Thursday's test flight, with the launch window opening at 6:30 p.m. ET, will attempt to deploy four Starlink simulators from the megarocket.

"The light show was completely silent — we didn’t hear anything. But the reflection on the water from the burning debris was quite pretty!"

US aviation authorities have halted all flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX's Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch. A ground stop was in effect for airports in Orlando and Miami after the failed launch over the Atlantic Ocean.

The declaration came shortly after SpaceX lost contact again in its latest test flight of the Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas