A European re -entry capsule scored some important milestones on its first space flight last week, and played some photos to commemorate the trip.
Phoenix 1, a prototype spacecraft built by the German company Atmos Space Cargo, rode to the final border on April 21 through the Spacex Bandwagon-3 shared travel mission.
Phoenix 1 had the task of demonstrating a key technology of resentment, such as the inflatable heat shield of the capsule. Atmos also aimed to collect information about the flight and record scientific data from the experiments of clients who also flew aboard Phoenix 1. All these objectives were in fact with the elimination of the flight, according to Atmos.
“Phoenix 1 was a mission mission that showed the incredible capabilities of our team,” said Marta Oliveira, co -founder and Atmos Operations Director, “he said in an update of April 23.” This mission shows that we are not only solving the technical challenge of reigning re -entry, it is making the bases for a future where space is accessible, verifiable and impressive for innovation here on Earth. “
That update included two photos of Phoenix 1 in space. In an image, it is still linked to the upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket; On the other, the capsule has just separated and began its return to Earth.
Phoenix 1 re -entered the atmosphere of the Earth to the southeast of the Brazilian coast approximately two hours after the launch, agreement to update. The capsule splashed in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,240 miles (2,000 kilometers) on the coast.
Atmos could not recover data from the final stages of the offspring of Phoenix 1; The company did not recover the capsule and said in the update it had planned, given how far it landed at sea.
Atmos says he developed the phophinix 1 Pathfinder in less than a year. The recently complete mission will help the company build Phoenix 2, which is expected to be launched in 2026 and will be more capable than its predecessor.
The current “ATMOS” roadmap for Phoenix 2 confirms to present its propulsion system, which allows the capsule to choose its re -entry and splashing area, which allows the recovery of Swift, “the company wrote in the April 23 update.
On the longest route, ATMOS aims to provide customers with a profitable and efficient way to bring valuable materials from space to earth.
“Our mission is to revolutionize spatial logistics, allowing innovative advances in microgravity research, orbit manufacturing, defense and life science applications,” says the company’s website.
