UJeff Bezos noRichard Branson babalekela ukuba zizigidigidi zokuqala emajukujukwini.Imifanekiso kaGetty Indoda esisityebi emhlabeni uJeff Bezos uthe uzokuya emajukujukwini kwinyanga ezayo kwirokethi yaseNew Shepard eyenziwe yinkampani yakhe yabucala, Imvelaphi eBlue . Irokethi ayikaze ivavanywe nomqhubi wenqwelomoya, ke ngoko iBezos ithatha umngcipheko wokwenene ngokuzinikela ukuba ibe ngumkhweli wayo wokuqala.
Olu hambo lucwangciselwe uJulayi 20, iiveki ezimbini emva kokuba iBezos imiselwe ukuba yehle njenge-CEO yeAmazon. Ukuba konke kuhamba ngokwesicwangciso, iBezos iya kuba ngusomashishini wokuqala wasebhiliyoni ukukhwela isiphekepheke senkampani yakhe.
Kodwa oko kungatshintsha kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezizayo.
Kungekudala emva kokubhengezwa ngesibindi kweBezos, ibhlog yeendaba zasemajukujukwini Umzobo weArc uxele, ecacisa umthombo ongaziwayo, ukuba iVirgin Galactic isebenza kwindiza yovavanyo nge-4 kaJulayi kwimpelaveki ukuthumela umsunguli wayo uRichard Branson kwindawo ngaphambi kweBezos.
IVirgin Galactic ’sI-VSS Unity SpaceShipIindiza ezimbini zerokethi ziye zavavanywa kunye nabakhweli amaxesha ambalwa. Igqibezele inqwelomoya yovavanyo lwamva ngoMeyi ngabaqhubi beenqwelomoya ababini ebhodini.
Isithethi seVirgin Galactic sixelele ibhlog, Silindele ukugqibezela uvavanyo lokugqibela lweenqwelomoya kweli hlobo ukuya ekuqaleni kokuwa. Ngeli xesha, asikawuchazi umhla wenqwelomoya elandelayo.
Ingxelo yeParabolic yeArc iqaphele ukuba uhambo lwenqwelomoya luxhomekeke ekufumaneni iphepha-mvume lomqhubi kwi-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Kodwa iingcali zomgaqo-nkqubo wokuhamba ngenqwelomoya zithi iVirgin Galactic ingadlula kuthintelo lwezithintelo ngokummisela njengelungu leqela labasebenzi kunokuba abe nenxaxheba kwi-spaceflight.
Ngokoluvo lwam, akukho nto inqanda uRichard Branson ukuba abhabhe kwakhona njengelungu labasebenza ngenqwelomoya, uGeorge Nield, owayesakuba ngumlawuli we-FAA, apho wayekhokele iOfisi yezoThutho lwasemajukujukwini. Iposi iNew York . Ungumqeshwa wenkampani, kwaye banokumabela nayiphi na imisebenzi abayifunayo. Ayisiyonto i-FAA ibandakanyeka kuyo. Ixhomekeke kwinkampani.
Imvelaphi eBlue kunye neVirgin Galactic ibonelela ngendawo efanayo yeholide yephakheji ebandakanya ukubhabha okufutshane ukuya nokubuya kumda womoya woMhlaba, apho abakhweli banokonwabela umbono wepanoramic wendlela egobileyo yoMhlaba kunye nemizuzu embalwa yobunzima ngexesha lokwehla.
U-Bezos uza kubhabha kunye nomninawa wakhe omncinci, uMark Bezos, kunye nomntu ophumeleleyo kwifandesi eqhubekayo yesihlalo sendiza. Ifandesi iphela ngoMgqibelo, ngoJuni 12. Ibhidi ephezulu ifikelele kwi-4 yezigidi zeedola ngexesha lokushicilela.
