Exact vijftig jaar geleden werd Apollo 9 gelanceerd, de derde bemande vlucht in het Apollo-programma, de eerste bemande test van de Lunar Module. De lancering werd enkele dagen uitgesteld wegens ziekte van de bemanning. Mijn griepje is dus goed getimed. En terwijl deze NUDR werd afgewerkt, was de Crew Dragon op weg te koppelen met het ruimtestation (meer over de koppeling dus in volgende NUDR). Het toestel is bij deze vlucht onbemand, maar daarom is deze test niet minder belangrijk.

Nog een ander belangrijk moment eerder deze week was de lancering van de eerste zes OneWeb satellieten, de eerste van een constellatie van honderden exemplaren die iedereen waar ook op de wereld van internet moet voorzien. Nog twee jaar en al de satellieten moeten gelanceerd zijn.

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

Bij de foto: De lancering van de CrewDragon (foto NASA/Kim Shiflett).

Soyuz lanceert eerste zes OneWeb satellieten, het begin van een mega-constellatie.
Arianespace: Connecting everyone, everywhere: Arianespace orbits the first six OneWeb satellites on its latest Soyuz success.
OneWeb: OneWeb Makes History as First Launch Mission is a Success.

The Verge: OneWeb set to launch first satellites in quest to provide global internet coverage from space.
TASS: Arianespace CEO confirms Soyuz ready for blastoff.
NasaSpaceFlight: OneWeb kick starts massive constellation with Soyuz ST-B launch.
Spaceflight Now: First six OneWeb satellites launched from French Guiana.
BBC: OneWeb launches mega-constellation pathfinder satellites.
TASS: Roscosmos head congratulates OneWeb chair on successful launch of satellites.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Starlink space internet gets new competitor with OneWeb satellite launch.

De persmap van deze lancering vind je hier (PDF).
De website van OneWeb vind je hier.

De filmpjes:
Arianespace: Flight VS21 – Launch Campaign.
Arianespace: Flight VS21 - Mission Presentation.
Arianespace: Flight VS21 - Launch Sequence.
Arianespace: VS21 Onboard cameras provide a rocket’s view of the 1st launch for OneWeb constellation.
Arianespace: VS21 Full Launch.

En ook België levert (beetje onrechtstreeks) een bijdrage aan de OneWeb-satellieten.

Crew Dragon vertrek op onbemande testvlucht naar het ISS.
Teslarati: SpaceX given the go-ahead for Crew Dragon’s first journey into Earth orbit.
The Planetary Society: What to expect when Crew Dragon launches to the International Space Station.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 head to Pad 39A for historic launch debut.

NASA: SpaceX Demo-1: 'Go' for Launch.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon ready for first test flight.
Spaceflight Now: Astronauts eager to see results of Crew Dragon test flight.

De Russen hadden bezwaren.
The Atlantic: The NASA Decision Russia Didn’t Like.
Parabolic Arc: Roscosmos, NASA Work Out Security Protocols for Docking Crew Dragon at ISS.
Space Daily: NASA, Roscosmos reach consensus on Dragon unmanned flight to ISS.
Sputnik News: Russian Mission Control Center Briefs ISS on Crew Dragon Docking.

Aviation Week: NASA Commercial Crew Program Timeline.
Ars Technica: The marriage of SpaceX and NASA hasn’t been easy—but it’s been fruitful.

NASA: NASA, SpaceX Launch First Flight Test of Space System Designed for Crew.
NASA Blog: Demo-1 Underway: Crew Dragon Launches on Debut Flight.
Space News: Falcon 9 launches Crew Dragon on key test flight.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches historic DM-1 mission, Dragon 2 on maiden flight to the ISS.
Collect Space: SpaceX launches Crew Dragon on demo mission to space station.
Ars Technica: SpaceX launches Crew Dragon on its way to the space station.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon one step closer to human spaceflight after flawless launch.

NASA’s persmap vind je hier.
De persmap van SpaceX vind je hier (PDF).

En dan uiteraard de filmpjes.
NASA: Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft.
NASA: SpaceX Crew Access Arm: Bridge to the Crew Dragon.

Space Videos: SpaceX DM-1 Dragon 2 Pre-Launch Briefing.
SciNews: SpaceX Demo-1 Mission Timeline.
Video From Space: SpaceX Demo-1 Mannequin Is Named After 'Alien' Character.

NASA Kennedy: NASA Administrator, Astronauts Talk about Historic First Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon.
NASA Kennedy: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Demo-1 Interview.
Video From Space: SpaceX Demo-1 Mission: Report from the Launch Pad.

SpaceX: Crew Demo-1 Mission (de volledige live-uitzending).
SciNews: SpaceX Demo-1: Falcon 9 launches Crew Dragon & Falcon 9 first stage landing.
NASA Kennedy: Crew Dragon Separates from Space X Falcon 9 Second Stage.
Video From Space: Hear the Roar! SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch from Ground - Raw Video.
Video From Space: See SpaceX Mannequin 'Ripley' In Space.
SciNews: Elon Musk talks about Crew Dragon Demo-1 Mission.

