Zoals bij elke jaarwisseling krijg je ook dit jaar het jaaroverzicht der jaaroverzichten. Niet alleen kijken we terug op 2016 we blikken ook vooruit naar 2017. In hoofdzaak (uiteraard) gaat dit over ruimtevaart, maar net als vorig jaar krijg je dit ook voor het meer algemeen wetenschappelijk nieuws.
 

Ruimtevaartfilmpjes (en dito foto’s) over 2016.
ESA: Highlights 2016

NASA Johnson: Space to Ground: 2016: A Space Expedition.
NASA Johnson: From Metal To Masterpiece: Orion's 2016 Progress.
NASA Johnson: Top 16 Earth Images of 2016.
NASA Ames: NASA Ames Research Center: 2016 Year In Review.
NASA Goddard: NASA Goddard’s 2016 Mixtape.
NASA Marschal Space Flight Center: 2016 Year in Review Video
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Look Back: 2016 Highlights at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

SpaceCom: The 100 best space photos of 2016.
SpaceCom: Curiosity's Most Incredible Mars Snapshots of 2016.
SpaceCom: Earth from Space: See NASA's 16 Best Astronaut Photos of 2016.
Scientias.nl: De tien allermooiste ruimtefoto's van 2016.
TASS: Space instagram: best photos of 2016

Ruimtevaart in 2016.

Eerst de statistieken:
Spaceflight101: 2016 Space Launch Statistics.
Parabolic Arc: Part 1: USA, China Led World in Launches in 2016.
Parabolic Arc: Part 2: Orbital Launch Statistics for 2016.

NasaSpaceFlight: Year In Review (I): Planetary orbit successes mark inner solar system returns.
NasaSpaceFlight: YIR II: Curiosity & Opportunity – Revelations, pushing the limits of longevity.
NasaSpaceFlight: YIR III: From dwarfs to giants – the missions of Dawn, Juno, and Cassini.
NasaSpaceFlight: YIR IV: New Horizons returns all data of Pluto, a small world with big surprises.

EuroNews: Space gets busy as 2016 marks bumper year for exploration (met filmpje).
SpaceCom: Lost and Found: Most Dramatic Space Missions of 2016.
SpaceCom: Out of This World! The Most Amazing Space Discoveries of 2016.
SpaceCom: The 10 Biggest Spaceflight Stories of 2016.

NASA: NASA Reveals the Unknown in 2016.
NASA Goddard: Year in Review – 2016.
NASA Technology: 2016 in Review: STMD’s Pioneering Progress.

Ars Technica: The biggest, baddest rocket launches (and landings) of 2016.
Cosmos: Juno arrived but Rosetta died: our top space stories of 2016.
Parabolic Arc: Blue Origin Soared, Virgin Galactic Glided & XCOR Stumbled in 2016.
Air&Space Mag: 12 Air & Space Stories From 2016 You Need To Read.

GB Times: 2016 review: A massive year for China's space program.
Canadian Space Agency: 2016 in review - 15 highlights for space, science and the CSA!

Ruimtevaart in 2017.

Eerst een filmpje.
NASA: NASA 2017 - Building the Future.

En dan de artikels.
TASS: Russian space agency to double launch program in 2017.
Sputnik News: Russia Plans 29 Space Launches in 2017.

Ars Technica: Four things SpaceX can do in 2017 to get its groove back.
The Space Review: Will 2017 finally be the year of the small launcher?
The Planetary Society: Spaceflight in 2017, part 1: Earth-centric edition.
The Planetary Society: Spaceflight in 2017, part 2: Robots beyond Earth orbit.

Science Alert: 8 reasons why space is worth getting excited about in 2017.
GPS World: Directions 2017: GPS navigates the future.

Aviation Week: Podcast: What to Look for in 2017.

Wetenschap in 2016 – De filmpjes. De foto’s.
New Scientist: The 12 biggest science stories of 2016.
PBS Newshour: The science that shaped 2016.

Nature: 2016 in pictures: The best science images of the year.
Cosmos: Prizewinning science images of 2016.

Wetenschap in 2016 – De artikels.
Nature: 2016 in news: The science events that shaped the year.
The Guardian: The 12 key science moments of 2016.
Knack: Dit zijn de belangrijkste wetenschappelijke prestaties van 2016.
Cosmos: Top 10 science stories of 2016.
Cosmos: Science portraits of 2016, part one.
Cosmos: Science portraits of 2016, part two.
Science Alert: 23 science facts we didn't know at the start of 2016.

Nature: Comment pieces of 2016.

Cosmos: Top illustrated science books of 2016.
The Guardian: A scientist's reading list - my books of the year 2016.

Nature: Nature's 2016 news quiz: Nobel bakery, gravitational waves and a daring rescue mission.
 

Techniek en wetenschap in 2017.
Physics World: The world of physics in 2017.
Smart Business: Trends in 2017: artificiële intelligentie.
Geek Wire: From startups to spaceships: Ten top books for geeks to read in 2017.

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

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