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Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart – Week 2018/48– 417

Mocht je het nog niet weten, er staat een nieuwe lander op Mars! Met InSight gaan we deze keer in de planeet “kijken”. En naast enkele lanceringen worden het opnieuw drukke tijden voor het ISS, met alweer een nieuwe bevoorradingsvlucht en de komst van 3 bemanningsleden. 

Begin volgend jaar is er de eerste (onbemande) testvlucht in kader van het Commercial Crew programma. De NASA maakte ook 9 mogelijke leveranciers bekend voor het  leveren van wetenschappelijke vrachtjes op het maanoppervlak ( Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services).

Dat en nog veel veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.


InSight op Mars!
NASA JPL: InSight in Position for Mars Landing.
NASA: NASA InSight Lander Arrives on Martian Surface to Learn What Lies Beneath.
NASA JPL: NASA InSight Lander Arrives on Martian Surface.
NASA JPL: InSight Is Catching Rays on Mars
Nasa JPL: NASA Hears MarCO CubeSats Loud and Clear from Mars.

En de recentste foto’s:
NASA JPL: Mars New Home 'a Large Sandbox'

Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin And NASA JPL Successfully Land On Mars.
DLR: Mars mole HP3 arrives at the Red Planet.

Sky & Telescope: Insight Lander Touches Down on Mars.
SpaceCom: Mars InSight Stuck the Landing. Here's the First Thing It Did.
NY Times: NASA’s InSight Mission Has Touched Down on Mars to Study the Red Planet’s Deep Secrets.
Space Policy Online: More Mars Images From The InSight Lander And A Plucky Cubesat.
Space News: MarCO success vindicates use of cubesats on deep space missions.
The Planetary Society: New Cameras on Mars!
The Planetary Society: After the Success of InSight, It’s Time for NASA to Commit to Mars Sample Return.

EuroPlanet: European contributions to the InSight mission to Mars.

VRTNWS: Positie Marslander wordt mee bepaald door Belgisch team: "We zullen twee jaar rekenen".
VRTNWS: Vanavond is het zover: de delicate landing van Marslander InSight, "Het is een beetje als een steak bakken".
VRTNWS: Marslander InSight geland op rode planeet: "Het was nagelbijten, maar alles is perfect verlopen".
VRTNWS: Adembenemend eerste zicht op Mars dankzij Marslander InSight.

Spacepage: De mooiste foto's van de InSight Marslander.

SpaceCom: What's Next for NASA's New Mars Lander?

Collect Space: NASA's InSight lands on Mars with braille 'easter egg' hidden in sight.

En dan uiteraard de filmpjes.
De korte samenvatting vind je hier.

En verder:
NASA JPL: Mission Control Live: NASA InSight Mars Landing
NASA JPL: NASA Recaps InSight Mars Landing.
GoToSpace: NASA InSight - From Launch to Landing on Mars.


Motor Orion Launch Abort System getest.
De test had plaats eind oktober.
NASA: Engineers Successfully Test Major Part of Orion Launch Abort System (met filmpje).
De beelden vind je ook hier.


Korea test raketmotor in suborbitale vlucht.
SpaceWatch Asia: South Korea Successfully Tests KLV-II Rocket Engine In Suborbital Flight.
UPI: South Korea declares rocket engine test a success.

De beelden van de test vind je hier.


India lanceert Indische aardobservatiesatelliet, alsook 30 kleine satellietjes.
The Hindu: ISRO all set for launch of HysIS satellite.
The Hindu: ISRO's PSLV-C43 successfully places HysIS, 30 foreign satellites in respective orbits.

NasaSpaceFlight: PSLV conducts HySIS launch with numerous co-passengers.
Geek Wire: India’s PSLV rocket launches BlackSky’s Global-1 satellite (plus 30 other satellites).
Space News: PSLV launch a boost for smallsat IoT, remote-sensing constellations.

ESA: Lift off for pioneering nanosats.

De filmpjes.
Dit eerste filmpje ging vooraf aan de lancering (met beelden van de raket in opbouw en de satellieten).
Dan de lancering
SciNews: PSLV-C43 launches HysIS.
SciNews: PSLV-C43 / HysIS Onboard Camera View.
SciNews: HysIS satellite deployment.


Rokot stuurt Russische militaire satellieten de ruimte in.
TASS: Russia launches cluster of military satellites from Plesetsk space center.
NasaSpaceFlight: Russian Rokot launch vehicle lofts three military satellites.

De lancering kan je hier bekijken.


SpaceX –  Falcon-lancering van (minstens) 64 cubesats – Uitgesteld tot 3 december.
Het zou trouwens de eerste keer zijn dat een eerste trap voor de derde keer gebruikt werd. Vanop drie verschillende lanceerpaden.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Delays Historic Third Launch of Used Rocket (and Its Flock of Satellites).
Universe Today: SpaceX to Launch 64 Satellites, Including Orbital Reflector.
Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 booster could be first to launch from all 3 company pads.
SpaceCom: Epic 64-Satellite SpaceX Launch Will Honor 1st Black Astronaut with Canopic Jar Sculpture.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Delays Historic Small-Satellite Launch (Again).

