The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" of Elon Musk's Starship sparked chaos as some airspace throughout the Caribbean was closed for an hour and a half.

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

A Sheffield couple on an idyllic Caribbean island were shocked to find what appears to be Starship debris all over the beach.

Elon Musk’s Starship prototype has broken up during its seventh launch attempt, sending fiery debris streaking through the sky above the Caribbean and grounding nearby aircraft.

Flights across the Caribbean were hastily diverted on Thursday following the explosion of a rocket built by Elon Musk's company, SpaceX. The chaos was revealed in flight tracking data and audio exchanges between pilots and air traffic control, as reviewed by NPR.

While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction.

Despite the failure, Elon Musk appeared to see the bright side, posting: "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!"

Disruption from increasing rocket launches is becoming a growing issue for commercial airlines

The agency launched an investigation into the “space vehicle mishap” on Thursday night that forced commercial flights to divert and caused debris to rain toward Caribbean islands.

SpaceX's ambitious Starship program reached a critical juncture on January 16, when its seventh test flight ended with the spacecraft exploding into countless fragments of space debris as it reentered the atmosphere over the Caribbean.

Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, pulled off a daring booster catch on its most ambitious test flight yet, but the spacecraft was lost. Follow for the latest news.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded SpaceX’s Starship on Friday following its spectacular disintegration during a test mission over the Caribbean. Elon Musk’s ...