Isakhiwo sesikhala esingamakhilomitha angu-58 siphakamisa ukuthutha kwezisebenzi eziya e-Proxima Centauri b

Ukuthuthuka kobunjiniyela be-aerospace kukhiqize iziphakamiso ezibambekayo zokuhlolwa kwezinhlelo zezinkanyezi ezingomakhelwane bethu. Umqondo wezakhiwo obizwa ngokuthi Chrysalis uvela njengohlelo olunemininingwane eminingi ukunika amandla uhambo lwezizukulwane endaweni ejulile. I-Esta Isakhiwo esiyisilinda esikhulu sihlose ukusekela impilo yomuntu phakathi nohambo olulinganiselwa ukuthatha amakhulu amane eminyaka angaphazamiseki.

Njengoba iklanyelwe ubude bamakhilomitha angu-58, umkhumbi wawuhlelelwe ukuhlalisa abantu abangafika ku-2,400. Le phrojekthi ihlanganisa izimiso ezithuthukisiwe ze-physics nokuhlela kwedolobha isikhathi eside ukuze kwakhe isixazululo esisebenzayo sokwenza amakoloni ngaphandle kwe-Sistema Solar. Engenheiros kanye nososayensi bagxila emizamweni yabo ekudaleni indawo ezimele ekwazi ukumelana nezimo ezimbi kakhulu ze-cosmos.

Imodeli yazuza ukuvelela kwamazwe ngamazwe ngemva kokuwina indawo yokuqala ku-Project Hyperion, umncintiswano womhlaba wonke obuhlelwe yi-Initiative ye-Interstellar Studies. Isinyathelo se-Esta sifuna izimpendulo ezingokoqobo nezisekelwe ngokwezibalo kuzithiyo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuhlela kanye nezebhayoloji zokuhamba phakathi kwezinkanyezi. Lesi siphakamiso sisungula umhlahlandlela omusha wobuchwepheshe wezizukulwane ezizayo zochwepheshe emkhakheni we-aerospace.

Ubunjiniyela besakhiwo nokusebenza kwesilinda esigxilile

Idizayini yomkhumbi ithatha ukucushwa kwejiyomethri okufana ne-cigar enkulu, eyakhiwe ngamasilinda agxilile amaningi. I-Esse ilungiselelo elithile likhethwe ithimba lonjiniyela ukuze kuncishiswe ukucindezelwa okudlulele kwesakhiwo okuzotholwa yisikebhe. Durante izigaba ezinde zokusheshisa nokunciphisa isivinini endaweni engenalutho, ukusatshalaliswa kokucindezeleka ngokomzimba kubalulekile ekugcineni ubuqotho bomkhumbi.

Ingqimba ngayinye yangaphakathi yesakhiwo inomsebenzi obalulekile nozimele, osebenza ngendlela efana nonodoli baseRussia. Essa ukwehlukaniswa kwehlukanisa izindawo zokuhlala ezindaweni ezinemishini emikhulu kanye nezihlangu zokuvikela zangaphandle. Imvelo ye-modular yomklamo iqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izingxenye zingahlukaniswa, zilungiswe noma zishintshwe ngaphandle kokuphazamisa umgomo oyinhloko noma ukuphepha kwezisebenzi esikebheni.

Ukuze kugcinwe impilo yamathambo nemisipha yabahambi ngezizukulwane ngezizukulwane, amamojula angaphakathi agcina ukunyakaza okujikelezayo okuzungeze i-eksisi emaphakathi. I-Essa i-continuous centrifugal force ikhiqiza amandla adonsela phansi okwenziwa alingana namaphesenti ayishumi amandla adonsela phansi oMhlaba. Tal indawo ebonakalayo ibhekwa njengeyanele ukunika amandla imisebenzi yansuku zonke kanye nentuthuko eyanele yalabo abazalwa phakathi nohambo.

Inhlangano yangaphakathi yendawo yokuhlala ihlukaniswe ngokuqinile ukuze kusetshenziswe kahle izinsiza ezikhona futhi kuqinisekiswe ukuphila isikhathi eside. Ukusatshalaliswa kwendawo kuhlanganisa izindawo ezithile ezinikezelwe ezicini ezehlukene zempilo yomuntu kanye nokugcinwa kwemikhumbi. Imikhakha emikhulu ihlelwe kanje:

• Imikhakha yezindawo zokuhlala ifakwe ukulawula kwesimo sezulu okuzimele kanye nezibani zokwenziwa ezivumelaniswe nemijikelezo yabantu.
• Izindawo zezolimo ezihloselwe ukulinywa kwe-hydroponic ephezulu kakhulu kanye nokukhiqizwa okuqhubekayo komoyampilo webhayoloji.
• Izindawo zezimboni zigxile ekugayweni kabusha kukadoti kanye nasekukhiqizeni izingxenye eziyisipele ezizenzakalelayo.
• Izikhungo zokulawula zisebenza ngokubambisana namanethiwekhi obuhlakani bokwenziwa asezingeni eliphezulu ukuze kuqashwe njalo.

