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Social media video showed debris from a failed SpaceX Starship test flight raining down from the skies above the Bahamas Thursday.
根据社交媒体上的视频显示，周四试飞失败的SpaceX“星舰”的碎片从巴哈马上空雨点般落下。
It marks the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program.
这也标志着埃隆·马斯克的火星火箭计划今年连续第二次失败。
The Starship's flight lasted just minutes after lifting off from facilities at Boca Chica, Texas.
这艘“星舰”从德克萨斯州博卡奇卡的基地起飞后，飞行时间只持续了几分钟。
A SpaceX live stream of the mission showed it tumbling uncontrollably, after multiple engines shut down.
SpaceX的现场直播显示，在多个引擎关闭后，它开始不受控制地翻滚。
In a statement, SpaceX said: "During Starship's ascent burn, the vehicle experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly and contact was lost."
SpaceX在一份声明中表示：“在‘星舰’上升燃烧过程中，经历了一次非计划性的快速解体，并失去了联系。”
It wasn't clear if the explosion was caused by SpaceX's automated flight termination system, which triggers when something on the rocket goes wrong.
目前尚不清楚爆炸是否由SpaceX的自动飞行终止系统引起的，该系统会在火箭出现问题时触发。
The Federal Aviation Administration briefly issued ground stops at airports in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Orlando because of "space launch debris."
由于“太空发射碎片”，美国联邦航空管理局短暂停飞了迈阿密、劳德代尔堡、棕榈滩和奥兰多的机场的航班。
It said it had opened a mishap investigation into the incident.
美国联邦航空管理局表示，已对该事件展开事故调查。
SpaceX said there were no toxic materials among the debris.
SpaceX方面表示，碎片中没有有毒物质。
A month ago, the company's seventh Starship flight also ended in an explosive failure.
一个月前，该公司的第七次“星舰”飞行也以爆炸性的失败告终。
The back-to-back incidents mark a setback for a program Musk has sought to speed up this year.
接连发生的试飞失败，也标志着马斯克今年试图加速的航空项目遭遇了挫折。
