Despite the growing trend of reusable boosters pioneered by SpaceX ... little enforcement to prevent such incidences from occurring. The post Rocket debris poses risks to aircraft operations appeared ...
SpaceX's eighth flight test of its Starship spacecraft ended with a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," the company said. Contact with the ship was lost about nine minutes after the launch.
Although SpaceX notched a partial win by safely landing its rocket booster for the third time ... a Debris Response Area and briefly slowed aircraft outside the area where space vehicle debris ...
The rocket, which took off from Texas near the city of Brownsville, exploded, but SpaceX was able to capture the booster from the ... Area and briefly slowed aircraft outside the area where ...
Standing on either side of the core stage are twin five-segment solid rocket boosters, which were earlier stacked on the same mobile launch platform. Standing 177 feet tall (54 meters), the two ...
When fiery debris from SpaceX Starships rained down across the Atlantic, air traffic controllers scrambled to delay takeoffs ...
People across Europe may have had the chance to see the phenomenon -- as long as it was not obscured by clouds ...
SpaceX made multiple changes in the wake of a January Starship failure, only to suffer a second straight vehicle breakup Thursday.
And while the odds of an out-of-control rocket colliding with an aircraft are low ... Despite the growing trend of reusable boosters pioneered by SpaceX, most rockets still use expendable stages ...
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to USA TODAY Thursday that it activated a debris response area and "briefly slowed aircraft ... catch of the rocket booster at the launch ...