De mol mag dan vast zitten op Mars, de seismometer doet daarentegen zijn werk, me de registratie van een eerste Marsbeving. Dichter bij huis wordt er in afwachting van meer details verder gespeculeerd over de ontploffing van de Crew Dragon tijdens een test met de SuperDraco’s. Dat en nog veel veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Een zicht op de “trunk” van de onbemande Dragon-capsule welke op 1 mei zou gelanceerd moeten worden, met NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3) en het Space Test Program-Houston 6 van de Amerikaanse militairen.

De naweeën van het ontploffen van de Crew Dragon.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon suffers catastrophic explosion during static fire test.
Spacepage: Crew Dragon capsule gaat verloren tijdens cruciale test.

Teslarati: SpaceX preps for Cargo Dragon, Falcon Heavy launches despite setbacks.
Teslarati: SpaceX shifts Falcon 9 booster from landing pad to drone ship after anomaly.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew Dragon Accident Another Bump in the Road for Commercial Crew.

En dan een eerste nieuwtje, volgens volgend artikel hadden de SuperDraco’s al een test ondergaan VOOR de ontploffing. Al wordt dat in andere niet echt bevestigd.
Reuters: SpaceX escape engines were test fired before mishap: panel.
Spaceflight Now: Few details available in early days of SpaceX accident investigation.
Space Policy Online: Crew Dragon anomaly not the only pacing item for commercial crew systems.

Nog eens de beelden:
Starman 737: Crew Dragon C201 static fire explosion (anomaly) prior to in-flight abort test.
Parabolic Arc: Watch the Crew Dragon Spacecraft Explode (radarbeelden).

Everyday Astronaut: Why have SpaceX, Boeing & Blue Origin ditched abort towers?
SpaceCom: The Emergency Launch Abort Systems of SpaceX and Boeing Explained.

Falcon 9 klaar voor een lancering op 1 mei.
Space News: NASA moves ahead with cargo Dragon launch after Crew Dragon anomaly.
Spaceflight Now: Falcon 9 rocket completes static fire test, aims for launch early Wednesday.

SpaceX – Meer nieuwtjes.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s steel Starship gets new official render, this time with a huge NASA telescope.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Starship, Starhopper prototypes continue slow and steady progress.

Nog een filmpje.
US Launch Report: SpaceX - Damaged Falcon Heavy Returns To Port And Land.

Over Starlink.
Parabolic Arc: SpaceX Receives FCC Approval to Launch 1,500 Starlink Satellites.
GeekWire: FCC approves SpaceX’s revised Starlink satellite plan; first wave gets set for liftoff.
Space News: FCC OKs lower orbit for some Starlink satellites.

Nieuwe testen voor Starliner.
NasaSpaceFlight: DoD practices Starliner at sea recovery for first time.
NasaSpaceFlight: How to rescue Dragon, Starliner, and Orion crews at sea.

Nog een berichtje van eerder deze maand:
Boeing: Ready for Orbit! Starliner Passes Environmental Qualification Testing.

Over de vooruitgang van Dream Chaser.
NasaSpaceFlight: Dream Chaser progress ahead of CRS2 as SNC keeps crew version alive.
Spaceflight Insider: Progress continues on Dream Chaser space plane.

SLS/Orion.
Space News: NASA urged to retain key SLS test.
Space Policy Online: Safety Panel emphatically urges NASA not to skip green run test.
Ars Technica: NASA to perform key test of the SLS rocket, necessitating a delay in its launch.
NASA: Rocket Science in 60 Seconds: What Is the Engine Section? (filmpje)

NASA: Orion Transport Fixture Fit-Checked in NASA’s Super Guppy Aircraft.

NasaSpaceFlight: NASA Launch Services Program outlines the alternative launcher review for EM-1.

Naar de Maan in 2024.
Op zoek naar een ander type van maanlander?
Space News: NASA tweaks call for lunar lander concepts.

Space News: Lunar base and Gateway part of sustainable long-term human exploration plan.
SpaceCom: Lessons of Apollo Can Help NASA Ace Return to the Moon, Experts Say.

NASA: Gravity Assist Podcast: Buying a Ride to the Moon Through Commercial Partnerships, with Steven Clarke.

Maan – Ook China wil naar de zuidpool.
The Science Times: China Announced Plans to Claim the Moon's South Pole for Their Research Station.
Parabolic Arc: China Sees Lunar South Pole Base by Around 2029.

SpaceShipTwo wordt uitgerust met cabine voor toeristen.
Space News: Virgin Galactic expects rapid conclusion of SpaceShipTwo test flights after downtime.

Raketnieuws uit Amerika.
Space News: Justice Department reaches deal with company implicated in Taurus launch failures.

SpaceNews: Northrop Grumman highlights benefits of Orbital ATK acquisition.

Space News: Relativity to launch LEO satellite for mu Space.
SpaceCom: Relativity Space to Launch Thai Satellite on 3D-Printed Rocket.

Flight Global: OPINION: Stratolaunch hopes to avoid Spruce Goose's fate.

Space News: Spaceflight looks to more rideshare missions with fewer satellites per launch.

Raketnieuws uit Europa.
Les Echos: L'Agence spatiale européenne promet plus de commandes à Ariane 6.
Space News: ArianeGroup starting Ariane 6 production after new ESA agreement.

