Geen uitschieters deze week tenzij misschien dat NASA meer detail vrij gaf over Artemis, het plan om tegen 2024 “the next man and the first woman” op de Maan te zetten. Veel nieuwe dingen stonden er niet in. Er stond een tabel in over de kostprijs verdeeld over de volgende jaren. En plannen van een Maanbasis. Of het allemaal doorgaat (zij het in 2024 zij het tegen 2028) hangt uiteindelijk allemaal af van wat er de volgende maanden in de Verenigde Staten van Amerika gaat gebeuren. Met de presidentsverkiezingen. Met de begroting. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De Gateway was lange tijd de noodzakelijke stap om op de Maan te landen. Al is het niet duidelijk of dit mini-ruimtestation al bij de eerste Artemis-maanlanding kan/mag/zal gebruikt worden. Op deze tekening zie je alvast het PPE (Power and Propulsion Element), samen met HALO (Habitation And Logistics Outpost). Foto: NASA.

China lanceert satelliet om de oceanen te bekijken.
ECNS: China launches new satellite to monitor ocean environment.
NasaSpaceFlight: Long March 4B launches new ocean observation satellite.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches new ocean observation satellite.
SciNews: Long March-4B launches HaiYang-2C.

Blue Origin – New Shepard lancering uitgesteld.
Blue Origin: New Shepard Mission NS-13 Launch Updates.
Parabolic Arc: Blue Origin Scrubs New Shepard Launch.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin scrubs New Shepard rocket launch due to power glitch.

NASA: Testing Super Foods for Space and More on Blue Origin Suborbital Flight.
NASA: NASA Tipping Point Partnership with Blue Origin to Test Precision Lunar Landing Technologies.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA Tipping Point Partnership with Blue Origin to Test Precision Lunar Landing Technologies.

Nog dit:
SpaceCom: Blue Origin considers entering commercial space station business.

Lancering Delta IV Heavy met een dag uitgesteld.
Spaceflight Now: Delta 4-Heavy launch delayed by ground system issue.
ULA: Rocket Talk: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 (filmpje).

SpaceX – Nieuws over Falcon 9 en Falcon Heavy.
Teslarati: SpaceX continues commercial launch market dominance with even more contracts.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s next two Falcon 9 launch dates set in late September.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Manifest Takes Shape as Falcon Heavy Hardware Arrives at McGregor.
Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon Heavy side booster arrives at Texas test facilities.

PhysOrg: Air Force, SpaceX mum about sky-high rocket costs.

SpaceNews: SpaceX’s GPS contract modified to allow reuse of Falcon 9 boosters.
Ars Technica: Space Force says it will fly on a used Falcon 9 rocket for the first time.

ViaSatellite: Momentus Signs Launch Service Agreements with Pixxel, GP Advanced Projects.
NASA: NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for IMAP Mission.

Arianespace krijgt lanceercontracten bij nieuwe start OneWeb.
Arianespace: Arianespace announces the resumption of the OneWeb constellation’s deployment.
Space News: Arianespace’s revised OneWeb contract drops Ariane 6, two Soyuz launches.
TASS: Soyuz rockets to put in space OneWeb satellites in 2020-2022.
Spaceflight Now: OneWeb to resume launches in December after bankruptcy.

Meer raketnieuws.

Europa:
ESA: Vulcain 2.1 roars (met filmpje).
Space News: HyImpulse hybrid rocket motor roars to life for the first time.

Nieuw-Zeeland: 
Parabolic Arc: Rocket Lab To Launch Commercial Earth-Imaging Rideshare Mission For Planet, Canon Electronics.

Rusland:
TASS: Launch of Russia’s Soyuz-ST rocket with UAE satellites postponed until November – source.

Verenigde Staten: 
C4ISR Net: How Relativity Space plans to win the Pentagon’s launch contracts.
ARCA Space: MISSION 9 - SITREP 38: Aerospike First Hop (filmpje).
Meer info over ARCA vind je op hun website.
Parabolic Arc: Stratolaunch Conducts Wind Tunnel Tests on Talon-A Vehicle.

Nog dit:
Scott Manley: The Amazing Engineering Behind Solid Rocket Boosters.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Eye Checks and Pilot Study Kickoff Work Week.
NASA Space Station Blog: Station Crew Preps for Space Debris Avoidance Maneuver.
NASA Space Station Blog: Station Boosts Orbit to Avoid Space Debris.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Takes on Eye Doc and Plumber Roles as Station Avoids Debris.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Readies for New Space Toilet and Continues Eye Exams.
NASA Space Station Blog: Station Gearing Up for October Cargo and Crew Missions.
NASA Space Station Blog: More Leak Checks as Crew Spends Weekend in Russian Segment.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/18/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/21/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/22/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/23/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/24/2020.

NASA: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of September 21, 2020.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Roscosmos: Roscosmos, Channel One Russia and Yellow, Black and White studio to shoot first movie in space.

