Uiteraard vind je hier meer dan voldoende informatie over Crew Dragon Demo 2. Niet vergeten dat er ook nog andere lanceringen waren. Naast twee geslaagde Chinese lanceringen waren er problemen voor Virgin Orbit met de eerste lancering van LauncherOne. SpaceX scoorde uiteraard met de geslaagde lancering en dito koppeling maar met Starship ging het wat minder. SN4 ontplofte na een aantal statische testen. Het eerste hopje zal nog wat langer op zich laten wachten.

Wat de berichtgeving rond Crew Dragon Demo 2 betreft, de filmpjes staan deze keer apart. Veel ander ruimtevaartnieuws is door tijdsgebrek verschoven naar de volgende NUDR. 

Bij de foto: Chris Cassidy (in het midden) heeft er even op moeten wachten. Maar uiteindelijk arriveerde de Crew Dragon Demo 2 dan toch met enkele dagen vertraging. De twee nieuwbakken bewoners van het ISS zijn wel diegenen die het meest blij lijken te zijn. Foto: NASA.

Virgin Orbit – Eerste lancering Launcher One mislukt.
Virgin Orbit: Virgin Orbit ignites LauchnerOne rocket during first launch demo, mission safely terminated.
Virgin Orbit: Mission rcap: Our first launch demo.

Space News: Virgin Orbit sets expectations for first launch.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Orbit Scrubs Launch for Sunday.
Spaceflight Now: Virgin Orbit eager for data from first flight of air-launched rocket.
NasaSpaceFlight: Virgin Orbit’s First Orbital Launch Attempt Terminated Shortly After Release.
Space News: Virgin Orbit first launch attempt fails.
Spaceflight Now: Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket fails on first test flight.
Flight Global: For Virgin Orbit, partial success is major milestone.

Filmpjes:
Virgin Orbit: Mission Recap: Launch Demo.
Scott Manley: Virgin's Orbit's Failed Rocket Launch & The History Of Air Lauched Rockets To Orbit.

China lanceert LM11 met twee testsatellieten.
XinhuaNet: China launches two new technology experiment satellites.
NasaSpaceFlight: Long March 11 launches out of Xichang for the first time.

Filmpjes:
NewChina TV: China launches two new technology experiment satellites.
CCTV: Flexible and Rapid Response Abilities of Long March-11 Carrier Rocket Upgraded.

China lanceert opnieuw twee satellieten, deze keer met de LM-2D.
ECNS: China sends two satellites into planned orbit.
NasaSpaceFlight: Long March 2D lofts Gaofen-9.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China's Long March-2D sends two satellites into planned orbits.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 02 and HEAD-4 satellites.

SpaceX – Starship – Afgelopen week twee statische testen, maar de laatste wordt SN4 fataal.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s first Starship hop on hold for historic Crew Dragon astronaut launch.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Starship factory is churning out steel rockets faster than ever.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship stacked with ballast for hop test debut.
Teslarati: SpaceX fires up Starship’s Raptor engine hours before huge regulatory milestone.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship SN4 prototype explodes in dramatic fireball

Space News: SpaceX gets FAA approval for Starship flight tests.
Space News: SpaceX Starship prototype destroyed after static-fire test/

SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up Starship SN4 prototype as FAA issues launch license for test flights (video).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Starship test vehicle explodes moments after test-firing.

Filmpjes: 
Video From Space: SpaceX Starship SN4's engine test fired again
Everyday Astronaut: Massive explosion of a SpaceX Starship Prototype (SN4) at Boca Chica Texas.

ISS – Japanse HTV-9 aan het ruimtestation gekoppeld.
JAXA: Successful berthing of the H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI9” (HTV9).
Meer info over HTV-9 vind je hier.

NASA: Japan’s Resupply Ship Installed on Station’s Harmony Module.
Spaceflight Now: HTV supply ship successfully berthed at space station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: HTV-9 Capture.
NASA: HTV-9 Installation.
SciNews: HTV-9 rendezvous and capture.
SciNews: HTV-9 berthing.

