I-Halo Space izokwethula izindiza zokuhlola eziyi-100 ngonyaka e-Saudi Arabia

I-Halo Space yakha indawo yokuhlola e-Saudi Arabia ukuze iqale ukwenza izethulo zokuhlola embusweni. Inkampani yezokuvakasha emkhathini yaseSpain ihlose ukunikeza izindiza zamahora ayisithupha ukuze zinikeze imibono Yomhlaba ugibele i-capsule yasemkhathini. Ukufeza lokhu, idinga ukuqedela uchungechunge lwezindiza zokuhlola. Inkampani ihlele indiza yokuhlola kule nyanga. Ngasekuqaleni kuka-Agasti, Ikhomishini Yezokuxhumana, Yesikhala Nobuchwepheshe yaseSaudi Arabia (CST) yamemezela ukusebenzisana kwayo neHalo Space. Le nkampani yakhe isizinda sokusebenza embusweni, esifaka imboni kanye nendawo yokuhlola. Kunezinye izisekelo ze-Halo Space emhlabeni jikelele ngomsebenzi wayo wonyaka wonke. Ikakhulukazi, lezi zitholakala e-Australia, eSpain nase-USA. Ekuqaleni, banethemba lokwenza izindiza zokuhlola ezingama-400 phakathi nonyaka, nezindiza zokuhlola eziyi-100 eSaudi Arabia. “Isinqumo sokwenza amakhono ezimboni abe sendaweni, njengomhlangano wokugcina we-space capsule, izindawo zokuhlola, nesikhumulo semikhumbi-mkhathi sibonisa isimo sebhizinisi esivumayo soMbuso nezimo ezifanele zemisebenzi eseduze nendawo,” kuchaza i-CEO ye-Halo Space, uCarlos Mira. “Sikholelwa ukuthi iSaudi Arabia isesimweni esikhethekile sokuthatha indima yobuholi emkhakheni oseduze nendawo, futhi sijabule ngokuqhubeka nokwakha lobu budlelwano njengoba siqhubekela phambili nomsebenzi wethu.”

I-capsule ye-Aurora

I-Halo Space ihlose ukuthi i-prototype capsule yayo i-Aurora ifinyelele ukuphakama okungamakhilomitha angama-30. Lokhu kuzoba ukuqinisekisa izinhlelo zayo ezibucayi. Abagibeli bazogibela i-capsule yasemkhathini enobubanzi obungamamitha angu-5 (amafidi angu-16.5) namamitha angu-3.5 (amafidi angu-11.5) ubude. Lokhu kufaka amafasitela wokubuka angu-2.8 square-meter (30 square feet). Izinto ze-capsule ye-Halo Space zizohlanganisa i-aluminium alloy nezinto eziyinhlanganisela. I-capsule ingakwazi ukuhlalisa abantu abangafika kwabayisishiyagalombili, kanye nomshayeli wendiza. Inesisindo esikhulu sokusuka esingamakhilogremu angu-3,500. Umshayeli wendiza uzoqapha umoya nesimo sezulu ngesikhathi sokukhuphuka kwekhephusi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi lezi zithinta umzila we-capsule ngesikhathi sokwehla. Uyophinde abe nesibopho sokuqala nokulawula ukwehla.

Izindiza zizosebenza kanjani

Ukukhuphuka kuzothatha amahora amabili kuya kwamathathu. I-Halo Space izobe isihamba ngomkhumbi ihora elilodwa kuya kwamabili. Ngemva kwalokho, ibhaluni lizodlula enqubweni yokuklebhula nokulihlukanisa. Lokhu kuzovumela i-capsule ukuthi yehle cishe ihora elilodwa ngosizo lwe-parachute. Alukho uhlelo lokuhambisa oluzosetshenziselwa i-capsule yesikhala. Kunalokho, izosebenzisa ibhaluni eliphakamisayo eligcwele i-helium ukuze ifinyelele ku-stratosphere Yomhlaba. Ijubane layo elikhulu lizoba ngamamitha ayi-12 ngehora (amakhilomitha angama-20 ngehora). Uma ibhaluni lasemkhathini selisebenza, amathikithi okuya ku-stratosphere azobiza cishe u-USD 150,000 ngalinye. Kukhona uhlu lwabalindile kulabo abathenga amathikithi uma esedayisiwe. I-Halo Space inethemba lokuqeda uhlelo lwayo lwendiza yokuhlola ukuze iqale imisebenzi yezentengiselwano ngo-2026. Isifiso sayo sesikhathi eside ukuvumela izinkulungwane zabagibeli ukuthi bathole uhambo oluseduze nomkhathi ngo-2030.

Mayelana ne-Halo Space

I-Halo Space inkampani yaseSpain yomhlaba wonke yezokuvakasha emkhathini eyaqala ukusebenza ngo-2021. Ubungcweti bayo bulele ekuthuthukiseni amabhaluni e-stratospheric ezivakashi. Nge-stratospheric, lokhu kusho ukuba sengqimbeni Yomhlaba ecishe ibe ngamakhilomitha ayi-10 kuya kwangama-50 ngaphezu kobuso bawo. Le nkampani izikhokhisa yona njengefemu yezokuvakasha “eseduze nendawo”, enabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-60. Isithombe: X/Arab News