Het is hier al eerder geschreven en ook deze week moet ik het weer herhalen. SpaceX domineert alweer het ruimtevaartnieuws van afgelopen week. Uiteraard was er  het vervolg van en het terugkijken op Demo 2. Uiteraard was er die minder leuke ontploffing van Starship SN4. Maar ondertusssen was er al een volgende Falcon 9-lancering. Alweer een reeks Starlink-satellieten. 

Ondertussen is er ook op vele plaatsen een exit uit de coronacrisis. Zo gaat de Europese lanceerbasis weer open, met deze maand nog een in meer dan één opzicht belangrijke Vega-lancering. En we tellen af naar de zomer, naar midden juli als er een nieuw salvo op Mars wordt afgevuurd.

Bij de foto: Net als bij zoveel vorige Falcon 9 lanceringen kwam na de lancering van Crew Dragon Demo 2 ook deze keer de eerste trap netjes terug op het drone platform OCISLY. SpaceX wordt ondertussen niet langer meer verplicht om vanaf 2021 bij volgende bemande lanceringen steeds een nieuwe eerste trap te gebruiken. Foto: SpaceX.

SpaceX lanceert opnieuw 60 Starlink-satellieten, waaronder VisorSat.
Teslarati: SpaceX to ring in Crew Dragon’s success with a Starlink launch and landing.
Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 set for second shot at rocket reusability record.
Teslarati: SpaceX debuts upgraded drone ship with record-breaking rocket landing.
Teslarati: SpaceX rings in Falcon 9’s 10th anniversary with a rocket reusability first.

Space News: SpaceX launches eighth Starlink mission, first VisorSat satellite.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launches with more Starlink satellites.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX sets new mark in rocket reuse 10 years after first Falcon 9 launch.
Ars Technica: SpaceX lands the same rocket for the fifth time [Updated].
NasaSpaceFlight: Evaluating SpaceX’s Starlink Push.

Space News: SpaceX to add sunshades to all future Starlink satellites.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
America Space: SpaceX Launches Starlink-7 (June 3, 2020).
IRL: SpaceX Starlink 7 Landing (Droneship View).

En ook dit:
Space News: U.S. Army signs deal with SpaceX to assess Starlink broadband.
Space News: Army’s evaluation of Starlink broadband to focus on reliability, vulnerability.

Europese lanceerbasis gaat weer open.
ESA: Europe's Spaceport, back to business (met filmpje).

Space News: Avio seeking to compress Vega launch delays.
NasaSpaceFlight: Arianespace return to Vega launch preparations following two month pause.
Spacewatch: Arianespace resumes preparations for Vega’s upcoming mission.

Space News: Ariane 6 maiden flight likely slipping to 2021.

Federal News Network: Russia to send team to Guiana Space Center after fuel leak.

Een gesprekje van begin mei:
Via Satellite: Thursday Morning Conversation: Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace.

Commercial Crew – Crew Dragon – Demo 2.
Parabolic Arc: NASA Modifies SpaceX Contract to Allow Reuse of Crew Dragon, Falcon 9.

The Space Review: A shaky ride to a smooth launch.

ISS National Lab: SpaceX Demo-2 Astronauts Get to Work on Space Station Science.
Space News: Demo-2 astronauts get to work on ISS.
CNN: NASA-SpaceX launches will boost science research on the space station.

Teslarati: SpaceX’s first astronaut-proven rocket returns to dry land.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX’s reusable Falcon booster returns to port after crew launch.

PhysOrg: SpaceX captures the flag, beating Boeing in cosmic contest.
Collect Space: Astronauts 'capture the flag' for SpaceX in race to reach space station.
Geek Wire: NASA’s Dragon riders capture the flag, nine years after it was left on the space station.

Live Sciences: SpaceX 'stowaway' revealed by crew as sons' dinosaur toy 'Tremor'.
Space Policy Online: Tremor the Dinosaur Meets Little Earth.

Collect Space: SpaceX Crew Dragon docking depicted on new Houston postmark.

NASA Watch: ISS Crew Rings The Nasdaq Bell Amidst Troubles Back On Earth.

Ars Technica: After Crew Dragon soars, some in Congress tout benefits of commercial space.
Ars Technica: After Dragon’s historic docking, America has more new spaceships on the way.
Ars Technica: SpaceX launch footage was taken down thanks to bogus copyright claim.

Teslarati: Tesla stock reels in $900 following Elon Musk’s big space achievement, analyst upgrades.

Geek Wire: After sparking consternation at NASA, Trump campaign pulls ad featuring SpaceX launch.
Space News: Trump campaign pulls space-themed ad after complaints.
The New York Times:Trump Campaign Removes Space Video That Violated NASA Ad Rules.
Space Policy Online: Trump campaign pulls ad featuring astronauts and their families.
Futurism: NASA and SpaceX Employees Reportedly Furious at Trump Admin.

