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A giant silver and black rocket stands atop a black launch pad at dusk for flight 8

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 8 launch today?

By Tariq Malik last updated

SpaceX is poised to launch Flight 8 of its Starship megarocket on Thursday (March 6). Here's how to watch the action live.

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SpaceX places the Starship Flight 8 Super Heavy booster atop the orbital launch mount at its Starbase site ahead of a planned Feb. 28, 2025 liftoff. The company posted this photo on X on Feb. 25.

SpaceX rolls huge Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship Flight 8 launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published

The Super Heavy booster that will fly on the eighth test mission of SpaceX's Starship megarocket is now on the launch pad. Liftoff is scheduled for Friday (Feb. 28).

Private Spaceflight
streaks of fire in the evening sky

Explosion of Starship Flight 7 traced to fires in rocket's 'attic,' SpaceX says

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has finished its investigation into what went wrong on the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket, which ended with a dramatic explosion.

Private Spaceflight
The world's largest rocket launches into a blue sky on SpaceX's Flight 7.

SpaceX targeting Feb. 28 for next launch of Starship megarocket

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch the eighth test flight of its Starship megarocket on Friday (Feb. 28), company founder and CEO Elon Musk says.

Private Spaceflight
fiery smoke rises from below as a tall chrome cylinder stands next to a tower

SpaceX test-fires Starship megarocket and Super Heavy booster ahead of next launch (video, photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX fired up its next Starship and booster for an engine test before the rocket's upcoming launch to space.

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a massive silver-and-white rocket lands on the grey, dusty surface of the moon

Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan 'may be too high,' NASA safety group says

By Leonard David published

An annual safety report to NASA has both praise and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space agency's Artemis undertaking to return astronauts to the moon.

Missions
the blues and whites of earth can be seen in the background while a silver-and-black cylindrical rocket takes up the right side of the image

Falling space debris is a growing worry for aircraft, new research suggests

By Leonard David published

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern for air traffic, as SpaceX's recent Starship Flight 7 showed.

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Artist's illustration of SpaceX Starships on Mars.

Trump wants the US to land astronauts on Mars soon. Could it happen by 2029?

By Keith Cooper published

There are many obstacles to overcome before humans can set foot on Mars, including problems surrounding launch mass and closed-loop systems and the hazards of space radiation.

Mars
streaks of fire in the evening sky

How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?

By Tereza Pultarova published

The rapid unscheduled disassembly of SpaceX's Starship mega rocket may have released significant amounts of harmful air-pollution into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.

Space Exploration
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 27, 2025.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites today (Jan. 27) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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