De Werkgroep Ruimtevaart groepeert VVS-leden die zich interesseren in de ruimtevaart. Anderzijds proberen we op allerlei manieren over ruimtevaart te vertellen en te schrijven.

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Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart – Week 2018/21 – 392

Na een weekendje zonder ruimtevaart (toch voor mij) is het deze week dan ook een dubbeldikke Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart geworden. De voorbije dagen waren er twee verjaardagen te vieren. Gisteren (zaterdag 26 mei) was er de 20ste ruimtevaartnamiddag. Wellicht was dit ook de laatste. En op 23 mei 2010 verscheen de eerste NUDR. Bij deze beginnen we dus alweer aan de negende jaargang. 

Twee weken hier kort samenvatten gaan we niet doen. Ik wil bij deze enkel vermelden dat met de volgende Europese Marsmissie een Belgisch instrument meegaat. Op de afgelopen ruimtevaartnamiddag werden trouwens de eerste resultaten gepresenteerd van het NOMAD-instrument aan boord van ExoMars TGO.

Alvast veel kijk- en leesplezier.


Maanwandelaar Alan Bean overleden.
NASA: Family Release Regarding the Passing of Apollo, Skylab Astronaut Alan Bean.
NASA: NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy Record-Breaking Skylab, Apollo Astronaut.

CollectSpace: Astronaut Alan Bean, Apollo moonwalker-turned-artist, dies at 86.
SpaceCom: Alan Bean: From Astronaut to Artist.
SpaceCom: Astronaut Alan Bean Remembered: Photos of a Moonwalker-Turned-Artist.

Ars Technica: Alan Bean, the fourth human to walk on the Moon, has died.
Geek Wire: Astronaut Alan Bean, Apollo 12’s artistic moonwalker, dies at 86 after sudden illness.
BBC: Alan Bean, moon-walking astronaut and artist, dies aged 86.

Spacepage: Vierde mens op de Maan overleden.

Twee filmpjes.
NASA: Astronaut Alan Bean: Moonwalker, Skylab Commander, Artist.
EuroNews: Fourth man on the moon Alan Bean dies.


Chinese privé-lancering.
China Daily: OneSpace launches nation's first private rocket.
GB Times: Chinese private space company OneSpace to launch first rocket on May 17.
Room.EU: China launches its first private space rocket.
Space News: Chinese commercial launch sector nears takeoff with suborbital rocket test.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: China Launches First Private Rocket.
CGTN: China launches first private rocket.
New China TV: OneSpace CEO talks strategy.


ISS – Orbital OTK lanceert met Antares/Cygnus nieuwe bevoorradingsvlucht.
NasaSpaceFlight: Antares/Cygnus in final pre-launch processing, Range aims for improved launch security.
NASA: NASA Sends New Research on Orbital ATK Mission to Space Station.
Space News: Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to ISS.

CASIS: Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Capsule to Host Research Destined for the International Space Station.
JPL: Science Launching to Space Station Looks Forward and Back.
SpaceCom: NASA Is Launching a Box of Lasers to Make the Coldest Spot In the Universe.
Spaceflight Insider: 3 Cubesats flying with OA-9 Cygnus spacecraft.
NanoRacks: NanoRacks Launches 15 CubeSats, New Commercial Customers, on Latest Space Station Cargo Resupply Launch.

De filmpjes.
NASA Johnson: Science Launching to Space Station Looks Forward and Back.
Orbital ATK: Inside Look: Orbital ATK's OA-9 Mission for NASA.
NASA: Prelaunch Science briefing for Orbital Resupply Mission to the Space Station.
NASA: Prelaunch Status Briefing for Orbital ATK Resupply Mission to the Space Station.
NASA Wallops: Antares Rocket Raised at Launchpad (Time Lapse).
NASA Wallops: Antares CRS-9 Launch 'Quicklook' Video.
NASA: U.S. Commercial Cargo Craft Heads to the Space Station.

