### [2025-03-6](/feed/2025/03/6/index.md)

##### 2025 in spaceflight
# Starship flight test 8




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1. [SpaceX launches its eighth test flight of the Starship launch vehicle from Starbase in Texas, United States. The first stage was caught by the launch tower despite Raptor engine failures during landing, but the second stage failed during its burn, mirroring the last flight test in January. ](/feed/2025/03/6/spacex-launches-its-eighth-test-flight-of-the-starship-launch-vehicle-from-starbase-in-texas-united-states-the-first-s.md) _Context: 2025 in spaceflight, eighth test flight_
2. [Intuitive Machines' space probe IM-2 "Athena" lands on Mons Mouton near the lunar south pole after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S., on February 27. ](/feed/2025/03/6/intuitive-machines-space-probe-im-2-athena-lands-on-mons-mouton-near-the-lunar-south-pole-after-launching-from-kenned.md) _Context: 2025 in spaceflight_
3. [An Ariane 6 rocket launches French military satellite CSO-3 from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. It is the first commercial launch of the Ariane 6 expendable launch system. ](/feed/2025/03/6/an-ariane-6-rocket-launches-french-military-satellite-cso-3-from-guiana-space-centre-in-french-guiana-it-is-the-first-c.md) _Context: 2025 in spaceflight_
4. [Blue Origin launches its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. The rocket's second stage, carrying a prototype Blue Ring spacecraft, successfully reaches a geocentric orbit, but its reusable first stage is lost during landing. ](/feed/2025/01/16/blue-origin-launches-its-new-glenn-rocket-for-the-first-time-from-cape-canaveral-space-force-station-in-florida-united.md) _Context: 2025 in spaceflight_
5. [SpaceX launches its seventh test flight of the Starship launch vehicle, with an improved second stage, at Starbase in Texas, United States. The first stage is successfully caught by the launch tower but the second stage breaks up shortly before engine shutdown. ](/feed/2025/01/16/spacex-launches-its-seventh-test-flight-of-the-starship-launch-vehicle-with-an-improved-second-stage-at-starbase-in-te.md) _Context: 2025 in spaceflight_
6. [The twin satellites SDX01 and SDX02 of the SpaDeX mission, launched in December by the Indian Space Research Organisation, successfully conduct India's first spacecraft docking, with India becoming the fourth country to successfully dock a spacecraft after the United States, Russia, and China. ](/feed/2025/01/16/the-twin-satellites-sdx01-and-sdx02-of-the-spadex-mission-launched-in-december-by-the-indian-space-research-organisatio.md) _Context: 2025 in spaceflight_