SpaceX’s Starship may launch from Boca Chica Beach next week

SpaceX Starship's next test flight gets target date - Here's when it could lift off

SpaceX’s Starship will soon be lifting off for its eighth test flight, according to federal airspace advisory listings, as the Elon Musk-headed company will look to rebound from its most recent launch that ended in the destruction of its rocket. SpaceX has listed its launch window as starting on Wednesday, February 26, at 5:30 p.m. EST. The company will look to launch between then and on any of the various backup opportunities that will be avail…

SpaceX’s Starship may launch from Boca Chica Beach next week

A launch window contained in a Federal Aviation Administration regional airspace advisory points to a possible Starship Flight 8 from Boca Chica as early as next week, though the advisory’s launch window covers several days through March 6. The launch window opens Feb. 26 at 5:30 a.m. and closes at 7:09 p.m. Feb. 26 is designated as the “primary launch date,” though backup launch dates of Feb. 27-28, and March 1-6, also are listed with the same …

New FAA Filings Suggest Starship Flight 8 Next Week

SpaceX has been hard at work preparing for Starship’s next flight following the explosion that brought IFT-7 to an abrupt end. Although SpaceX has been quiet regarding their current investigation, new FAA filings suggest that Starship could fly again very soon. An FAA filing from 2/20/25 lists the earliest that IFT-8 can launch will be Wednesday, February 26th. The advisory supports an afternoon launch attempt, with an almost two hour window sta…

After a seventh flight that ended in mudwater, SpaceX engineers will have to roll up their sleeves to get back on a good dynamic.