling in Turks and Caicos.

Hoang Huy (according to FAA, SpaceX, X)

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