De lancering van de laatste Ariane V werd uitgesteld door technische problemen. De eerste lancering van de (suborbitale) Miura 1 van het Spaanse PLD Space werd (nog eens) afgebroken, deze keer ook omwille van technische problemen. Beter nieuws was er voor het Belgische Aerospacelab dat m.b.v. een Falcon 9 hun tweede satelliet in een baan om de Aarde brachten. En PROBA 3 ligt ook op schema om volgend jaar gelanceerd te worden. En ja, het is nog altijd 6 tot 8 weken wachten op de volgende lancering van een Starship. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Technic leggen de laatste hand aan Gregoire, een nieuwe Belgische satelliet gelanceerd met een Falcon 9. Foto: Aerospacelab.

12.06.2023 – SpaceX lanceert nieuwe reeks Starlink-satellieten.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches another 52 Starlink internet satellites.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starlink 5-11 launches from Florida as astronomy impacts in focus.
Florida Today: Early morning SpaceX launch puts more Starlink satellites in orbit.
Florida Today: SpaceX continues to launch Starlink satellites. 14 things to know about internet provider.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.

12.06.2023 – SpaceX Transporter lanceert 72 satellieten.
Space News: SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission.
NSF: SpaceX Transporter-8 launches 72 payloads marking 200th booster landing.
Space Ref: SpaceX’s Transporter-8 Launches From California With an Eclectic Mix of Smallsat Missions.

Tesmanian: SpaceX Transporter-8 Rideshare mission launches 72 spacecraft, Falcon 9 makes historic 200th landing of an orbital-class rocket.
Teslarati: SpaceX marks 200th successful orbital class rocket landing, 40th launch of the year.

Payload: Transporter-8 Launches a Full Manifest.

ESA: Nanosats launched that use light to talk.
National Catholic Register: Satellite With Pope Francis’ Words Launches Into Space.
SatNews: Tyvak International supporting the Spei Satelles space mission.
GeoSpatialWorld: Orbital Sidekick Successfully Launches Third GHOSt Satellite.
Rocket Lab (filmpje): Varda's Winnebago-1 Is Operational.
Gizmodo: This Space Factory Will Attempt to Produce Medical Drugs in Orbit.
ktvz: Forget space tourism. This company wants to make drug manufacturing the next big extraterrestrial business.
Yahoo!Finance: World’s tiniest satellite ‘pocketqube Istanbul’ by satellite tech start-up Hello Space, launched into space with SpaceX.
Space News: Muon celebrates launch of first satellite in Climate Constellation.
SatNews: Muon Space’s 1st satellite is successfully launched + deployed.
Space Daily: D-Orbit launches 11th orbital transportation mission in years.
Space Daily: Satellogic earth observation constellation continues expansion with SpaceX Transporter-8 Mission.
SatNews: Satellogic continues the expansion of their EO constellation.
Space Daily: SpaceX Transporter-8 delivers 6 NanoAvionics satellites to orbit.
SatNews: Six satellites mfg’d by Kongsberg NanoAvionics reach orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission.
Space News: Tomorrow.io raises $87 million for weather satellite constellation.
SatNews: Tomorrow.io successfully launches their 2nd smallsat + also closes Series E funding.
SatNews: FOSSA Systems launches their nexgen IoT satellites.
SatNews: OQ Technology confirms successful launch of their Tiger – 4 LEO satellite.
Space News: DARPA downsizes Blackjack space experiment.
SatNews: Neumann Space propulsion technology achieves a first space launch via the Transporter-8 mission.
SatNews: Exolaunch’s 32 customer satellites successfully gain their orbits with the Transporter-8 mission .

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Transporter-8 Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Transporter-8 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
Video From Space: Watch SpaceX's 200th landing of an orbital class rocket in amazing drone view.

Tweede Belgische satelliet voor Aerospacelab: Grégoire.
Aerospacelab: Aerospacelab’s Grégoire satellite successfully launched.
Beelden van het uitzetten van Grégoire vind je in dit Twitter-bericht.
Airbus: A paradigm shift in satellite power: the first launch of Sparkwing.

De Tijd: Tweede satelliet van Waals bedrijf gelanceerd door SpaceX.

