Als je de inhoud van deze Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart bekijkt, dan is het wel duidelijk dat de “nieuwe” ruimtevaart stilaan de “oude” aan het overnemen is. Rocket Lab en Electron, SpaceX met Falcon 9 en Falcon Heavy, Commercial Crew, Robotic Refueling Mission, Blue Origin en Virgin Galactic, . . . Gelukkig heeft de NASA haar ruimtestation nog. En hoe het afloopt met SLS/Orion en het LOPG, dat is (nog altijd) dé vraag. O ja, de NASA werkt ook aan een verdedigingsplan tegen de dreiging van Near-Earth Objects. En president Trump ziet een “Space Force” wel zitten. Voer voor veel discussies en (op het einde van deze NUDR) een leuk filmpje.

Belgische Cubesat bij ESA getest.
ESA: Reentry Test Of Qarman Cubesat.
ESA: Reentry Cubesat’s Plasma Wind Tunnel Testing (filmpje).

Eerste operationele lancering Rocket Lab’s Electron uitgesteld.
NasaSpaceFlight: Rocket Lab scrubs first operational Electron launch with five payload elements.
SpaceCom: Tracking System Glitch Delays Rocket Lab's 1st Commercial Electron Launch.
Spaceflight Now: Ground antenna problem scrubs Rocket Lab’s first commercial launch.

Een filmpje over het rechtzetten van de raket vind je hier.
Over het uitstel: Rocket Lab: It's Business Time Launch Livestream (filmpje).

Een filmpje uit maart van dit jaar.
Everyday Astronaut: Is Rocket Lab the new SpaceX? The Electron VS Falcon (video).

ISS – Nieuwe bevoorradingsvlucht volop in voorbereiding.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX test-fires reused rocket in preparation for space station cargo mission.
NasaSpaceFlight: Falcon 9 conducts Static Fire test ahead of CRS-15 mission.

US Air Force bestelt een Falcon Heavy.
Defense News: US Air Force announces rocket deal with SpaceX for military satellite.
Teslarati: SpaceX wins US Air Force contract for Falcon Heavy launch.
Geek Wire: SpaceX wins $130 million Air Force launch contract, marking a first for Falcon Heavy.

Geld voor uitbreiding SpaceX en Blue Origin op het KSC.
Parabolic Arc: Space Florida Approves Funding for Multiple Projects.
Teslarati: SpaceX to receive $15m from Florida to build Falcon refurbishment facility.

Commercial Crew: Testen voor Dragon, vertraging voor Starliner.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship marches towards launch with vacuum chamber test.
Parabolic Arc: Boeing Starliner Flight Test Slips.

Nieuws uit het ISS.
NanoRacks: NanoRacks Deploys Largest Satellite From International Space Station To Date.
NasaSpaceFlight: Space junk removal test begins as ISS deploys RemoveDEBRIS.

NASA: Expedition 56 Inflight Event with the United Nations UNISPACE - June 20, 2018 (filmpje).

Air & Cosmos: Die Astronautin : une Allemande dans l’espace.

CNN: UAE to send first astronaut to International Space Station in 2019.
Russian Space News: Roscosmos. The agreement with the Space Center of Mohammed ibn Rashid (UAE) is signed.

Mashable: Astronaut Jeanette Epps still can't tell us why NASA pulled her from historic space mission.

Collect Space: Sally Ride's space stamp collection: Inside the astronaut's albums.

NASA Johnson: Eat Like An Astronaut (filmpje).

Om af te ronden nog een presentatie (PDF) met als titel: GeneLab: Open Science for Exploration.

Het einde van Tiangong 2(?).
Space News: China appears to be preparing to deorbit its Tiangong-2 space lab.
GB Times: China's space station: What you need to know.

Ruimtetoerisme: dit of volgend jaar?
Space News: Blue Origin plans to start selling suborbital spaceflight tickets next year.

Parabolic Arc: The Future Just Ain’t What It Used To Be: Space Tourism Edition.
The Space Review: Still waiting on space tourism after all these years.

The Telegraph: Space tourists could be struck down by astro-sickness, warns Nasa astronaut

En nog een filmpje.
Scott Manley: Space Tourism - Virgin Galactic vs Blue Origin (& SpaceX).

De “American Space Force” moet voor dominantie in de ruimte zorgen.
The White House: President Donald J. Trump is Achieving a Safe and Secure Future in Space.
The White House: Space Policy Directive-3, National Space Traffic Management Policy.

NASA: NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-3.
Commerce.GOV: Space Policy Directive 3 Brings Space Traffic Coordination to Commerce.

Space Policy Online: Trump upstage SPD-3 with Space Force announcement.