Launch America! – 27/05: Het weer werkt niet mee.
NASA CCP: Launch Day Arrives for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: Countdown Coverage Starts Now.
NASA CCP: First Flight of the Commercial Crew Era Builds on Earlier Successes.
NASA CCP: Behnken and Hurley Prepare to Suit Up.
NASA CCP: Crewmates and Friends Prepare for Demo-2 Flight Test.
NASA CCP: Astronauts Suited for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launch.
NASA CCP: SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Walks Out of O&C Ready for Ride to Launch Pad 39A.
NASA CCP: Astronauts on Way to Launch Pad 39A.
NASA CCP: Crew Arrives at Launch Complex 39.
NASA CCP: Crew Members Climb Aboard Crew Dragon.
NASA CCP: Astronauts Verify Communications.
NASA CCP: Crew Seats Rotated into Launch Position.
NASA CCP: Crew Dragon’s Hatch Confirmed Closed.
NASA CCP: Air Force One Flies Past Launch Complex 39A.
NASA CCP: Countdown Proceeding as Planned.
NASA CCP: Range Currently ‘Red’ for Weather; Conditions May Improve.
NASA CCP: Where Will the Station Be at Launch Time?
NASA CCP: Team ‘Go’ to Load Propellants into the SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket.
NASA CCP: Crew Dragon’s Launch Escape System is Armed.
NASA CCP: RP-1, First-Stage Liquid Oxygen Loading Begin.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launch Rescheduled to Saturday Due to Weather.
NASA CCP: SpaceX Demo-2: Astronauts Exit Crew Dragon after Scrub, NASA Administrator Remarks on NASA TV.
NASA CCP: Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Rescheduled for Saturday, May 30.

Space Policy Online: So close, but no cigar: Demo 2 scrubs due to weather.
Space News: Weather scrubs SpaceX commercial crew launch.
Spaceflight Now: Stormy weather delays Crew Dragon launch to Saturday.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX crew launch comes with new weather constraints for downrange aborts.

Teslarati: SpaceX, NASA will reattempt historic astronaut launch on Saturday, May 30th.
Time: Why SpaceX's Historic Mission Needs to Wait Until Saturday for a Second Attempt.

Federal News Network: For launch spectators, storms more worrisome than virus.
Click Orlando: Space spectators get caught in traffic after launch is scrubbed.

Collect Space: Tristan Eaton's 'Human Kind' art flying on SpaceX astronaut launch.
Collect Space: SpaceX crew first to forgo mission patch for launch since Gemini.
Collect Space: NASA astronauts avoided turning SpaceX's Crew Dragon into 'Bob & Doug's excellent machine'.

Nog wat achtergrondinfo:
NASA CCP: Introducing Astronaut Douglas G. Hurley.
NASA CCP: Introducing Astronaut Robert L. Behnken.
NASA CCP: Kennedy’s Suit Room Steeped in History.
NASA CCP: Historic Launch Complex 39A.
NASA CCP: The SpaceX Crew Dragon: A New Ride to the Space Station.
NASA CCP: Demo-2 Launch a Cross-Country Effort.
NASA CCP: The Two-Stage SpaceX Falcon 9.

