Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
SpaceX launches Starship Flight 8: Ship 34 and Booster 15 on the eighth orbital test flight!
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This test flight aims to improve on SpaceX's previous Test Flight attempts at launching a full-stack Starship.
Main objectives:
- Booster Catch
- 4x Starlink (dummy) deployment
- Raptor Engine reuse
- Raptor engine relight
- Test redesigned heat shield
- Test actively cooled heat shield
- Reentry of Ship 34
- Virtual landing attempt in the Indian Ocean
The launch will take off at SpaceX's Starbase in south Texas, USA.
#SpaceX #starship #elonmusk #starbase #247
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LIVE Production: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang
Photography: Jordan Guidry, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Voop3D
Production: Stefanie & Felix Schlang
Graphics, Media & Code: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang, LP, Alex Potvin
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:05:12 Start Stream
00:07:02 Where are you from?
00:11:43 Rundown of this launch
00:17:50 Other space News
00:22:47 [R] - About the destack...
00:23:30 [Q] - How high does the Starship go?
00:25:46 [Q] - When do you think pad B is ready?
00:29:04 [Q] - Will SpaceX redo pad A?
00:32:31 [Q] - How can a human moon mission be completed, only by SpaceXsion
00:39:00 [Q] - Can they work on Pad B between launch attempts?
00:45:03 [Q] - Are there any new T-shirt merch designs coming up?
00:50:09 [Q] - Would SpaceX use Raptor 2 and 3 engines on a single vehicle?
00:53:51 [Q] - Would SpaceX be worried about competitors looking at splashed-down Starships?
00:55:58 [Q] - When will the first crewed Starship launch?
01:06:17 ! - MyRadar weather report
01:22:17 [R] - Idea, Launch starship, transfer crew to it with crew dragon.
01:23:59 [Q] - Will you livestream launches from other launch providers as well?
01:25:26 [Q] - Will you be at Jetty Park for the Crew 10 launch?
01:27:17 [Q] - Have you seen the Elon FN Interview?
01:28:36 [Q] - How close can you get to a Starship launch?
01:40:32 [Q] - Does SpaceX plan on making Catch-Only Towers?
0[1:47:01 [R] - For all mankind
01:48:28 [Q] - How do you (Felix) feel about the improvements on the heat shield?
01:52:33 [Q] - Are your kids crazy about aerospace as well?
01:53:25 [Q] - Why choose Starship between all other space companies?
01:56:37 [Q] - Will future Starships have a front docking port or header tanks?
01:58:14 [Q] - Does the Block 2 Starship use less thick steel?
01:59:55 [Q] - When will Starship launch from Florida?
02:04:03 [Q] - Felix, if you could work at SpaceX, what position would it be?
02:10:19 ! - Jonathan & Chris
02:11:28 [Q] - How big is the WAI team?
02:12:18 [Q] - How many Starship launches before a Dock&Transfer?
02:13:48 [Q] - How do you position Ariane 6 between all the launch providers?
02:16:02 ! - The Return of Felix (Evil laughs included)
02:20:21 [Q] - What do you think of Elon's involvement in the government?
02:25:41 [Q] - Do you plan on making content about the software on Starship?
02:27:31 [Q] - Is SpaceX working on non-chemical engines?
02:30:13 [Q] - Are there other ways to protect Starship from re-entry?
02:35:27 [Q] - Any chance the booster will launch at Starbase and be cought in Florida?
02:35:29 ! - Start SpaceX Stream
02:44:20 ! - T-20 minutes
02:54:20 ! - T-10 minutes
03:03:41 ! - T-40 seconds (Hold)
03:04:13 ! - T-40 seconds (Release)
03:04:41 ! - T-10 seconds
03:04:50 ! - Liftoff!!
03:06:02 ! - Max-Q
03:07:26 ! - Hot Staging
03:07:55 ! - Go for Catch
03:09:00 ! - Boostback Shutdown
03:09:24 ! - HSR Jettison
03:11:27 ! - Landing burn start
03:11:45 ! - Booster Catch
03:12:51 ! - Starship MADNESS
03:15:34 ! - WAI CSI Starship Anomaly
03:20:21 ! - End of the SpaceX Stream
03:20:45 ! - Further investigation
03:36:31 [Q] - Heat tiles materials
03:38:27 [Q] - When will SpaceX move to operational/crewed missions?
03:45:01 [Q] - Do you know about the helium space race?
03:47:30 [Q] - Will they catch with the same tower than the booster?
03:49:42 ! - Ending of stream
SpaceX launches Starship Flight 8: Ship 34 and Booster 15 on the eighth orbital test flight!
Go to myradar.com to get the best-rated weather app there is for Android, iOS & Windows! Weather as you've never seen it before!
This test flight aims to improve on SpaceX's previous Test Flight attempts at launching a full-stack Starship.
