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· Space.com SpaceX: 3 booster catches, 2 ships lost. The upper stage problem is real.
Original: SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch
AI Executive Summary
Space.com coverage framing Flight 8 as "a lot like Flight 7" — booster success repeated, upper stage failure repeated. Notes the FAA-required mishap investigation and SpaceX's stated plan for mid-March Flight 9 with a more powerful Starship V3. SpaceX has requested FAA approval for 25 Starship launches in 2025.