Meer nieuws uit de wereld van de (kleine) satellietbouwers.
Via Satellite: HawkEye 360’s Cluster 7 Satellites Are Now Operational.
Via Satellite: Capella Space Wins Five-Year SAR Imagery Purchase Deal from NASA.
Space News: Ursa Major confirms layoffs: ‘Necessary workforce reductions’.
Via Satellite: Planet Labs Reports 31% Jump in Q1 Revenue, But Spooks Investors With Cautious Forecast.
Via Satellite: Firefly Aerospace to Acquire Spaceflight, Will Discontinue its Rideshare Business.

15.06.2023 – Chinese LM 2D lanceert 41 Jilin-1-satellieten.
ECNS: China launches record-setting 41 satellites on single rocket.
ECNS: China launches record 41 satellites into space.
SpaceCom: China launches national-record 41 satellites on single rocket.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China's Long March 2D Carrier Rocket Successfully Lifts 41 New Satellites into Orbit.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches 41 satellites.

Laatste Ariane V omwille van technische redenen voor onbepaalde tijd uitgesteld.
De lancering had op 16 juli moeten doorgaan, het uitstel kwam er een dag eerder.
Arianespace: Arianespace’s next Ariane V mission to support France and Germany’s space ambitions.
Arianespace: Flight VA261: Postponement of the launch.

Space News: Technical problem postpones final Ariane 5 launch.
SpaceCom: Final launch of Europe's powerful Ariane 5 rocket delayed indefinitely.

De nuttige lading bestaat uit twee satellieten.
CNES: Syracuse 4.
Airbus: Syracuse IV – Secure satellite telecommunications across a full scope of scenarios.
OHB: Heinrich Hertz.

CNES Magazine heeft voor juni 2023 een nummer over raketten in Europa. Je vindt de PDF hier.

Filmpjes:
ESA: From French Guiana to the stars: Ariane 5's 25-year journey.
Space Videos: Farewell Ariane 5: The Final Mission Of Europe's Ride To Space!

Lancering suborbitale Miura 1 van PLD Space afgebroken kort na ontsteken motoren.
NSF: PLD Space set to launch Spain’s first private rocket into space.
Space Daily: Spanish rocket launch aborted due to last-minute glitch.
Een tweet (in het Spaans) over de reden van de scrub vind je hier.

Filmpjes:
PLD Space: MIURA 1 SN1 TEST FLIGHT (El Arenosillo, Huelva).
SciNews: MIURA 1 aborted launch.

Arianespace tekent overeenkomst met drie Europese “kleine” lanceerders: Dark, Orbex en PLD.
Arianespace: Arianespace signed three distinct MoU with Dark, Orbex and PLD Space to study possible future cooperation to answer its customers’ requests.

Orbex: Arianespace and Orbex to Explore European Launch Partnership.
PLD Space: PLD Space and Arianespace to Explore possible future cooperation in response to the growing European launch service demand.

Parabolic Arc: Arianespace Signs MOUs with Orbex and PLD Space to Explore Launch Partnerships.

China test parachutesysteem om rakettrappen meer gecontroleerd te laten neerstorten.
Xinhua: China's parachute system makes controllable landing of rocket boosters.
Space Daily:  China's parachute system makes controllable landing of rocket boosters.
Universe Today: China is Trying to Stop its Boosters From Randomly Crashing Into Villages.

Op 27 juni vertrekt eerste commerciële Virgin Galactic vlucht.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic announces start of commercial spaceflight service.
Space News: Virgin Galactic sets late June date for first commercial SpaceShipTwo flight.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic Sets Launch Window for First Commercial Flight.

Wall Street Journal: Virgin Galactic Stock Soars as Company Readies for First Commercial Space Flight.

Filmpje:
Virgin Galactic: THIS SUMMER: Virgin Galactic's First Commercial Spaceflights.

Laatste “stukken” Virgin Orbit zijn nu ook verkocht.
Space News: Firefly to buy remaining Virgin Orbit assets.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Orbit Sells Remaining Assets to Firefly Aerospace.

