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Ukuphela kwesonto kusondela kancane, okusho ukuthi futhi ezinye izindaba ezinoshukela ezivela emhlabeni wezobuchwepheshe, lapho okungaphezu kokwanele okwenzekile ngosuku lokugcina. Nakuba izolo siphuthelwe inkulumo yethu yendabuko mayelana nendawo ejulile kanye nezindiza eziya endaweni engaziwa, kulokhu cishe ngeke sikugweme lokhu kuzilibazisa. I-alpha ne-omega yezindaba zanamuhla nesifinyezo ukuqhuma okuyisikhumbuzo komkhumbi-mkhathi we-Starship ovela kulabhorethri ye-SpaceX, okuphothule ngempumelelo ukuhlolwa kokuphakama kwe-altitude, kodwa ngandlela-thile kwasha (ngokoqobo) ekufikeni kokugcina. Sizophinde sizijabulele nge-Delta IV Heavy rocket, okungukuthi umdondoshiya esindayo wonke esidalwe isintu kuze kube manje. Nenkampani yamarobhothi iBoston Dynamics, ekhula ngokushesha kangangoba yathengwa yinhlangano yakwaHyundai, kufanele kukhulunywe nayo.

AbakwaHyundai bathenga iBoston Dynamics ngemali engaphansi nje kwesigidigidi. Amarobhothi ahlelwe ngamafuphi

Uma uke waba emhlabeni wezobuchwepheshe isikhashana, awuzange uphuthelwe yi-Boston Dynamics, inkampani enentshisekelo yokuthuthukisa amarobhothi. Yize kunezinkampani eziningi ezifanayo, lena inomlando omude futhi onothile wemizamo eyimpumelelo. Ngaphandle kwenja yerobhothi ehlakaniphile, ososayensi baphinde baziqhayisa, isibonelo, i-Atlas, irobhothi elikwazi ukuzulazula kanye nama-stunts anjalo amarobhothi e-humanoid awazange aphuphe ngisho nawo. Uhlu lonke lwabakhiqizi nezinkampani ngokushesha bathatha ukusebenzisa abalingani be-robotic futhi bazivumelanisa nezwe lapho esikhathini esizayo esiseduze cishe ngeke kube nokushoda kobuhlakani bokwenziwa.

Kunoma ikuphi, ukukhula okuqhumayo kweBoston Dynamics kube ngesinye sezizathu ezenza inqwaba yezinkampani ezinkulu zibe nentshisekelo ekuthengweni. Phela ukuthenga leli bhizinisi elinemali engaka kubukeka kuwumqondo omuhle, futhi akumangazi ukuthi kwaHyundai, eyaziwa ngokuthanda ukuqamba izinto ezintsha futhi ikakhulukazi impumelelo emkhakheni wezobuchwepheshe, basheshe balithola ithuba. Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, isivumelwano sokuqala sase sifinyelelwe ngoNovemba futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukukhokhwa kwenani, elikhuphuke lafinyelela cishe ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane zamaRandi, ikakhulukazi ku-921 million. Lesi yisinyathelo esihle esiya phambili futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukubambisana okungacebisa izinhlangothi zombili kowamanqamu. Ubani owaziyo ukuthi yini enye iBoston Dynamics ezoqhamuka nayo.

Ukuqhuma komkhumbi-mkhathi u-Starship kwahlekisa futhi kwethusa. U-Elon Musk ngandlela thize wehlulekile ukufika kahle

Bekungeke kube isifinyezo esilungile uma singasho okungenani kanye ngomboni odumile u-Elon Musk, onakho kokubili u-Tesla no-SpaceX ngaphansi kwesithupha sakhe. Bekuyinkampani yesibili eshiwo emkhathini esanda kungena esivivinyweni sesibindi, esihlanganisa ukuzama ukwenza umkhumbi-mkhathi omkhulukazi i-Starship ifinyelele ubude obungamakhilomitha angu-12.5, ngaleyo ndlela ihlola ikhono lezinjini zikaphethiloli ukuze zithwale isisindo esinjalo. Nakuba ukuhlolwa kwaba yimpumelelo futhi izinjini zingenayo nencane inkinga yokuphakamisela umkhumbi emafwini, kwaphakama ubunzima obukhulu ekuwuqondiseni. Phela, cabanga ukuthi kufanele ulinganise kahle i-behemoth enamathani amaningi ihlehla ibheke phansi.

Umqondo wonke usebenza ngesisekelo sokuthi inkampani ithatha i-rocket emafwini, ikakhulukazi ekuphakameni okudingekayo, ivala izinjini futhi iyivumele iwe ngokukhululeka. Ngaphezulu nje komhlaba, ube esevula ama-thruster futhi azame ukubeka ileveli isakhiwo esikhulu ukuze sihlale siqondile nangokufanele njengoba kufanele. Lokhu kube yimpumelelo ngokwengxenye, kodwa njengoba kwavela, izibalo zonjiniyela azizange zibe nembayo njengoba kungase kubonakale. Amajethi awazange anikeze amandla anele futhi, ngandlela thile, aqondisa i-rocket, kodwa ayekude kakhulu nokukwazi ukuyinciphisa ngokwanele ukuze ivimbele ukuthi ingaqhume lapho ishayisana. Futhi lokho kusanda kwenzeka, okungaphikisani impumelelo yokuhlolwa, kodwa sikholelwe, i-intanethi izobe idlala ngalesi sigameko isikhathi eside esizayo.

Irokhethi enkulu yeDelta IV Heavy izokwethulwa ku-orbit maduze. Izophatha isathelayithi ephezulu eyimfihlo

Inkampani yasemkhathini i-SpaceX isivele inesikhala sayo esanele, ngakho-ke kungaba kuhle ukunikeza ithuba kwezinye izingcweti esikhundleni sephayona lasemkhathini. Sikhuluma ngenkampani i-United Launch Alliance, noma kunalokho inhlangano ehlanganisa abakhiqizi abambalwa abahamba phambili emkhakheni wamarokhethi. Yiso lesi sikhondlakhondla esilungiselela ukuthumela irokhethi lesibili ngobukhulu nelikhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni elibizwa nge-Delta IV Heavy into orbit, elizophatha isathelayithi yezempi eyimfihlo ephezulu nayo. Vele, akekho owaziyo noma ongazi ukuthi wenzeni, kodwa noma kunjalo, kuqinisekile ukuthi i-ULA yenza umsindo omkhulu ngawo wonke umcimbi, okuqondakalayo uma kubhekwa umncintiswano.

Nakuba i-rocket bekufanele ingene emzileni ozungezayo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, isikhathi ngasinye indiza yayihlehliswa unomphela ngenxa yezimo ezimbi. Ekugcineni, idethi eyinhlekelele iyasondela lapho kuzobonakala ukuthi i-ULA ingakwazi yini ukuncintisana neziqhwaga ezinjenge-SpaceX. Kunoma yikuphi, kuzoba isikhathi sokuzilibazisa esibiza kakhulu kunasesimeni sembangi ye-SpaceX. Ngokungafani no-Elon Musk, i-ULA ayihleli ukusebenzisa amamojula okufika futhi ngaleyo ndlela yonge izigidi ezimbalwa zamadola. Esikhundleni salokho, inamathela kumodeli wendabuko, kodwa ayikwazi ukukhishwa ukuthi inkampani izophefumulelwa esikhathini esizayo. Ake sibone ukuthi lo mfelandawonye wokuvelela ungafeza yini uhlelo lwayo futhi uqedele umsebenzi ngempumelelo.

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