PLD Space: Successful drop test of the demonstrator of the first stage of MIURA 5.
PLD Space: PLD Space presents the patch for the first recovery test of a liquid propulsion-based booster in Europe.
ESA: Drop test proves technologies for reusable microlauncher.

The Science Times: UK To Release Sabre Space Plane Technology.

En het maandelijkse filmpje over de vooruitgang van de werken aan het nieuwe Ariane VI lanceerpad.
CSG: Ariane 6 - Chantier ELA4 - Avril 2019

Raketnieuws uit Rusland.
Sputnik News: Sea Launch Venture May be Moved From US to Russia's Far East – Source.
Sputnik News: First Liftoff of Russia's New Soyuz-5 Launcher Scheduled for 2nd Half of 2022.

China –  “Space Day of China”.
Radii China: oday is “Space Day of China,” And it Comes with this Incredible Poster.

Twee filmpjes:
Andrew Jones: China space day 2019 - history and infrastructure - Our Space.
Andrew Jones: China Space Day 2019 recent achievements video.

The Strategist: China’s space mission (part 1): dominating a contested domain.
The Strategist: China’s space mission (part 2): aiming to control the high ground.

Space News: Congressional panel looks at national security implications of China’s space ambitions.

China – Simulatie van een Marsbasis, open voor toeristen.
Reuters: Back on Earth, China's Mars simulation base greets first visitors.
The Science Times: China Opens Mars Base Simulator in Gobi Desert.

Enkele filmpjes:
New China TV: Discovery of Mars Base 1 in NW China.
CCTV English: China opens its Mars simulation base in Gobi desert.

China – Raketnieuws.
Space News: Landspace, iSpace and Linkspace of China claim progress on new launchers.
Reuters: China's rocket start-ups go small in age of 'shoebox' satellites.

Reuters: China to announce rules soon to regulate commercial rocket industry.

Aviation Week: Chinese Wave Rider Launched In Reusable Rocket.
Space News: Chinese firms Space Transportation and Linkspace test reusable launcher technologies.
IEEE Spectrum: Private Space Launch Firms in China Race to Orbit.

Meer raketnieuws uit Azië.
Japan Today: Japanese space start-up to launch rocket on April 30 after last year's fiasco.
JAXA: H3 Battleship Firing Test (filmpje).

Uiteenvallen rakettrap waargenomen.
ESA: Rocket break-up provide rare change to test debris formation.
SpaceCom: Rocket Stage Launched 10 Years Ago Disintegrates into Trail of Space Junk (Video).
Inside Outer Space: Cluttering Up Space: U.S. Rocket Stage Explodes.

Nog wat nieuwtjes over ruimteafval.
Via Satellite: The Gravity of Space Debris.
Via Satellite: Debris: The Plastic of the Sky.

The Science Times: OSCAR: The Space Janitor.

InSight registreert Marsbeving.
NASA: NASA’s InSight Lander Captures Audio of First Likely ‘Quake’ on Mars.
GovUK: First ‘marsquake’ captured by UK sensors.
SpaceCom: Marsquake! NASA's InSight Lander Feels Its 1st Red Planet Tremor.
Cosmos: InSight detects first clear marsquake.

Een filmpje met “beelden” van de beving vind je hier.

De deuk in Ryugu.
JAXA: The Crater Search Operation.
JAXA: Successful Operation of Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2's SCI. 
New Scientist: Japan's Hayabusa 2 bombed an asteroid and took pictures of the crater.
Parabolic Arc: Hayabusa2 Images Artificial Crater on Asteroid Ryugu.
BBC News: Hayabusa-2: Spacecraft's 'bomb' crater found.
NasaSpaceFlight: Hayabusa2 continues to achieve milestones at Asteroid Ryugu.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
IEEE Spectrum: How the Parker Solar Probe Survives Close Encounters With the Sun.

Aarde:
SpaceCom: Turbulent Blobs in Earth's Core May Explain Sudden Jerks in the Magnetic Field.
AGU: Aurora cause speed bumps in space.

Maan:
The Planetary Society: Chang’e-4 Updates: Yutu-2 Roves into Overtime, Returns More Images.
SpaceQ: Canada takes another step towards sending a rover to the moon.

Mars:
The Planetary Society: Curiosity Update, Sols 2313-2387: Two New Drill Holes Despite Memory Problems.
The Planetary Society: HiRISE Team Overcomes Imaging Glitches as Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Eyes another Decade in Orbit.
SpaceCom: Landslides on Mars Spotted from Space in Amazing NASA Photo.
Sputnik News: ESA to Lose Member State Support if ExoMars Launch Postponed – Director-General.
The Planetary Society: The Mars Exploration Rovers Update: The Final Report.

Jupiter:
Space News: Europa Clipper instrument change could affect mission science.

Saturnus:
SpaceCom: On Titan, the Polar Vortex Can Last a Shiver-Inducing 22 (Earth) Years.

Planetoïden:
PhysOrg: How to destroy an asteroid without nuking each other first.
Cosmos: How to tell if an asteroid is going to kill you.
ESA: The Day The Asteroid Might Hit.

Ondertussen in het ISS.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Addresses Spacewalk Reassignment.

Science Alert!: Video Shows How Hard It Really Is to Walk on Earth After 6 Months in Space.
Wendover Productions: The Logistics of the International Space Station (filmpje).

Space Daily: New concept for novel fire extinguisher in space.

Ook dat nog: Het einde van een stukje geschiedenis.
SpaceCom: Russia May Soon Mothball Its Most Historic Launchpad: Report.

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

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