Launch America! – 30/05: Tweede poging kent wel succes.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: NASA Television Coverage, Weather Update.
NASA CCP: NASA, SpaceX Prepare for Second Demo-2 Launch Attempt Tomorrow, May 30.
NASA CCP: NASA and SpaceX Leaders Continue to Monitor Weather for Tomorrow’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launch.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: Delta Launch Readiness Review Concludes, Teams Remain ‘Go’ for Technical Readiness.
NASA CCP: NASA and SpaceX Target May 30 Demo-2 Launch, Continue to Monitor Weather.
NASA CCP: Countdown Underway for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launch.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: Countdown Coverage Begins.
NASA CCP: Crewmates and Friends Prepare for Demo-2 Flight Test.
NASA CCP: Behnken and Hurley Suiting Up for Launch.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Builds on Last Year’s Demo-1 Mission.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: Countdown Update.
NASA CCP: Behnken and Hurley Walk Out of ‘O&C’.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Heads for Launch Pad.
NASA CCP: All Aboard: Astronauts Ingress Crew Dragon.
NASA CCP: Crew, Launch Officials Perform Comm Checks.
NASA CCP: Crew Seats Rotated into Launch Position.
NASA CCP: Crew Dragon’s Side Hatch Closed; Weather Update.
NASA CCP: Where Will the Station Be at Launch Time?
NASA CCP: Team Continues to Monitor Weather.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: Countdown on Schedule, Eyes on Weather.
NASA CCP: Weather ‘Go’ at This Time; Propellant Loading Coming Up.
NASA CCP: SpaceX Demo-2 Crew ‘Go’ to Close Visors, Arm Launch Escape System.
NASA CCP: RP-1 Fuel, First-Stage Liquid Oxygen Loading in Progress.
NASA CCP: Less than 20 Minutes Until Launch.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: Launch Minutes Away.
NASA CCP: Three Minutes Until Liftoff.
NASA CCP: LIFTOFF! NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launches the Commercial Crew Era.
NASA CCP: Main Engine Cutoff; Second Stage Continues the Flight.
NASA CCP: Second-Stage Engine Cutoff, First Stage Begins Descent Toward Drone Ship.
NASA CCP: Stage 1 Successfully Lands on Drone Ship.
NASA CCP: Separation! Crew Dragon, SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Arrive in Orbit.
NASA CCP: SpaceX Demo-2: Crew Dragon Reaches Orbit, News Conference at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launch: ‘A Great Day for America’.

NASA: NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon.

Spaceflight Insider: Weather not favoring backup Demo 2 launch dates.

Teslarati: SpaceX’s historic NASA astronaut launch debut on track for second attempt.
Teslarati: SpaceX, NASA already planning its next astronaut mission following historic launch
Teslarati: SpaceX makes history as first private company to launch NASA astronauts into orbit.
Teslarati: SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts are chasing the space station around Earth.

Parabolic Arc: What Bob & Doug Saw on Their Way to their Spacecraft.

Space News: Crew Dragon in orbit after historic launch
Collect Space: SpaceX launches first NASA astronauts to fly from US since shuttle.
Collect Space: Astronauts name SpaceX spaceship 'Endeavour' after retired shuttle.
Collect Space: SpaceX 'stowaway' revealed by crew as sons' dinosaur toy 'Tremor'.

Spaceflight Now: NASA astronauts launch from U.S. soil for first time in nine years.
Spaceflight Now: Dragon crew names their spacecraft Endeavour; complete first manual flight test.

En een beetje politiek, zowel in Amerika als in Rusland.
NASA Watch: White House Post-Launch Commentary.
Space News: Trump takes victory lap after Crew Dragon launch.
NASA Watch: Commercial Crew Started Before Trump Showed Up.
NASA Watch: One Sided Political Recognition During Demo-2.

PhysOrg: For Russia, SpaceX success is 'wakeup call'.
Reuters: Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Trump's reaction 'hysteria'.
TASS: Roscosmos CEO congratulates NASA chief on Crew Dragon’s docking to ISS.
TASS: Musk thanks Roscosmos CEO for congratulations on successful Crew Dragon flight in Russian.
NASA Watch: Bellicose Roscosmos Thinks Trump Is Hysterical Over Dragon.

Launch America! – 31/05: De koppeling.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: Watch Arrival of Astronauts Behnken and Hurley to Space Station.
NASA CCP: Crew Dragon Completes Historic Trip to Space Station with Docking at 10:16 a.m. EDT.
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: Crew Dragon Hatch Open.
NASA CCP: International Space Station welcomes first SpaceX Crew Dragon with NASA Astronauts.

Teslarati: SpaceX, NASA make history ahead of schedule as astronauts reach space station.

Space News: Crew Dragon docks with ISS.
Spaceflight Now: Making history, astronauts ride commercial capsule to space station.
Collect Space: NASA astronauts enter space station after historic SpaceX docking.

