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The story of Mauro Prina<\/a>, a mechanical engineer, responsible for the mechanical design of SpaceX's Starship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On January 13, 2025, the seventh experimental launch of a SpaceX rocket is scheduled, designed to launch, return, and relaunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has been working on it for years, Mauro Prina<\/a>, a Polimi Alumnus in mechanical engineering and PhD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Polimi, through NASA and SpaceX, he wants to take us to Mars: an exploration dream that may still be far from becoming a reality, but in the meantime, it drives significant scientific and technological progress. He was interviewed by journalist Eleonora Chioda in an episode of #BeautifulMinds<\/a> for the newspaper La Repubblica: \"Desire is the engine of innovation, it's the most mysterious aspect of a person. If you take away desire, you're just a simple cog. Not following it is like killing a part of yourself. But it takes courage, you throw yourself where you don't know, and you can hurt yourself. But desire is the root of the adventure of knowledge.\" Read more at this link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.repubblica.it\/tecnologia\/2024\/12\/22\/news\/c_e_un_ingegnere_italiano_dietro_starship_l_astronave_che_andra_su_marte-423902798\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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