The last two SpaceX test flights both exploded over the Caribbean, causing debris to land on a number of islands.

(As of March 2025, over 2,000 rocket bodies are still in Earth orbit, according to the European Space Agency’s Space Debris Office.) RELATED: What is space junk and why is it a problem?

A SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it was launched from Texas on Thursday, grounding flights and triggering warnings about falling spaceship debris. SpaceX confirmed the un-crewed ship had ...