Imithombo ye-intanethi ibika ukuba i-American space agency NASA ikhethe ikontraki yokuqala ebandakanyekayo ekwakhiweni kwesikhululo sesithuba seLunar Gateway, esimele sibonakale kwixesha elizayo kufuphi neNyanga. IMaxar Technologies iya kuphuhlisa umzi-mveliso wamandla kunye nezinye izinto zesikhululo sexesha elizayo.
Oku kwabhengezwa nguMlawuli weNASA uJim Bridenstine, owagxininisa ukuba ngeli xesha ukuhlala koosomajukujuku eNyangeni kuya kuba kude ngokwenene. Kwakhona wachaza isikhululo sexesha elizayo, esiya kufumaneka kwi-orbit ephezulu ye-elliptical, njengohlobo lwe "modyuli yomyalelo" enokusetyenziswa kwakhona.
Ngokuhambelana nezicwangciso zeNASA zokumisa eNyangeni ngo-2024, isikhululo siya kusetyenziswa njengesiseko esiphakathi. Okokuqala, ii-astronauts ziya kuhanjiswa ukusuka eMhlabeni ukuya kwisikhululo senyanga, kwaye kuphela emva koko, usebenzisa imodyuli ekhethekileyo, baya kukwazi ukufudukela kumphezulu wesathelayithi nasemva. Kuyaphawuleka ukuba iprojekthi yeLunar Gateways yaqala ukuphuhliswa phantsi koMongameli u-Obama, kodwa emva koko yaqwalaselwa njengesixhobo esiza kunceda oosomajukujuku ukuba bafike kuMars. Nangona kunjalo, ngokungena kulawulo lomongameli omtsha, iprojekthi yaphinda yajoliswa ekuhloleni iNyanga.
Ngokubhekiselele kwintsebenziswano ebhengeziweyo kunye ne-Maxar Technologies, sithetha ngesibonelelo se-375 yezigidi zabameli beNkampani bathi iprojekthi iya kuphunyezwa ngokubambisana neBlue Origin kunye neDraper. Oku kunokuthetha ukuba i-Blue Origin yemoto yosungulo enzima ye-New Glenn iya kusetyenziswa ukuthumela inkqubo yokuqhubela phambili, enobunzima obumalunga neetoni ezi-5. Ukukhethwa kwesithuthi sokuqalisa kufuneka senziwe kunyaka ozayo kunye nesiqingatha. Ngokwesicwangciso esicwangcisiweyo, indawo yombane kufuneka ithunyelwe kwindawo ngo-2022.
umthombo: 3dnews.ru