The spacecraft’s engines shut down, and contact soon was lost. SpaceX says it will take time to figure out what went wrong.

SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket exploded midair on Thursday, after which the FAA warned pilots of dangerous debris.

The goal of the mission was to attempt a second booster landing as well as the deployment of mock-up satellites.

The FAA says it has grounded the Starship vehicle pending a mishap investigation, and it is working with the company to assess reports of property damage in Turks and Caicos.

The US has grounded SpaceX's giant Starship rocket while an investigation is carried out into why one exploded during its latest test flight. The rocket's upper stage dramatically broke up and disintegrated over the Caribbean after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights to alter course to avoid falling debris.

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The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission.

A group of friends were awestruck, and a bit confused, when they saw flaming debris spread across the sky Thursday.

Orange and white streaks are seen lighting up the sky in Turks and Caicos after the SpaceX Starship failed and broke up in the atmosphere. These videos are taken on the same pathway as the Starship was traveling on Thursday and where flights have been diverting in an apparent attempt to avoid debris.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched probes into SpaceX’s explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert dozens of flights.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday said it would require SpaceX to issue a mishap investigation after its Starship mega-rocket broke up after launch.