Filmpje:
US Launch Report: SpaceX - Return To Port - DM2 - B1058 - 4K 06-02-2020.
NASA: Expedition 63 and DM-2 Crew News Conference - June 1, 2020.
NASA: Expedition 63 Inflight Event with SpaceX Employees - June 1, 2020.
Video From Space: SpaceX's Crew Dragon had 'new car smell' when hatch opened.
America Space: Astronauts Describe Launch on Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon.
NASA: NASA Astronauts Ring the Opening Bell for Nasdaq.
NASA: Expedition 63 NASDAQ Bell Ringing and CNBC Inflight 200602.
TMRO: Did you notice this nod to Shuttle during DM-2?

En voor wie het vorige week gemist heeft:
SpaceX: Crew Demo 2 (Launch).
SpaceX: Crew Demo 2 (Coast).
SpaceX: Crew Demo 2 (Approach and Docking).

Of: 
Scott Manley: Details You Might Have Missed From NASA & SpaceX's Launch Of Astronauts.

Nog dit:
The Space Review: NASA will not save 2020.

En als allerlaatste nog een interview met Musk.
Aviation Week: Podcast: Interview With SpaceX’s Elon Musk.

Commercial Crew – Soyuz.
TASS: Roscosmos, NASA negotiate on seats for space flights to ISS.
NASA: NASA Assigns Astronaut Kate Rubins to Expedition 63/64 Space Station Crew.

NASA op zoek naar nieuwe baas bemand ruimtevaartprogramma.
Space News: NASA human spaceflight directorate reorganization on hold.
Space Policy Online: NASA hopes to name new HEOMD chief in weeks not months.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: SpaceX Crew Astronauts Get Used to Space Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Opens U.S. Market; Advanced Space Science Continues.
NASA ISS Blog: Science Stepping Up on Station for Earth and Space Benefits.
NASA ISS Blog: Advanced Station Science Benefiting Humans.
NASA ISS Blog: New SpaceX Crewmates Wrap Up First Workweek Aboard Station.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/01/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/02/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/03/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/04/2020.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of June 1, 2020.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Parabolic Arc: New HTV-X Resupply Ship to Be More Capable, Affordable.
B.USOC: Foam is by nature unstable even in space.

NASA: NASA Technology Designed to Turn Space Trash into Treasure.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: A New Endeavour: 06/05/2020.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - May 29,2020.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - June 5, 2020.

Een beetje bezigheidsterapie voor de komst van Demo 2?
NASA: Some Space News.

Een Chinees ruimtestation en een nieuwe capsule.
CGTN: China's third batch of astronauts to involve scientists (filmpje).
SciNews: Scientists will work onboard China Space Station (filmpje).
Inside Outer Space: China’s Space Station Plans, New Astronauts.
Spacewatch Asia: China unveils details of its planned Tiangong space station.
Universe Today: China will begin constructing its space station in 2021.

In deze tweet vind je enkele foto’s van het prototype van de Shenzhou-opvolger.
SatSearch: Technical details of the Long March 5B launch and new crew capsule.

Artemis – SLS/Orion.
NASA: NASA's SLS Core Stage Green Run Tests Critical Systems For Artemis I.
NASA: NASA Prepares To Send Artemis I Booster Segments to Kennedy for Stacking.

ESA: Third European Service Module for mission to land astronauts on the Moon.
Een filmpje vind je hier.

Airbus: Airbus wins ESA contract to construct third European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft.
Airbus: How to build the Orion ESM - Introduction (filmpje).
Airbus: How to build the Orion ESM - Design (filmpje).
Thales Alenia Space: Thales Alenia Space to supply thermomechanical systems for Orion European Service Module.

Artemis – Gateway.
NASA: NASA Awards Northrop Grumman Artemis Contract for Gateway Crew Cabin.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman Awarded NASA Contract to Provide First Crew Module for Artemis Program Gateway.
Space News: NASA Selects Proposals to Study Adaptation and Response for Astronaut Missions to Moon, Mars.

Parabolic Arc: Lunar Gateway’s Power & Propulsion Element Faces Cost Increases.

Artemis – Human Landing System.
Space News: Webinar: Back to the Moon: Private Partnerships for Lunar Landers (filmpje).

En nog een (gratis) boek over maanlanders na Apollo.
NASA: Book Catalogs Four Decades of Human Lunar Lander Concepts

Artemis – Naar de maan.
TASS: Russia will not accept attempts to privatize the Moon, says Roscosmos CEO
TASS: Roscosmos, NASA, other space agencies to discuss Moon research on June 9

Spacewatch: Lunapolitics – Russia and China Mull Lunar Base Cooperation.
TASS: Roscosmos Chief Touts Role of Proposed Russian Orbital Station.

Breaking Defense: Space Force Envisions Cislunar Monitoring; No Crewed Missions.

NASA: NASA Selects Proposals to Study Adaptation and Response for Astronaut Missions to Moon, Mars

Nog een gratis boekje:
Center for Space Policy and Strategy: Cislunar Stewardship: Planning for Sustainability and International Cooperation.

SpaceX – Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX raises more than half a billion dollars for Starship, Starlink programs.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Starship explosion explained by Elon Musk.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s orbital Starship launch debut could still happen this year.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX set for a swift return to testing following Starship SN4 anomaly.