Inhlangano yezibalo zabantu kanye nokwesekwa kwempilo ende

Umkhumbi uzosebenza njengedolobha elizimele nelizimele ngokuphelele, elidinga ibhalansi entsha yezinto eziphilayo kanye nezenhlalo. Extensas izindawo eziluhlaza zaziklanyelwe ukulingisa ama-terrestrial biomes ahlukahlukene, kusukela emahlathini aminyene kuya kumachibi okwenziwa. Esses izici zemvelo ziyisisekelo ekuzinzeni kwengqondo kwabasebenzi futhi zisebenza njengesistimu yokuhlunga yemvelo yomoya ezindaweni ezivaliwe.

Ukuhlelwa kwezibalo zabantu kudinga ukulawula okuqinile ukuze kugcinwe inani labantu lizinzile kumkhawulo omkhulu wezakhamuzi ezingu-2,400. Esse Ukuphatha okuqinile kuvimbela ukukhathala ngaphambi kwesikhathi kwezisetshenziswa zangaphakathi kanye nokuwa okungaba khona kwesistimu yokusekela impilo. Izakhiwo zemindeni yendabuko zizoshintsha zibe yizibonelo ezivundlile nezomphakathi zokuphilisana, zigxile ekubambisaneni kanye nokwehlukaniswa ngokulinganayo kwezibopho ezibalulekile.

Isiqondiso somzila sesistimu Alpha Centauri

Inhloso yokugcina yalolu hambo lwamakhulu eminyaka i-exoplanet Proxima Centauri b, etholakala cishe ngama-light-year angu-4.24 kude neplanethi yethu. Este Umzimba wesibhakabhaka onamadwala uzungeza indawo okuhlalwa kuyo yenkanyezi ephethe, i-red dwarf Proxima Centauri, ephakamisa ithuba elinamandla le-astrophysical lokubamba amanzi awuketshezi endaweni yawo. Ubuningi beplanethi bufana ncamashi nesika-Terra, isici esibalulekile esenza kube lula ukuzijwayeza kwe-biomechanical kwamakoloni akusasa ngemva kwamakhulu eminyaka ephila ngaphansi kokuncipha kwamandla adonsela phansi okwenziwa ngaphakathi kwesilinda sasemkhathini. Ukukhethwa kwale ndawo ethile kusekelwe ekubeni seduze kwayo kwe-cosmic, okwenza uhambo lwenzeke ngokwezibalo ngobuchwepheshe be-propulsion okwamanje obusesigabeni socwaningo lwethiyori.

Ukuhlola kwakamuva kwezinkanyezi kuqinisekisa ukuthi iplanethi iqeda ukuzungeza kwayo ngezinsuku eziyi-11 nje Zomhlaba, iveza izimo zezulu ezinzima okufanele abasebenzi bazinqobe ngemva nje kokufika. Ukuchayeka kuma-stellar flare aqinile avela ku-red dwarf kuzodinga ukwakhiwa ngokushesha kwezindawo zokukhosela ezingaphansi komhlaba ngemuva nje kokufika komhlaba wemisebenzi yezandla. Ushintsho olusuka endaweni elawulwayo yomkhumbi wezizukulwane ukuya endaweni engalindelekile ye-exoplanet kumele esinye sezigaba ezibucayi kakhulu zawo wonke umsebenzi. Protocolos imininingwane iyakhiwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ukusungulwa kwekoloni kwenzeka kahle futhi nokuchayeka okuncane emisebeni yangaphandle.

I-matrix yamandla nokuvikela emisebeni ye-cosmic

Ukususa isisindo somzimba samanani amakhulu kangaka endaweni yonke kudinga i-matrix yamandla eguquguqukayo nezime kakhulu. Le phrojekthi ibeka ukusetshenziswa kwezinjini ezishukumisayo ngokusekelwe ekuhlanganiseni okuqondile kwenuzi. Esses ama-reactor athuthukisiwe azonikwa amandla yingxube esebenza kahle kakhulu ye-deuterium ne-helium-3 isotopes, ehlinzeka ngomfutho odingekayo wesakhiwo esikhulu kakhulu.

Lobu buchwepheshe buvumela ukusheshisa okuqhubekayo nokuhamba kancane phakathi nonyaka wokuqala wohambo, kuze kube yilapho umkhumbi ufinyelela isivinini sawo sokuhamba ngomkhumbi esifanelekile sokuwela isikhala esiphakathi kwezinkanyezi. Uhlelo lwaklanyelwe ukuthi lusebenze ngendlela esezingeni eliphezulu futhi lungasebenzi, luqinisekise ukunikezwa kwamandla okungaphazamiseki. Tanto kokubili abashayeli abakhulu kanye nezindawo zokuhlala zangaphakathi eziyinkimbinkimbi zincike ngokuphelele kulesi sizukulwane samandla esiqhubekayo.

