Bashkirtsev, the father of the space rocket and chief designer, suddenly had a heart attack on his way to Moscow. On his deathbed, he recalled his life. Bashkirtsev devoted his whole life to the invention and creation of rockets and had no time for family life, causing his wife Natasha to leave him aggrieved shortly after her marriage. Natasha didn't know what her husband had done until the second ship successfully flew into the universe, and she was proud of it.