SpaceX Scrubs Starship IFT-8

SpaceX Scrubs Starship IFT-8 Launch Attempt Amid Technical Challenges

Boca Chica, Texas – March 3, 2025 – SpaceX’s highly anticipated eighth Integrated Flight Test (IFT-8) of its Starship rocket was scrubbed on Monday afternoon, just seconds before its scheduled liftoff from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas.

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FAA Clears Starship IFT-8: SpaceX Fine-Tunes Hot-Ring and More

Boca Chica, Texas – March 1, 2025 – SpaceX is gearing up for the eighth integrated flight test (IFT-8) of its ambitious Starship program, tentatively scheduled for Monday, March 3, 2025, from its Starbase facility in South Texas.

Mission: Lunar Ice – Athena Set To Launch Wednesday

Mission: Lunar Ice – Athena Set To Launch Wednesday

IM-2 was loaded into a payload fairing on February 2oth, and is "Go For Launch"  launch on Wednesday, February 26th. Image: SpaceX via Intuitive Machines
IM-2 was loaded into a payload fairing on February 2oth, and is “Go For Launch” launch on Wednesday, February 26th. Image: SpaceX via Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines is set to launch its second lunar mission, IM-2, this Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. Carried on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, the mission will deploy the Nova‑C lunar lander—affectionately named Athena—near the Moon’s south pole.