Qantas Airways has been forced to delay some flights between Australia and South Africa due to a US government warning about SpaceX rocket debris re-entering Earth's atmosphere over the Southern Indian Ocean. The airline has had to postpone flights at short notice, causing delays of up to six hours on journeys between Johannesburg and Sydney.
Qantas Airways has been forced to delay some flights between Australia and South Africa in recent weeks following a warning from the US government about SpaceX rocket debris re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere over the Southern Indian Ocean .
The flight delays have lasted for as long as six hours and have affected journeys between Johannesburg and Sydney.in November it plans to update its launch and reentry licensing rule. While it is unclear what rocket or rockets the US government could be blamed for the warnings, it is likely to be SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket, which isThe launch was initially supposed to happen over the past weekend but was delayed to Monday, 13 January, due to bad weather.
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