Roscosmos: ISS off-schedule orbit correction conducted.
TASS: ISS to adjust orbit to avoid unidentified space object, says source.
Roscosmos: October 7 ISS orbit correction parameters adjusted.
Space News: Space station maneuvers to avoid debris.

Roscosmos: Soyuz MS-17 solar array check (met foto’s).
Roscosmos: ISS-64 crews complete preflight exams.
Roscosmos: Soyuz MS-17 crew presented its patch.
TASS: Soyuz MS-17 crew to return to Earth on April 9, 2021.
TASS: Soyuz MS-16 crew to return to Earth on October 22.
Space Daily: Cosmonauts not ready to try Russia's virus vaccine.

Roscosmos: ISS crew to isolate in the Russian segment of the station for the weekend to search for air leak.

Collect Space: Estée Lauder paying NASA for skincare photoshoot on space station.
Space News: NASA working with cosmetics company on space station commercialization.

ISS National Laboratory: Space Tango and Alpha Space Partner With University of Adelaide for Pharmaceutical Stability Study on the ISS.

Spaceflight Now: Axiom finalizing agreements for private astronaut mission to space station.

Spacewatch: NASA’s Bridenstine urges US to maintain LEO presence post ISS.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Rolling Out: 09/25/2020.
NASA: Expedition 64 GCTC Crew News Conference.

Nog niet bevestigd noch door SpaceX, noch door NASA, noch door Axiom Space:
Engineering Today: Tom Cruise's Space trip - Courtesy SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

NASA gaat UAE-astronauten trainen.
NASA: United Arab Emirates Astronauts to Train at NASA’s Johnson Space Center Under New Agreement.
Arabian Aerospace: MBRSC agreement with NASA to train four Emirati astronauts.

Artemis – Het plan.
NASA: NASA Publishes Artemis Plan to Land First Woman, Next Man on Moon in 2024.
Het PDF-document vind je hier.

Spaceflight Now: NASA lays out $28 billion plan to return astronauts to the moon in 2024.
Space Policy Online: Bridenstine optimistic about full HLS funding.

BBC: Nasa outlines plan for first woman on Moon by 2024.
SpaceCom: Tiny cubesat launching next year to blaze trail for NASA moon-orbiting space station.

SpaceQ: Time is running out as NASA pushes to get ARTEMIS moon funding.
Ars Technica: NASA wants a big budget increase for its Moon plans. Is Congress biting?
Space News: Bridenstine asks Senate appropriators for full funding for Artemis.
NasaWatch: Will Japan's Investment In Artemis Save The Day?
Forbes: 8 Reasons Why NASA’s $28 Billion Moon Return Is The Bargain Of The Century.
MIT Technology Review: How the Artemis moon mission could help get us to Mars.

The Space Review: Where will Artemis 3 land? And when?

Artemis – Deal met Italië.
Space News: NASA signs agreement with Italy to cooperate on Artemis.
Parabolic Arc: As Bridenstine Begs for Bucks at Home, Italy & Japan Move Forward on Artemis Cooperation.

Artemis – Artemis 1.
ESA: Over the Moon.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I Preparations Stack Up.
NASA Artemis Blog: Orion Test Articles Arrive to Kennedy for Testing on Future Artemis Missions.

Artemis – Naar de Maan in 2024 (?).
Space News: NASA inspector general criticizes high-risk approach to CLPS program.

EurekAlert: First measurements of radiation levels on the moon.
NewsWeek: This Is How Much Radiation You'd Be Exposed to If You Visited the Moon.

Inside Outer Space: China’s Humans to the Moon Program: Challenges Outlined.

Sputnik News: Russian Space Agency Unseals Ambitious Soviet Plans to Build Moon Bases in the 1970s.

Space Force en de Maan.
C4ISRNet: Space Force and NASA focused on cislunar space in new agreement.
Parabolic Arc: To the Moon! U.S. Space Force’s Operational Area Just Got Much Larger.

SpaceX – “The adventures of Starship”.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship family grows ahead of new test phase.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s first high-altitude Starship gets ready to prove itself.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship test tank ready for a second shot at destruction.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship pop test opens the door for 60,000 foot hop [update].
SpaceCom: SpaceX pops Starship tank on purpose in explosive pressure test.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s first orbital Starship engine just breathed fire.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN8 Gets Aerodynamic Surfaces - SN9 Fwd Dome Gets Tesla Battery.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN9 Forward Dome Details - Thrust Simulator Moved to Pad A.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN11 Leg Skirt Spotted - High Bay Roof Work.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - First Super Heavy Booster Parts - SN8 Flaps Installed.

LabPadre: Starship's SN7.1 Pushed To Failure (Time Lapse).
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN7.1 Tested to Failure - Slow Motion Replay.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN8 Gets Fins - SN7.1 Burst Test Aftermath.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN8 Folds Its Fins.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Baby Starships, Assemble!
IRL: SpaceX Raptor Vacuum Engine Test Fire.

