SpaceX conducted the eighth test of its Super Heavy Booster and Starship spacecraft from the company’s launch facility in Brownsville, Texas. While the giant booster returned to the launch pad and was successfully caught, the Starship spacecraft was lost on its way to space.

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is launched on its eighth test at the company’s Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, March 6, 2025.

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