ScienceAtNASA: NASA ScienceCasts: Cool Science on the International Space Station.
NASA: Orbital ATK CRS-9 Mission to the Space Station: What's On Board?


China op weg naar de achterkant v/d maan – Lancering Chang’e-4 relay satelliet.
GB Times: China launches Queqiao relay satellite to support Chang'e-4 lunar far side landing mission.
NasaSpaceFlight: Queqiao relay satellite launched ahead of Chang’e-4 lunar mission.

GB Times: Here's what you need to know about China's Chang'e-4 relay satellite launch.
The Planetary Society: Chang'e 4 relay satellite, Queqiao: A bridge between Earth and the mysterious lunar farside.

GB Times: Queqiao Chang'e-4 update: Rocket modifications, 'umbrella', and laser ranging experiments.
GB Times: Queqiao update: Tracking the Chang'e-4 relay satellite on its way to the Moon.
GB Times: The Queqiao Chang'e-4 lunar relay satellite could return more cool images like this.
GB Times: Queqiao Chang'e-4 satellite performs Moon flyby, makes successful braking manoeuvre.

Een interessante sonde, ook voor onze Noorderburen.
ZenitOnline: Chinese satelliet brengt Nederlandse radioantenne achter de maan.
Astronomie.NL: Ready to launch: Nederlandse antenne met Chinese satelliet naar de maan.
ASTRON: Netherlands-China Low-Frequency Explorer.
Radhound University: Launch Chang’e 4 to the moon with the Dutch NCLE instrument.

De filmpjes:
New China TV: China launches relay satellite to explore mysterious far side of Moon.
CCTV+:  China Launches Relay Satellite to Explore Moon's Far Side.g
CGTN: A step closer to Human’s first experience of the far side of the Moon.

En – zoals bij vorige lanceringen in China – doken er ook nu weer beelden op van een neerstortende rakettrap.
Je vindt ze in dit Twitter-bericht.


SpaceX lanceert 5 Iridiums alsook NASA’s GRACE FO.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Launch of NASA and Iridium Satellites Delayed Until May 22.
SpaceX: Static fire test complete.
NASA JPL: GRACE-FO Spacecraft Ready to Launch.

NASA: Twin Spacecraft Launch to Track Earth's Water Movement.
NasaSpaceFlight: Falcon 9 launches Iridium NEXT 6 and GRACE-FO.
Ars Technica: SpaceX launches for two customers, misses a fairing recovery.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Mr Steven just misses catch, returns with intact Falcon 9 fairing.

De filmpjes.
NASA JPL: GRACE-FO Prelaunch Briefing.
NASA JPL: NASA's GRACE-FO Prepares for Launch.
NASA: Twin Spacecraft Launch to Track Earth’s Water Movement.
De volledige SpaceX-uitzending kan je hier herbekijken.

Oeps:
Live Science: Camera Melted.
SpaceCom: Here's What NASA's 'Toasty' Camera Saw as It Melted After a SpaceX Launch.

De persmap van SpaceX voor deze lancering vind je hier (PDF). 
Space News: Iridium to complete next-generation satellite deployment by this fall.
Space News: Iridium breaks Inmarsat monopoly on maritime safety communications.

NASA JPL: Just Five Things About GRACE Follow-On.
Nog een filmpje van GRACE zelf
NASA Goddard: For 15 Years, GRACE Tracked Freshwater Movements Around the World.

Meer over GRACE FO in de vorige NUDR.

En nog wat SpaceX nieuws:
Teslarati: SpaceX team spotted removing Block 5 landing legs prior to teardown analysis.
NasaSpaceFlight: With Block 5, SpaceX to increase launch cadence and lower prices.
Teslarati: Tesla batteries powering SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule, reveals Shotwell.
The Verge: SpaceX’s new Falcon 9 rocket still needs a key update before it can fly astronauts.


