Deze week was niet de week van raketten. De Astra-lancering mislukte net als die van de Chinese Kuaizhou. De ontwikkeling van de nieuwe Japanse H-III kent problemen en een eerste lancering is niet meer voor dit jaar. En wat we al enkele weken zagen aankomen, is nu ook officieel. Er komt geen OmegA-raket. Ook de liefhebbers van de Falcon Heavy moeten nog wat op hun honger blijven zitten want de eerstvolgende lancering is ook niet meer dit jaar. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week. O ja, op het einde van deze NUDR laten we de familie De Winne nog even aan het woord.

Bij de foto: De jaren die volgen zullen we heel wat nieuwe raketten zien. De OmegA-raket zal er niet bij zijn. Northrop Grumman besliste om de raket niet langer te ontwikkelen toen ze naast het National Security Space Launch contract grepen. Foto: Northrop Grumman.

China en het geheimzinnige ruimtevliegtuig.
De lancering en zelfs de terugkeer werd al in vorige NUDR vermeld.

Pan Daily: China’s Reusable Spacecraft Successfully Returns to Landing Site.
Space Policy Online: China’s “spaceplane” lands.

Space News: Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft releases object before returning to Earth.
Popular Mechanics: China Now Has Its Own Secret Reusable Spaceplane.
Spaceflight Now: China tests experimental reusable spacecraft shrouded in mystery.
NPR: New Chinese Space Plane Landed At Mysterious Air Base, Evidence Suggests.

Filmpje:
SciNews: China’s Reusable Experimental Spacecraft.

China lanceert nieuwe remote sensing satelliet.
ECNS: China launches new optical remote-sensing satellite
NasaSpaceFlight: Long March 4B lofts Gaofen-11 (02)
Spaceflight Now: China launches another Gaofen Earth observation satellite

SpaceCom: Chinese rocket booster appears to crash near school during Gaofen 11 satellite launch

Filmpje:
CGTN: China launches new optical remote-sensing satellite
SciNews: Long March-4B launches Gaofen-11 02.

Astra-lancering mislukt.
Space News: Astra launch terminated during first-stage burn.
Spaceflight Now: Astra’s first orbital launch attempt falters during first stage burn.
NasaSpaceFlight: Astra launches on first orbital test; fails in first stage flight.

Twee filmpjes:
Video From Space: See Astra's 3.1 rocket launch attempt from Alaska.
Scott Manley: Astra Rocket 3.1 Destroyed After Losing Control.

Beelden van de crash vind je ook hier.

Lancering Chinese Kuaizhou mislukt.
Space News: Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launch ends in failure.
NasaSpaceFlight: Kuaizhou-1A fails during Jilin-1 launch.
Parabolic Arc: Chinese Kuaizhou 1A Rocket Fails After Launch.

Filmpje:
SciNews: Two failed launches in one day: Astra Rocket 3.1 and Kuaizhou-1A.

Eerste lancering Japanse H3 niet meer voor dit jaar.
JAXA: Change of Schedule for the H3 Launch Vehicle Project.
Space News: First H3 launch slips to 2021.

Het einde voor OmegA.
Space News: Northrop Grumman to terminate OmegA rocket program.
NasaSpaceFlight: OmegA Launch Tower to be demolished as KSC 39B fails to become a multi-user pad.

SpaceX – Falcon 9 nieuws.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s youngest Falcon 9 booster returns to port after second launch.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s 13th Starlink launch set hours before next ULA Delta IV Heavy attempt.
Teslarati: SpaceX posts uncut Falcon 9 launch and landing footage and audio.

De video in kwestie:
SpaceX: SAOCOM 1B | Launch and Landing.

SpaceX – Geen Falcon Heavy dit jaar.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launch slips into 2021.

SpaceX – Starship.
NasaSpaceFlight: Following Starship SN6’s hop, SN7.1 prepares to pop.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s second flight-proven Starship makes way for next ‘test tank’.
Spaceflight Now: After second hop, SpaceX preps for next phase of Starship testing.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship factory overflowing with new and flight-proven rockets.

De filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Serial Number 6 Post Hop Closeups - SN7.1 Gets Its Vents.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN6 Lifted, Legs Removed, and Prepared for Transport - Work on SN7.1 Continues.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN6 Rolled Back To Build Site.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN7.1 Test Tank Rolled Out For Testing.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN10 Forward Dome Sleeved - SN7.1 Test Preps.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN11 Parts Spotted.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship Aerocover Sighted.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Rainy Day Drive Past.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship Test Tank SN7.1 readied for Burst Test.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN6 Moved Out Of Mid Bay - High Bay Roof Work Continues.

What About It?: 117 | How to do an offshore SpaceX Starship launch?
What About It?: SpaceX Starship Mass Production Starting.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Studies on the Human Condition Take Flight Along With Piloting Investigation.
NASA Space Station Blog: Scans and Housekeeping Tasks Dominate with an Eye for the Future.
NASA Space Station Blog: Space Station Upkeep a Priority as Astrobee Sweeps the Interior.
NASA Space Station Blog: Research into Fluid Dynamics, Astronaut Health and Earth Wraps Up Science-Centered Week.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/04/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/08/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/09/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/10/2020.