ISS – De laatste dagen voor Cygnus.
Northrop Grumman: Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Concludes Mission to the International Space Station.
NasaSpaceFlight: NG-10 mission ends, NGIS looks toward completion of CRS1 contract with NASA.

ISS – Nieuwe bemanningen.
TASS: Next space expedition crew in final preparations for flight to orbital outpost.

TASS: UAE’s first astronaut may fly to ISS September 25.
The National: UAE astronauts: first space mission will be a 'dream come true'.
Drie filmpjes over de training van de astronauten, een eerste over hun winter survival training, een tweede over een test in een drukkamer, en een derde over de centrifugetest.

TASS: Roscosmos to launch seven spacecraft to ISS in 2019.

ISS – Meer nieuws over het ruimtestation.
TASS: International Space Station’s orbit raised by 1.6 km.

NASA: NASA Selects Mission to Study Space Weather from Space Station.

Space News: Senate bill seeks extension of the space station.
Parabolic Arc: Senators Introduce Measure to Extend ISS from 2024 to 2030.

NASA: Lets Talk Science with Canadian Space Agency Astronaut David Saint Jacques (filmpje).
BBC: Computer servers 'stranded' in space.
TechnologyOrg: Astronauts Assemble Tools to Test Space Tech for Fuel Storage in Orbit.

Canada wordt eerste internationale partner in Lunar Orbital Platform – Gateway.
NASA: NASA Secures First International Partnership for Moon to Mars Lunar Gateway.
Parabolic Arc: Justin Trudeau Announces Canadian Partnership on NASA’s Lunar Gateway.
Space Policy Online: NASA gets it’s first international partner for Gateway.

Space News: Shutdown to delay first element of NASA’s lunar Gateway.

Hackaday: NASA is building a space station in a weird orbit – Here’s why.

Een filmpje:
Science At NASA: NASA Science Live Ep. 1: To the Moon, and Beyond.

Naar de Maan.
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA Plans Transition from Robots to Crewed Moon Landings.
NASA Goddard: Five Teams Win NASA DALI Awards to Advance Future Lunar Missions.

TASS: New system to navigate Russia’s promising spacecraft from Earth and Moon.

NASA Watch: Let's Go Back To The Moon With Less Money.

SLS/Orion.
Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin getting NASA’s EM-1 Orion modules ready for final mate.

Een nieuwe test voor de SLS RS-25 motor:
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 28 February 2019 (filmpje).

Computerprobleem voor Israëlische maanlander opgelost.
Na de lancering (zie NUDR vorige week) leek alles goed te gaan . . .
SpaceWatch Middle East: Israel’s SpaceIl Team Successfully Launches Lunar Ambitions With Beresheet.
Space News: SpaceIL lunar lander makes first post-launch maneuvers.

. . . tot er plots problemen opdoken . . . 
Spaceflight Now: Computer reset cancels orbit-raising burn on Israel’s moon lander.
SpaceCom: Israeli Lunar Lander Suffers Glitch on Way to the Moon.
The Times Of Israel: As Beresheet heads to moon, Israeli team probes problem with navigation sensors.

. . . die snel opgelost geraakten.
Space News: SpaceIL back on course for the moon after computer glitch.
The Planetary Society: Beresheet Overcomes Early Glitches, Continues Journey to the Moon.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Maan:
AstroBlogs: Nederlandse radioantenne op Chinese Queqiao-satelliet staat aan en werkt.
NASA: NASA Mission Reveals Origins of Moon's 'Sunburn'.

Mars:
The Planetary Society: InSight Update, Sol 92: The Mole Did Hit a Rock.
Mars Daily: InSight's "Mole" Starts Hammering into the Martian Soil.
ScienceAlert!: NASA's Curiosity Rover Entered 'Safe Mode' Last Week, And We're Still Not Sure Why.
OrbitalHub: Opportunity 2004 – 2019.
Scott Manley: The Truth Behind Opportunity's Last Message and It's Final Days On Mars (filmpje).
Space News: NASA unlikely to return Mars samples in the 2020s.
LiveSciences: An Exploding Asteroid Blasted Across Mars' Surface in the Last 10 Years.
ESA: Mars Express: First evidence of planet-wide groundwater system on Mars.

Pluto:
GeoSpace: New map reveals geology and history of Pluto’s moon Charon.
EurekAlert: SwRI-led New Horizons research indicates small Kuiper Belt objects are surprisingly rare.
EurekAlert: Pluto and Charon's ancient scars reveal a dearth of small Kuiper Belt objects.
Sky & Telescope: Pluto and Charon Are Missing Small Craters.

Ryugu:
BBC: Hayabusa 2: Asteroid image shows touchdown marks.
Sky & Telescope: Hayabusa 2 Touches Down, Collects Asteroid Sample.

50 Jaar Apollo – De vlucht van Apollo 9.
SpaceCom: Apollo 9: The Lunar Module Flies.

Twee filmpjes:
NASA: Apollo 9 40th Anniversary.
Video From Space: From the NASA Archives: 'Apollo 9: Three to Make Ready'.

Ook dat nog: Russen “vergeten” vlucht Yuri Gagarin.
Russia Today: Russian space agency red-faced after omitting Gagarin’s flight from historic list of space missions.

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