ISS – Cygnus koppelt met succes aan het ruimtestation.
Orbital ATK: Orbital ATK's Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Completes Rendezvous and Berthing with International Space Station.
NasaSpaceFlight: OA-9 Cygnus arrives at Station, makes first use of new C2V2 radio.
The Planetary Society: Cygnus cargo craft will test ability to boost and deorbit the International Space Station.

De volledige live-uitzending van de koppeling vind je hier.
Een samenvatting vind je in de “Space To Ground” van 25 mei. 

Meer raketnieuws.
NasaSpaceFlight: RL10 engine – pushing towards 60 years of service – to live on with Vulcan.

Air&Space: Tory Bruno, the Other Rocket Man (ULA).

Parabolic Arc: Astra Space Scrubs Second Launch Attempt.

Space News: Rocket Lab reschedules next Electron launch.

The Verge: US space startup Rocket Lab sets new date for first commercial launch.
NasaSpaceFlight: Rocket Lab announces new launch date, payloads for “It’s Business Time” Electron flight.

Teslarati: How one rocket startup is developing 3D-printed rocket engines for testing.
EurekAlert!: NASA's emerging microgap cooling to be tested aboard reusable launch vehicle.
Space News Feed: Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully demonstrates low-cost, high thrust space engine.

Ars Technica: NASA’s EM-drive is a magnetic WTF-thruster.
SpaceCom: 'Impossible' EmDrive Space Thruster May Really Be Impossible.
AstroBlogs: Jawel, die ‘impossible EMDrive’ is inderdaad… impossible.
Scott Manley: The Results of The Best EM Drive Test Yet (filmpje).

Las Cruces Sun News: Criminal charges against ARCA CEO dropped.

Sputnik News: Russia Mulls Launching Satellites Atop ICBMs – Source.
Sputnik News: Russia May Renew 'Satan' Missile Launches to Place Satellites In Orbit.

Ars Technica: Ariane chief seems frustrated with SpaceX for driving down launch costs.
De negende aflevering in een reeks filmpjes over de vorderingen van de bouw van het Ariane 6-lanceerplatform vind je hier,de tiende hier.

Space Daily: From ships to satellites: Scotland aims for the sky.

Parabolic Arc: Construction of Canadian Launch Complex Delayed.


ISS – EVA – Astronauten werken aan het koelingsysteem.
NasaSpaceFlight: EVA-50 Feustel and Arnold kick off spacewalk double for May.
SpaceflightNow: Astronauts reposition space station cooling pumps on successful spacewalk.
America Space: Expedition 55 Spacewalkers Tend to Station Cooling System on 50th Quest-Based EVA.

Filmpjes:
NASA Johnson: Space to Ground: Ready for a Walk: 05/11/2018.
NASA: Space Station Crew Conducts Spacewalk to Change Cooling Components.
De ganse ruimtewandeling kan je hier bekijken. 
NASA: Astronauts Working Outside the Space Station on This Week @NASA – May 18, 2018.
Een animatie van deze ruimtewandeling vind je hier.
Er komt nog een ruimtewandeling. Een animatie van deze EVA vind je hier.

Nog dit. Altijd controleren of je alles mee hebt.

Science Alert!: NASA Astronaut Forgets GoPro SD Card on Spacewalk, Internet Has a Field Day.


ISS – Het einde van het ruimtestation(?).
Over een (mogelijk) stopzetten van het ISS in 2025 blijven de discussies aan de gang.
SpaceRef: Examining The Future of the International Space Station, Statement of NASA IG Paul Martin.
SpaceRef: Statement by William Gerstenmaier - Hearing Examining the Future of the International Space Station: Administration Perspectives.

SpaceRef: Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement for Low Earth Orbit Hearing.
SpaceRef: Chairman Babin Opening Statement America's Human Presence in Low-Earth Orbit.
SpaceRef: Chairman Smith Opening Statement America's Human Presence in Low-Earth Orbit
SpaceRef: Ranking Member Bera's Opening Statement for Low Earth Orbit Hearin.

