SpaceX Starship Fails Again During Eighth Test Flight

The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship lost control and disintegrated, marking its second consecutive failure, while the Super Heavy booster was successfully recovered.

SpaceX's Starship upper stage broke apart after losing control approximately eight minutes into its eighth test flight on Thursday evening.
The test flight aimed to deploy mock Starlink satellites and conduct reentry experiments, but these objectives were not achieved due to the failure.
The Super Heavy booster successfully returned to the launch site and was caught by SpaceX's mechanical arms for the third consecutive time.
The Federal Aviation Administration briefly halted flights at major Florida airports due to concerns over space debris from the breakup.
This setback follows a similar failure in January, prompting investigations and upgrades to the Starship system, which is key to SpaceX's lunar and Mars ambitions.