Deze week qua (orbitale) lanceringen: China 4 – SpaceX 3. Al was het in China met vier verschillende raketten. En in Europa gebeurt er heel wat op het vlak van lanceerders maar de Italianen schoten toch de “hoofdvogel” af met de verdwenen brandstoftanks voor de laatste Vega-raket. En de Hubble Space Telescope ? Die is terug operationeel. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Een 25 jaar geleden draaiden de eerste elementen van het International Space Station rond de Aarde. Nu wordt er gedacht aan de eventuele  (commerciële) opvolgers van het ISS. Maar er is meer. Er is natuurlijk het Chinese ruimtestation maar er komt misschien nog een Russische en wie weet zelfs een Indisch ruimtestation – Foto NASA.

Een beetje Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
Linkedin/YEESS – Elevating Earth Observation: A Bright Future with Copernicus Contributing Missions (met vermelding Aerospaceab).

Aerospacelab: Aerospacelab appoints Tina Ghataore as Group Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, and CEO of Aerospacelab’s new North American branch.
Via Satellite: Tina Ghataore Talks Joining Aerospacelab and Building its US Business.

Aerospacelab: Hollywood sci-fi space action movie ‘Helios’ to feature Aerospacelab satellite constellation.

GOMspace: SPACEBEL and GomSpace sign 930,000 EUR (approx. 10.5 MSEK) contract for implementation of Juventas.
Spacebel: DART Inaugurates the Very First Planetary Defence Initiative which is of Great Interest to SPACEBEL through the HERA Mission.
Spacebel: Yoda and SPACEBEL: An Innovative Space Intelligence Project.
Spacebel: With EarthCARE, SPACEBEL Contributes to Solving the Mystery of Clouds.

Nog even over Transporter 9 (11.11.2023) – Momentus slaagt er niet in om satellieten uit te zetten.
Space News: Three satellites presumed lost in Transporter deployment malfunction.

03.12.2023 – Progress MS-25 wordt manueel aan het ISS gekoppeld.
TASS: Russian spacecraft delivers cargoes including tangerines, New Year gifts to ISS.
CBS News: Cosmonauts remotely guide Russian cargo ship to space station docking after guidance glitch.
SpaceCom: Cosmonauts dock Russian Progress cargo ship to ISS on remote control after autopilot glitch.

En ook een kijkje op het opbranden van de vorige Progress (Progress MS-23).
Live Science: A Russian cargo ship burnt to a crisp in Earth's atmosphere while ISS astronauts watched.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 70 Progress 86 Cargo Ship Docks to International Space Station - Dec. 3, 2023.
SciNews: Progress MS-25 manual docking.

03.12.2023 – SpaceX lanceert nieuwe reeks Starlink-satellieten (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida (video).

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via Twitter (a.k.a. X): De live-beelden van de lancering.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 125 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 December 2023.

03.12.2023 – Stratolaunch / Talon A doen nieuwe testvlucht.
Stratolaunch: Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Captive Carry Flight with TA-1 Test Vehicle.
SpaceCom: Stratolaunch's huge Roc plane flies with fueled-up hypersonic vehicle for 1st time (photos).
The Register: Stratolaunch takes ready-to-fly hypersonic craft skyward, but still no launch.
The Drive: World’s Largest Plane Is One Step Closer To Launching A Hypersonic Vehicle.

04.12.2023 – Chinese Lange Mars 2C lanceert (o.a.) MisrSat-2 voor Egypte.
Satellite ProME: Egyptian Space Agency to launch EgyptSat 2 in December.
ECNS: China helps Egypt send new satellite into orbit.
ECNS: China launches satellite for Egypt (foto’s).
SpaceCom: China launches remote-sensing satellite for Egypt.
ECNS: China, Egypt sign deals to boost lunar exploration, spacecraft launching.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Helps Egypt Send New Satellite into Orbit.
CGTN: Egyptian Space Agency CEO hails collaboration with China.
SciNews: Long March-2C launches MisrSat-2 and StarPool-1 02 A/B.

