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Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart – Week 2019/43–463

Uitschieters waren er deze week niet echt. De Maan blijft echter de rode draad in heel wat nieuwtjes. Steeds meer lanceerders worden klaar gemaakt om “iets” op de Maan te gaan afleveren. Firma’s zoeken elkaar op om zich samen kandidaat te stellen voor de bouw van een nieuwe bemande maanlander. En NASA kondigde alvast  een maanautootje aan dat nabij de zuidpool naar water moet gaan zoeken. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De eerste (onbemande) test van Starliner is voorzien voor 17 december van dit jaar. De capsule moet dan een koppeling met het ISS uitvoeren, net zoals de demo-vlucht van de Crew Dragon van een paar maanden geleden. (Foto: Boeing).
 

De eerder deze maand gelanceerde Eutelsat-satelliet in de problemen.
Space News: Solar array issue jeopardizes new Eutelsat satellite.
GPS World: EGNOS GEO-3’s launch satellite has solar array problem.
 

Mislukte lancering van een herbruikbare sondeerraket.
Space News: Exos Aerospace suborbital launch fails.
De beelden vind je hier.


Nieuws uit het ISS.
NASA: NG-12 Update and Naming Announcement (filmpje).
ISS US National Lab: Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission Set to Launch More ISS National Lab Payloads Than Ever Before.
Collect Space: Northrop Grumman names 12th Cygnus ship for Apollo 12 astronaut.

TASS: Russia reschedules Progress MS-13 space freighter’s launch for December 1.

SpaceCom: Spacesuit Gloves Contaminated During Friday's Historic Spacewalk.

NASA: Astronauts to Test Drive a Lunar Robot from the Space Station.

Space News: Made In Space to launch commercial recycler to space station.
SpaceCom: Plastic Recycler Will Turn Space Station Trash into 3D Printing Stock.

ESA: European boost to the all-in-one Bartolomeo service for the Space Station.
Parabolic Arc: Nanoracks Italia, Kayser Italia Announce Agreement to Open Temperature Controlled Microgravity Research on ISS.

Sputnik News: Iran to Discuss Possibility of Sending Its Astronaut to ISS with Russia.

Enkele filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 61 Crew News Conference with Jessica Meir and Christina Koch - October 21, 2019.
NASA: Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir reflect on the first All Woman Spacewalk.
Collect Space: First All-Woman Spacewalk: Astronauts React to History.
EuroNews: Space Chronicles: find out why the crew have been busy.
NASA: Space To Ground: Space to Ground: Space Jam: 10/25/2019.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - October 25, 2019.

En wat ontspanning om af te ronden:
Video From Space: Astronauts Play Baseball on Space Station.


Dream Chaser zoekt landingsplaats.
RoomEU: Landing site sought for UN's Dream Chaser mission.


Commercial Crew.
Ars Technica: NASA sets launch date for Starliner mission to space station.
Collect Space: Astrovan II: Airstream builds new transport for Boeing Starliner crews.
Ars Technica: Airstream builds Astrovan II for Boeing CST-100 astronaut transport.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon set for important test campaign.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon abort test gets closer to launch with SuperDraco static fires.
En een filmpje:
VideoFromSpace: Hotfire! SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch Escape System Test.

Spaceflight Now: Bridenstine says NASA not holding up commercial crew schedule.

Spaceflight Now: NASA likely to buy Soyuz seats, defer Japanese astronaut flight.


SpaceX – Falcon 9.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch delayed until November as lull drags on.


SpaceX – Starlink.
SpaceCom: 'Whoa, It Worked': Elon Musk Tweets Via SpaceX's Starlink Satellites.
Space News: SpaceX plans to start offering Starlink broadband services in 2020.
Reuters: Musk's satellite project testing encrypted internet with military planes.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starlink Broadband Service Will Begin in 2020: Report.

RoomEU: Companies unite to reject SpaceX satellite plans.


SpaceX – StarShip.
Teslarati: Tesla Energy backup helps SpaceX Starship Mk1 face down tornadoes, power outages.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Starship facilities, Raptor testing, and more shown off in new video.
Teslarati: SpaceX says Starship Mk1 will test ‘skydiver’ landing before the end of 2019.

RoomEU: SpaceX confirm plans to build cities on the Moon and Mars.