Ukuvikela izimo ezimbi zendawo ejulile kungenye insika eyinhloko yobunjiniyela bokusinda komkhumbi. Izendlalelo ezingaphandle kakhulu zesilinda zizosebenza njengezihlangu eziwugqinsi, ezivuselelayo eziklanyelwe ukumunca umthelela we-kinetic we-micrometeoroids. Além Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zithiyo zibalulekile ukuvimba imisebe ebulalayo yangemuva ye-cosmic engena kuwo wonke umzila obheke ohlelweni lwenkanyezi engumakhelwane.

Isakhiwo se-Logistics kanye nokuhlanganiswa ku-orbit yenyanga

Ubukhulu bomzimba bomkhumbi, onesisindo esilinganiselwa ku-2.4 billion metric tons, kwenza noma yimuphi umzamo wokuwuhlanganisa phezu komhlaba ungenzeki. Imingcele yeplanethi yethu yamandla adonsela phansi kanye ne-aerodynamic idinga ukwakhiwa kwezindawo ezinkulu zemikhumbi ezijikelezayo. Izinsiza ze-Essas zizotholakala ku-orbit ye-Lua, kusetshenziswa insimbi ekhishwe futhi icutshungulwe ngokuqondile endaweni yasemkhathini ngamaqoqo ama-drones azimele.

Ikhono lokukhiqiza i-in-situ liwumehluko obalulekile wephrojekthi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ubude bomsebenzi. Impressoras I-Industrial 3D kanye nama-automated forges azovumela abasebenzi ukuthi bakhe izingxenye ezishintshayo eziyinkimbinkimbi futhi banwebe imikhakha yomkhumbi phakathi nohambo lweminyaka engama-400. Essa Ukuzanelisa kususa ukuncika esitokweni sokuqala esinomkhawulo esizophela nakanjani ngaphambi kokufinyelela endaweni yokugcina.

Amaphrothokholi okuphepha kanye nokulingiswa okuphansi

Ngaphambi kwanoma yikuphi ukwethulwa okusemthethweni, umthetho olandelwayo wezokuphepha udinga amashumi eminyaka okuhlolwa kanzima kwabasebenzi bokuqala kanye nenzalo yabo eseduze. I-Simulações yokuhlukaniswa ngokwedlulele ezisekelweni ezakhiwe ku-Antártida nasezingwadule ezikude izosebenza ekuhloleni ukuqina kwengqondo kwabantu ngabanye. Esses Izilingo zaphansi zibalulekile ukuze kuhlolwe imishini yokweseka impilo futhi kucwengisiswe amamodeli okuphatha azosetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokuvalwa kwezizukulwane eziningi.

Ukuqashelwa kwesayensi kanye nokuba nokwenzeka kobuchwepheshe

Ukuqashelwa kwephrojekthi ye-Chrysalis ku-Project Hyperion kugqamise umsebenzi wokucophelela wethimba lezinhlaka eziningi elikwazile ukuhlanganisa i-astrophysics, ukwakhiwa kwendawo eyeqisayo kanye nesayensi yezenhlalo esiphakamisweni esisodwa esihlangene. Lo mncintiswano uhehe ochwepheshe abavela emhlabeni wonke, kodwa indlela ehlelekile yalesi sakhiwo esingamakhilomitha angu-58 iphumelele kakhulu kunalabo ababeqhudelana nabo ngokwethula izixazululo ezingokoqobo zezibalo kanye nezinhlelo zokuzinzisa isikhathi eside. Imodeli ayikhawulelwe ekubeni nje imoto yokuthutha ekhomba iphuzu, kodwa kunalokho isistimu yemvelo ephilayo nezimele elindele ukwehluleka kwemishini kanye nezinkinga zomphakathi ezizokwenzeka nakanjani phakathi namakhulu amane eminyaka yokuhlukaniswa ngokuphelele. Imfundo, ukuqeqeshwa kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nokulondolozwa kolwazi lwesayensi oluqoqiwe kuzophathwa amasistimu obuhlakani bokwenziwa athuthukile, asebenza njengabaqaphi bomlando womhlaba kanye nabeluleki abangakhethi ekuxazululeni izingxabano zangaphakathi. Embora ukugcwaliseka kwenjongo yalo sayizi kusancike ekwenyukeni okukhulu kwezobuchwepheshe, ikakhulukazi endaweni yokulawulwa kokuhlangana kwe-nuclear kanye nezimayini ze-asteroid, umqondo usungula umgwaqo oqinile wobuchwepheshe. Ukuhlela okuningiliziwe kunikeza isisekelo esibambekayo sezizukulwane ezizayo zonjiniyela be-aerospace abazosebenzela ukwandisa unomphela ukuba khona kwabantu ngale kwemingcele ye-Sistema Solar, baqinisekise ukuqhubeka kwezinhlobo zezilwane zibe yimingcele emisha yamaplanethi.