NASA en 7 firma’s sluiten een “Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities 2” overeenkomst.
De 7 zijn Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, Sierra Space, SpaceX, Special Aerospace Services, ThinkOrbital en Vast Space.
NASA: Seven US Companies Collaborate with NASA to Advance Space Capabilities.

In 2014 werd een eerste CCSC afgesloten met ATK Space Systems (nu Orbital ATK), Final Frontier Design, SpaceX en ULA.
NASA: Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC).

NASA: NASA agreements to support work on commercial spacecraft and space stations.
NSF: SpaceX, Blue Origin, others highlighted in new NASA low-Earth orbit partnerships.
Tesmanian: NASA partners with seven U.S. companies to advance space capabilities, SpaceX proposes to use Starship as a ‘In-space Low Earth Orbit Destination’.
Sierra Space: Sierra Space Awarded Space Act Agreement with NASA.
Gizmodo: On-Orbit Satellite Servicing, New Crew Capsules and Artificial Gravity: NASA's Latest Tech Initiative.

ISS – Crew 7 bemanning.
NASA: Mission Specialist Assigned to Crew-7 Space Station Mission.
TASS: Russia’s cosmonaut Borisov to reach ISS in mid-August on board of Crew Dragon.

ISS – Europese reserve-astronaut krijgt Axiom-vlucht toegewezen. Ook een Japanse astronaut gaat naar het ISS.
European Spaceflight: ESA Reserve Astronaut Secures Seat Aboard Axiom Flight.
ESA: New ways to space.

JAXA: International Space Station (ISS) Long-Term Crew Crew.

ISS – Training van UAE-astronauten.
Satellite Pro ME: UAE astronauts complete human spaceflight training at NASA.

Filmpje: 
NASA: UAE Astronaut Candidate Training Highlight Reel.

ISS – Axiom 2 – Saudi’s terug thuis.
Satellite Pro ME: Saudi astronauts Ali Al-Qarni and Rayyanah Barnawi arrive in Riyadh.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Prep for Roll-Out Solar Array Installation Job
NASA ISS Blog: Expedition 69 Crew Members Gearing Up for More Spacewalks
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Ready for Thursday’s Spacewalk
NASA ISS Blog: NASA Astronauts Prepare for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Roll-Out Solar Array
NASA ISS Blog: NASA Spacewalkers Finish Installing Roll-Out Solar Array
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Ends Week Completing Spacewalk, Preparing for Another

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/06/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/06/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 13/06/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 14/06/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 15/06/2023.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of June 12, 2023

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts to make next spacewalk on June 22 — Roscosmos.

NSF: ISS finishes initial iROSA upgrade with two EVAs this month.

NASA: Houston, We have a podcast – Deep Space Hydration.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: On a Roll: June 16, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 69 -Astronaut Frank Rubio Answers Questions for Iberoamérica en Órbita - June 12, 2023.
NASA: Spacewalk with Astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg (June 15, 2023) (Official NASA Broadcast).

Commerciële ruimtestations.
SpaceCom: Private space station: How Axiom Space plans to build its orbital outpost.

Payload: Vast Partners with Impulse for Haven-1 LEO Station Propulsion.

ROSS – Het nieuwe Russische ruimtestation.
Payload: Roscosmos Reveals Details on the Russian Orbital Station Cosmonaut Program.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station Crew: Radiation Experiments Deployed.
SpaceCom: See latest configuration of China's Tiangong space station in stunning new video.

Filmpje:
CGTN: Space Log: Check out China Space Station's new configuration.

Artemis – SLS.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 15 June 2023.
SciNews: RS-25 engine’s exhaust explained.

Artemis 2.
SpaceCom: Artemis 2 astronaut goes on vision quest to prepare for moon mission.
NASA: NASA Laser Communications Terminal Delivered for Artemis II Moon Mission.
ESA:  Handing over European Service Module for Artemis II.
NASA: Artemis II Module Makes a Move.

Artemis – HLS.

Filmpje:
NSF: Artemis Showdown: SpaceX Starship vs. Blue Origin's Lunar Lander | 2023.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Universe Today: What Role Will NASA Play In Developing ISRU On The Moon?
Universe Today: Astronauts Will Be Tracking Dust Into the Lunar Gateway. Is This a Problem?

