Bingo!. Toch wat OSIRIS-REx bij Bennu betreft. Zelfs zoveel materiaal verzameld dat het potje overloopt. Bij Venus lijken de kansen op leven weer wat gezakt. En SpaceX voerde deze week liefst twee Starlink-lanceringen uit. Wat – voor zover ik me herinner – ook voor het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart een primeur is. Dat en nog veel meer in de aflevering van deze week.

Bij de foto: Men hoopte voldoende materiaal verzameld te hebben zodat men geen tweede keer naar het oppervlak moest afdalen. Bij het fotograferen van het resultaat bleek dat het verzamelde materiaal niet voldoende afgesloten was. Wellicht door te grote stukken. Wat er meteen voor zorgde dat kleiner materiaal kon ontsnappen. Men gaat nu het materiaal zo snel als mogelijk opbergen in de Sample Return Container.. Foto NASA.

OSIRIS-REx verzamelt bodemmonster op planetoïde Bennu.
NASA: Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu.
NASA: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid.
NASA: OSIRIS-REx TAGs Surface of Asteroid Bennu.
NASA: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Collects Significant Amount of Asteroid.

Spaceflight Now: After four-year journey, NASA spacecraft ready to touch an asteroid.
Spaceflight Now: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft lands on asteroid in bid to collect samples.
Spaceflight Now: Scientists thrilled with first look at asteroid sampler in action.

Space News: OSIRIS-REx touches down on asteroid.
Space News: NASA confident OSIRIS-REx collected asteroid samples.

Sky & Telescope: OSIRIS-REx succesfully collected sample from asteroid Bennu.
Sky & Telescope: OSIRIS-REx “tags” Bennu, returns stunning views.

NasaSpaceFlight: TAG, you’re it; OSIRIS-REx collects sample at asteroid Bennu.
Collect Space: NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe overflows with asteroid Bennu sample.
The Verge: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx was so good at grabbing asteroid rocks that they’re overflowing.
PhysOrg: Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft.
VRTNWS: NASA-sonde verliest deeltjes van asteroïde in de ruimte.

Filmpjes:
Lockheed Martin: OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft to Collect NASA’s First Asteroid Sample.
JHU APL: OSIRIS-REx and the Challenge to Sample an Asteroid.
NASA: Watch NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Attempt to Capture a Sample of Asteroid Bennu.
NASA: OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Collection Recap and First Images.
NASA: NASA Science Live: Our First Attempt to Sample Asteroid Bennu.

NASA: OSIRIS-REx Sample Collection at Asteroid Bennu: SamCam View of TAGSAM.
NASA: OSIRIS-REx Aftermath of Sample Collection at Asteroid Bennu: SamCam View.

SciNews: OSIRIS-REx’s “Touch-And-Go” on Asteroid Bennu.

Scott Manley: NASA's OSIRIS REx Mission Ends Up With More Than It Expected.

En nog dit:
NASA: NASA’s Big Plans to Explore Small Bodies.
NASA: Curious Universe: Asteroid Hunting (podcast).

SpaceX lanceert alweer 60 Starlink-satellieten.
Teslarati: SpaceX orbits 60 more Starlink satellites, recovers booster, and catches fairing halves.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites.
Spaceflight Insider: Inter-satellite laser communications improving Starlink performance, as SpaceX expands constellation.

Met het oog op Crew Dragon Crew 1.
Space News: Falcon 9 investigation ongoing as SpaceX continues Starlink launches.

Ars Technica: With Starlink, SpaceX continues to push the bounds of reusing rockets.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s second rocket recovery drone ship leaves port during Starlink launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 14 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 October 2020.

SpaceX lanceert alweer 60 Starlink-satellieten (bis). Honderste geslaagde SpaceX-lancering.
SpaceCom: SpaceX postpones next Starlink satellite fleet launch due to rocket camera issue.
Teslarati: SpaceX go for third Starlink in one month as rare six-flight booster returns to port.

Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ties turnaround record, nears 1000 Starlink satellites launched.
Space News: SpaceX reaches 100 successful launches with Starlink mission.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches second Starlink mission of the week.

Business Insider: About 3% of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites may have failed. That’s not too bad, but across a 42,000-spacecraft constellation it could spark a crisis.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 15 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 October 2020.

Nieuwe contracten voor Starlink.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starlink partners with Microsoft Azure to deploy cloud computing anywhere.
Space News: SpaceX teams with Microsoft for Space Development Agency contract.
Space News: SpaceX, SES to provide broadband for Microsoft’s Azure Space mobile data centers.

