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A failed rocket launch by SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace company, last January
endangered several passenger planes, The Wall Street Journal reports. The
unmanned rocket exploded during a test flight.
 
Documents from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) show that SpaceX
did not immediately report the explosion to air traffic control. This
endangered three passenger planes over the Caribbean.
 
The crew of a JetBlue flight to San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, was
reportedly told they could only continue their flight at their own risk.
 
Debris flew through the air for nearly an hour, according to the newspaper.
Air traffic controllers in Miami only learned of the debris when the pilots
told them to navigate through it. At least one of the planes reportedly made
an emergency landing in San Juan.
 
SpaceX has responded to the article on X. The company calls it a false story
and emphasizes that no plane was endangered.

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