China deze zomer naar Mars.
Space News: Rocket arrives as China targets July for Tianwen-1 Mars mission launch.
Global Times: China to probe Mars in July: CASC.
ECNS: Expert explains China's first Mars mission between July and August.
CGTN: China to launch 1st Mars probe mission between July and August (filmpje).

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
PhysOrg: Solar Ring mission: A new concept of space exploration for understanding Sun and the inner heliosphere
Airbus Defence and Space: Ian Walters: Solar Orbiter - Here comes the Sun (podcast).

Aarde: 
NASA: NASA Ocean Ecosystem Mission Preparing to Make Waves.
AstroBlogs: Meten aan Overijsselse akkers met satellietbeelden.
ESA: Arctic Circle Oil Spill.
CSA: RADARSAT satellite data helps monitor and act against illegal fishing (filmpje).
ESA: Earth from Space: Colourful Queensland.
ESA: Detecting methane emissions during COVID-19.
SpaceBel: A new ALTIUS Contract for SPACEBEL.

Maan:
ESA: Get your ticket to the Moon: Europe’s lunar lander for science and more.
SpaceQ: Canada in negotiations with NASA to send a rover to the moon.

Mars:
MSL Updates: Sols 2771-2774: Memorial Day – Not a Day Off on Mars!!
MSL Updates: Sols 2775-2777: Final Activities at 'Glasgow'.
MSL Updates: Sols 2778-2780: An Opportunity for Curiosity.
MSL Updates: Sols 2781-2782: Sulfates or Bust.
MSL Updates: Sols 2783-2784: Investigating an Interesting Pebble/Nodular Patch.
Parabolic Arc: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Clues to Chilly Ancient Mars Buried in Rocks.
NASA: First Map of Mars Electric Currents (MAVEN) (filmpje).
The Space Review: A new use for InSight’s robotic arm.
Inside Outer Space: Mars “Mole” Experiment: Good News!
Universe Today: Finally! Mars InSight’s Mole is Now Underground.
PhysOrg: The detective aboard NASA's Perseverance rover.
Los Alamos National Lab: Meet the new Mars 2020 Rover: Perseverance (filmpje).
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Sample Caching System (filmpje).
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA, ULA Begin the Final Push for the Launch of Perseverance to Mars.
CNES: Le CNES prépare un rover pour Phobos!
PhysOrg: Martian moon's orbit hints at an ancient ring of Mars.
SETI Institute: Martian Moon's Orbit Hints at Ancient Rings of Mars (filmpje, online voordracht).
En nog dit: The Planetary Society: Every Mars Landing Attempt, Ever.

Saturnus:
Science Direct: Titan's impact crater population after Cassini.

Kometen:
ESA: Solar Orbiter to pass through the tails of Comet ATLAS.
NASA: STEREO Watches Comet ATLAS as Solar Orbiter Crosses Its Tail.

Bennu en Ryugu:
Osiris-Rex: Simulation of Top-Shape Formation.
Science Daily: Why asteroids Bennu and Ryugu have their signature 'spinning-top' shapes.
ESA: Queen’s Brian May works to probe origin of asteroids.
NASA: OSIRIS-REx Swoops Over Sample Site Osprey.

HST en JWST.
NASA: Hubble Makes Surprising Find in Early Universe.
NASA: Hubble Catches Cosmic Snowflakes.

Space News: Work on JWST ramps up again.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Telescope is an International Endeavor.

Satellite Servicing.
Parabolic Arc: Over Budget Restore-L Mission 3.5 Years From Launch.

Astroscale: Astroscale U.S. Enters the GEO Satellite Life Extension Market.
Space News: Astroscale moving into GEO satellite servicing market.
C4ISRnet: Astroscale leaps into the satellite servicing fray.

South China Morning Post: Space exploration’s next frontier: remote-controlled robonauts.

Via Satellite: Satellite Manufacturing Faces Changes, Uncertainty in Coming Years.

NSR: New FCC rules: A small step for in-orbit servicing markets.

NASA Goddard: 5 Things: Space Servicing (filmpje).

Ruimteafval.
ESA: Hubble's impactful life alongside space debris.
ESA: The cost of space debris.

Space News: FCC punts controversial space debris rules for extra study.
SW Foundation: Insight - New Delays on New Debris Rules at the FCC.
NSR: New FCC rules: A small step for in-orbit servicing markets.

Breaking Defense: Most Satellite Operators Fail To Follow Space Debris Rules: NASA.

AeroSpace: Slash the trash: Incentivizing deorbit.
AeroSpace: Large constellation disposal hazards.
AeroSpace: Establishing space traffic management standards, guidelines and best practices.

Fast Company: Space junk is a problem. Economists say we can fix it with a $235,000 tax on each satellite.

Space News: LeoLabs unveils automated Collision Avoidance service.

Uiteraard doen amateur satellietwaarnemers meer dan ruimteafval bekijken :-) 
SpaceCom: How amateur satellite trackers are keeping an 'eye' on objects around the Earth.

Om af te ronden: Over het nieuwe werkpaard van de Amerikaanse ruimtevaart.
Ars Technica: Forget Dragon, the Falcon 9 rocket is the secret sauce of SpaceX’s success.

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