The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched probes into SpaceX's explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert dozens of flights.

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh test flight, an unexpected setback after the Elon Musk-led company had made steady progress advancing the vehicle’s capabilities. This is amateur video taken on the Turks and Caicos islands that shows debris flying overhead.

An uncrewed vehicle operated by SpaceX exploded during a test flight on Thursday, sending what appeared to be pieces of it streaking across the sky. SpaceX launched its Starship rocket from a company site in Texas a little after 5:30 p.

WASHINGTON >> A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk’s flagship rocket program.