Ua hōʻike kūleʻa ʻo ISRO i ka hiki ke hoʻopaʻa lewa ma ka hoʻohui ʻana i ʻelua mau mokulele (ʻo kēlā me kēia he 220 kg ke kaumaha) ma ka lewa.
Hoʻokumu ka hoʻopaʻa lewa i kahi ala paʻa i ka ea no ka hoʻoili palekana ʻana i nā mea a i ʻole nā luina ma waena o ʻelua mau mokulele. He ʻenehana koʻikoʻi kēia no ke kūkulu ʻana i ke kahua ākea a me nā misionari i ka mahina.
ʻO ka misionari SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) o ISRO i hoʻokumu ʻia me ʻelua mau mokulele ʻo SDX01 (a i ʻole ka Chaser) a me SDX02 (a i ʻole ka Target). Ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma luna o hoʻokahi rocket ma ka lā 30 o Dekemaba 2024. Ua kau ʻia nā mokulele ʻelua i ka lewa me nā wikiwiki like ʻole e hiki ai iā lākou ke noho ma kahi mamao o 10 a 20 km.
Ma ka lā 16 o Ianuali 2025, ua hoʻololi ʻia nā mokulele mokulele ʻelua e hōʻemi i ka mamao ma waena o lākou. Ua hoʻokokoke mālie ka Chaser i ka Target, ua hoʻopaʻa ʻia ko lākou mau mea hoʻohui, a ua hoʻopaʻa ʻia nā mokulele mokulele ʻelua i ka hana ʻana i kahi ala paʻa i ka ea no ka hoʻoili palekana ʻana i nā mea a i ʻole nā hui, e hoʻopau ana i ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka lewa.
ʻO kēia ka mea e lilo ai ʻo India i ʻāina ʻehā ma hope o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, Rusia a me Kina me ka ʻenehana hoʻopaʻa lewa i hōʻoia ʻia.
ʻO ka hana aʻe, ʻo ia ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka mana uila mai ka Chaser spacecraft i ka Target spacecraft e hōʻike ana i ka hiki ke hoʻouna i nā mokulele e lawelawe i kahi mokulele ʻē aʻe ma ka lewa. ʻO ka hana hope loa ka hōʻike ʻana i ka wehe ʻana a me ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana o nā mokulele ʻelua.
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Sources:
- ISRO. Hoʻopuka paʻi- SpaDeX Mission. Loaʻa ma https://www.isro.gov.in/mission_SpaDeX.html
- ISRO. SPADEX Mission Brochure. Loaʻa ma https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/PSLVC60/PSLVC60-mission-brochure-english.pdf
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