I-Airstream Astrovan II: ibhasi elidumile le-astronaut lithola indlalifa yalo

Manje uhambo loosomkhathi baseMelika oluya e-International Space Station luzoqala ngokugibela ibhasi eliyingqayizivele le-Airstream Astrovan II. 

I-Airstream Astrovan yokuqala yayifana nezinhlamvu. Kwakuyinto ebalulekile yemikhumbi-mkhathi lapho kuthuthukiswa osomkhathi. Ibhasi lilethe ababambiqhaza bendiza endaweni yokuqalisa. Ngokushesha iRussia yathatha umsebenzi wokuletha abantu ku-ISS, futhi wonke umuntu wakhohlwa ngebhasi elidumile.

Manje sesivele futhi isidingo semoto eyingqayizivele. Izwe laseMelika lifuna ukuletha osomkhathi esiteshini ngaphandle kosizo lweRoscosmos. Ngalezi zinhloso, inguqulo yesibili ye-Airstream Astrovan yasungulwa. 

NgoDisemba nyakenye, indiza yokuhlola ye-Starliner capsule yaphela ngokwehluleka: ayizange ingene emzileni odingekayo. Ukukhubazeka kuzosuswa kungekudala, futhi osomkhathi bazoya ku-ISS. I- "stop" yokuqala kuzoba yi-Airstream Astrovan II.

Ibhasi linendawo yangaphakathi yangempela. Iklanyelwe ukuthwala osomkhathi abayisithupha abagqoke amasudi asemkhathini. Indawo okuyiwa kuyo ibhasi yiCape Canaveral eFlorida. I-Airstream Astrovan II izohamba ibanga elingu-14,5 km.

Ngokubuka, imoto ifana ne-camper. Iveza umkhumbi-mkhathi ozothumela osomkhathi emzileni wokuzungeza: i-CST-100 Starliner.

Kunesikhala esiningi ngaphakathi kwebhasi ukuthi osomkhathi bazizwe bekhululekile. Futhi ukuze bangabi nesithukuthezi phakathi nohambo olufushane, imoto ifakwe isikrini esikhulu namachweba e-USB.