Ngenxa yomsebenzi owenziwa izinkampani ezinjengeBlue Origin, iVirgin Galactic neSpaceX, izinkampani eziningi ezizimele eziqaphela amandla amakhulu aqala ukuletha izindiza zesikhala kubavakashi. Ngoba akumangazi ukuthi eChina baqala ukusebenza kuphrojekthi lapho kulindeleke ukuthi kuthuthukiswe i- indiza yasemkhathini.
Njengoba kuqinisekiswe yiNew Scientist, iBeijing Vehicle Launch Technology Academy, inkampani ezimele esekelwa izwe laseChina uqobo, isungula indiza yezentengiselwano ezoba umthamo wokuthwala inani labagibeli abangafika kwabangu-20 baye ezindaweni ezingaphandle kweplanethi yethu.
Njengemininingwane, ngikutshele ukuthi asikhulumi ngephrojekthi engavuthiwe. Isibonelo salokhu ukuthi imiklamo yokuqala isivele yethulwe kwi-International Astronautical Congress eyenzeke emasontweni ambalwa edlule eGuadalajara (eMexico). Phakathi kwezici zayo ezithakazelisa kakhulu, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi indiza yakhiwa isiqeshana esisodwa esinganwetshwa ukwamukela abagibeli abaningi.
Inkampani yangasese yaseChina ithuthukisa indiza yesikhala sabavakashi.
Njengoba umkhiqizi wale phrojekthi ngokwakhe ephawule, indiza yasemkhathini izoba yisibonelo abantu abaningi abazokwazi ukuthutha ngaphakathi kweplanethi. Njengemininingwane, ngikutshele ukuthi empeleni sikhuluma ngefayela le- irokhethi elinamaphiko ukuthi izokwazi ukusuka phezulu iye phezulu ngezindlela zayo ngenkathi, lapho ifika, kuzosetshenziswa umshayeli ozimele ngokuphelele.
Okwamanje inkampani isivele inemiklamo emibili yale ndiza eyingqayizivele. Endaweni eyodwa sithola imodeli engamamitha ayi-6 ukuphakama namathani ayi-10 wesisindo ngomthamo wokuthutha Abantu abangu-5 endaweni ephakeme ngamakhilomitha ayi-100 ngejubane likaMak 6 enikezayo imizuzu emibili yokusinda.
Okwesibili, sithola indiza enamaphiko amakhulu akhula afike kumamitha ayi-12 ngesisindo samathani ayi-100. Ngenxa yalezi zilinganiso amandla akhula abe ngu Abantu abangu-20 ezokwazi ukundiza ebangeni elingamakhilomitha ayi-130 eMach 8 okuzobanika kuze kufike imizuzu emine yokusinda.
Ukwaziswa okwengeziwe: New Scientist