What About It?: 121 | SpaceX Starship Updates – Future Development.
What About It?: Starship Updates – Super Heavy SN01 In Production!

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
Universe Today: How Much Life Would Be Required to Create the Phosphine Signal on Venus?
PhysOrg: Parker Solar Probe, Akatsuki and Earth-bound observers give rare top-to surface glimpse of Venus.
The Space Review: Why the detection of phosphine in the clouds of Venus is a big deal.
The Space Review: Venus: science and politics.
SpaceCom: Meet Calypso, a daredevil mission concept to explore the surface of Venus.

Aarde:
BBC: Satellite achieves sharp-eyed view of methane.
Thales Group: Thales Alenia Space will provide the IRIS altimeter for the Copernicus Cristal mission.
Parabolic Arc: ICEYE Raises $87 Million Series C Round to Expand Radar Imaging Services.
NASA: Arctic Greening Driven By Warmer Temperatures (filmpje).
Space News: Airbus signs $350 million contract to build CRISTAL ice-monitoring satellite for EU.
Space News: BlackSky to add high-resolution satellites in 2022,  signs deal with U.S. Army.
ESA: Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite arrives safely in California.

Maan:
SpaceCom: China's Chang'e 3 lunar lander still going strong after 7 years on the moon.
ECNS: China's Chang'e-4 probe switches to dormant mode.
CCTV: China to Launch Chang'e-5 Lunar Probe This Year (filmpje).

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Reports: Sols 2887-2889: OK CheMin, Now It's Your Turn!
NASA Curiosity Status Reports: Sols 2890-2891: ChemCam Trifecta!
NASA Curiosity Status Reports: Sols 2892-2893: Images Are a Geologist's Best Friend!
ECNS: China's Mars probe completes second orbital correction.
ECNS: Mars probe makes midcourse maneuver.
Global Times: China's first Mars probe Tianwen-1 completes mid-course correction.
CCTV: China's Mars Probe to Conduct Deep Space Maneuver in October (filmpje).
New Scientist: NASA's latest Mars Rover: Will Perseverance find life in 2021? | Science with Sam (filmpje).

Jupiter:
PhysOrg: JPL meets unique challenge, delivers radar hardware for Jupiter mission.
Universe Today: NASA Releases a New Poster for the Europa Clipper Mission.
Universe Today: Here’s Jupiter from Juno’s Latest Flyby.
Universe Today: See a 360 Degree Juno-Eye View of Jupiter During an Io Eclipse.
NASA: Gravity Assist Podcast: Why Icy Moons Are So JUICY.
Een gedeelte van het gesprek vind je in bijbehorende filmpje. Het volledige gesprek vind je in een .mp3 in bovenstaand artikel.

Saturnus:
Space News: NASA delays Dragonfly launch by a year.

Bennu:
NASA: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to Asteroid Bennu: “You’ve got a little Vesta on you…”
Het bijbehorende filmpje vind je hier.
NASA: OSIRIS-REx Meets Bennu’s Surprises (filmpje).
NASA: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Begins its Countdown to TAG.
Het bijbehorende filmpje vind je hier.

Ryugu en 1998 KY26:
Parabolic Arc: Hayabusa2 to Visit Rapidly Spinning Asteroid in Extended Mission.

Meer planetoïden:
Universe Today: Chinese Asteroid Mining Robot Due to Launch in November.

Rosetta:
ESA: Unique ultraviolet aurora spied at Rosetta's comet.

UK ziet dan toch af van eigen satellietnavigatiesysteem.
GovUK: Government to explore new ways of delivering 'sat nav' for the UK.
Space News: U.K. to revise strategy for satellite navigation system.

Nieuwtjes over allerlei satellietconstellaties.
Space News: Spire adding cross links to cubesat constellation.
Space News: SAR Renaissance: Pandemic slows but doesn’t stop constellation progress.
Space News: Synthetic aperture radar finally shedding its mystique.

Rapport: NASA, ruimtevaart en (US) economie.
NASA: NASA Report Details How Agency Significantly Benefits US Economy.

NASA: NASA Economic Impact Report—FY19 (PDF) – De samenvatting.
NASA: NASA – Moon to Mars Program – Economic Impact Study (PDF van 2670 pagina’s !).

Nasa Watch: NASA Economic Impact Report Released.

RoomEU: Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit.

Rapport: China en de race om de ruimte.
China Aerospace Studies Institute: China’s Space Narrative (PDF).
Space News: New study looks at space power competition through China’s lens.
Inside Outer Space: Report: U.S. China Space Competition.

Om af te ronden: Is nieuwe mini-Maan een Centaur rakettrap uit de jaren ‘60?
Gizmodo: New Mini-Moon Might Actually Be Old Space Junk Coming Back to Haunt Us.
Teslarati: Astronomers discover possible 60s-era Moon rocket booster heading back to Earth.

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