Starship, the most powerful launch system ever built, is set to take off on its eighth test flight about six weeks after an explosive failure over populated islands.

SpaceX is planning to launch the eighth flight test of Starship in Texas as early as Friday, the first launch since the Super Heavy upper-stage booster exploded after launch last month.

when SpaceX managed to “catch” the returning first-stage Super Heavy booster using a pair of giant mechanical arms attached to the launch tower. It was the second time to achieve the feat.

That mission was a partial success; SpaceX successfully caught Starship's giant first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, with the "chopstick" arms of the Starbase launch tower as planned.

A document found on the Federal Aviation Administration website shows SpaceX is seeking to break ground on its Florida Starship Gigabay.

which resulted in SpaceX's second ever first-stage booster catch with the "chopstick" arms. Starship will not only launch from that Pad 39A tower, but the first-stage booster will land back at the ...