As a result, it broke apart in the atmosphere over the Turks and Caicos islands, which is southeast of Florida. Colorful debris rained down over the area, and video of the incident was widely shared over social media Musk and SpaceX officials did not seem deterred by the accident, having stated they intentionally pushed the limit of the ship's design. This included removing multiple tiles and even changing the size of the ship and its flaps. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" Musk wrote on X shortly afterward. Hours later, Musk stated on X (formerly Twitter) the likely cause of the mishap. "Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity," Musk wrote. "Apart from obviously double-checking for leaks, we will add fire suppression to that volume and probably increase vent area. Nothing so far suggests pushing next launch past next month." While there were no injuries in the area, aircraft had to be diverted and property damage was reported. The Federal Aviation Administration launched a mishap investigation. "During the event, the FAA activated a Debris Response Area and briefly slowed aircraft outside the area where space vehicle debris was falling or stopped aircraft at their departure location. Several aircraft requested to divert due to low fuel levels while holding outside impacted areas," stated a notification emailed to FLORIDA TODAY from the FAA. "The FAA will be involved in every step of the SpaceX-led mishap investigation process and must approve SpaceX’s final report, including any corrective actions. A return to flight is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety," read the statement. Still, the Starship flight did have some success. For the second time, SpaceX successfully returned the first-stage Super Heavy booster to the launch pad. This Super Heavy booster reused an engine − known as a Raptor engine − from the fifth flight booster, which was also returned to the launch pad. The goal of SpaceX is to eventually return the entire launch vehicle to the launch tower, enabling fully reusability. This will greatly bring down costs per launch. Currently, SpaceX has partial reusability of its Falcon 9 − landing the first-stage at sea or a landing zone, and retrieving it for another flight. So far SpaceX has reached 25 flights of a Falcon 9 first-stage. As for Starship, it will have to be able successfully complete flights before it can launch to Mars− and the moon − from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A. A Starship tower already stands at the historic Florida launch pad. Federal Aviation Administration and Space Force environmental reviews are expected to be completed this year.