SpaceX Starship Flight 8 Separate Engine and Harmonic Vibration Problems

SpaceX Starship Flight 8 Separate Engine and Harmonic Vibration Problems

On March 6, 2025, Starship’s eighth flight test successfully lifted off at 5:30 p.m. CT from Starbase in Texas. All 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster started up successfully and completed a full duration burn during ascent. After powering down all but the three center engines on Super Heavy, Starship ignited all six ...

The most likely cause of Starship's loss on its eighth test flight was a hardware failure on one of the upper stage's central Raptor engines, which caused accidental propellant mixing and ignition.

Engine hardware failure blamed for SpaceX Starship Flight 8 issue

In a recent development, SpaceX has provided insights into the failure of its Starship on its latest test flight, which occurred on March 6. This failure, termed Flight 8, happened under circumstances that seemed similar to a previous incident, Flight 7, but the root causes were distinct. This article will delve into the details of […]

Despite a similar time course and explosion, the eighth Starship test flight had a different cause of accident than the seventh. On Tuesday SpaceX wants to test again.