Beijing time:2024-11-10 21:38
[Naidheachdan New Tang Dynasty, 10 Samhain, 2024, ùine Beijing]After accepting the employment of Space Exploration Technology Company (LocationX) underDragon spaceshipAfter orbital advancement,international space station(ISS) runs a bit faster.
According to a report from the website Space (SPACE.com),Dragon spaceshipLast Friday (November 8), the orbit construction was carried out for the first time to stabilize itinternational space stationTrajectories in low-Earth orbit.
LocationXThe 31st commercial resupply mission was launched on November 4, launching a Dragon cargo spacecraft to join the International Space Station and dock to the space station’s forward port the next day. Such activity is typical for an orbiting laboratory, as it requires constant efforts to maintain its height above the Earth and prevent its orbit from decaying and falling into the atmosphere. the Earth.
In the past, this mission was accomplished mostly by the Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft and other spacecraft. NASA (NASA) also used Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft to test orbital motion in 2022.
This first orbital boost of the Dragon spacecraft marks the symbolic beginning of the end of the International Space Station, as the data collected from this mission is used to designNASAThe deorbiting vehicle commissioned from SpaceX will be responsible for bringing the decommissioned space station safely into the Pacific after 2030.
The International Space Station has been in continuous use and occupancy for nearly 25 years. Taking into account aging technology, increasing maintenance needs and rising costs, NASA plans to retire the space station as early as 2030. In July of this year, they a contract for SpaceX to develop the vehicle responsible for safely dropping the football field-sized space station into the sea.
NASA officials have said that once the International Space Station’s ongoing operating costs are removed from the budget, they will rely on the new commercially operated space station to continue research there. the low Earth orbit. The retirement of the space station will give NASA financial space to expand deep space exploration missions such as the Artemis Program.
Jared Metter, director of flight reliability at SpaceX, expressed optimism at a recent press conference, saying that this attitude control mission is a good demonstration of the company’s capabilities in designing deorbiting vehicles for the Space Station. International.
The partnership between the US and Russia on the International Space Station project continues despite international tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The success of Crew Dragon, though however, eliminating another US dependence on Russia for space station operations.
(Compiled and reported by reporter Yang Caihua / Editor-in-Chief: Lin Qing)
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