Main objectives:
- Booster Catch
- 4x Starlink (dummy) deployment
- Raptor Engine reuse
- Raptor engine relight
- Test redesigned heat shield
- Test actively cooled heat shield
- Reentry of Ship 34
- Virtual landing attempt in the Indian Ocean
The launch will take off at SpaceX's Starbase in south Texas, USA.
#SpaceX #starship #elonmusk #starbase #247
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▶️Redline Helicopter Tours: wai.to/redlineheli
▶️WAI Orbit: In collaboration with our friends at SkyFi: twitter.com/SkyfiApp
▶️WAI Hub: https://www.whataboutit.space
▶️Twitter: twitter.com/FelixSchlang
▶️Instagram: instagram.com/FelixSchlang
▶️Facebook: facebook.com/WAISpace
▶️WAI Spotify Playlist: spoti.fi/39tmULH
LIVE Production: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang
Photography: Jordan Guidry, John Winkopp & Stefanie Schlang
3D Animation: Voop3D
Production: Stefanie & Felix Schlang
Graphics, Media & Code: Jonathan Heuer, Felix Schlang, LP, Alex Potvin
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:05:12 Start Stream
00:07:02 Where are you from?
00:11:43 Rundown of this launch
00:17:50 Other space News
00:22:47 [R] - About the destack...
00:23:30 [Q] - How high does the Starship go?
00:25:46 [Q] - When do you think pad B is ready?
00:29:04 [Q] - Will SpaceX redo pad A?
00:32:31 [Q] - How can a human moon mission be completed, only by SpaceXsion
00:39:00 [Q] - Can they work on Pad B between launch attempts?
00:45:03 [Q] - Are there any new T-shirt merch designs coming up?
00:50:09 [Q] - Would SpaceX use Raptor 2 and 3 engines on a single vehicle?
00:53:51 [Q] - Would SpaceX be worried about competitors looking at splashed-down Starships?
00:55:58 [Q] - When will the first crewed Starship launch?
01:06:17 ! - MyRadar weather report
01:22:17 [R] - Idea, Launch starship, transfer crew to it with crew dragon.
01:23:59 [Q] - Will you livestream launches from other launch providers as well?
01:25:26 [Q] - Will you be at Jetty Park for the Crew 10 launch?
01:27:17 [Q] - Have you seen the Elon FN Interview?
01:28:36 [Q] - How close can you get to a Starship launch?
01:40:32 [Q] - Does SpaceX plan on making Catch-Only Towers?
0[1:47:01 [R] - For all mankind
01:48:28 [Q] - How do you (Felix) feel about the improvements on the heat shield?
01:52:33 [Q] - Are your kids crazy about aerospace as well?
01:53:25 [Q] - Why choose Starship between all other space companies?
01:56:37 [Q] - Will future Starships have a front docking port or header tanks?
01:58:14 [Q] - Does the Block 2 Starship use less thick steel?
01:59:55 [Q] - When will Starship launch from Florida?
02:04:03 [Q] - Felix, if you could work at SpaceX, what position would it be?
02:10:19 ! - Jonathan & Chris
02:11:28 [Q] - How big is the WAI team?
02:12:18 [Q] - How many Starship launches before a Dock&Transfer?
02:13:48 [Q] - How do you position Ariane 6 between all the launch providers?
02:16:02 ! - The Return of Felix (Evil laughs included)
02:20:21 [Q] - What do you think of Elon's involvement in the government?
02:25:41 [Q] - Do you plan on making content about the software on Starship?
02:27:31 [Q] - Is SpaceX working on non-chemical engines?
02:30:13 [Q] - Are there other ways to protect Starship from re-entry?
02:35:27 [Q] - Any chance the booster will launch at Starbase and be cought in Florida?
02:35:29 ! - Start SpaceX Stream
02:44:20 ! - T-20 minutes
02:54:20 ! - T-10 minutes
03:03:41 ! - T-40 seconds (Hold)
03:04:13 ! - T-40 seconds (Release)
03:04:41 ! - T-10 seconds
03:04:50 ! - Liftoff!!
03:06:02 ! - Max-Q
03:07:26 ! - Hot Staging
03:07:55 ! - Go for Catch
03:09:00 ! - Boostback Shutdown
03:09:24 ! - HSR Jettison
03:11:27 ! - Landing burn start
03:11:45 ! - Booster Catch
03:12:51 ! - Starship MADNESS
03:15:34 ! - WAI CSI Starship Anomaly
03:20:21 ! - End of the SpaceX Stream
03:20:45 ! - Further investigation
03:36:31 [Q] - Heat tiles materials
03:38:27 [Q] - When will SpaceX move to operational/crewed missions?
03:45:01 [Q] - Do you know about the helium space race?
03:47:30 [Q] - Will they catch with the same tower than the booster?
03:49:42 ! - Ending of stream