Parabolic Arc: SpaceX Wins License to Operate Starlink in Canada.
SpaceQ: SpaceX Starlink service is not a go in Canada yet despite CRTC license.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starlink internet seeks final approvals to serve Australia.

Rocket Lab stelt lancering uit.
Spaceflight Now: Ten satellites set to ride into orbit with Rocket Lab.
Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab calls off launch attempt in New Zealand.
NasaSpaceFlight: Rocket Lab scrubs launch of “In Focus” mission for Planet, Canon imaging satellites.

Het is nog even wachten op de Delta IV Heavy lancering.
Spaceflight Now: ULA’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket still grounded by launch pad problem.
Space News: Space Force official: Launch scrubs are no reason to despair.

Raketten lanceren vanuit Europa.
Space News: Sweden ups investment to bring orbital launches to Esrange by 2022.

GovUK: Shetland spaceport boosts UK's plans for launch.
Space News: Lockheed Martin shifts U.K. launch site.

Ariane VI.
ESA: All solid motors for Vega-C complete qualification tests.
Spacewatch Global: First Ariane 6 upper stage assembled in Bremen.

Commercial Crew – Crew-1.
NASA: Houston, We Have A podcast: Crew-1: The Mission.

ISS – Astronauten Soyuz MS-16 weer terug op Aarde.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Land Safely Back on Earth.

TASS: Soyuz MS-16 with three crew members onboard undocks from ISS.
TASS: Roscosmos CEO congratulates Soyuz MS-16 crew on safe landing.

Spaceflight Now: Space station crew preps for re-entry, landing.
Spaceflight Now: Soyuz brings three space station fliers back to Earth.

NasaSpaceFlight: Soyuz MS-16 returns Space Station trio to Earth.
Collect Space: Soyuz crew lands from space station ahead of ISS 20-year milestone.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 63 Change of Command Ceremony - October 20, 2020.
NASA: Expedition 63 Soyuz MS-16 Farewells and Hatch Closure - October 22, 2020.
NASA: ISS Expedition 63/Soyuz MS-16 Undocking Coverage.
NASA: Expedition 63 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-16 hatch closure.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-16 undocking and departure.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-16 landing.

ISS – Het lek en andere problemen in Zvezda.
Roscosmos: ISS crew sealed the air leak using temporary means available at the station.

TASS: ISS crew to eliminate fracture aboard orbital outpost after Soyuz spacecraft’s landing.
TASS: Lavatory dilemma solved: Normal function of all systems restored at ISS.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Space Science Picking Up Before Trio Departs for Earth.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crews Change Command on Tuesday; Leak Temporarily Sealed.
NASA Space Station Blog: Veteran Space Residents Swap Command Today.
NASA Space Station Blog: Homecoming Day Arrives for Three Station Crewmates.
NASA Space Station Blog: Hatches Between Soyuz and Station Closed.
NASA Space Station Blog: Soyuz Departs Space Station.
NASA Space Station Blog: NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy and Crewmates Return Safely to Earth.
NASA Space Station Blog: New Station Trio Resting Today After Crew Departure.
NASA Space Station Blog: Back to Work for Expedition 64 Trio.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/16/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/19/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/20/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/21/2020.

NASA: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of October 19, 2020.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
The Register: ISS air leakage fixed in time for crew handover, thanks to floating teabag.
TASS: Air leak rate aboard space station drops after crew patches up fracture.
TASS: Oxygen supply system deactivated in Russian ISS section due to malfunction.

SpaceNews: Axiom Space finalizing first commercial ISS mission.

SpaceCom: From the International Space Station: I voted today.
Collect Space: Astronaut Kate Rubins drew from photo for new space station patch.

NASA: NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy’s Scientific Journey aboard the Space Station.

SpaceCom: NASA Astronaut Christina Koch about the one year anniversary of the first all woman spacewalk.

Aviation Week: A Timeline Of The International Space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Thumbs Up: 10/23/2020.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - October 23, 2020.
NASA: Chris Cassidy - Space Station Scientist.

TIME: Chris Cassidy | TIME100 Talks.
TIME: Watch Astronauts Having Dinner in Space | Sneak Peek The ISS Experience.
TIME: How Do Astronauts Learn to Float in Space? | Sneak Peek The ISS Experience.
Scott Manley: How a $2 Toothbrush Saved the ISS and Other Unbelievable Space Hacks.

ARTEMIS – SLS – Mobile Launcher en Crawler-Transporter 2 on the move.
NASA: Mobile Launcher Arrives at Launch Pad 39B for Tests, Preps for Artemis I.
Florida Today: Mobile Launcher moved to launch pad 39B (foto’s).
NasaSpaceFlight: SLS Core Stage nearing home stretch for Green Run tanking test.

