Kudala sazi umdla onawo NASA ekwenzeni 3D yoshicilelo olusebenzayo emajukujukwini. Ngale nto engqondweni, kulula kakhulu ukwazi ukuba kutheni ukukhula kwe Ukuhlaziya, Inkqubo entsha yokurisayikilisha eyenziwe yi-United States Space Agency eyenziwe ngumbutho we Abavelisi: Tethers Unlimited Inc. Ingasetyenziselwa ukwenza naluphi na uhlobo lwento yeplastiki eguqukayo ibe yimpahla yokuprinta ye-3D emajukujukwini.
Ngokusisiseko kwaye ngokubanzi, into ephunyeziweyo ngeRefabricator kukuba naluphi na uhlobo lwento eyenziwe ngeplastiki inokuguqulwa ibe zizixhobo zeplastiki kwi izinto zeplastiki ekrwada ziyahambelana nenkqubo yoshicilelo ye-3D esetyenziswayo namhlanje, umzekelo, kwi-International Space Station.
I-NASA izakuzisa iRefabricator kwiSitishi saMazwe ngaMazwe seKota ngekota yesibini ka-2018
Ngokwamazwi ka UNiki WerkheiserUmphathi we-In-Space oPhetheyo kwi-NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre:
Ayizukusebenziseka kakuhle ukuhambisa izinto eziselugcinweni okanye izixhobo kuyo yonke into kwisiphekepheke, kwaye ukuphinda uphinde uphinde ubuye eMhlabeni kubize kwaye ixesha-lithintele. I-Refabricator iya kuba sisitshixo ekubonakaliseni imodeli yolondolozo oluzinzileyo: ukuvelisa, ukuphinda kusetyenziswe kwakhona kunye nokuphinda kusetyenziswe iindawo zenkunkuma kunye nezixhobo.
Kubonakala ngathi I-NASA ilindele ukuba inkqubo entsha yeRefabricator ithunyelwe kwiSitishi saMazwe ngaMazwe ngo-Epreli 2018 ukusebenza ngokudibeneyo nomshicileli owenziwe ziingcali ze-Made in Space esele zisesithubeni. Ukusebenziseka kwale ndlela intsha kuya kuvumela ukuvelisa izinto ezinje ngezixhobo kunye nokunye okuninzi.
ukuba URob Hoyt, umphathi wangoku weTethers Unlimited Inc:
Idemo yeRefabricator yinkqubela phambili ephambili kumbono wethu wokuphumeza inkqubo yendalo ezinzileyo yokwenene kwisithuba. Oosomajukujuku bangayisebenzisa le teknoloji ukwenza kwaye baphinde basebenzise izixhobo ezikhuselekileyo ekutyeni kwaye batshintshe le nto ngoku iyinkunkuma engafanelekanga ibe zizinto ezingafunekiyo ukunceda ukwakha isizukulwana esilandelayo senkqubo yendawo. Siyakholelwa ekubeni ukusetyenziswa kwakhona kwenkunkuma kunokunciphisa iindleko kunye nemingcipheko ye-NASA kunye nomsebenzi wokuhlola indawo.
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