Starship flight test 8

This article is about the eighth flight test of the Starship+Super Heavy vehicle. For other launches of Starship, see List of Starship launches.
Starship flight test 8
Mission typeFlight test
OperatorSpaceX
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftStarship Ship 34
Spacecraft typeStarship
ManufacturerSpaceX
Start of mission
Launch dateNET February 2025
RocketSuper Heavy (B15)
Launch siteStarbase, OLP-A
End of mission
Landing site
  • Super Heavy: Starbase, OLP-A (planned)
  • Ship: Starbase, OLP-A (planned)

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

SpaceX is expected to perform the flight test in early 2025.[4]

Background

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Vehicle testing ahead of launch

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As of November 2024, vehicle testing is yet to commence for the vehicles planned for the eighth flight.

References

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  1. ^ McCrea, Aaron (November 27, 2024). "Starbase continues its rapid pace of advancement after Starship Flight 6". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Bergin, Chris (October 9, 2024). "Starship readying for Flight 5 amid future preparations". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  3. ^ @elonmusk (November 20, 2024). "Successful ocean landing of Starship!" (Tweet) – via Twitter. We will do one more ocean landing of the ship. If that goes well, then SpaceX will attempt to catch the ship with the tower.
  4. ^ Robinson-Smith, Will (November 8, 2024). "SpaceX targets Starship Flight 6 launch on November 18". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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