ARTEMIS: Blue Origin vormt maanlander-team met Lockheed Martin en Northrop Grumman.
Blue Origin: Blue Origin announces national team for NASA’s Artemis human landing system.
Space News: Blue Origin, Lockheed, Northrop join forces for Artemis lunar lander.
Geek Wire: Jeff Bezos announces an all-star team for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander.
BBC:Bezos floats 'national team' to build Moon lander.
Spaceflight Now: Bezos says space industry stalwarts will help Blue Origin build moon lander.


ARTEMIS: SLS/Orion.
The Human Spaceflght Blog: SLS Update: The Core Stage Booster's Test Article Goes Through the Motions at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
NASA KSC: EGS Striving Toward Launch of Artemis I (filmpje).

NasaSpaceFlight: NASA conducting data deep dive following July’s Orion ascent abort test.

Een filmpje:
NASA: Orion Fuels Artemis.


ARTEMIS: Gateway.
Space News: Japan to join Artemis program.
Room.EU: Russia could join US-led Lunar Gateway programme.
Geek Wire: The world’s space agencies focus in on their roles for Gateway moon missions
Spaceflight Now: NASA’s moon program winning international support.

GeekWire: Buzz Aldrin shares latest moonshot vision: No to NASA’s Gateway, but yes to China.


ARTEMIS: Naar de Maan in 2024...
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine op de laatste dag van IAC 2019:
NASA: From The Moon to Mars - NASA's Artemis Program (filmpje).

Space News: Companies, international partners key to future lunar exploration.
Space News: Space agencies endorse continued cooperation in lunar exploration.
SpaceCom: NASA's Artemis Moon Program Attracts More Nations as Potential Partners, Agency Says.
SpaceCom: NASA Contractors Build on Shuttle Legacy for Artemis Moonshot.

Collect Space: NASA highlights woman on the moon with new Artemis program art.
SpaceCom: Historic Women Spacewalkers Hope to Land on the Moon.

SpaceCom: Moon Dust Could Be a Problem for Future Lunar Explorers.
SpaceCom: NASA Scientists Eye Long-Standing Moon Mysteries in Lunar Return.

ESA: New era of locally-sourced resources in space.

Een filmpje:
NASA: Lunar Geology from Apollo to Artemis.
ESA: Locally-sourced on the Moon.


ARTEMIS: … en nadien naar Mars.
TechCrunch: NASA’s Jim Bridenstine says 2035 is doable for human landing on Mars — provided budget is there.

Learning English: US Space Agency Exploring Living Spaces for Moon and Mars.
Cosmos: Coming soon: a market garden on Mars.

New Scientist: Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian.
New Scientist: Moving To Mars: the reality of living on Mars (filmpje).


ARTEMIS: NASA stuurt VIPER naar de zuidpool van de Maan.
NASA: New VIPER Lunar Rover to Map Water Ice on the Moon.
NASA: NASA is sending a rover to hunt for water on the Moon (filmpje).

SpaceCom: NASA Will Launch a Lunar VIPER to Hunt Moon Water in 2022.
Space Policy Online: NASA to send VIPER rover to study ice on the moon.


Rocket Lab wilt naar de Maan.
Rocket Lab: Rocket Lab to deliver payloads to the Moon and beyond with Photo.

SpaceCom: Rocket Lab Aims for the Moon and Beyond with New Photon Satellite Platform.
Ars Technica: Rocket Lab—yep, Rocket Lab—has a plan to deliver satellites to the Moon.
Space News: Rocket Lab to offer lunar missions, ground station services.

Een filmpje:
Everyday Astronaut: Let's watch Rocket Lab's announcement.


NASA vindt Indische maanlander niet.
SpaceCom: A NASA Spacecraft Still Hasn't Spotted India's Ill-Fated Moon Lander.
Science Alert: India's Crashed Moon Lander Is Still Missing, And NASA Can't Find It Anywhere.
India Today: Chandrayaan-2: Vikram lander not found in new Nasa images of Moon landing site.

ISRO geeft ondertussen andere foto’s van de Maan vrij, maar dus niet die foto met de lander.
Space Daily: ISRO releases new images captured by Chandrayaan-2 orbiter.


Nog meer maansondes.
Reuters: U.S. tech firm Maxar taps startup's software for moon mission.
Space News: Japanese lunar lander company ispace on schedule for 2021 first mission.
Space News: Spacebit forms partnership, prepares to send tiny rover to the moon.
SpaceCom: Israel Plans to Go Back to the Moon … And Stick the Landing This Time.


Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NasaSpaceFlight: ESA’s Solar Orbiter ready to study the Sun, heading for Florida.
Spaceflight Now: British-built solar probe shipping to Florida launch site before Brexit deadline.
aPPEL Knowledge Services: ESA Spacecraft Ready to Orbit the Sun.

Mercurius:
VideoFromSpace: BepiColumbo Spacecraft Snaps 'Selfies' On Way To Mercury.

Maan:
ISRO: Initial imaging and observations by Chandrayaan-2 Dual-Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DF-SAR).
Space Daily: China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 11th lunar day.
NASA Science Cast: Exploring the Presence of Water on the Moon.
SpaceCom: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Acquires Japanese Moon Rover.

Mars:
NASA: New Selfie Shows Curiosity, the Mars Chemist.
SpaceCom: Mars Soil Is Very Weird, the Mole's Struggles Show.
NASA: Mars 2020 Unwrapped and Ready for Testing.
NASA: Mars 2020 Stands on Its Own Six Wheels.
SpaceCom: Hope Mars Mission: Launching the Arab World into the Space Race.
EurekAlert: Martian landslides not conclusive evidence of ice.
Science Daily: Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth.

Jupiter:
ESA: JUICE begins to take shape.

Trojanen:
VideoFromSpace: NASA's Lucy Mission Will Visit 7 Trojan Asteroids – Trailer.

Pluto:
Universe Today: New Horizons Team Pieces Together the Best Images They Have of Pluto’s Far Side.

Lucy:
NASA: NASA’s Lucy Mission Clears Critical Milestone.

Apophis:
Room.EU: Ride-sharing mission hopes to study asteroid up close.

En nog dit:
Science Alert: NASA Just Picked New Planetary Missions to Study. Here Are The Most Exciting Ones.


Nieuws van wetenschappelijke satellieten: JWST – Spektr RG – Cheops.
Northrop Grumman: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Achieves Milestone of Successfully Withstanding Launch Stresses
NASA: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Clears Critical Sunshield Deployment Testing

TASS: Spektr-RG’s energy range by far surpasses Hubble telescope
Spaceflight Now: German X-ray telescope achieves ‘first light’.

ESA: Cheops Team in Kourou.


Raketnieuws uit Amerika.
Spaceflight Now: Solid rocket motor test-fired for Atlas 5 debut next year.
Space News: Northrop Grumman to launch OmegA rocket from ULA’s Delta 4 pad at Vandenberg.

Parabolic Arc: Virgin Orbit Drops Out of DARPA Launch Challenge.
Space News: Virgin Orbit to add extra rocket stage to LauncherOne for interplanetary missions.

Space News: For Air Force launch competition, ULA will offer Vulcan and Atlas, but not Delta.
Space Policy Online: BRUNO: National Security Launch Market Only Big Enough For Two.

SpaceCom: Stratolaunch, Which Flew the World's Biggest Airplane (Once), Sold to Mystery Owner

Space News: Firefly agreement with Aerojet offering immediate benefits.


Raketnieuws uit Europa.
Space News: ESA to seek funding for more Prometheus reusable engines at ministerial.

ESA: New rocket fairing design offers smoother quieter ride.
Space News: Arianespace targets 2023 for lunar Ariane 6 rideshare mission.
CSG: Ariane 6 - Chantier ELA 4 - Octobre 2019 (filmpje).

GovUK: Reaction Engines precooler test hits Mach 5.
ESA: Air-breathing engine precooler achieves record-breaking Mach 5 performance.

Parabolic Arc: Cyclone 4M Fully Integrated Upper Stage Completes Qualification Test.


Raketnieuws uit Azië.
Space News: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries mulls upgraded H3 rocket variants for lunar missions.

SciNews: New Jielong launch vehicles (filmpje).

Parabolic Arc: Spaceflight Announces Next Three Rideshare Missions on ISRO’s PSLV.

Space News: Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch.

Universe Today: A Private Company in China Plans to Launch Reusable Rockets by 2021.


Raketnieuws uit Rusland.
TASS: First Russian reusable carrier rocket similar to that of SpaceX to be launched in 2020.

TASS: Russia approves conceptual design of super-heavy carrier rocket.


Om af te ronden: Bloomberg’s Giant Leap video-reeks.
Bloomberg Ep 1: Space: The Final Business Frontier.
Bloomberg Ep 2: Welcome To Your New Home In Space.
Bloomberg Ep 3: Building The Future in Space.
Bloomberg Ep 4: Who Wants To Be A Trillionaire?


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