04.12.2023 – Zuid-Korea test vastebrandstofraket.
US News: South Korea Flies Solid-Fuel Rocket Amid Space Race With North Korea.
NHK Japan: South Korea announces successful launch of solid-fuel rocket (met filmpje).
Reuters: South Korea flies solid-fuel rocket amid space race with North Korea.

05.12.2023 – Chinese Ceres “Return To Flight”.
ECNS: CERES 1 rocket developed by private Beijing company deploys two satellites.
ECNS: China's CERES-1 Y9 carrier rocket sends 2 satellites into space (foto’s).
ECNS: Construction begins on weather satellite network.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Ceres-1 launches TianYan-16 and StarPool-1A.

05.12.2023 – Chinese Jielong 3 lanceert internettestsatelliet.
ECNS: China sends test satellite for satellite internet technologies into space (foto’s).
ECNS: First carrier rocket launched in South China Sea.
Space News: China launches internet technology test satellite from sea barge.
SpaceCom: Chinese startup Galactic Energy bounces back with successful satellite launch.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Chinese Carrier Rocket Smart Dragon-3 Launches Test Satellite.
SciNews: Smart Dragon-3 launches “Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellite”.

06.12.2023 – Iraanse raket Salman lanceerde dieren tot in de ruimte.
Press TV (met filmpje): Iran sends into space biological capsule aboard indigenous launche.
Time: Iran Says It Launched Animals Into Orbit in Preparation for Human Space Missions.
UPI: Iran sends biological capsule into space in step toward human launch.
SpaceCom: Iran launches 'bio-space capsule' protoype, aims to fly astronauts by 2030.
Al Jazeera: Iran launches animals into space as it revives bid for human missions.

Filmpje:
SciNews: Salman launches bio-capsule.

07.12.2023 – SpaceX lanceert nieuwe reeks Starlink-satellieten (CCSFS).
SpaceX: SpaceX launches 90th orbital mission of the year.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via Twitter (a.k.a. X): De live-beelden van de lancering.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 126 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 December 2023.

08.12.2023 – SpaceX lanceert nieuwe reeks Starlink-satellieten (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: Falcon 9 flies from California with 22 Starlink satellites, SpaceX’s 100th launch in 365 days.
Noozhawk: SpaceX Yearly Launch Rate at Vandenberg SFB Could Soar to 100 by 2025.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via Twitter (a.k.a. X): De live-beelden van de lancering.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 127 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 8 December 2023.

09.12.2023 – Chinese ZhuQue2 lanceert drie satellietjes.
ECNS: China's Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket ready for flight.
Reuters: China's LandSpace readies satellite launch with methane-fuelled rocket.
Reuters: China LandSpace's methane-powered rocket sends satellites into orbit.
Space News: Landspace launches third methane Zhuque-2, targets 2025 launch of new stainless steel rocket.
NSF: ZhuQue-2 launches on third flight.
NewsCN: China launches Zhuque-2 carrier rocket for three satellites.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Launch of Smart Dragon 3 Demonstrates China's Sea Launch Capacity.
New China TV: China launches Zhuque-2 carrier rocket for three satellites.
SciNews: ZhuQue-2 launches three satellites.

Lancering X-37B met Falcon Heavy (USSF-52) uitgesteld naar 11 augustus (onze tijd).
US Space Force: US Space Force prepares X-37B for launch.
SatTrackCam: Navigational Warnings for USSF-52 (X-37B OTV 7) have appeared.
Air & Space Forces: X-37’s Next—and 7th—Launch Could Be Its Last.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch secretive X-37B space plane  on Dec. 10.

Een mooi overzicht over X-37B vind je bij SWF:
SWF: X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Fact Sheet (PDF).

Filmpjes:
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Falcon Heavy static fire test is done. What comes next for USSF-52 and the X-37B spaceplane?
AsiTV: Peregrine alla scoperta della Luna.

Eerste Vulcan lancering nog steeds voor 24 december.
Florida Today: Behind the scenes: ULA prepping Vulcan rocket for inaugural launch on Christmas Eve.

NASA: Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One (persmap).

