You gotta find a silver lining in times like these.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX recently tried to launch its Starship rocket. Unfortunately, the damn thing blew up just 8 minutes into the flight, creating a stunning light show and causing massive problems for every single plane in the area.

According to SpaceX, they had organized the launch so that, if things went south, any debris would fall within a “dedicated hazard area.” Of course, things *did* go south, and debris ended up scattering all over the place, which caused the FAA to “[activate] a debris response area—which only happens when fragments fall outside the hazard area,” per Flying.

Musk is apparently in good spirits about the whole thing, either because he’s just that kind of guy or the doc refilled his ketamine prescription. Regardless, the videos from the event are pretty interesting to watch.

Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed! ✨
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2025

Cockpit video captures falling debris near Turks and Caicos after SpaceX's Starship broke apart during a test flight.

Aircraft-tracking website Flightradar24 shared on X that the Starship explosion caused its most tracked flights to be “all aircraft holding or diverting to avoid… pic.twitter.com/csMbfFPmED

— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) January 17, 2025