Starship Flight 8 — IGW Cinematic Recap
Interstellar Gateway's original Starship Flight 8 recap combines on-site camera angles with verified mission context from SpaceX: a successful Super Heavy tower catch followed by the loss of the Starship upper stage during ascent.
Interstellar Gateway’s original Starship Flight 8 cinematic recap brings together several on-site camera angles from the March 6, 2025 flight test at Starbase.
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SpaceX reported that Super Heavy completed a successful return-to-launch-site tower catch. During Starship’s ascent, multiple engines shut down after an energetic event near a center sea-level Raptor, vehicle control was lost, and telemetry ended before the upper stage later broke apart.
Experience the flight through IGW’s cameras at Starbase, from liftoff to Super Heavy’s return to the tower.