Nu de opwinding rond IFT-3 een beetje is gaan liggen, eisen het ISS en de Maan weer alle aandacht op. Zo werd er met enige vertraging dan toch een nieuwe bemanning naar het ruimtestation gelanceerd. Ook een bevoorradingsvlucht zocht zijn weg naar het ISS. China bereidt dan weer een sample return missie naar de achterkant van de Maan voor met de lancering van een ondersteuningssatelliet Queqiao 2. En in Amerika denken ze aan een “NMBS” op de Maan. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart. 

Bij de foto: Een zicht op een mistig Starfactory op de voorgrond en de twee megabays vergezeld van de kleinere midbay. Foto: SpaceX 

Een beetje Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Nieuws van Aerospacelab.
Space News: Aerospacelab to build Xona Space’s first navigation satellite.

Space Daily: Aerospacelab Achieves Milestone with Quadruple Satellite Launch.

Duster.
In vorige NUDR was er al een hoofdstukje over DUSTER.
Een uitgebreid artikel “De maan afstoffen” verscheen zopas in Science Connection nr 70 (PDF), een periodieke uitgave van het federale wetenschapsbeleid.

Het nummer bevat ook een artikel “Van Spacelab tot Gateway – 40 jaar modules voor mensen in de ruimte”.

De lanceringen van afgelopen week.  

19.03.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 7-16 (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California in dusky evening liftoff.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on sunset Starlink flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 lights up the Southern Californian skies with Starlink launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 147 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 March 2024.

20.03.2024 – Chinese Lange Mars 8 lanceert Queqiao 2 naar de Maan.
ECNS: China prepares to launch relay satellite Queqiao-2.
ECNS: China ready to launch relay satellite Queqiao 2.
ECNS: Lunar relay satellite all set for launch.

Space News: China rolls out rocket for Queqiao-2 lunar satellite launch.

ECNS: Rocket sends Queqiao 2 relay satellite to lunar orbit.
ECNS: China launches relay satellite Queqiao (foto’s).
ECNS: Satellite set to pave way for moon missions.

Space News: China launches Queqiao-2 relay satellite to support moon missions.
Time: China Launches Satellite to Explore Moon as Neighbors on Earth Worry About Rocket Debris.

Ars Technica: Rocket launch marks big step in building China’s lunar infrastructure.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Prepares to Launch Relay Satellite Queqiao-2.
SciNews: Long March-8 Y3 ready to launch Queqiao-2.
CCTV: China Launches New Relay Satellite for Earth-Moon Communications.
CCTV: Long March-8 Carrier Rockets to Be Mainstay for China's Space Transport.
SciNews: Queqiao-2 launch.
SciNews: The Queqiao-2 relay satellite.
CCTV: China's Lunar Exploration Program Enters into Next Phase with New Satellite Launch.
CCTV+: Long March-8 Carrier Rockets to Be Mainstay for China's Space Transport.
CGTN: Interview with chief designer of Long March 8 rocket.

21.03.2024 – Chinese Lange Mars 2D lanceert Yunhai 2 Group 02.
Space News: China launches second batch of Yunhai-2 satellites.

The Planetary Society: Queqiao-2: China’s bridge for lunar exploration.

Filmpje:
CGTN: China launches satellites to monitor atmospheric, space environments.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Yunhai-2 02.

21.03.2024 – Rocket Lab lanceert “Live and Let Fly” met Electron-raket.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Fifth National Security Mission for NRO.
Een persmap vind je hier (PDF).

NASA: NASA Wallops Supports Rocket Lab Launch for NRO From Virginia.
Teslarati: Rocket Lab to launch classified payload for the NRO.

NASA: NRO Mission Launches from NASA Wallops on Electron Rocket.
Space News: Electron launches NRO mission from Wallops.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches mysterious spy satellites in 4th-ever US liftoff.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Live And Let Fly' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches NROL-123.

21.03.2024 – Falcon 9 lanceert bevoorradingsvlucht CRS SpX-30 naar het ISS. Koppelt twee dagen later.
SpaceCom: SpaceX to launch 30th cargo mission to the ISS for NASA this week.
NSF: SpaceX’s 30th resupply mission uses new access tower at SLC-40 for the first time.
UPI: Space station-bound Dragon supply capsule filled with everything from experiments to coffee.

Space News: Cargo Dragon launches to space station hours after Soyuz scrub.

