Starship • Flight 8

SpaceX launched its eighth, suborbital flight test of its fully integrated Starship rocket, a combination of the Ship upper stage (S34) and the Super Heavy booster (B15). SpaceX caught the Super Heavy booster using the chopsticks on the launch tower. The Ship upper stage intended to perform a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, but attitude control was lost and S34 broke up before the conclusion of its first burn. Delayed from Feb. 28. Scrubbed March 3 due to issue with Super Heavy booster.