SpaceCom: Trump Orders Space Force for 'American Dominance,' Signs Space-Traffic Policy
Time: President Trump Calls on Pentagon to Create New Military Branch: A 'Space Force'.

SpacePage: Trump wil de ruimte domineren met Space Force.

SpaceCom: What would the mission of the United States Space Force be?
Parabolic Arc: Trump Forgets Congress Exists, Orders Creation of Space Force.
Nasa Watch: Here Comes The Space Force – Maybe.
SpaceCom: Trump's Space Force Push Reopens Arguments About Military in Space.
Space News: Space Force: Pentagon navigates the way ahead and awaits direction from Congress.

Air Force Times: Russia warns of a ‘tough response’ to creation of US space force.

The Verge: Trump’s space council orders a traffic control system for objects in space.

Twee filmpjes:
NASA: Highlights of the National Space Council's Third Meeting.
NASA: National Space Council Meeting from the White House.

Amerika’s verdedigingsplan tegen Near-Earth Objects.
The White House: Keeping America Safe: Addressing the Threat of Near-Earth Object Impacts.
Het plan waarvan sprake kan je hier downloaden (PDF).
NASA: Federal Government Releases National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Plan.

The Planetary Society: New report explores threat from near-Earth asteroids.
New Scientist: NASA outlines its plans to deal with a large asteroid impact.
Live Science: This Is NASA's New Plan to Detect and Destroy Asteroids Before They Hit Earth.
EuroNews: What's the risk from asteroids, and what's being done about it?

Nog een filmpje.
ESA Euronews: Avoiding Deep Impact.

SLS/Orion – LOPG – Maan/Mars.
NasaSpaceFlight: SLS Mobile Launcher set for a test rollout to 39B in August.
NASA: Foam and Cork Insulation Protects Deep Space Rocket from Fire and Ice.

NASA: Administator Bridenstine: Returning Astronauts to the Moon (filmpje).

Space News: Former astronaut criticizes lunar gateway plans.

Apollo 50 Jaar: Maanstof en dito stenen.
Over het maanstof waarvan hieronder sprake vond je in vorige NUDR ook al het een en het ander terug.
Mashable: A woman sued NASA to keep a vial of moon dust. She might have made a huge mistake.

Collect Space: Apollo Moon Rock Rediscovered in Cambodia Debuts on Display.
Niet vergeten, ook in België hebben we maanstenen. Zie dit artikeltje op Belgium In Space.

Collect Space: Tran-Quilt-y base: National Quilt Museum hosts moon landing exhibit.

Apollo 50 Jaar: Buzz Aldrin daagt familie voor het gerecht.
Er zijn zo van die momenten dat je je eigen kinderen naar de Maan verwenst.
Parabolic Arc: Buzz Aldrin Sues His Children.
Ars Technica: Buzz Aldrin returns to Twitter, sues his son and former manager.
NASA Watch: Aldrin Family Statement on Recent Lawsuit.
Collect Space: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin sues over control of his estate, space artifacts.

Marssimulaties.
The Mars Society: A Close-Up Look at Simulated Living on Mars - The Mars 160 Mission (Russian Version).
The Atlantic: When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong.

Het nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
ESA: Copernicus 20 Years On.
ESA: Copernicus Highlights (filmpje).

Maan:
GB Times: Chang'e-4: Far side of the Moon lander and rover mission to launch in December.

Mars:
NASA: Martian Dust Storm Grows Global: Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Haze.
Sky & Telescope: Big Dust Storm Blows up on Mars (Updated).
Sky & Telescope: Mars Dust Storm Grows — Curiosity’s Skies Darkening.
SpaceCom: Wow! This Fresh Meteoroid Impact on Mars Triggered a Dusty Avalanche.
Science At NASA: NASA ScienceCasts: New InSight into the Red Planet (filmpje).
En op deze link vind je een presentatie (PDF) over InSight.

Ryugu:
The Planetary Society: Hayabusa2 update: New views of Ryugu and corkscrew course adjustments.

Rosetta:
ESA: Rosetta Image Archive Complete.
ESA: Rosetta’s final images (filmpje).
ESA: Interview with Rosetta’s camera team (filmpje).

Kepler – XMM – JWST.
SpaceRef: Kepler Identifies Exoplanet Candidates In Record Time.

ESA: XMM-Newton finds missing intergalactic material.

Northrop Grumman: NASA’s JWST’s Two Halves Powered for the First Time in One Building at Northrop Grumman.

De “Robotic Refueling Misson”.
NASA: Robotic Refueling Mission 3 Completes Crucial Series of Tests.
NASA: Robotic Refueling Mission 3 Testing Timelapse (filmpje).

Om af te ronden: Nog één keer de “space force”.
Geweldig :-) 
Don JoseNetwork: SPACE FORCE - The Theme Song.

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

Koen