Izinjini zamarokhethi ziyimishini ehlanzekile eyethulela imikhumbi-mkhathi emkhathini. Kodwa kuthiwani uma besinomshini omkhulu ongaphusha into ethile ephakeme ngokwanele ukuba ibe semkhathini ongaphandle? Lezi zinjini ezimangalisayo zidinga uphethiloli okhethekile ukuze zikwazi ukunyakaza ngokushesha futhi kuqine. Lokhu bakubiza ngokuthi yi-fuel propellant. I-propellant iyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali avuthayo akhethekile akhiqiza amandla amaningi. Uma uphethiloli ukhiqiza amandla engeziwe, i-rocket ikwazi ukuhamba phezulu futhi ngokushesha.
Lapho izinjini zamarokhethi zishisa uphethiloli wazo, zikhiqiza umfutho onamandla owaziwa ngokuthi yi-thrust. Lokho kusunduza kunamandla kangangokuba kungakhuphula amarokhethi asindayo asuke phansi futhi awakhiphele esibhakabhakeni. Kufana ne-jump web ekhethekile evumela i-rocket ukuthi igxume iye emkhathini! Uphethiloli uhlangana futhi ushise ngokushesha kangangokuthi ukhiqiza amandla amakhulu aphusha i-rocket phezulu.
I-SpaceX yinkampani ye-Novelties eyenza amarokhethi. Benza amanye amarokhethi anamandla kakhulu eMhlabeni. Izinjini zabo zamarokhethi zinamandla amakhulu futhi zisebenza kahle kakhulu. Amarokhethi awathathayo angakwazi ukudonsa umkhumbi-mkhathi namasathelayithi akhuphukele phezulu emkhathini. I-SpaceX igcwele ososayensi be-rocket abehla ngokuxazulula inkinga enkulu futhi benze inqwaba yemishini yokukhahlela.
Bekukade kunzima kakhulu futhi kumba eqolo ukuthola i-rocket emkhathini. Kwaba sengathi uzama ukuhlanganisa umdondoshiya, iphazili ebiza ngempela. I-SpaceX ithole ukuthi amarokhethi angawavula kanjani ngenani eliphansi futhi kalula. Bakha izinjini zamarokhethi ezingasetshenziswa kabusha. Zibone ngeso lengqondo unemoto oqhubeka uyishayela futhi uyishayela esikhundleni sokuzitholela entsha njalo uhambo.
Uphethiloli ofanayo usetshenziswa i-SpaceX eyaziwa ngokuthi i-RP-1. Iwuhlobo oluhlanzekile lukaphalafini oluvutha kahle kakhulu.” Bahlanganisa la mafutha nomoya-mpilo owuketshezi ukuze bakhe umthombo wamandla oqinile. Lezi zinjini zamarokhethi zincane futhi azisindi - okusho ukuthi zingashintshwa kalula. Kufana nokuba nomshini onamandla aphezulu ophathekayo futhi okahle.
I-SpaceX yaqala ngokuthile okuncane, injini ye-Merlin. Leyo njini yayingasindi futhi inamandla, ilungele ukuba khona emkhathini. Kwakufana nomzamo wabo wokuqala wenjini ye-rocket enkulu. Babe sebekha i-rocket ye-Falcon 9, enezinjini eziyisishiyagalolunye ze-Merlin ezisebenza ngazwi linye. Futhi ingxenye ebanda kunazo zonke nge-Falcon 9 ukuthi ingahlala futhi isetshenziswe kabusha—ifana nendiza ehamba izikhathi eziningi.
Manje, i-SpaceX yenza i-rocket entsha, i-Starship. Izoba ngumnikazi wenjini ye-Raptor enamandla. Le rokhethi entsha iyakwazi ukuthatha imithwalo emikhulu kakhulu iye esikhaleni. Ivula amathuba amaningi, kufana nerokhethi ukusiza ukuletha abantu kwamanye amaplanethi, kufana nomshini wokuphupha.