SpaceRef: Cislune Wins Four NASA Contracts to Develop the Infrastructure for a Lunar Gas Station.

Starship – In afwachting van de tweede testvlucht (met B9 en S25).
Tesmanian: NASA Artemis crew & SpaceX Engineers discussed Starship design with the 10th Apollo astronaut to walk on the Moon.
Teslarati: SpaceX picks Ship 25 and Booster 9 for next Starship test flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX aims to launch Starship again in 6 to 8 weeks, Elon Musk says.

Filmpjes:
Engineering Today: SpaceX Starship is gearing up for an exciting milestone: Eagerly anticipated Integrated Flight Test2.
NSF: What's Going on in this SpaceX Starship Launch Video?
NSF: Ship 25 Prepared for Static Fire Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: [ABORTED] SpaceX Starship 25 Engine Testing.
What About it: SpaceX is pushing HARD towards the next Starship launch!
What About It: SpaceX Updates Starship Timeline! How is this possible so fast?
Marcus House: SpaceX Starship Prototype Mystery, Critical Deluge Upgrades Revealed, 200 Falcon 9 Landings.
NSF: Ship 25 Enters Pre-Launch Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: Sun-watching Proba-3 formation flyers tested for take-off.

Mercurius:
ESA: BepiColombo braces for third Mercury flyby.

Aarde:
NASA (filmpje): A Year in Climate.
ESA: Carbon monoxide from fires in Canada.
ESRI: Explore SAR satellite imagery.
The Standard: China shares 1.5 TB of satellite imagery data with BRICS.

Maan:
SpaceCom; China wants to launch a moon-orbiting telescope array as soon as 2026.
SpaceCom: Inflatable moon telescope could peer into universe's Dark Ages.
ECNS: China's Chang'e-6 mission to carry European, French lunar research payloads.
The Hndu: Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO’s Space Physics Laboratory gears up for big moment.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3857: Up and Over – Curiosity Is Heading East.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3858: Success on a New Path!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3859-3860: A Geologist in a Rock Shop.
Inside Outer Space: Curiosity Mars Rover: New Route.
NASA (filmpje): Meet the Mars Samples: Hazeltop and Bearwallow (Samples 12/13).
UAHRISE (filmpje): HiRISE Mars 4K (NASA): Wasting Away…
SpaceCom: This new Mars map archive puts the entire Red Planet in the palm of your hand (video).
SpaceRef: It Is Easier Than Ever To View Mars Landscapes In High Resolution.

Saturnus:
Spacepage: Gegevens van Cassini ruimtesonde onthullen bouwsteen voor leven in de oceaan van Enceladus.

Didymos en Dimorphos:
NSF: Gravimeter for ESA’s Hera mission is ready to launch to Dimorphos asteroid.

Bennu:
The Planetary Society: Why did we need OSIRIS-REx?

Rusland geeft eerste vrouw in de ruimte een nieuwe onderscheiding.
TASS: Putin to meet with first woman in space following SPIEF — Kremlin.
TASS: Former cosmonaut Tereshkova becomes first holder of Russia’s new award, Order of Gagarin.
TASS: Putin presents Order of Gagarin to world’s first female cosmonaut.

Collect Space: When Johnny met Sally: 'The first woman in space' and a Skylab strip.
SpaceCom: Astronaut Sally Ride brought women and the LGBTQ+ community to the final frontier 40 years ago.
Inside Outer Space: Women in Space: Statistics Show Significant Gap.

Ook dat nog: Apollo Quarantine procedures waren ontoereikend. Planetary Protection & Mars.
SpaceCom: The Apollo moon landing was real, but NASA's quarantine procedure was not.
DH: Cosmic luck: NASA’s Apollo 11 moon quarantine broke down.

Inside Outer Space: Samples From Mars? – Planetary Protection of Earth Sparks Andromeda Strain Worries.
Space Ref: Martian Samples on Earth, Planetary Protection from Contamination Becomes Hot Issue.
SETI (filmpje): SETI Live - Planetary Protection, Mars and the Search for Life.

Om af te ronden – Point-To-Point.
SpaceDotBiz: Point-To-Point Rocket Transportation.

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