Starship debris discovery sparks frenzy in a paradise tropical
Elena Zavet, who lives in Florida, claims that during a vacation in the Turks and Caicos Islands, she found fragments of the Starship, the mega-rocket launched by SpaceX last week. The rocket exploded almost immediately after launch. Following her announcement, many people expressed interest in buying the burned-out machine parts from her.
Zavet and her husband went to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean to celebrate a friend's birthday. It was then that they heard a loud bang.
We looked up in the sky, and we saw what we thought was a meteor shower, and it's nothing we've ever seen before or experienced - reported Zavet.
At exactly that time, another mega-rocket was launched by SpaceX. Unfortunately, this time the launch was unsuccessful. The seventh test flight ended with the crash of the mega-rocket, and its debris was washed onto the shore by the water.
We had to pick them up. We weren't sure what to do with them, but we knew it was very special - added Zavet, quoted by TVN Meteo.
They found five fragments with her husband, but they only took two home with them. According to experts, they may be fragments of tiles that were supposed to protect the rocket from extreme heat.
Although SpaceX has not confirmed whether the found fragments belonged to the Starship, there are still crowds of people willing to buy the fragments found by Elena. However, she and her husband decided to keep them.
It’s incredible, it’s an incredible feeling. You are literally touching something from outer space, you’re connecting to the cosmos in this weird way - admitted Zavet.
SpaceX employees asked anyone who finds a piece of Starship to contact them by phone or email.
The 123-metre rocket burned after launch
Starship was launched on Thursday, January 16, at 10:00 AM ET. The event occurred at the Boca Chica Beach test site in Texas. Right after launch, the rocket stopped sending data and broke into pieces. In videos that appeared online, you can see its debris falling to Earth or burning up in the atmosphere.
