The Artemis 1 launch was delayed last Monday, and the next best launch window is Saturday afternoon. For one North Texas man, it’s more than exciting; it’s his life passion.
was delayed last Monday, and the next best launch window is Saturday afternoon.
"I hope to be close enough to not only see the launch of course but hear the launch," he said. "This may sound strange to non-space enthusiasts but feel the launch when the rocket engines fire when the solid boosters ignite, there will be a shockwave that literally travels for miles." "I fell in love with it," he said. "I knew it was sci-fi. However, it made me wonder which of these planets that the starship enterprise is traveling to during each episode.""The telescopes weren’t powerful enough for us to see if they existed. So I decided when I grow up, I’ll start a company. I’ll build spacecraft that will get us to those stars so we can see whether or not there are planets," Ruffin said. "Fast forward to college.
Ruffin’s career path shifted to mechanical engineering. He has no regrets. But he also never let go of his fascination with the future of space travel, which explains his fixation with Artemis 1.
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