Launch America! – De filmpjes – 26.05: De laatste voorbereidingen.
America Space: Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon Raising for Launch (Demo-2).
America Space: NASA, SpaceX Demo 2 Pre-Launch Briefing May 25 (audio only).
NASA: Mission Update: NASA and SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch (May 26).
Everyday Astronaut: Exclusive interview with Elon Musk and Jim Bridenstine about #DM2, SpaceX's first crewed launch!

Launch America! – De filmpjes – 27.05: Countdown stilgelegd.
SciNews: SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts Suit Check.
SciNews: SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts enter Crew Dragon.
NASA: Crew Access Arm Retracted for Demo-2 at Launch Complex 39A
SciNews: SpaceX Demo-2 aborted launch.

NASA KSC: SpaceX Demo-2: Launch Rescheduled for May 30 Because of Bad Weather.
NASA KSC: NASA Administrator Makes Statement After Scrub of SpaceX Demo-2 Launch.

SpaceX: Crew Demo-2.
SpaceX: Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio.
NASA: Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! (#LaunchAmerica Attempt May 27, 2020).

US Launch Report: Demo 2 - Scrub - With the People 05-27-2020.

Launch America! – De filmpjes – 29.05: Update.
NASA: What's the Status of NASA and SpaceX's Mission to Launch Astronauts to Space?
Space To Ground: Space to Ground: Dawn of the Dragon: 05/29/2020.

Launch America! – De filmpjes – 30.05: Lancering.
NASA: Demo-2 Crew Members Suit Up for Flight to International Space Station.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts Depart from Crew Quarters at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts Board Crew Dragon for Flight to Space Station.
NASA: Launch America! SpaceX Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon Lifts Off on Demo-2 Mission to Space Station.

En dan de 9 uur durende uitzending zelf:
NASA: Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! (#LaunchAmerica Success May 30, 2020).
SpaceX: Crew Demo-2 Mission Control Audio.

US Launch Report: Historic SpaceX First Crew Launch 05-30-2020.
NASA: Crew Dragon Separates from SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket, Sets Course for International Space Station.
NASA: Tour from Space: Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft on Its Way to the Space Station.

NASA: SpaceX DM-2 Flight Day Highlights - May 30, 2020.
NASA: After the Launch: NASA and SpaceX Share Updates about Historic #LaunchAmerica Mission.

SciNews: SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts Suit Check, 30 May 2020.
SciNews: SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts enter Crew Dragon, 30 May 2020.
SciNews: SpaceX Demo-2 launch.

Launch America! – De filmpjes – 31.05: Koppeling.
NASA: NASA Astronauts Arrive at the International Space Station on SpaceX Spacecraft.
NASA: SpaceX DM - 2 Docking - May 31 2020.
NASA: SpaceX DM-2 Hatch Open - May 31, 2020.
NASA: SpaceX DM 2 - International Space Station Welcome Ceremony - May 31, 2020.
NASA: SpaceX DM-2 Flight Day Highlights - May 31, 2020.

NASA: Post-Docking Briefing.

SciNews: SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon docking.
SciNews: SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Dragon hatch opening.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Canadian Robotic Arm Captures Japanese Space Freighter.
NASA ISS Blog: Japan’s Resupply Ship Installed on Station’s Harmony Module.
NASA ISS Blog: Expedition 63 Awaits SpaceX Crew, Unpacks Japanese Cargo.
NASA ISS Blog: Expedition 63 Waits for Weekend Arrival of SpaceX Crew.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Dragon Docks to Space Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Commercial Crew Astronauts Join Expedition 63.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/22/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/25/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/26/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/27/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/28/2020.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of May 25, 2020.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Roscosmos: Soyuz MS-17 crew confirmed.

NasaSpaceFlight: NG-13 Cygnus completes successful mission with destructive re-entry.

B.USOC: FOAM-C.

Filmpjes:
NASA Space To Ground: Space to Ground: Dawn of the Dragon: 05/29/2020.

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