Elena's vacation find: Fragments of SpaceX starship crash
Elena Zavet, a resident of 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, numerous people expressed interest in purchasing the burned-out machine parts from her.
Zavet and her husband traveled to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean to celebrate a friend's birthday. During their stay, 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 that very time, another mega-rocket was launched by SpaceX. Unfortunately, the launch was unsuccessful. The seventh test flight ended with the crash of the mega-rocket, and its debris was washed ashore 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, as quoted by TVN Meteo.
Zavet and her husband found five fragments, but they decided to bring only two home. According to experts, these might be fragments of tiles meant to protect the rocket from extreme heat.
Although SpaceX has not confirmed whether the fragments found belonged to the Starship, there remains significant interest from people wanting to purchase the fragments discovered by Elena. However, she and her husband have 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 have requested that anyone who finds a piece of the Starship contact them by phone or email.
The 404-foot rocket burned after launch
Starship was launched on Thursday, January 16. The event occurred at the Boca Chica Beach test site in Texas. Immediately after launch, the rocket stopped transmitting data and broke into pieces. In videos that appeared online, you can see its debris falling to Earth or burning up in the atmosphere.
