Ukuhlolwa kwe-SpaceX Starhopper prototype rocket kuhlehliswe ngomzuzu wokugcina

Ukuhlolwa kwe-prototype yokuqala ye-SpaceX's Starship rocket, ebizwa ngokuthi i-Starhopper, okuhlelelwe uMsombuluko kukhanseliwe ngenxa yezizathu ezingashiwongo.

Ngemva kwamahora amabili okulinda, ngo-18:00 isikhathi sendawo (2:00 isikhathi saseMoscow) umyalo othi “Hang up” wamukelwa. Umzamo olandelayo uzokwenzeka ngoLwesibili. 

Isikhulu se-SpaceX, u-Elon Musk, uveze ukuthi inkinga ingase ibe ngezibasi ku-Raptor, injini yerokhethi entsha yenkampani.

Sekungokwesibili i-SpaceX ihlehlisa ukuhlolwa, lapho i-Starhopper prototype bekufanele indize amamitha ayi-150 ngaphambi kokuhlala phezu kwephedi. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, kwakuhlelwe ukuthi ubanjwe ekuqaleni kuka-August.

Izakhamizi zaseBoca Chica (Texas), eseduze nendawo yokuqalisa i-SpaceX, kwanconywa khipha izakhiwo futhi ukhiphe izilwane ezifuywayo ngaphandle ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa ukuze ugweme ingozi yokulimala engilazini ephukile emafasiteleni ngenxa yegagasi lokushaqeka.

Ngenkathi uzama ukuqhumisa ukuhlola injini yerokhethi yokuhlola ye-SpaceX's Starhopper ngoJulayi kwavutha umlilo, okuholele emlilweni oshise amahektha angaba ngu-100 (amahektha angu-40,5) ale ndawo. Ngakho-ke, izinyathelo ezithathwe amaphoyisa ngeke kuthiwe zidlulele.

Source: 3dnews.ru