Ngeli xesha yayingu ESA, I-European Space Agency, ephehlelele ingxelo epapasha iindaba ibhengeza ukuba elinye lamaqela alo abaphandi kunye nososayensi likwazile ukuphuhlisa itekhnoloji eyimfuneko yokufezekisa ukushicilelwa kwezitena kwe-3D ngothuli olulinganisiweyo lwelanga kusetyenziswa ukukhanya kwelanga, itekhnoloji ebonakala isisiseko, okanye Ubuncinci bakholelwa njalo kwi-ESA, ukufezekisa yenza isiseko esisigxina kwiNyanga.
Njengeenkcukacha, xelela ukuba kulo msebenzi i Isithando somlilo selanga ngelo xesha yayifakwe kwiZiko lase-DLR laseJamani (Cologne). Ukungena nzulu kulo mbandela, xelela ukuba yenziwe ngaphandle kwe-147 yezibuko ezibukhali ezijolise kwilanga ngqo kwindawo emiselweyo ekwazi ukunyibilikisa iinkozo zomhlaba. Ngelishwa, le oveni yelanga inengxaki, kwaye imeko yemozulu emantla Yurophu ayisoloko igcakamele ilanga, ke, kumaxesha amaninzi, ilanga kufuneka lilinganiswe nezibane ze-xenon.
I-ESA ilawula ukuphuhlisa itekhnoloji ithiyori, xa kungekho vavanyo lokwenyani, elinako ukushicilela izitena nge-3D kwiNyanga.
Njengoko kuphawuliwe Phinda wenze makaya, injineli yezinto eziye zongamela ukongamela wonke umsebenzi owenziwa yi-ESA:
Sithatha izinto ezilinganiswa nenyanga kwaye sizipheka kwi-oveni yelanga. Oku kwenziwa kwitafile yomshicileli we-3D ukubhaka umaleko olandelanayo weemilimitha eziyi-0,1 ze-moondust kwi-1.000 20 ngokukaCelsius. Singagqiba isitena esingu-10 x 3 x XNUMX cm ukwakha malunga neeyure ezintlanu.
Sijonge indlela yokujongana nesiphumo, mhlawumbi ngamanye amaxesha ukukhawulezisa isantya sokuprinta ukuze ubushushu obuncinci bukhule ngaphakathi kwisitena. Kodwa okwangoku le projekthi bubungqina bengcinga, ebonisa ukuba indlela yokwakha inyanga enjalo inokwenzeka.
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