Description: (Please see all photos and read full description before bidding. View photo(s) for size reference with ruler (if available). Contact prior with any questions.) LIMITED QUANTITY! **Genuine SpaceX Starship Flight One Thermal Protection System (heat tile) fragments - Collector’s Jar** For sale is a Collector’s Jar containing genuinely and legally recovered TPS heat tile fragments from historic flight one in TX on 4/20/23. These fragments and larger pieces were found washed in and recovered from various public beaches in Texas in 2023. There are roughly 40+ fragments up to 1.5” in each jar. Each jar varies with number and size of pieces. This/these Flight 1 SN24 items were personally and responsibly reported to SpaceX’s debris reporting contact on 5/15/23, 5/18/23, and 5/22/23. Items may contain a very minor amount of adhered natural gulf tar from the sea. **Comes with Certificate of Authenticity About the Historic Flight… SpaceX Starship Flight 1 - SN24 IFT-1 - After a scrubbed launch days before, on April 20th, 2023 SpaceX conducted one of the most historic launches in all of mankind. Towering 40 stories tall, the Starship and Super Heavy Booster lifted off the earth surpassing double the thrust of the legendary Saturn V rocket. To date, this is the most powerful man-made launch of all time. Tens of thousands flocked to south Texas to view this highly anticipated and historic flight test being conducted from Starbase on Boca Chica. With a purging hold on T-40 seconds, the world rejoiced upon continuation of countdown. SpaceX's expectations were scattered and hopes of simply clearing the pad would be considered a win. At liftoff, the 33 Raptor engines of the Super Heavy Booster produced a deafening 17 million pounds of thrust! These great forces and temperatures completely destroyed the launchpad foundation leaving a massive crater. Concrete and fondag were blasted upwards of a mile away from the site. Mass slabs of foundation the size of cars were even flung into the gulf of Mexico as seen in various footage. Nonetheless, the Starship officially had a historic liftoff. Not only did SN24 and the BN7 booster have lift off, it eventually reached MaxQ (period where the most extreme aerodynamic pressure is exerted on the ship). After Max Q, the Starship pushed through the atmosphere climbing to an altitude of 39km (24 miles). While awaiting stage separation, uncontrollable circumstances forced the team to conduct a flight termination which caused the Starship and Booster to explode roughly 29km (18 miles) over the Gulf of Mexico. Despite all, this flight test was a HUGE historic success and valuable data had been gathered to pave the wave for the future of SpaceX. *Due to the nature of these items, the sale is final and non-refundable. This seller is not affiliated or endorsed by any SpaceX or any other aerospace company.
Price: 99.95 USD
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
End Time: 2024-11-18T07:40:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.85 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Starship
Theme: Astronauts & Space Travel
