Ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka u-2018, ngakumbi nge-7 kaJanuwari, SpaceX wayecebe ukwenza umsebenzi owawuza kuthi, ngokungafaniyo nabanye abaninzi, ungakhange upapashwe kancinci. Njengoko yaziwa kamva, kuyacaca ukuba yayiyimishini eyimfihlo apho bafuna khona ukujikeleza isixhobo esathi kamva sazi ukuba sasibhaptiziwe njenge Zuma.
Iindaba zolu phehlelelo zeza nje kwakamsinya emva kokuba sikufundile oko, ngaphandle kwento yokuba utyando lwabonakala luyimpumelelo, inomdla umthwalo ophethe irokhethi yeSpaceX wanyamalala. Inyani yile yokuba yonke into ibonakala ingaqhelekanga kuba sithetha ngenkampani engakhange yenze mpazamo iminyaka eliqela, kwelinye icala, njengoko kuchaziwe nje, i-United States Air Force iya kuqhubeka nokuxhomekeka kuyo ukubeka iisathelayithi zayo orbit yeyiphi loo nto, ukuba isixhobo besinyamalale, ngekhe ibe sisiphoso senkampani ekhokelwa ngu-Elon Musk.
Ngaphandle kwazo zonke iinkqubo ezibonisa ngenye indlela, isixhobo sikaZuma asikho kwi-orbit
Emva kwayo yonke le mpazamo kuye kwakho imibuzo emininzi ethe yagalelwa kwaye esele ihleli kumbhobho weSpaceX sobabini, leyo uzilinganisele ekuphawuleni ukuba zonke iinkqubo zakhe zisebenza ngokuchanekileyoNgokubhekisele kurhulumente wase-United States, ekuthi, njengoko kuhlala kunjalo, angafuni kungena kwiinkcukacha ukusukela, njengoko iintlebendwane zisitsho, siza kujongana nesathelayithi yomkhosi eyayiyiprojekthi eyimfihlo kurhulumente wase-US.
Ukuya kwiinkcukacha ezithe kratya, enkosi kulwazi oluvela kwi-SpaceX siyazi ukuba ukumiliselwa kwasekuqaleni kwakucwangciselwe uNovemba 2017, umhla owathi kamva wahlehliselwa uJanuwari 7. Ngexesha lokwazisa yonke into isebenze ngokuchanekileyo, ukusukela zozibini izigaba zokuqala nezesibini ze Falcon9 zisebenze ngokugqibeleleyo. Into emangalisa kakhulu kukuba imithwalo yanyamalala emva kokubhaliswa ziinkqubo zesatellite njengoko yayingene kumjikelo.
Njengoko kuphawuliwe kwingxelo UGwynne Shotwell, Mongameli we-SpaceX:
Emva kokujonga yonke idatha sinokuqinisekisa ukuba i-Falcon 9 isebenze ngokuchanekileyo.
Njengoko bekulindelekile, emva kolu lwazi lunganikwa mntu ngaphandle kukaMongameli wangoku we-SpaceX, onke amehlo ajonge kuMkhosi woMoya wase-United States, othi, ngokuchaseneyo noko bekucelwa ngumntu wonke, uzilinganisele ekwaziseni ukuba baya kuqhubeka nokusebenza nge-SpaceX. ukulungiselela oorhulumente balo bexesha elizayo. Ngamazwi akhe ULieutenant General John Thompson, uMlawuli wangoku weZiko leNdawo kunye neeNkqubo zoMkhosi:
Ngokusekwe kuhlalutyo lwedatha, iqela alichonganga naluphi na ulwazi ukutshintsha isatifikethi seSpaceX Falcon 9
Yonke into ibonakala ibonisa ukuba ukusilela kwenzeke ngenkqubo yokwahlula irokethi eyenziwe yinkampani yaseNorthrop Grumman
Ngokusekwe kwiingxelo ezithi, nangona bekwenziwe ukuba balinde, kodwa bafika bevela eMkhosini woMoya wase-United States, kuyaqondakala ukuba abanakho ukuzilahla iinkonzo ze-SpaceX kuba Akukho sizathu safunyanwa sokungayithembi inkampani okanye ukubabamba benoxanduva lokulahleka kwesixhobo sabo semfihlo. Nangona, njengoko ubona, bakwabonisa ukuba baya kuqhubeka nokufunda eli tyala.
Ngale crossover yeengxelo, apho uMkhosi woMoya wase-United States ugqibe uxolelo, okanye kubonakala ngathi, i-SpaceX isala ukuva ingxelo yomenzi wesixhobo esiyimfihlo uZuma, inkampani ye-aerospace Northrop Grumman, ekucaca ukuba, ukongeza kuxanduva lokuvelisa isixhobo, babekwanoxanduva lokwakha inkqubo yerocket's separation system.
Ukuba sinayo le nto engqondweni, ayothusi into yokuba kukho amazwi amaninzi abonisa ukuba isixhobo sokwahlula i-rocket esenziwe yiNorthrop Grumman ibe yile akaphumelelanga ukuthintela uZuma ukuba ahlukane neFalcon 9 bobabini ngesele bewele phantsi emva kokufikelela kwi-orbit.