SpaceX rocket explosion leads to flight delays at Florida airports over fears of falling debris
The explosion of a huge SpaceX rocket above South Florida led to massive headaches for air travelers who were forced to endure unexpected delays due to the company's latest mishap on Thursday.
The explosion of a huge SpaceX rocket above South Florida led to massive headaches for air travelers who were forced to endure unexpected delays due to the company's latest mishap on Thursday.
The FAA had to halt air traffic around Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando in fear of "space launch debris,” following the SpaceX failure.
"After all my years of traveling, this is a first," wrote a Facebook user who identified himself as pharmaceutical executive Ray Peck after his flight to South America was forced to land in Miami.
Peck, the CEO of VxP Pharma in Indianapolis, had just taken off on a connecting flight from Miami to Medellín, Colombia, when his flight had to turn back to MIA.
“This was an absolute first,” Peck, 62, told NBC News from Colombia, where he landed nearly five hours late early Friday morning.
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