Filmpjes:
NASA KSC: Artemis Path to the Pad: Crawler-Transporter 2.
America Space: NASA Rolls SLS Launch Platform to Pad 39B for Testing (long version).

ARTEMIS – Naar de Maan in 2024.
NASA Watch: "Exciting" Moon News Next Monday. More Water?
NASA: NASA, Human Lunar Lander Companies Complete Key Artemis Milestone.

NASA: Hello, Moon? It’s NASA Calling.
FNN: Nokia to build moon’s first 4G cell network for NASA program.
RoomEU: First 4G cellular network on the Moon to be built by Nokia.
VRT NWS: Binnenkort 4G op de maan, en Nokia mag het ontwikkelen.

NASA:  NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Land Water-Measuring Payload on the Moon.
Space News: NASA awards contracts for lunar technologies and ice prospecting payload.
Video From Space: 'ExoCam' to see moon landings? See it in action during Xodiac rocket test (filmpje).
Liber Post Gazette: Lunar tech company Astrobotic opens Pittsburgh control center for landers headed to the moon.
SpaceCom: 'Lunar ExoCam' project aims to film spacecraft touchdowns on the moon.

NASA: Automated Technology Allows Unparalleled Space Exploration from Moon, to Asteroids, and Beyond.

NHK: Japan to seek new astronauts for lunar exploration.

SpaceX – Starlink SN8 na static burn op weg naar 15 km hoge testvlucht.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship fires up three Raptor engines in prelude to high-altitude flight.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship go for nosecone installation after historic static fire.
Teslarati: SpaceX installs first high-altitude Starship’s nosecone.

NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN8 conducts milestone Static Fire test ahead of nosecone install.
Ars Technica: For the first time, a Starship prototype roars to life with three engines.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX test-fires Starship prototype with three engines.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN8 prepped for Static Fire Test.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN8 Nosecone Moved Out of Windbreak - SN8 Prepared for Static Fire.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN8 Raptor Engine Preburner Test (video begint iets voor de test).
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN8 Nosecone Stacked - SN8 Preburner Test Slow Motion Replay.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN8 Completes First Multi-Raptor Static Fire  (video begint iets voor de test).
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN8 ready for nosecone arrival and mating.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN8 nosecone mate - Raptors on the move.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN8's first day as a full stack - Next Starships Prepare.

What About It: SpaceX Starship Updates – 15 Kilometers For Our Future.
Engineering Today: Spacex Starship Fires Up Three Raptor Engines.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
AstroBlogs: Toch geen fosfine in de atmosfeer van Venus?
Universe Today: Astronomers Challenge Recent Findings About Venus. “No Statistically Significant Detection of Phosphine”.
Gizmodo: Scientists Challenge Recent Discovery of a Biosignature on Venus.

Aarde:
ECNS: Satellites keep eye on crawfish for gourmets.
NASA Earth Observatory: Picturing Earth: Astronaut Photography In Focus (filmpje).
NASA Podcasts: On A Mission: Season Three, Episode 1: An Astronaut’s View of Earth.
ESA: New website puts climate in your hands.
BBC: Norway funds satellite map of world's tropical forests.
Space News: International consortium to launch tiny hyperspectral camera.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Mission Updates: Sol 2917: Something Old, Something New, Something Groken, Something Not-So-Blue.
NASA Curiosity Mission Updates: Sol 2918: A Short but Sweet Day of Planning.
NASA Curiosity Mission Updates: Sols 2919-2920: Penultimate Plan.
NASA: Mars 2020: How NASA's Preparing to Land a Spacecraft on Mars in 2021.
NASA: Sensors on Mars 2020 Spacecraft Answer Long-Distance Call From Earth.
Business Insider: ISRO finds that Mars is losing its atmosphere faster than Earth, and planet-encircling dust storms are speeding up the process.

Jupiter:
The Making of JUICE: JUICE Solar Array's lateral deployment test! (filmpje).

Aan de rand van het zonnestelsel:
Science Alert: Voyager Spacecraft Detect an Increase in The Density of Space Outside The Solar System.

Chinese ruimtevaartplannen.
SpaceCom: China unveils ambitious moon mission plans for 2024 and beyond.
Space News: China’s CASIC reveals five-year plan for reusable spaceplane, commercial space projects.

Dongfang Hour: China Aero & Space Weekly News Round-Up - Episode 3 (12th - 18th Oct. 2020).

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

Koen

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