Mi Country, Texas State, Space-T Starship Launch Site.
Scenic Iron Tower.
Jask, basking in the spring breeze at noon, gazed at the distant rocket launch tower, which was already split open on both sides, with all support frames lying flat, its interior long since emptied.
Just minutes ago, a long-planned but never fully prepared Starship Rocket had launched from there.
It carried no satellites, no spacecraft, and naturally, no astronauts.
Not even too much fuel had been added.
The launch was hurried and hasty.
He still remembered how, as a child, he had been fascinated by the universe, loved spaceships, enjoyed watching rocket launches, and dreamed of owning his own rocket.
But everyone told him rockets were a national treasure, a high-tech creation only superpowers possessed.
Back then, there were no more than five countries in the whole world that had the capability to launch rockets independently.