Imboni yezamkhathi iphethe izifiso namaphupho angapheli esintu. Emkhakheni wezokundiza, izindiza zindizela esibhakabhakeni njengezinkozi, zifinyeza kakhulu ibanga eliphakathi komhlaba.
Ukuhlola komuntu emkhakheni we-spaceflight kuyaqhubeka. Imikhumbi-mkhathi yethulwa ngamarokhethi athwala, andiza esibhakabhakeni njengamadragoni amakhulu. Amasathelayithi okuzulazula ahlinzeka ngezikhombisi-ndlela, amasathelayithi ezulu ahlinzeka ngedatha enembile yesibikezelo sezulu, futhi amasathelayithi okuxhumana asiza ukudluliswa kolwazi lomhlaba wonke ngokushesha.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwemboni yezomkhathi akunakuhlukaniswa nemizamo yobuchwepheshe obuphambili nabacwaningi besayensi. Izinto ezisezingeni eliphezulu, ubuchwepheshe benjini obusezingeni eliphezulu, kanye nezinhlelo zokuzulazula ezinembayo zibalulekile. Ngasikhathi sinye, iqhuba ukuthuthukiswa kwezimboni ezihlobene njengesayensi yezinto zokwakha, ubuchwepheshe be-elekthronikhi, kanye nokukhiqizwa kwemishini.
Embonini ye-aerospace, ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo yokucubungula insimbi kungabonakala yonke indawo. Isibonelo, izingxenye zesakhiwo ezifana negobolondo le-fuselage, amaphiko nezingxenye zomsila wendiza zingafinyelela amandla aphezulu, alula nokusebenza okuhle kwe-aerodynamic. Igobolondo lesathelayithi, i-rocket fairing kanye nezingxenye zesiteshi sasemkhathini zomkhumbi-mkhathi nazo zizosebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokucubungula insimbi ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zokuvala kanye namandla esakhiwo ezindaweni ezikhethekile.
Nakuba kunezinselelo eziningi ezifana nezindleko eziphezulu ze-R&D, ubunzima bobuchwepheshe obuyinkimbinkimbi, kanye nezidingo eziqinile zokuphepha, akukho kulokhu okungamisa ukuzimisela kwesintu ukuqhubeka nokusungula nokuphishekela amaphupho abo.