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John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺
@johnlogic@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

ProPublica on aviation safety in the wakes of Elon Musk's exploding overcompensators

“We’re Too Close
to the Debris”

by Heather Vogell and Agnel Philip, graphics by Lucas Waldron
January 8, 2026, 5:30 am

https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean

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“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk

The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.
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