I-SpaceX imemezele ukuthi izobambezela ukwethulwa okokuqala kwezentengiselwano kwe-Falcon Heavy, irokhethi enamandla kunazo zonke enkampanini, ekhiqiza umfutho obalulekile ekucushweni kwayo kwezinjini ezingama-27. Isikhulu se-SpaceX u-Elon Musk phambilini uthe kuthathe isikhathi esiningi, umzamo kanye nemali ukuthuthukisa i-Falcon Heavy enzima kakhulu.
Ukwethulwa kwe-Falcon Heavy ekuqaleni bekuhlelelwe ukuthi kube ngoLwesibili, ngo-3:36 pm PT (ngoLwesithathu, 01:36 ngesikhathi saseMoscow), kodwa kudingeke ukuthi kuhlehliswe ngenxa yesimo sezulu esingagculisi.
"Manje sihlela ukwethula i-Falcon Heavy evela e-Arabsat-6A ngo-Ephreli 10 - amathuba okuba nezimo zezulu ezivumayo akhuphuke aze afike ku-80%," kusho inkampani kuTwitter. Ngokohlelo, ukwethulwa kuzokwenzeka ngo-3:35 pm PT (ngoLwesine, 01:35 ngesikhathi saseMoscow) kusukela ku-pad 39A e-Kennedy Space Center.
Kusuka endaweni efanayo, kwethulwa irokhethi le-SpaceX Falcon 9 ngoMashi, lilethwa ku-orbit ukuze kuhlolwe ngaphandle komuntu umkhumbi-mkhathi ophethwe i-Crew Dragon, owama ne-ISS.
Masikhumbule ukuthi ngoFebhuwari 6, 2018, i-Falcon Heavy yaletha imoto kagesi ye-Tesla Roadster emkhathini. Kulokhu, i-rocket izothwala isathelayithi yezokuxhumana i-Arabsat-6A yaseSaudi Arabia, enesisindo esingu-6000 kg, ingene ku-orbit, ezohlinzeka ngokufinyelela kumanethiwekhi ezokuxhumana eMpumalanga Ephakathi, eYurophu nase-Afrika. Uma kuphumelele, okunye ukwethulwa kwe-Falcon Heavy kuzokwenzeka kulo nyaka.
Source: 3dnews.ru