In a matter of days, SpaceX could launch massive Starship once again. What happened on previous 8 flight tests? What is the viral chopsticks maneuver?

SpaceX has yet to announce a date for the ninth flight of the Starship rocket, which comprises the first-stage Super Heavy booster and the upper-stage Starship spacecraft. However, Tuesday’s testing of the spacecraft engines suggests that the flight could take place before the end of this month.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Despite the delays, countless space fans cheered on as NASA and SpaceX sent their joint Crew-6 mission to the ... to the moon or beyond to Mars." Late Sunday night ...

Photo taken April 11, 2023, at the Johnson Space ... someday be capable of completing a round-trip Mars mission, but referenced recent setbacks. "SpaceX has never done anything on the schedule ...