Tresch worked on the Singaporean to Space project as a pressure suit testing safety officer. Trent flew with Lim Seng on a fixed wing flight to 25,000ft above sea level while testing the suit and occupant oxygen saturation levels.
GoSpace.sg, the project to bring the first Singaporean to the edge of space, has been in development since 2013.
On May 31, 5.15 am (Singapore time) , Lim once again attempted Singapore’s maiden journey into space from Alice Springs, Australia.
The objective was to cross the Armstrong line in Quantum 1, Singapore’s first space capsule, using the same high-altitude stratospheric balloons deployed by NASA and Russia for space missions.
The Armstrong line is 20km above sea level.
Capsule depressurised
During take-off, a sudden dip in the capsule as the strato-balloon disengaged from the launch crane resulted in ground impact that compromised the integrity of the capsule.
This resulted in the depressurisation of the capsule.
Put simply, this means that gas that was needed to sustain the survival of the occupant was escaping.
Therefore, the mission had to be aborted 19 minutes after steady ascent attaining over 24,000 feet (7.31 km).
Fortunately, Lim landed smoothly approximately 25 km northwest of the launch point. He was uninjured.
Read about the balloon flight here: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/entrepreneur-soars-8km-above-earth-tiny-capsule-aborted-bid-be-first-singaporean-space
https://mothership.sg/2019/06/singaporean-space-flight-attempt/