Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Starship Flight 8 After Explosion Rained Debris Over the Atlantic

SpaceX is gearing up for the eighth test flight of its Starship rocket, hoping to correct course following the explosive mishap that scattered tiny bits of the upper stage over the Atlantic Ocean in January. Starship is scheduled for liftoff on Monday during an hour-long launch window that opens at 6:30 p.m. ET. The launch will be streamed live on SpaceX’s website and the company’s page on X, with the webcast beginning around 40 minutes before liftoff. “The upcoming flight will target objectives not reached on the previous test, including Starship’s first payload deployment and multiple reentry experiments geared towards returning the upper stage to the launch site for catch,” SpaceX wrote in an emailed statement. You’re also welcome to follow the launch at the third party livestreams provided below. During flight 7, Starship’s upper stage suffered an engine glitch that forced an early shutdown, causing it to break apart and rain down bits of rocket debris over Turks and Caicos in th ... Read full article.