Ngenkathi imisebenzi ye-NASA ye-Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Glory yehluleka ngo-2009 nango-2011, ngokulandelana, i-ejensi yasemkhathini yathi ukwehluleka kubangelwe ukungasebenzi kahle kwemoto yokwethulwa kwe-Taurus XL ye-Orbital ATK.
Ngemva kwalokhu, ochwepheshe benkampani yokukhiqiza kanye ne-NASA basebenze ekuthuthukiseni i-rocket fairing, kodwa, njengoba manje kuvela, isizathu sasingekho ngenxa yamaphutha ayo okuklama.
Uphenyo olwenziwa yi-NASA's Launch Services Programme (LSP) luthole ukuthi imbangela bekuyizingxenye ezinephutha ze-aluminium ezihlinzekwa yi-Sapa Profiles e-Oregon.
Uphenyo lwembule uhlelo lokukhwabanisa lweminyaka engu-19 olwakhiwe umkhiqizi wephrofayela ye-aluminium i-Sapa Profiles, olwaluqondise i-Orbital ATK.
I-LSP, kanye neHhovisi Lomhloli Jikelele we-NASA (i-NASA OIG) kanye noMnyango Wezobulungiswa wase-U.S., bathole ukuthi i-Sapa Profiles yenza amanga ngemiphumela yokuhlola ebucayi ye-aluminium ehlinzekwe iminyaka engu-19. Abasebenzi bakwa-Sapa Profiles banikeze amakhasimende izitifiketi zomkhiqizo wamanga, okuhlanganisa nosonkontileka bakahulumeni. Inhloso yale nkampani kwakuwukuphishekela inzuzo, kanye nesidingo sokufihla ikhwalithi engahambisani yemikhiqizo yayo ye-aluminium, kuyilapho abasebenzi bayo beklonyeliswa ngamabhonasi okukhiqiza okulethwa kwemihlangano.
Ngenxa yophenyo, i-Hydro Extrusion Portland, Inc., eyayaziwa nge-Sapa Profiles, izophoqeleka ukuthi ikhokhe inhlawulo yezigidi ezingu-46 zamaRandi ku-NASA, uMnyango Wezobulungiswa waseMelika nezinye izinhlangano.
Lokho kungaphansi kakhulu kwe-NASA eyizigidi ezingama-700 elahlekile ekuhlulekeni kwemishini, kodwa okungenani iziphathimandla zikwazile ukubeka i-SPI iphendule ngezenzo zayo. Ukwengeza, ngo-September 30, 2015, i-Sapa Profiles/Hydro Extrusion yamiswa enkontilekeni kahulumeni futhi ngeke isakwazi ukwenza ibhizinisi nohulumeni wobumbano.
Source: 3dnews.ru