LA Times: Rocket launch will include sendoff of remains of some ‘Star Trek’ actors and many others.

Filmpjes:
Spaceflight Now: ULA Launch Ops Director on first Vulcan rocket launch timeline.
NASA: CLPS Astrobotic "What's on Board" Briefing (Nov. 29, 2023).

Northrop Grumman test nieuwe technologieën voor vastebrandstofraketten.
Space News: Northrop Grumman tests new solid rocket motor technologies.
Breaking Defense: Northrop Grumman fires new solid rocket motor, launches innovation campaign.

Raar maar waar – Brandstoftanks v/d upper stage v/d laatste Europese VEGA verdwenen.
European Spaceflight: The Case of the Missing Vega AVUM Propellant Tanks.
Ars Technica: What happens in Vega didn’t stay in Vega, as key rocket parts went missing.
Space Voyaging: Avio’s Vega Finale: The Mystery Of Vanishing Rocket Parts.
Universe Mag: Propellant tanks for a rocket with a Ukrainian engine were accidentally thrown into a landfill.

ESA – Themis en Prometheus.
ESA: Themis ground and flight models.
ESA: Themis landing legs deployment test.

ESA – Op zoek naar een motor met grote stuwkracht.
European Spaceflight: ESA Wants to Develop a “Very High Thrust” Rocket Engine.

ESA en Ariane VI.
Interessante kijk op de vertragingen voor Ariane VI:
European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup CEO Finally Says Quiet Part Out Loud.

Een passagier voor de eerste Ariane VI lancering:
ESA: All-in-one YPSat, Ariane 6 bound.

In afwachting van een echte lancering:
ESA (filmpje): Ariane 6 launch animation.

En met enige nostalgie (?) een terublik op Ariane V.
Arianespace (filmpje): Ariane V The Legend.

Branson investeert niet langer in Virgin Galactic.
The Guardian: Virgin Galactic shares plunge as Branson rules out further funding.
Universe Mag: Richard Branson stops financing Virgin Galactic: flights will halt from 2024.

GAO – FAA en Mishap Investigations.
GAO: Commercial Space Transportation: FAA Should Improve Its Mishap Investigation Process
Space News: GAO report recommends FAA evaluate launch mishap investigation procedures.
Space Policy Online: GAO wants FAA to improve how it investigates space launch mishaps.
Payload: The GAO Calls on the FAA to Improve its Mishap Investigation Process.

Ruimtestations en verjaardagen – Spacelab – ISS 25 jaar.
SpaceCom: From Earth orbit to the moon: Europe's I-Hab continues Spacelab 40-year legacy.

Collect Space: NASA marks 25th anniversary of ISS with call to crew on station.
NASA: 25 Years Ago: The First Pieces of the International Space Station.
SpaceCom: NASA marks 25th anniversary of ISS with call to crew on space station.
Universe Today: The International Space Station Celebrates 25 Years in Space.

Filmpje:
NASA: International Space Station 25 Years in Orbit: Crew Q&A.
NASA: ISS@25: Building and Updating Space Station.
NASA: ISS@25: What We Learn.
NASA: 25 Years Ago: NASA, Partners Begin Space Station Assembly.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: Live Coverage of Resupply Cargo Craft Docking Underway.
NASA ISS Blog: Progress Docks to Station, Replenishes Crew.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Research, Cargo Craft Operations Kick Off Week.
NASA ISS Blog: Health, Manufacturing Science Day Before Station’s 25th Anniversary.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Reaches 25 Years in Orbit, Crew Continues Advanced Space Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Advanced Botany, Biology Promoting Health on Earth and in Space.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Ends Week with Science-Packed Day.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 01/12/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/12/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/12/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 06/12/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/12/2023.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
LiveScience: A Russian cargo ship – Progress MS-23 – burnt to a crisp in Earth's atmosphere while ISS astronauts watched.

Science Buinsess: Swedish astronaut conducts KTH research in space.

Astrobiology: Rare Microbes Discovered Living Inside the International Space Station.

