"The most probable root cause for the loss of ship was identified as a harmonic response several times stronger in flight than had been seen during testing, which led to increased stress on hardware in the propulsion system.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket will fly again this week, if all goes according to plan. The company announced today (Feb. 24) that it aims to launch Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, for the eighth time on Friday (Feb. 28), pending regulatory approval.

SpaceX is preparing for the eighth flight test of its Starship launch vehicle, targeting no earlier than Feb. 28, 2025, from Starbase in Cameron County, Texas.