Passenger jets forced to SWERVE exploding SpaceX rocket debris as dramatic cockpit vid shows red hot metal raining down
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PASSENGER jets were forced to swerve the red-hot and glowing remains of the exploded SpaceX rocket that rained across the sky on Thursday. Dozens of commercial flights had to divert to other airports or stray course to avoid the deadly path of debris, with one video capturing the spectacle from the cockpit of a plane.
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Tesla tycoon Elon Musk's Starship rocket exploded just minutes into its seventh test flight in a dramatic mid-air failure - resulting in glowing debris to fly through the sky above confused citizens. Unbelievable footage shows the glittery remains raining down after the 400ft behemoth launched from Boca Chica, southern Texas, on Thursday.
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Airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico were desperately made to alter course to avoid the deadly wrath of the falling wreckage. And several planes over the Atlantic, near the ultra-luxurious Turks and Caicos Islands, were also forced to halt or divert after the megarocket exploded into the atmosphere.
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One flight radar data images during the debris chaos shows jets circling in the sky before having to change their routes and destinations. Along with commercial flights having to dodge and divert the debris, departures from airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were also delayed, according to FlightRadar24.
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One shocking video captured in the cockpit of a commercial aircraft shows the red-hot metal flying dangerously across the airspace - in the path where planes could have been flying. The debris light up the sky, glittering orange, white and blue colours as the pilot films the unbelievable spectacle, presumably in fear and confusion.
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