"SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes during a new test flight."

The "Starship" rocket, belonging to SpaceX, exploded on Thursday, March 6, shortly after its launch from Texas, in the second consecutive failed attempt this year for Elon Musk's program aiming to send rockets to Mars.

The vehicle, measuring 123 meters in length, took off at 23:30 GMT from the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas, where the booster rocket returned to the ground as planned.

However, problems arose minutes after the launch, with SpaceX's live broadcast showing the vehicle's nosecone spinning in space, while several engines at the rear of the rocket shut down before the company completely lost communication with the vehicle.

SpaceX later explained in a statement that the incident was due to the loss of several "Raptor" engines, noting that the debris fell within a pre-designated debris field.

This failure comes over a month after the explosion of a previous "Starship" vehicle in January, which exploded 8 minutes after launch, scattering debris over the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, causing minor damage to a car.

SpaceX spokesperson Dan Huot, during the live broadcast, said: "This happened in the previous instance due to bad luck, we have some work to do now," while the company's CEO, Elon Musk, has not commented on the incident yet.

The successive failures in the early stages of testing indicate setbacks for a program Musk sought to accelerate this year. Local authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands confirmed their commitment to safety protocols after the recent incident, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other agencies to ensure security.

In the aftermath of the incident, media sources, including CNN and The New York Times, reported that flights at several American airports, such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Philadelphia, were affected by "space launch debris," with delays extending to smaller airports in areas like West Palm Beach and Orlando, according to CNBC.

The FAA activated the debris response area, temporarily slowing down or halting aircraft movement in the affected areas.

Despite later resuming air operations, the FAA required SpaceX to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine the causes of the incident and take necessary measures to prevent its recurrence in the future.