Space News: Senators, inspector general question NASA ISS transition plans.

The Planetary Society: Is NASA painting itself into a corner with its ISS transition plans?

Nog dit:
The Space Review: The legal and financial challenges of privatizing the International Space Station.


ISS – Eerste Keniaans satellietje gelanceerd.
United Nations OOSA: First KiboCUBE satellite deployed from the International Space Station.
Via Satellite: JAXA Deploys Kenya’s First Satellite Into Orbit from ISS.

Filmpjes:
NTV Kenya: Kenya launches satellite to map farming trends.
Kenya Citizen TV: Kenya launches 1st satellite into space.
JAXA: Small satellites deployment from "Kibo".


ISS – Toerist moet nog even wachten.
Sputnik News: UAE Astronaut to Fly to ISS Instead of US Businessman – Source.
Quartz: This is what America’s new space shuttles look like.


ISS – Commercial Crew.
Space News: Advisory Committee Wants NASA Contingency Plans for Possible Commercial Crew Delays.
Space Daily: US May Order Russian Soyuz Spacecraft to Fly Astronauts to ISS in 2020 – Source.


China eindigt een jaar lang virtueel maanverblijf.
GB Times: Students complete 370-day isolation test in bioregenerative lunar habitat.
GB Times: Lunar Palace-1: A look inside China's self-contained Moon training habitat.
SpaceCom: China Wraps Up 1-Year Mock Moon Mission to Lunar Palace 1.
NDTV: After 110 Days Of Isolation, Chinese Volunteers Emerge From Virtual ‘Lunar Lab’.

De filmpjes:
South China Morning Post: Chinese students spend 110 days living inside mock space lab.
New China TV: LIVE: Students end "moon base" mission after 110 days in simulated space lab.


SLS/Orion.
NasaSpaceFlight: Schedule for First SLS Core Stage Still Sliding.
Space News: Contamination found in SLS engine tubing.
Parabolic Arc: Payload for 2022 SLS Launch Still Up In The Air.
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA digging into SLS Block 1 revival plans after getting second Mobile Launcher money.
NASA Marshall: SLS Trivia: Launching to Deep Space (filmpje).

ESA: Wing Span.
ESA: Last engine for first Orion Lunar Mission installed.


België en Mars.
Koninklijke Sterrenwacht België: België en LaRa op weg naar Mars.
Antwerp Space: Belgium and LaRa on their way to Mars.
OHB: Belgium and LaRa on their way to Mars.
VRT NWS: Belgische radioapparatuur moet de geheimen van Mars ontsluieren.
Karrewiet: Is er leven op Mars? (filmpje)
VTM: België vliegt nog eens naar Mars.

En ondertussen in een baan rond Mars, het NOMAD-instrument.
ESA: ExoMars is ready for science! (filmpje).


MarCO’s zicht op Aarde.
NASA: A Pale Blue Dot, As Seen by a CubeSat.
Mashable: NASA's Mars-bound Wall-E satellite beams home distant view of our pale blue planet.
Universe Today: NASA Cubesat Takes A Picture Of The Earth And Moon.


Waterdamppluimen op Europa. Met dank aan Galileo.
NASA JPL: Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes.
New Scientist: Probe saw plumes on Europa 20 years ago – we just didn’t notice.
Sky & Telescope: NASA’s Galileo Measures Plumes on Jupiter’s Moon Europa.
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA confirms Galileo flew through Europa plumes, adds excitement for Europa Clipper mission.

Een filmpje:
NASA JPL: Re-analyzing Old Data Reveals New Evidence at Europa.


Problemen voor NOAA’s nieuwste weersatelliet.
ABC News: New US weather satellite can't keep cool, could hurt photos.
Ars Technica: Newest NOAA weather satellite suffers critical malfunction.