NASA: International Space Station welcomes biological and physical science experiments.
Space Impulse: Redwire And Eli Lilly Collaborate For Second Spaceflight Mission To Continue Research On Chronic Diseases.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX CRS-30 Prelaunch Media Telecon (March 19, 2024).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX's Pad 40 enters its Dragon 2 era.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Dragon 2 moves to launch position.
SpaceX: Lancering Live.
NASA: Docking SpX30 to the space station.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-30 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-30 Dragon docking.

22.03.2024 – India voert landingstest uit met Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) – Pushpak.
The Times of India: Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) landing experiment likely next week in Challakere.
The Times of India: Isro completes 2nd key landing experiment of reusable launch vehicle.
The Economic Times: Pushpak 'Viman' lands successfully; How ISRO's new launch vehicle can pave the way for affordable space exploration.
The Print: ISRO achieves major milestone in reusable launch vehicle tech with landing experiment.

Filmpje:
SciNews: ISRO RLV LEX-02 - “Pushpak” landing experiment.

23.03.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-42 (KSC).
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to tie reuse record with 19th launch tonight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 148 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 March 2024.

23.03.2024 – Soyuz 2.1a lanceert na een dag uitstel de bemande Soyuz MS-25 naar het ISS.
TASS: Government commission approves crew of Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft.
TASS: Soyuz MS-25 with first Belarusian cosmonaut to blast off from Baikonur.
TASS: Soyuz MS-25 crew evacuated from spacecraft, all are well.
TASS: Soyuz MS-25 crew left spacecraft, returns to quarantine — Roscosmos.
TASS: Soyuz MS-25 flight under super-short scheme hardly possible — expert.
TASS: Roscosmos confirms Soyuz MS-25 to fly to ISS for two days.
TASS: Soyuz MS-25 rocket to be relaunched at Baikonur to deliver crew to ISS.
TASS: Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with Belarusian cosmonaut on board blasts off to ISS.
TASS: Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with Belarusian national on board delivered into orbit.
TASS: MS-25 crew in orbit, feeling good — Roscosmos chief after successful launch.

SpaceCom:  Russian Soyuz rocket suffers rare last-minute abort during launch of 3 astronauts to ISS.
Ars Technica: A Soyuz crew launch suffers a rare abort seconds before liftoff.
Space Policy Online: Soyuz MS-25 crew launch aborts seconds before liftoff.

NASA: NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson, Crewmates Safely En Route to Space Station.
NSF: Soyuz MS-25 has finally launched to the International Space Station with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA.
Spaceflight Now: Russia launches crew of three, including U.S. astronaut, to space station.
Space News: Soyuz launches to station after scrub.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 71 Space Station crew prepares for launch in Kazakhstan.
NASA: Expedition 71 Space Station crew’s Soyuz rolls to the pad.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson Launch to the Space Station.
Roscosmos: Technische uitzending van de lancering van het bemande ruimtevaartuig Sojoez MS-25 (abort).
SciNews: Soyuz MS-25 aborted launch.
Roscosmos: Soyuz MS-25 lancering.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-25 launch.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

Eerste bemande Starliner op 1 mei ?
SpaceCom: New NASA astronauts 'thrilled' to see 1st Boeing Starliner crew launch in May (exclusive).
SpaceCom: Boeing begins fueling Starliner capsule ahead of 1st astronaut launch.
SpaceCom: Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight test for NASA could launch as soon as May 1.

Space News: NASA and Boeing prepare for Starliner crewed test flight in May.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Program Overview News Conference (March 22, 2024).
NASA: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Mission Overview News Conference (March 22, 2024).
NASA: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Astronaut News Conference (March 22, 2024).
NASA: Boeing Crew Flight Test Training Resource Reel (1080).
NASA: Boeing Crew Flight Test Training Resource Reel (4K).

Chinese “Falcon 9” maakt debuut deze zomer – Space Pioneer en TL-3.
People.cn: Chinese private rocket company readies 'Falcon 9 equivalent' for maiden flight.

Raketnieuws.

Ariane VI – Status Update.
CNES: Ariane VI joint update report – 22.03.2024.

ESA: First booster for Ariane 6 ready.
ESA: Connecting Ariane 6 upper and core stage.

Europese Galileo-satellieten met SpaceX naar de ruimte.
Ars Technica: It’s official: Europe turns to the Falcon 9 to launch its navigation satellites.
Politico: EU agrees US deal to launch satellites with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Japan en HIII.
PhysOrg: Japan's space agency says it hopes to forge a profitable launch business with its new H3 rocket.

