SpaceX is preparing for the eighth test flight of its Starship spacecraft, scheduled for Monday. This flight serves as a redo of January's flight that ended with the upper-stage disintegration over the Caribbean. During this upcoming launch, aiming for a less destructive outcome, the Starship rocket system, the largest ever constructed, is set to launch from Starbase in South Texas. While planned for a one-hour window starting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, the launch faces potential weather challenges due to gusty winds.
Starship's eighth test flight aims to rectify issues from the seventh flight, focusing on achieving a less destructive conclusion after the upper-stage disintegration over the Caribbean.
The upcoming launch on Monday, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Eastern time from SpaceX's South Texas site, poses uncertainties due to gusty winds that could affect conditions.
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