2023-05-07 08:13:03
A rocket exploded on May 1 with the cremated remains of two deceased people and thirteen payloads of experiments performed by students as part of NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge. The vehicle was a UP Aerospace SpaceLoft XL. and only lasted three seconds in the air following takeoff.
“NASA has been a strong supporter of commercial suborbital spaceflight for more than a decade,” said Christopher Baker, Flight Opportunities program manager at NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. Despite the industry’s collective experience, today (Monday) is NASA’s Inauguration Day. a new reminder of the many things that must go forward. in any spaceflight.
The 13 TechRise payloads
As part of the work done on TechRise, a total of 13 fillers were selected. 117 payloads to take into space, including 13 aboard the SpaceLoft XL rocket. The SpaceLoft XL rocket exploded this week. When the rocket exploded, the technology it contained was destroyed.
Despite these mediocre results, NASA students will continue to participate in the project in order to send their experiments into space.
The space burial
In addition to cargo from TechRise, the UP Aerospace spacecraft carried the remains from the cremation. of astronaut Philip K. Chapman and those of chemist Louise Ann O’Deen from the Aurora Flight mission of the Celestis company, which specializes in memorial services in space.
The funeral home said it was reviewing details of the explosion and would share the information gathered with the families of Chapman and O’Deen. Fortunately, the remains of the deceased found in the rocket were only a “symbolic part” of the rocket. and the brand promised to book another flight for those affected.
As for today’s launch, we are reviewing the details and video with UP Aerospace. As soon as we have their agreement on the details and the video itself, we will share all this information with the families via email.
– Celestis, Inc. ???? Memorial Spaceflights (@celestisflights) May 1, 2023
“All participants aboard Aurora will be offered another free flight, per their contract with us, on our next Earth Rise mission, called Perseverance Flight,” they said.
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