Ondertussen:
NOAA Satellites: NOAA Launches New, Interactive Satellite Maps (filmpje).


Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NASA: Heliospheric Future: Solar Probe Plus & Solar Orbiter (filmpje).
NASA: More Than 1.1 Million Names Installed on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe.

Mercurius:
The Planetary Society: #Mercury2018: From MESSENGER to BepiColombo and beyond.
ESA: One step closer to Mercury! (filmpje).

Aarde:
NASA JPL: GRACE-FO Will Help Monitor Droughts.
NASA Goddard: During a Year in Orbit, IceCube Created a New Map of Earth's Clouds (filmpje).
PhysOrg: Tiny satellite's first global map of ice clouds.
Seeker: The Van Allen Belts Are Lethal, This Is How Astronauts Fly Through Them (filmpje).
NASA JPL: NASA Satellites Reveal Major Shifts in Global Freshwater.
NASA ISS: Space to Ground: Kilauea Volcano: 05/18/2018.
ESA: Space Storm Hunter’s trip to space.
ESA: First light for the storm hunter.
Space News: Not convinced of the promise of commercial radar satellites? Meet the radar mafia.
Space News: Q&A | ICEYE achieves the ‘impossible’ with miniature radar satellite
Space News: ICEYE raises another $34 million for radar satellites.

Maan:
Space News: NASA to begin buying rides on commercial lunar landers by year’s end.

Mars:
NASA JPL: NASA Mars Report: May 24, 2018 (filmpje).
NASA JPL: NASA's Curiosity Rover Aims to Get Its Rhythm Back.
The Martian Chronicles: Sol 2055: Drill Site Perspectives from a Duluth Native.
NASA JPL: Drilling Success: Curiosity is Collecting Mars Rocks.

JPL: InSight Steers Toward Mars.
SpaceCom: NASA's InSight Mars Lander Fires Up Its Engines in Space for 1st Time.
DLR: Animation: InSight - journey to Mars (HP3 instrument) (filmpje).

TASS: Second ExoMars mission planned for launch in 2020.
NASA Goddard: Searching for Signs of Life on Mars.

Jupiter:
NASA JPL: Juno and The New Jupiter: What Have We Learned So Far? (filmpje, voordracht van ongeveer anderhalf uur).
The Planetary Society: Juno meets Cassini: A new merged global map of Jupiter.
Newsweek: NASA: New Juno image shows Jupiter in breathtaking glory.
SpaceCom: Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Spectacular (and Weird) in This Juno Photo.

Ceres:
The Planetary Society: Dawn Journal: Getting Elliptical.

Ryugu:
JAXA: Hayabusa2's Star Tracker has successfully imaged Ryugu!
DLR: Animation: Asteroidlander MASCOT on board Hayabusa2.

En nog dit.
Space News: Billionaire invests in British company planning deep space communications network.


Wetenschappelijke satellieten: TESS / JWST / Cheops / GAIA / Kepler.
NASA: NASA’s New Planet Hunter Snaps Initial Test Image, Swings by Moon Toward Final Orbit.
NASA: Jon Jenkins Talks About Kepler and TESS Data, from Pixels to Planets.
Geek Wire: It’s full of stars! NASA’s planet-hunting TESS probe sends back its first test image.
NASA Edge: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (filmpje).
CBS News: Planet-hunting spacecraft "Tess" photographs … (filmpje over de mensen die de foto’s “bewerken” voor het publiek).

TechnoScience: Cheops, satellite européen d'étude des exoplanètes.

En hier vind je een presentatie over de James Webb Space Telescope (PDF).

ESA / Euronews: Gaia’s revolution in astronomy.

NASA JPL: Kepler Begins 18th Observing Campaign with a Focus On Star Clusters.


Om af te ronden: Gewichtloos bier.
SpaceCom: Out-of-This-World Vostok Space Beer Bottle Could Bring Suds to Zero-G.


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