Boeing News: Meet a ‘hall monitor’ for space.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Igniting the Future: Dec. 8, 2023.
ESA: In-Flight Call with ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen.
ESA: Huginn inflight call with Andreas Mogensen and ESERO Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
NASA: Expedition 70 Space Station Crew Talks with KHOU-TV Houston and Houston Chronicle - Dec. 4, 2023.
Video From Space: International Space Station crew finds long-lost tomato.
NASA: Astronauts Talk with NASA Leadership for Space Station’s 25th Anniversary - Dec. 6, 2023.

ISS – Het einde van het ruimtestation – USDV.
Space News: NASA revises contract strategy for ISS deorbit vehicle.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Filmpje:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-17 Astronauts Harvest, Taste Vegetables Grown in Space Station.

Een Indisch ruimtestation tegen 2035.
Filmpje:
The Economic Times: India aiming to build Space Station by 2035: ISRO Chief S Somanath.

Voorlopig maar (?) 1.300 Russen die zich kandidaat stellen voor het vak van ruimtevaarder.
TASS: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center takes in 1,300 applications from aspiring cosmonauts.

Artemis 2.
NASA: Artemis II Crew’s SLS Visit.
NASA: Artemis II Booster Surges Ahead at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
NSF: Boeing working toward first SLS Core Stage final assembly at KSC.

Artemis 3.
NASA: NASA Continues Progress on Artemis III Rocket Adapter with Key Joint Installation.
ExecutivGov: NASA Installs Key Component of SLS Rocket to Power Artemis III.

Artemis – Gateway.
SpaceCom: From Earth orbit to the moon: Europe's I-Hab continues Spacelab 40-year legacy.

DARPA en LunA-10.
Space Voyaging: DARPA’s LunA-10 Initiative: 14 Companies Charting a New Course for Lunar Exploration.
Payload: DARPA Awards LunA-10 Moon Infrastructure Project Contracts.
Space News: DARPA picks 14 companies for lunar architecture study.
Defense One: SpaceX, Blue Origin, others set to compete in military Moon business program.
Sierra Space: Sierra Space secures DARPA contrat for lunar oxygen extraction framework for Luna 10 capability study.

SpaceCom: Why is there so much military interest in the moon?

Artemis – Break The Ice Lunar Challenge.
ExecutiveGov: NASA Unveils 6 Finalists in Break the Ice Lunar Challenge.

Artemis – Weldra UAE Astronaut naar de Maan ?
The National: Nasa and UAE in talks to send Emirati astronauts to the Moon.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
The Hill: When astronauts become farmers: Harvesting food on the moon and Mars.
The Week: What space does to the body.
Universe Today: How Can Astronauts Maintain Their Bodies With Minimal Equipment?

UniverseMag: NASA is learning from bugs to grow food on Mars.

SpaceCom: Nuclear power on the moon: Rolls-Royce unveils reactor mockup.

Inside Outer Space: Environmental Footprint on the Moon: Enter the “Lunar Anthropocene”.

Er is een nieuwe update van NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture. Zie bijgevoegde website voor meer details.
NASA: Moon To Mars.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
Space News: Egypt joins China’s ILRS moon base initiative.

Starship – Een terugblik op IFT-2.
Ars Technica: NASA says SpaceX’s next Starship flight could test refueling tech.
Payload: SpaceX May Test Propellant Transfer on Next Starship Flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's next Starship launch could feature key refueling test.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Launch Site Modifications and Repairs Under Way | SpaceX Boca Chica.
LabPadre: SpaceX is Building the FIRST EVER GATEWAY TO MARS! - Starbase Weekly #91.
NSF: SpaceX's Massive Overhaul at the Launch Site | Starbase Update.
LabPadre: Gateway To Mars Starbase Sign Lighting Up Tonight???
WAI: SpaceX Starship: 2nd Tower Incoming! Starbase Is Transforming To Gateway!
NSF: Tank Farm Overhaul | SpaceX Boca Chica.
WAI: SpaceX Starship: Version 2 Is Coming & And It Does Something Different!
WAI: Will SpaceX's Starship Moon Landing Be Delayed?

