Ngomhla woku-1 kweyoKwindla, umenzi wefayibha yekhabhoni osekwe eMelika, iHexcel Corporation, ubhengeze ukuba izinto zayo ezidityanisiweyo eziphambili zikhethwe yiNorthrop Grumman ukuze kuveliswe izinto ezixhasa ukuphela kobomi kunye nokuphela kobomi kwi-NASA's Artemis 9 Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE).
INorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems ijongene nokuphelelwa lixesha kweenkqubo zokuqalisa isithuba kuyilo lwe-booster kunye nemveliso. I-booster ephuculweyo eneefayibha zekhabhoni ezilula zeHexcel kunye ne-prepreg iya kubonelela ngokusebenza okwandisiweyo okuya kunceda uphando lwenyanga oluzayo, imisebenzi yesayensi kunye nemisebenzi yeMars ekugqibeleni.
Ukuqala ngomsebenzi we-Artemis 9, ii-BOLE thrusters ezintsha ziza kuthatha indawo yee-metal kunye nee-steel hulls ezazisetyenziswa ngaphambili kwiinkqubo ze-space shuttle nge-carbon fiber composite hull ekhaphukhaphu kunye nezakhiwo ezilungisiweyo neziphuculweyo, iinkqubo zolawulo lwe-electronic thrust vector, kunye nezinto ezikhupha iipropellant. Iingxaki zokuphelelwa lixesha.
Isicelo sokuqala se-BOLE kwisityalo saseNorthrop Grumman eCape, eUtah. I-Hexcel Advanced Composites iza kusetyenziselwa ukwenza igobolondo lokuqala le-composite ye-BOLE thruster, eliza kusetyenziswa kwiSpace Launch System kwi-mission ecwangcisiweyo ye-Artemis 9 ka-2031.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Matshi-07-2022
