STARBASE, Texas (The Thursday Times) — SpaceX ki apne Starship rocket ke dono hisson ko pakarne ki pehli koshish Jumay ko us waqt adhoori reh gayi jab Super Heavy booster ko launch tower se door mor diya gaya aur woh Gulf of Mexico ke upar phat gaya, taham khalai jahaz apna safar jaari rakhte hue madaar mein pohanch gaya.
Ab tak banaye gaye sab se oonche aur taqatwar, 124 meter buland rocket ne apni 15vin aazmaishi parwaz ke liye junubi Texas mein SpaceX ke Starbase se maqami waqt ke mutabiq shaam 4 baj kar 45 minute (22:45 GMT) par udaan bhari. Booster ko taqreeban sarhe chhe minute baad wapas aana tha, jahan tower ke mechanical baazu, jinhein SpaceX "chopsticks" kehti hai, use hawa mein hi pakar lete.
Is ke bajaye khudkar taur par mission roke jane ke baad woh samandar mein ek muqarrara ilaqe ki taraf mur gaya aur pani ke ain upar phat gaya. SpaceX ke Dan Huot ne kaha: "Abhi yaqeen se nahin keh sakte ke hum ise wapas kyun nahin la sake."
Company ke ek tarjuman ne nashriyat ke dauran kaha: "Hifazat hamesha hamari awwaleen tarjeeh hai, aur hum abhi bhi in gariyon par aisi cheezein aazma rahe hain jo hum ne pehle kabhi nahin keen."
Balai hissay, jise "Ship" kaha jata hai, ne aage ja kar Starlink ke 26 internet satellite chhore. Ise udaan ke taqreeban sarhe 22 ghante baad, Hafte ko maqami waqt ke mutabiq seh pehar taqreeban 3 baj kar 15 minute (21:15 GMT), yani Pakistan mein Itwar ki raat 2 baj kar 15 minute par launch tower ki taraf wapas aana hai. SpaceX ka kehna hai ke woh Ship ko pakarne ki koshish khala mein is ka jaiza lene ke baad hi karegi, aur koi masla nazar aane par ise samandar mein utara ja sakta hai.
Kamyabi ki soorat mein yeh pehla mauqa hoga. SpaceX is se pehle teen parwazon mein booster pakar chuki hai, lekin chand aur Mareekh ke missions ke liye banaye gaye 72 meter lambe jadeed version ke saath yeh is ki pehli koshish thi. Pichhle tamam 14 Starships ke balai hisse, kabhi mansoobe ke mutabiq aur kabhi nakami ke baais, samandar mein hi gire. Ship pehli baar September mein madaar tak pohancha tha.
Dono hisson ko wapas hasil karna Elon Musk ke us mansoobe ka markazi nukta hai jis ke tehat ek hi rocket ko baar baar uda kar khalai safar ki laagat kam ki jaye. SpaceX ka nisbatan chhota Falcon 9 rocket ab saal mein 100 se zyada baar parwaz karta hai, jis ki bari wajah yeh hai ke is ka pehla hissa zameen par utar kar dobara istemal hota hai, lekin is ka doosra hissa ab bhi zaya ho jata hai.
Bartania ki Royal Aeronautical Society ke sadr Malcolm Macdonald ne kaha: "Mukammal taur par dobara istemal ki salahiyat khala tak rasai ki maeeshat ko bunyadi taur par badalne ki salahiyat rakhti hai. Ek kamyab parwaz is model ko sabit nahin karegi."
Musk keh chuke hain ke unhein tawaqqo hai ke 2027 ke awail tak Starship har hafte parwaz karega, aur company chand mahine mein Florida se launch shuru karne ka irada rakhti hai. SpaceX is programme par kam az kam 15 arab dollar laga chuki hai, jabke NASA se bhi ise arbon dollar mil chuke hain.
Yeh parwazein NASA ke nizam-ul-auqaat ke liye aham hain. SpaceX Ship ko ek lander mein tabdeel kar rahi hai jis ka maqsad 2028 tak khalabazon ko chand par utarna hai, aur NASA ne Jeff Bezos ki company Blue Origin ko bhi ek hareef lander banane ke liye muntakhib kiya hai. Is mahine ke aaghaz mein NASA ne chand par lander ke 10 arab dollar tak ke muahidon ke liye aath companiyon ka intikhab kiya, jabke Blue Origin ke New Glenn rocket ki agli launch 2027 tak muakhar ho gayi hai.