NASA: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of September 7, 2020.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: ISS orbit raised ahead of Soyuz MS-17 launch.
RussianSpaceWeb: ISS Orbit Successfully Adjusted.
TASS: ISS to change orbit to avoid space debris.

TASS: US confirms purchase of one seat in Soyuz spacecraft lifting off this fall.
TASS: Roscosmos rejects reports of NASA’s refusal to buy seats on Soyuz for spring 2021.

VRT NWS: Ruimtemissie heeft blijvend effect op menselijk brein.
ISS National Lab: “Mighty Mice” in Space Could Lead to New Therapies for Muscle and Bone Loss on Earth.
SpaceCom: Buff space mice could stop astronauts from losing bone and muscle mass.
BBC: 'Super bacteria' survive for three years outside space station.

De filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Studying DNA Breaks: 09/11/2020.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - September 11, 2020.
NASA: Expedition 63 In Flight with Fox News Radio and Astronaut Chris Cassidy - September 8, 2020.
Airbus Defence and Space: We make it fly podcast: Off to the ISS with astronaut Randy Bresnik.

ISS – Het einde van het ruimtestation (?).
Space News: Gerstenmaier warns against ending space station program prematurely.
The Space Review: Making the transition from the ISS.

NASA wil opgedolven maangrond kopen (maar gaat het niet meteen ophalen).
NASA Jim Bridenstine: Space Resources are the Key to Safe and Sustainable Lunar Exploration.
Meer detail in de officiële vraag: Purchase of Lunar Regolith and/or Rock Materials from Contractor.
NASA: NASA Asks Commercial Companies to Collect Moon Rocks (filmpje).
Ars Technica: NASA says it will pay private companies to gather Moon rocks.
Space News: NASA offers to buy lunar samples to set space resources precedent.
Spaceflight Now: NASA challenges companies to mine lunar soil.

EuroNews: Nasa looking for companies to help mine the lunar surface (filmpje).

Artemis – Nieuwtjes.
Japan Forward: After Successful ‘Kounotori’ Missions, Japan Sets Sights on First Manned Lunar Exploration.

Space News: NASA to seek proposals for lunar nuclear power system.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
Eumetsat: Preparing to operate Copernicus Sentinel-6.
The Science Times: Belgian Nanosatellite Carries Finland's Remote Sensing Technology To Space.
EO Open Science: Introducing the Virtual ESA EO Ф-WEEK 2020.
ESA: Ice sheet melt on track with ‘worst-case climate scenario’.
NASA: NASA's Aqua Satellite Captures Devastating Wildfires in Oregon.
NASA: NASA's Terra Highlights Aerosols From Western Fires in Danger Zone.

Maan:
PhysOrg: Data from Yutu-2 suggests top layer of lunar regolith is material thrown from nearby crater.
ECNS: China's Chang'e-4 probe reveals landing site impact history on moon's far side.
ECNS: China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 22nd lunar day.
Inside Outer Space: China’s “Retired” Moon Lander Still Functioning; Rover Radar Finding.
The Hindu: Moon may be rusting along poles, suggest images sent by Chandrayaan-1.
NasaSpaceFlight: Rust on the Moon. How is that possible without oxygen and liquid water?
DNA India: 'Chandrayaan-3' moon mission to be launched early next year, won't include orbiter this time.
AGI: Lunar and Cis-Lunar OD - Webinar.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Mission Status: Sols 2874-2876: No Sample Dropoff to SAM.
NASA Curiosity Mission Status: Sol 2877: Dusty Days on Mars.
NASA Curiosity Mission Status: Sols 2878-2879: Opening Night.
ECNS: China's Mars probe travels 137 million km.
JAXA: The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): Exploring the Mars system with Super Hi-Vision (8K) Cameras.
JAXA: Short Ver. The Martian Moons eXploration, MMX: Exploring the Mars system with 8K Super HiVision Cam.
ASTRUM: What did NASA's Opportunity Rover find on Mars? (Episode 7 series finale).

Jupiter:
Space News: NASA’s Juno spacecraft seeking extended mission at Jupiter.
NasaSpaceFlight: Juno and the case of Jupiter’s missing ammonia.

Bennu:
NASA: OSIRIS-REx Observes an Asteroid in Action (filmpje).
NASA: OSIRIS-REx Sampling Area to Scale (filmpje).

Rosetta:
ESA: Rainbow comet with a heart of sponge.

Planetoïden:
Parabolic Arc: Janus Small Satellite Mission To Rendezvous With Binary Asteroids.

SpaceX – Starlink.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starlink ‘space lasers’ successfully tested in orbit for the first time.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starlink beta latency results on par with fixed broadband in recent tests.

Om af te ronden: De familie De Winne aan het woord.
ESA: Preparing for lunar exploration: Frank De Winne (filmpje).
The Space Show: Broadcast 3569 Dr. Lena De Winne of Asgardia Space.

Nog dit:
– Zo goed als dagelijks ruimtevaartnieuwtjes vind je op de Facebook-pagina “ruimtevaartnieuws”
– Een foutje gezien in deze (of andere) NUDR’s. Laat het ons weten via “nieuwsuitderuimtevaart @ gmail . Com”

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