SpaceX lanceercomplex SLC 40 nu ook geschikt voor bemande lanceringen.
Ars Technica: SpaceX’s workhorse launch pad now has the accoutrements for astronauts.
Zie de beelden van de test via SpaceX Twitter.

Ruimtestations.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: Light-Duty Day for Station Residents Ahead of Crew and Cargo Launches.
NASA ISS Blog: Equipment Installs, Health Studies for Expedition 70 Ahead of Crew and Cargo Launches.
NASA ISS Blog: Immunology Studies and Robotics for Orbital Residents as Crew and Cargo Craft Count Down to Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: Three Crew Members Launching to Station Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Soyuz MS-25 Launch Scrubbed.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA Science to Launch on SpaceX’s Dragon, Soyuz Crew Launch Update.
NASA ISS Blog: Soyuz Crewed Launch Targets Saturday, Expedition 70 Awaits Cargo Delivery.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Arriving to Station Soon Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Spacecraft Docks to Station With New Science, Supplies.
NASA ISS Blog: Three Crew Members Launching to Station Aboard Soyuz Spacecraft Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Crewed Soyuz Spacecraft Launches to Station.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 15/03/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 19/03/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 20/03/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 21/03/2024. 

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NASA: Following Safe Return, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 to Recount Space Mission.

NASA:  NASA Selects New Round of Candidates for CubeSat Missions to Station.

SpaceCom: 'Space headaches' are a literal pain for astronauts. Why do they happen?

ESA op zoek naar een cargo capsule – Maak kennis met Argo.
RFA: The Ultimate Guide to Argo – Our cost-effective cargo capsule.
Space Voyaging: Argo: A Closer Look At RFA’s Future Spacecraft.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
NSF: Sierra Space tests upcoming in-space habitat as other commercial space stations continue development.

NASA: NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Life Support System.

NASA: Station Science 101: Cardiovascular Research on Station.
NASA: Advancing Human Spaceflight Safety.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: CRS-30: March 22, 2024.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Tiangong TV | Tiangong’s robotic arms and beautiful earth scenery in the same frame.
CCTV+: Space Agency Reaffirms Openness to International Cooperation in Deep Space Exploration.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2.
NASA: Key Test Drive of Orion on NASA’s Artemis II to Aid Future Missions.

Filmpje:
NASA: 360 View Inside Artemis Emergency Egress Basket.

Artemis 4 – NASA test nog maar eens SLS-motor.
NASA: NASA Conducts Full-Duration Artemis Moon Rocket Engine Test.
SpaceCom: NASA beefing up SLS moon rocket for its Artemis program.

Filmpje:
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 22 March 2024.

Artemis – Gateway.
NASA Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 126: Gateway: The Logistics of an Outpost at the Moon.

Filmpje:
NASA: Gateway - Lunar Space Station Trailer.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA: NASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions.

Ars Technica: The US government seems serious about developing a lunar economy.
Nikkei Asia: 2 Japan astronauts to land on moon in NASA-led Artemis program.

Lunar Railroad – Een spoorweg op de Maan.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman to Develop Concept for Lunar Railroad.
Breaking Defense: Northrop Grumman to conceptualize Moon trains for DARPA.
SpaceCom: DARPA picks Northrop Grumman to develop 'lunar raiload' concept.

Space Force, China en de Maan.
Defense One: China’s moon plans worry Space Force.
Business Insider: China may be developing plans to take out US satellites from the moon, Space Force general says.

Starship – Een week na IFT-3.
Space News: SpaceX planning rapid turnaround for next Starship flight.
Payload: Payload Research: Tracking Starship’s Progress with Additional Flights on the Horizon.
Teslarati: When will SpaceX’s Starship fly its fourth test flight?

SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starship could fly again as soon as early May.

SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starship will go interstellar someday, Elon Musk says.
SpaceCom: How environmentally friendly is SpaceX's Starship?
Space News: Starship could have a big impact on small launch vehicles.
NSF: Following IFT-3 milestones, SpaceX prepares for fourth Starship flight.
SpaceX: SpaceX moves next Starship to pad for testing ahead of 4th flight (photos).

