Ezinye iiRokethi zeSpaceX Falcon 9 zifikelela kuMhla wokuphelelwa. Ixesha elizayo yi-Starship.

Kwasa ngeCawa, iSpaceX iphehlelele ibhetshi yayo yamva nje Iisathelayithi ezingama-60 ze-Starlink usebenzisa irocket Falcon 9 kwi-orbit ukusuka eKennedy Space Centre eFlorida. Emva kokutyhala inqanaba lesibini lerokethi ngaphaya komtsalane womhlaba, inqanaba lokuqala lafika ngempumelelo kwinqanawa yedrone Kakade ndisakuthanda kuLwandlekazi lweAtlantic.

Imishini ibeke irekhodi kwiiarokethi ezinokusetyenzwa kwakhona zeSpaceX. I-booster 9 booster eyaphakamisa i-satellites emhlabeni, enenombolo ye-B1051, yayibale iimishini ezisibhozo phambi kwendiza yangeCawa. Ixesha le-9 le-flyer kulindeleke ukuba libuyele kwipali yokuqalisa kwakhona kwimishini yexesha elizayo, liyizise kufutshane nomda wokusebenzisa i-rocket ngaphambi kokufuna ukulungiswa.

I-B1051 yeyosapho lweerokhethi ezili-9 zerokethi ezaziwa ngokuba yiBlock 5. Le nqanawa yenzelwe ukubhabha amatyeli ali-10 okanye nangaphezulu ngokuhlola okuncinci phakathi kweenqwelomoya ukuya kuthi ga kwikhulu ngokuhlaziywa. I-SpaceX ineebhloko ezili-14 zebhlokhi ezi-5 ze-Falcon ezili-9 ezisebenzayo. Ezintandathu zazo zibhabhe kahlanu okanye nangaphezulu.

Ukusukela ngo-2010, iSpaceX isungule iintlanganiso ezili-114 zisebenzisa iirokethi ezivela kwiintsapho ezahlukeneyo ze-Falcon 9, zineempumelelo ezili-112.

Eyokuqala iFalcon 9, egama linguFalcon 9 v1.0, yasungulwa ngoJuni ka-2010. Isikhuthazi esinye saphaphazela kane phakathi kuka-2010 noMatshi 2013. Kwiinyanga ezintandathu kamva, umlandeli wakhe, uFalcon 9 v1.1, waya esibhakabhakeni waze yabhabha amatyeli ali-15 phakathi kukaSeptemba 2013 noJanuwari 2016.

I-SpaceX iqale ukuphaphazela kwakhona inqanaba lokuqala lokunyusa nge-Falcon 9 v1.2, ekwabizwa ngokuba yiFalcon 9 Full Thrust, ngoDisemba ka-2015. Le nguqulo yeFalcon 9 yabhabha amaxesha angama-91, angama-41 asebenzisa i-booster yokuqala yenqanaba lokuqala, de Inguqulelo yeBhloko yesi-5 efakwe ngoMeyi 2018.

I-Black 5 Falcon 9 iye yaba sisithuthi esisebenza ngokusesikweni semishini yesiqhelo ye-SpaceX, njengokuhambisa imirhumo kwiSitishi saMazwe ngaMazwe, ukubhabha iisathelayithi ezincinci kwiinkampani zabucala kunye noorhulumente bamanye amazwe, kunye nokuthumela iisathelayithi zayo kumjikelezo woMhlaba. I-Falcon 9 iirokethi ezivela kule bhetshi zifike kwi-53 kwi-58 yemizamo yokuphumelela kweepesenti ze-91.

Okona kutshanje ukusilela kokufika kwenzeka ngoFebruwari 15 ngexesha lomsebenzi oqhelekileyo weStarlink. Emva kokumiliselwa kweesathelayithi ezingama-60 kumjikelezo woMhlaba, isigaba sokuqala seFalcon 9 asiphumelelanga ukuhlala emhlabeni kwinqanawa ye-SpaceX yeedrone ngexesha lokuchacha kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo yawela kuLwandlekazi lweAtlantic. I-Falcon 9 esetyenzisiweyo, enenombolo eyi-B1059, yayihamba ngenqwelomoya yayo yesithandathu. I-SpaceX Falcon rocket enzima ihleli kwindawo yokumilisela i-39A eKennedy Space Centre njengoko ilungiselelwe ukususwa ngomso ngoFebruwari 5, 2018 eKapa eKanafiki, eFlorida.UJoe Raedle / Getty Izithombe

Ibhlokhi yesi-5 kukuphindaphindwa kokugqibela kwe-Falcon 9 booster. Ngokudibeneyo, i-SpaceX inerokethi enkulu ekuthiwa yiFalcon Heavy, enokuthi iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde ihlaziywe njengamacandelo okukhuthaza.

I-SpaceX ayinakwenza iinguqulelo ezintsha zemodeli nganye. Isithuthi esilandelayo senkampani esiza kuphinda sisebenzise isithuthi siza kugxila kwimishini emikhulu njengokuhambisa abantu kunye nokuhlawula umthwalo kwinyanga naseMars. I-SpaceX iphuhlise inkqubo yokusindiswa enzima ebizwa ngokuba yi-Starship yolo thumo. Iprototype yamuva yeStarship, i-SN10, igqibe ngempumelelo ukukhanya kovavanyo oluphakame kakhulu kwaye yabethelela ukufika kothambile ekuqaleni kwale nyanga. Umlandeli wakhe, i-SN11, ulungiselelwa olunye uvavanyo lwenqwelomoya kwangoko kule nyanga. U-CEO u-Elon Musk ujonge ukufezekisa uhambo lwasemoyeni nge-Starship prototype ngaphambi kokuphela kwe-2021.