SpaceX's Starship 8 rocket exploded over the Bahamas during launch due to an inability to control its ascent, scattering debris and causing flight diversions.

Minutes after lift-off and booster separation, a video live feed showed the upper stage tumbling uncontrollably, with signal soon cutting out. “Can confirm we did lose contact with the ship. Unfortunately,

The failure of a SpaceX Starship test flight on Thursday scattered debris over parts of the Caribbean, prompting numerous flight diversions around Turks and Caicos and temporary ground stops at four Florida airports.

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday once again lost the upper stage of its massive Starship rocket in a fiery explosion, even as the booster was successfully caught in its latest orbital test -- a near replay of the previous attempt.

Elon Musk aims to change spaceflight forever with Starship, but SpaceX hasn't quite gotten the rocket right. Starship flight 8 lost control Thursday.

The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted air traffic at four Florida airports on Wednesday after a SpaceX craft broke apart after launch, raising concerns about falling debris. The Starship vehicle broke apart following the eighth flight test of the rocket launched from Boca Chica, Texas.