5 Izinkampani Ezisebenzela Ukwenza Izebhizinisi Zokuhweba Zihamba Ngokweqiniso

I-Dawn ye-New Space Age

Sekuyiminyaka engaba amashumi ayisithupha ithuba lokuya esibhakabhakeni ligcinelwe abantu abambalwa abakhethwa njengabadlali. Laba besilisa nabesifazane baye baqeqesha ngokugcwele futhi bachitha iminyaka bekulungiselela nje ithuba lokuba basuke ku-Planet Earth bese beya emazulwini ngenhla.

Kodwa, lokho kungashintsha eminyakeni embalwa ezayo njengoba inamba yezinkinobho zezinkampani isondela kakhulu ekwenzeni ukuhamba kwesikhala sokuhweba kungenzeka. Uma uke waphupha ngokushaya umhlaba wethu - noma ngisho nokuvakashela inyanga - ithuba lakho lingase lifike maduze kunalokho ongase ucabange. Nasi uhlu lwethu lwezinkampani eziyisihlanu ezisebenzela ukwenza ukuhamba kwesikhala sokuhweba ngokoqobo.

• 01 ka 05

  Isikhala X

  Uma kunenkampani eyodwa eseduze nokwenza ukuhamba kweqiniso lokuhamba isikhala empeleni kungenzeka ukuthi yi-Space X. Inkampani iye isebenzisa uhlelo lwayo lwe-roketi evuselelekayo ukuletha ukukhokhwa kwi-International Space Station - futhi ithumele ama-satellites ku-orbit - iminyaka manje, efakazela ukuthi uhlelo lwesikhala semfihlo lungasebenza. Kodwa kungekudala isikhala se-X senza izihloko lapho kumemezela ukuthi sithumela i-pair of tourists enyangeni ngo-2018. Ubungcweti balabo bahambayo abonakalwanga okwamanje, futhi akukho intengo abavumelene ukuyikhokha. Kodwa uma uphumelela, lo mzamo ngeke nje usebenzise umsebenzisi oneminyaka emisha ekuhambeni kwesikhala kodwa ubuyele abantu enyangeni okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-40.

  Njengokuba lokho kwakungeke kwanele, isikhulu se-Space X u-Elon Musk uye washo ukuthi uzimisele ukuthumela ukuhambela eMars kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2022.

• 02 ka 05

  Umsuka weBlue

  Isikhala X asiyona yodwa inkampani enezinkampani ekuthumeni abahambi bezohwebo ukuba baye esikhaleni. I-Blue Origin iye yamemezela nenhloso yayo yokuqala amakhasimende akhokhelwa ku-orbit futhi ibonise ngisho ne-inner capsule yayo. Izindiza zokuhlola kulindeleke ukuthi ziqale kamuva kulo nyaka, ngezokuqala zokuthengisa ezenzelwe u-2018. Izinhloso zenkampani azifisa kakhulu kunezimbangi zayo-okungenani okwamanje. Lezindiza zizophela cishe amaminithi angu-11 futhi zihambise abahamba ngezinyawo kuze kube sezingeni le-suborbital, okumele lenze inani lifinyeleleke kakhulu.

• 03 ka 05

  Virgin Galactic

  I-Virgin Galactic ithanda ukuzithengisa ngokwayo njenge "umugqa wokuqala wendawo yokuthengisa," kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi, inkampani ingakabi nendiza yokuhweba. Noma kunjalo, iyaqhubeka nokwenza intuthuko eqhubekayo kulowo mgomo naphezu kokushiyeka okukhulu. Manje, inkampani ikholelwa ukuthi izoqala ukukhokha amakhasimende emkhathini ngo-2018 ngamanani aphansi angu-$ 250,000 nje. Le nkampani isebenzisa indlela ehlukile kunezakhamuzi zayo, isungula ubuciko bayo besikhashana - yabiza i-SpaceShip Two - kusukela ngemuva kwezindiza zamasekhondi ezibizwa ngokuthi i-WhiteKnight Two. Leyo ndege iyena i-SpaceShip Two emkhathini osenyakatho, lapho ithola khona futhi igxilise izinjini zayo ze-rocket ukuqedela indiza ibe yi-orbit ephansi ye-Earth. Abantu abangaphezu kwezingu-500 sebebikile kakade indawo ebhodini lezindiza eliphezulu, okuye kwaba ukuthuthukiswa nokuhlolwa iminyaka.

• 04 ka 05

  I-World View Enterprise

  Enye inkampani ecabanga kancane ngokuqondene nezinhlelo zayo zokuhamba isikhala yi-World View Enterprises. Esikhundleni sokusebenzisa ama-rocket abizayo kanye nezindiza zokuhlola eziyingozi, i-WVE izothatha ibhaluni eliphakeme eliphezulu, elihlanganiswe ne-capsule elenziwe ngokukhethekile, ukuhambisa abagibeli kancane kancane nangaphandle komkhathi. Izindiza zokuhlola zenzeke kule minyaka embalwa edlule, ngalezo zindiza zifinyelela ngamamitha angu-100 000 endaweni ephakeme. Isiqalisi sokuqala esisemthethweni manje sihlelelwe ukuthi senzeke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka ngentengo elinganisiwe cishe eyizigidi ezingama-75,000.

• 05 ka 05

  Boeing

  I-Boeing ibilokhu yenza ama-jet liners amashumi eminyaka futhi inayo engama-43% emakethe yezindiza ezentengiselwano. Ngenkathi ukuhamba kwesikhala esiyimfihlo kusekhona kwasekuqaleni, inkampani ayikho ukuvumela isiqhema seziqalo zokuqala ukuba sidle kulokho okungase kube ngumnikazi wemali esikhathini esizayo. Ukuze kube njalo, onjiniyela be-aerospace e-Boeing baye bahlela isikhwama sezindiza esibizwa ngokuthi i-CST-100 Starliner esolandela usuku olulodwa ukuthutha abasebenzi kanye nokunikezela ku-International Space Station, futhi mhlawumbe bathathe abavakashi bangene ngemvume. I-capsule evuselelekayo ingakwazi ukuhlala kwabagibeli abayisikhombisa futhi iklanyelwe ukuba iphumelele futhi ilahlekelwe ngempumelelo. Ukuqaliswa kokuhlolwa kokuqala kwe-Starliner kuye kwabambezeleka kuze kufike ngo-2018, kodwa uma konke kuhamba kahle, kungavula inkathi entsha yokuhamba isikhala.