En ondertussen opnieuw uitgesteld tot 3 december

En nog dit:
Teslarati: SpaceX fairing recovery vessel Mr. Steven’s owner abruptly files for bankruptcy.


ISS – Op 3 december vertrekt er opnieuw een bemande Soyuz naar het ruimtestation.
TASS: Commission okeys launch of new expedition to ISS on December 3.
TASS: New ISS crew to dock with orbital station six hours after blast-off.
Russian Space News: Crews of the 58/59 long expedition to the ISS conducted the first “fitting” of the “Soyuz MS-11″ spacecraft.
Russian Space News: Spacecraft “Soyuz MS-11″ sent to the general assembly.
TASS: Carrier rocket with Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft mounted on launching pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome.

SpaceCom: NASA Astronaut May Be Among Last to Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
TASS: Russian space agency earns $225.5 mln from astronauts’ delivery to orbital outpost.

TASS: Insurance for manned Soyuz spacecraft launch doubles after October 11 faulty liftoff.

TASS: Russia to send first humanoid robot to orbital outpost aboard manned Soyuz spacecraft.

Filmpjes:
CSA: David Saint-Jacques' Space Mission: before launch.
Roscosmos: Soyuz MS-11 Press Day.
Roscosmos: General assembly of the Soyuz-FG (o.a. installatie ontsnappingstoren).
Roscosmos: Het uitrollen van de raket.

Over de vorige, mislukte lancering.
TASS: NASA supports Roscosmos version of Soyuz-FG booster incident.
TASS: US presents mathematical model of Soyuz carrier rocket incident to Russia — official.
TASS: Abortive Soyuz launch might have been caused by unintentional error, Roscosmos says.
TASS: Future ISS crew needs no extra psychological support due to aborted launch – scientists.

Over het gat in de Soyuz-capsule.
TASS: Roscosmos never accused NASA astronauts of drilling hole in Soyuz, says CEO.

Over volgende lanceringen:
TASS: Flight of UAE astronaut to ISS will take place in 2019 — Russian space agency.


ISS – SpaceX bevoorradingsvlucht te lanceren op 4 december.
ISS-CASIS: More than 20 U.S. National Laboratory Payloads Part of SpaceX’s 16th Mission to Space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA Johnson: Highlights of Science Launching on SpaceX CRS-16.
US Launch Report: SpaceX - CRS-16 Static Fire Test 11-30-2018.


ISS – De Russische plannen.
TASS: Russia to complete building its orbital outpost segment in 2022.

TASS: Russian space agency creates directorate for selecting scientific experiments.

En nog een Russische documentaire over 20 jaar ISS (met Engelse ondertitels).
Roskosmos: The star named ISS.


ISS – Meer nieuws.
Phys.Org: ISS microbes should be monitored to avoid threat to astronaut health.
Russia Today: ISS Toilet Swarmed By 'Space Bugs' That Could Infect Astronauts – Research.
Astronomy: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on space station toilet.

Space News Feed: Zero G Kitchen prepares to launch its first appliance to space.
Gov.UK: UK Space Agency funds new experiments onboard the International Space Station.
Science At NASA: NASA ScienceCasts: The In-Space Refabricator (filmpje).
NASA NTRS: Microscopes on ISS – Present and Future Possibilities (PDF).
NASA NTRS: Hermes – Asteroids on the ISS! (A Microgravity Facility for Regolith Research) (PDF).

Enkele filmpjes over de vlucht van Alexander Gerst.
DLR: Alexander Gerst: Überflieger-Studierendenexperimente auf der ISS (Exciss).
DLR: ISS-Experiment mit Alexander Gerst: COMPGRAN.
DLR: Alexander Gerst: Kristallisation - Wie sich Partikel gegenseitig aufladen.
DLR: Alexander Gerst: Granulate als Stoßdämpfer (Flying Classroom 2 by DLR_next).

En Gerst praatte met zijn nieuwe vriend, CIMON.
DLR: Trailer: World premiere – CIMON and Alexander Gerst on the ISS
DLR: World premiere – Rendezvous between CIMON and Alexander Gerst on the ISS.


Commercial Crew – Datum eerste (onbemande) testvlucht gekend.
Space News: First SpaceX Crew Dragon test flight set for January
Space Policy Online: NASA announces January 7 for SpaceX uncrewed commercial crew test flight.

Parabolic Arc: First Starliner to Launch Crew Ready for Environmental Testing.
Boeing: Boeing’s First Flight-Worthy #Starliner: Meet the Team! (filmpje).


Commercial Crew – NASA doet veiligheidsonderzoek bij SpaceX en Boeing.
Space Policy Online: Washington Post: NASA to conduct safety review at SpaceX and Boeing.
Space News: NASA to review safety cultures at commercial crew companies.
Mashable: You won't see Elon Musk smoking weed in public again, NASA admin says.
SpaceCom: NASA Chief Personally Ordered Safety Review of SpaceX, Boeing: Report.