En ook SpaceX gaf nog een filmpje vrij:
SpaceX: Starship | Second Flight Test

NASA werkt verder aan opblaasbare hitteschilden (LOFTID).
Space News: NASA working with industry to advance inflatable heat shield technology.

Chandrayaan-3 komt terug naar de Aarde (nu ja, de zgn. Propulsie Module).
Space News: India returns Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module to Earth orbit.
SpaceCom: India returns Chandrayaan-3 moon mission's propulsion module to Earth orbit.
Universe Mag: Return to Earth: Chandrayaan-3 made an unexpected flight.
First Post: How did ISRO bring Chandrayaan-3’s propulsion module to Earth’s orbit?

Terugkeercapsule OSIRIS-REx had een probleem met de bedrading v/d parachute.
NASA: NASA Finds Likely Cause of OSIRIS-REx Parachute Deployment Sequence.
Space News: OSIRIS-REx parachute deployment affected by wiring error.
Inside Outer Space: Parachute Problem Identified in OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Capsule Return.

OSIRIS-REx op weg naar Apophis.
SpaceCom: OSIRIS-APEX prepares for 1st close solar encounter on way to asteroid Apophis.

Filmpje:
Video From Space: OSIRIS-APEX's epic journey to asteroid Apophis in time-lapsed orbit animation.

En nog een filmpje over deze sonde en de planetoïde Bennu:
NASA: NASA Explorers Season 6, Episode 4: Preparing for the Asteroid.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde: 
EumetSat: Aiming for the Moon - to accurately monitor the Earth.
ESA: Contract secures next step for TRUTHS climate mission.
EUSPA: EUSpace4Ukraine publishes a White Paper and interactive maps to showcase Copernicus supported agricultural insights linked to Ukraine for NGOs.
ESA: Understanding climate tipping points.
ESA (filmpje): Tracking human emissions from space.
SpaceCom: Satellites watch as Japan's new volcanic island continues to grow (image).
ESA: Minding the gap on tropical forest carbon.
ESA: Earth from Space: Hurricane Otis.
NASA: NASA Laser Reflecting Instruments to Help Pinpoint Earth Measurements.

Maan:
JAXA: Moon Landing of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM).
Spaceflight Now: Three robotic missions target Moon landings over one week in January.
ABC.au: Australia's first Moon rover to be named Roo-ver, after public competition receives more than 8,000 submissions.
SatNews: Australia’s ELO2 consortium’s first prototype Moon rover for NASA’s Artemis mission.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4025-4027: MAHLI Marathon.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4028-4029: Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4030-4031: On The Road Again.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4032-4034: How Rocks Say Don't Touch.
NASA (filmpje): Meet the Mars Samples: Pelican Point (Sample 22).
Universe Mag: Ingenuity got in touch with Earth after “hibernation”.
NASA Ingenuity: Flight 68 Preview – By the Numbers.
SpaceCom: NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter gearing up for longest flight ever this weekend.
Space News: Rethink the Mars Program – It’s time to consider alternatives to sample return (MSR).
SpaceCom: China could use a foldable helicopter to collect samples on Mars.
SpaceCom: Strange underground polygons on Mars hint at Red Planet's wet past.

Jupiter:
NASA (filmpje): Spacecraft Makers: Sewing Blankets for NASA’s Europa Clipper.

Trojanen:
Space Explored: All signs point to NASA’s Psyche mission performing well in space.

Bennu en OSIRIS-REx:
SpaceCom: Crossed wires caused parachute problem during OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery, NASA says.

Hubble Space Telescope weer actief na periode van safe mode.
NASA: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Science Operations.
SpaceCom: NASA says Hubble Telescope will resume science operations after gyroscope glitch.
Ars Technica: Hubble back in service after gyro scare—NASA still studying reboost options.
Space News: Hubble glitch renews talk about private servicing mission.
Universe Mag: Saving Hubble: Jared Isaacman calls for sending a repair mission to the telescope.

Filmpje:
NSF: Saving Hubble Space Telescope... Again.

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