ISRO ti ṣe afihan agbara docking aaye ni aṣeyọri nipasẹ sisopọ papọ awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu meji (ọkọọkan wọn nipa 220 kg) ni aaye.
Ibi iduro aaye ṣẹda aye ti afẹfẹ fun gbigbe ohun elo lailewu tabi awọn atukọ laarin awọn ọkọ ofurufu meji. Eyi jẹ imọ-ẹrọ to ṣe pataki fun kikọ ibudo aaye ati awọn iṣẹ apinfunni si oṣupa.
SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) ise ti ISRO ni ninu meji spacecrafts SDX01 (tabi Chaser) ati SDX02 (tabi awọn Àkọlé). O ti ṣe ifilọlẹ lori apata kan ni 30 Oṣu kejila ọdun 2024. Awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu meji naa ni a gbe si aaye pẹlu awọn iyara oriṣiriṣi lati jẹ ki wọn wa ni ijinna ti 10 si 20 km.
Ni ọjọ 16 Oṣu Kini ọdun 2025, awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu meji naa ni a dani lati dinku aaye laarin wọn. Chaser naa sunmọ ibi ibi-afẹde naa, awọn asopọ wọn so pọ, ati pe awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu meji naa ti de lori ṣiṣẹda ọna afẹfẹ fun gbigbe ohun elo ailewu tabi awọn atukọ, ipari ibi iduro aaye.
Eyi mu ki India orilẹ-ede kẹrin lẹhin Amẹrika, Russia ati China lati ni imọ-ẹrọ docking aaye ti a fihan.
Igbesẹ t’okan yoo jẹ gbigbe agbara itanna lati inu ọkọ ofurufu Chaser si ọkọ ofurufu Target ti n ṣe afihan agbara lati fi awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu ranṣẹ lati ṣe iṣẹ ọkọ ofurufu miiran ni aaye. Igbesẹ ikẹhin yoo jẹ ifihan ti ṣiṣi silẹ ati iyapa awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu meji naa.
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awọn orisun:
- ISRO. Tẹ Tu- SpaDeX Mission. Wa ni https://www.isro.gov.in/mission_SpaDeX.html
- ISRO. SPADEX ise panfuleti. Wa ni https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/PSLVC60/PSLVC60-mission-brochure-english.pdf
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