I-European Space Agency (ESA) ihlose ukusayina inkontileka kuleli hlobo elizayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe futhi kwethulwe izinsiza ezikhethekile zokususa imfucumfucu emkhathini. I-TASS ibika lokhu, icaphuna izitatimende zabamele i-ESA eRussia.

Sikhuluma ngephrojekthi ye-Clearspace-1. Uhlelo luyadalelwa ukuhlanza indawo eseduze Nomhlaba ezintweni ezenziwe umuntu. Lokhu kungaba amasathelayithi anephutha noma asethathe umhlalaphansi, izigaba zezimoto zokwethulwa, udoti wemikhumbi-mkhathi, njll.
"I-ESA ilindele ukuthi kusayinwe inkontileka ye-Clearspace-1 kanye nenkontileka yokwethulwa kuleli hlobo," kusho izikhulu ze-ejensi.

Ngokunokwenzeka, umgomo wokuqala wedivayisi kuzoba yisiteji esiphezulu serokhethi ye-Vega, eyahlala endaweni ephakeme cishe ku-600–800 km ngemva kokwethulwa emuva ngo-2013. Isisindo sale nto singamakhilogremu ayi-100, futhi ukuma kwayo kuyenza ifaneleke ukuhlola amakhono ombambi kadoti.
Ukwethulwa kwesicoci sendawo kuhlelelwe u-2025. I-TASS yengeza ngokuthi inkontileka yokudalwa nokwethulwa kwedivayisi izogcwaliseka yinhlangano yezohwebo eholwa i-Swiss startup ClearSpace.
Source: 3dnews.ru