The Space Review: Accelerating Starship.
The Space Review: Texas Space Commissions, from Conestoga to Starship.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Starship Flight 3 Aftermath | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Everyday Astronaut: [4K Slow-Mo] Starship Flight 3 Supercut w/ Incredible Audio.
LabPadre: WOW!! SpaceX Makes History With Starship's 3rd Integrated Flight Test - SpaceX Weekly #106.
NSF: Starship Flew Further Than Ever! | SpaceX Starbase Update.
WAI: SpaceX Starship IFT3 Aftermath: New Insights Paint Different Picture!
NSF: Second Starship Tower Progress | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: Starship Flight 3 - Escaping The Pad.
NSF: Comparing Starship Flights 1, 2 & 3.
Lab Padre: How Did The Launch Site Hold Up To IFT-3? - Starbase Gallery [March 14th - 19th, 2024].
NSF: Starship 29 Rolled Out for Preflight Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Marcus House: SpaceX's Frantic Push to Launch the Next Starship Mission is Nuts!
NSF: Revolutionizing Rocket Reusability - SpaceX's Mini Navy.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CLPS Nieuws.
Space News: Peregrine payloads returned useful data despite no lunar landing.

NASA – Houston we have a podcast – VIPER.

Space News: Intuitive Machines on firmer footing after lunar landing.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
Space Daily: Chinese scientists push for Solar Polar Orbiter.

Aarde:
NASA: US, Germany Partnering on Mission to Track Earth’s Water Movement.
EUSPA: Copernicus takes centre stage in the EU’s fight against deforestation.
PhysOrg: Secrets of the Van Allen belt revealed in new study.
ECNS: China deploys satellite, mobile teams to combat Sichuan forest fires.

Maan:
Jatan’s Space: How India’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter helped Japan nail SLIM’s Moon landing, and where Artemis comes in.
SpaceCom: India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander barely kicked up any moon dust. Here's why that matters.
The Times Of India: It’s official: Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’ gets IAU nod.
IEEE Spectrum: The 5 Spacecraft Behind China’s Moon Rock Sample Mission Chang’e-6’s trip to the lunar far side and back is no easy task.
Universe Today: It’s Time to Study Lunar Lava Tubes. Here’s a Mission That Could Help (ESA/LunarLeaper).
Inside Outer Space: Wanted! Radio Silence…on the Farside of the Moon.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4127-4130: Backstage: Quick Change!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4130-4131: A Return to Your Regularly Scheduled Touch-And-Go.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4132-4133: Back to the u.G.V.R.
PhysOrg: Water persisted in Mars' Gale crater for longer than previously thought, study finds.
NASA: Perseverance Pays off When Studying the Martian Atmosphere.
SpaceCom: Helping build instrument for Japanese Mars mission 'a favorite time' for new NASA astronaut (exclusive) – MMX.
SpaceCom: Life after Ingenuity: How scientists hope to reach the skies of Mars once more.
Universe Today: The Mars Science Helicopter Could be an Airborne Geologist on Mars.
Space Policy Online: Mars Sample Return (MSR) dominates House hearing on NASA Science.
PhysOrg: Astronomers confirm a new 'Trojan' asteroid that shares an orbit with Mars.

Didymos en Dimorphos: 
NASA: NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact.
SpaceCom: NASA's DART mission hammered its target asteroid into a new shape. Here's how.
Reuters: Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos.
ESA (filmpje): Asteroid mission is getting ready - #shorts (HERA).

Kuiper gordel.
SpaceCom: Arrokoth the 'space snowman' and other Kuiper Belt objects may be packed with ancient ice.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Problemen voor SWIFT en EUCLID.
NASA: NASA’s Swift Temporarily Suspends Science Operations.
SpaceCom: NASA suspends Swift gamma-ray space telescope operations.

ESA: Operations begin to de-ice Euclid’s vision.
Astroblogs: ESA begint met het ‘ont-ijzen’ van de ruimtetelescoop Euclid.

NASA’s Nighttime Precision Landing Challenge.
Astrobotic: Watch a night flight – XODIAC preps for nighttime precision landing challenge.
Een filmpje van deze eerste test vind je hier.

Meer info over deze Tech Leap Prize vind je hier.

Astronaut Thomas Stafford overleden.
NASA: NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford.
NASA: Thmas P. Stafford.

Collect Space: Thomas Stafford, astronaut who led Apollo-Soyuz mission, dies at 93.
Ars Technica: Thomas Stafford, who flew to the Moon and docked with Soyuz, dies at 93.
Spacepage: Amerikaans astronaut Thomas P. Stafford overleden.

Een filmpje:
NASA: NASA Remembers Legendary Astronaut Thomas Stafford.

Nog dit: Een exclusief etentje in de stratosfeer. Met Michelin ster.
Food & Wine: The World’s Most Expensive Meal Will Set You Back $495k, and You’ll Never Guess Where It Is.
Gizmodo: No, You Can't Actually Eat A Michelin Star Meal in Space.
Zie ook NUDR689  voor meer info over Space Perspective.

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