SpaceX – Weg met BFR. Lang leve “SpaceShip”.
Teslarati: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk kills mini BFR spaceship 12 days after announcing it.
Teslarati: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teases Mars breakthroughs as Starship design radically changes.

GeekWire: Goodbye, BFR … hello, Starship: Elon Musk gives a classic name to his Mars spaceship.
SpaceX: No More BFR: SpaceX Changing Name of Mars-Colonizing Rocket, Spaceship.

Teslarati: SpaceX seeks licenses for BFR spaceship prototype hop test campaign.
SpaceCom: FCC License Application Sheds Light on SpaceX Vehicle Testing Plans.


SLS / Orion.
NasaSpaceFlight: Following ESM arrival at KSC, Orion kicks off final assembly for EM-1.
Lockheed Martin: Tech Talk: Orion Progress Towards Exploration Mission 1.


Lunar Orbital Platform – Gateway.
The Planetary Society: NASA's Orion spacecraft makes progress, but are the agency's lunar plans on track?
SpaceQ: Canada preparing the way for Lunar Orbital Platform – Gateway contribution.

The Mars Society: Dr. Robert Zubrin - Why a lunar base is better than LOP-G - 21st Annual Mars Society Convention (voordracht).


Amerikaanse astronauten terug op de Maan.
Space News: NASA studying three-stage approach to human-class lunar landers.

SpaceCom: The Mars Society's Robert Zubrin Has a 'Moon Direct' Plan to Drive a Lunar Economy.


Een Russisch station in een baan om de Maan? Russen op het maanoppervlak?
Sputnik News: Construction of Russian Lunar Orbital Station May Be Launched in 2025 – Report.
TASS: Russian space agency shows interest in US lunar orbiter project.

TASS: Russian cosmonauts to fly on two-week mission to Moon after 2030.
TASS: Woman may head mission to Moon — Russian space agency.


ESA en de Maan.
PhysOrg: ESA’s Future Moon Base.
Universe Today: Europe’s Vision of a Future Moon Base. Made out of Moon Dust.

ESA: App To The Moon.
Een filmpje hieromtrent vind je op deze link.


NASA selecteert 9 kandidaten voor het Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services programma.
NASA: NASA Announces New Partnerships for Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services.
De persconferentie hieromtrent kan je hier bekijken.

NASA Tumblr: These 9 Companies Could Help Us Send the Next Robotic Landers to the Moon.

ABC News: Next US moon landing will be by private companies, not NASA.
Ars Technica: NASA takes a tangible step back toward the Moon with commercial program.


Het (inter)planetaire nieuws.

Zon:
NASA: NASA Retires Prolific Solar Observatory After 16 Years.

Aarde:
NASA: Updated NASA Damage Map of Camp Fire from Space.
VITO: PROBA-V: Wildfires continue to scorch California.
NASA: NASA Mobilizes to Aid California Fires Response.
De Standaard: Paradise Lost: satellietbeelden tonen vernieling voor en na bosbrand.

Maan:
The Hindu: Lunar lander faces crucial test.
Parabolic Arc: Surrey Satellite Announces 35kg Lunar Comms Mission for 2021.
The Space Review: There are no Russians there…
GB Times: Yuanwang 7 space tracking ship sets sail to support launch of Chang'e-4 lunar far side mission.

Mars:
The Planetary Society: Here's where China is looking to land its 2020 Mars rover.
Universe Today: Strange Grooves on Phobos Were Caused by Boulders Rolling Around on its Surface.
Science Alert: One of NASA's Mars Exploration Tools Has a Glitch That Created The Illusion of Water.
EuroNews: Will ExoMars be the mission to find life on Mars? (filmpje)
EuroNews: Mars Mission: new rover being built for 1st mission to search for life (filmpje).
MIT: Mars 2020 landing site offers unique opportunities.
TechnologyOrg: Top 15 Facts about the Emirates Mars Mission (Infographics).


De Russen gaan controleren of de Amerikanen wel degelijk op de Maan geland zijn :-)
ABC News: With a smirk, official says Russia will verify moon landings.


Refueling Mission – Satellite Servicing – In Space Manufacturing.
NASA: NASA to Launch New Refueling Mission, Helping Spacecraft Live Longer and Journey Farther.
NASA: Robotic Refueling: Paving the Way for Exploration (filmpje).

The Economist: It will soon be possible to send a satellite to repair another. Or to destroy it.
The Hindu: New space industry emerges: servicing satellites on orbit.

Space News: Space Tango plans in-orbit manufacturing.
Parabolic Arc: Space Tango Unveils ST-42 for Scalable Manufacturing in Space for Earth-Based Applications.

NASA NTRS: NASA’s In Space Manufacturing Initiative Update and In-Situ Monitoring Development (PDF).


Om af te ronden: Hoe een live-ISS-uitzending de mist in ging.
Saturday Night Live: Space Station Broadcast.


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