Jan 22, 2025 · Image: SpaceX Last week, SpaceX launched its seventh Starship rocket on a test flight that didn’t go nearly as far as many had hoped. So what’s the progress on Starship Flight 8, and how will 7’s shortcomings affect its timeline?. Ship and Booster statuses. Starship Flight 8 will see the use of Booster 15 and Ship 34, the second Block 2 ship readied for launch.

Starship flight test 7 was the seventh flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. Flight 7 lifted off from Orbital Launch Pad A (OLP-A) on January 16, 2025, at 22:37:00 UTC (4:37 pm CST, local time) at the Starbase launch site in Texas.

Jan 16, 2025 · SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. ... Starship; Human Spaceflight; Rideshare; Starshield; Starlink; Mission; Launches; Careers; Updates; Shop; 01. DEPARTURE. 02. PHASING ...

Jan 16, 2025 · During the seventh test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket, the company lost communication with the upper stage. The ship broke up during its ascent burn, SpaceX said. IE 11 is not supported.

Jan 17, 2025 · • Lost spacecraft: SpaceX said Thursday that its Starship spacecraft — which was meant to lap Earth and splash down in the Indian Ocean — exploded not long after its 7th test flight took...

3 days ago · The upper stage of a SpaceX Starship launch system, the most powerful rocket ever built, had broken apart minutes after liftoff from South Texas during its seventh test flight, fracturing into a ...

Jan 16, 2025 · SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship's Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle's upper stage.

Starship flight test 8 will be the eighth flight test of a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. Ship 34 and Booster 15 are expected to fly on this test flight. [2] [3] It is expected to be the second flight of a Block 2 ship.After Flight 6, Elon Musk stated that flight 8 could be the first 'catch' of the Ship should flight 7's landing be successful. [4] Due to the failure of S33 to complete its ...

Jan 17, 2025 · The Starship upper stage, two metres (6.56 ft) taller than previous versions, was a "new generation ship with significant upgrades", SpaceX said before the test.

Oct 13, 2024 · • SpaceX launched Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, on its fifth test flight. • Liftoff of the Super Heavy rocket booster, topped with the uncrewed Starship spacecraft, occurred at...