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SpaceX Secures FAA Nod for Eighth Starship Test Flight

2/28/2025

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SpaceX is set to soar again with FAA approval for its eighth Starship test flight on March 3 from South Texas. This comes after the dramatic explosion of Starship during its seventh flight in January, which left debris over the Turks and Caicos Islands. Flight 8 will aim to deploy mock Starlink satellites and achieve a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

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SpaceX is set to soar again with FAA approval for its eighth Starship test flight on March 3 from South Texas. This comes after the dramatic explosion of Starship during its seventh flight in January, which left debris over the Turks and Caicos Islands. Flight 8 will aim to deploy mock Starlink satellites and achieve a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean.