After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans

British officials tell U.S. they are concerned about SpaceX's plans to fly its next rocket over British territories in the Caribbean .

The British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands could fall under the rocket's flight path.

Two of the company’s rockets exploded after liftoff in January .

SpaceX has not announced the date of the Starship 9 launch, but reports say it could happen as soon as May 21 .

The number of rocket launches has increased dramatically in recent years , leading pilots and academics to warn about a growing danger in the air for flights that have only minutes to get out of harm’s way.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia found in a study published in January that the risk space objects pose to aircraft is rising.

The FAA said it would review its processes to see whether more can be done.