Ruimtevaart heeft zo zijn ups en downs. Een “up” was er voor NASA en SpaceX met een geslaagde Crew 1-lancering en een eveneens geslaagde koppeling met het ruimtestation. Voor ESA en Arianespace was het eerder een “down” met het verlies van een Vega-raket en zijn twee satellieten. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De capsule Crew Dragon enkele ogenblikken voor de koppeling met de Harmony-module van het ISS (foto: NASA).

Crew 1 – 16.11 – Lancering!
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1: Weather 50% favorable for launch Sunday.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1: Weather Remains 50% Favorable for Today’s Launch.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1: Four Astronauts in Orbit After Successful Launch.
NASA: NASA, SpaceX Officials Thrilled With Crew-1 Launch Success.

NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Crew Dragon Spacecraft is ‘Go’ for Launch!
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Weather Gets a Boost — Now 80% Chance of Favorable Conditions.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Crew-1 Remains on Schedule, Launch Less Than 15 Minutes Away.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Commander Mike Hopkins: ‘Now it’s Time to do Our Part’.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Liftoff! Crew-1 Astronauts on Their Way to the Space Station.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Stage 1 Successfully Lands on Drone Ship.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Separation Confirmed! Crew Dragon Leaves Behind Second Stage.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Continue Journey to Station.

NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station.

Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket nails first operational NASA astronaut launch [updated].
Teslarati: The Mandalorian’s ‘Baby Yoda’ becomes SpaceX’s zero-G indicator in Crew-1 mission.

Space News: SpaceX launches first operational Crew Dragon mission to ISS.
Spaceflight Now: Astronauts fly with SpaceX in landmark launch for commercial spaceflight.
NasaSpaceFlight: With Resilience, NASA & SpaceX begin operational Commercial Crew flights.
Collect Space: SpaceX Crew-1 launches on 'Resilience' on NASA operational mission.

The Verge: SpaceX Crew-1 team harnesses the Force by bringing Baby Yoda with them to space.

NASA Watch: Lies From Trump: Praise From Biden.

Ook dit:
NasaSpaceFlight: Examining Crew-1 launch weather criteria and abort modes.
Spaceflight Now: NASA officials hope to fly Russian cosmonaut on Crew Dragon next year.

Filmpjes – De lange versies
SpaceX: Crew-1 Mission.
SpaceX: Crew-1 Mission | Coast Phase.
NASA: News Update After Launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the International Space Station.

Filmpjes – De korte(re) versies.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew 1 Flight Day 1 Highlights.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-1: Launch Broadcast Begins.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-1: Astronauts Suit Up for Launch.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-1: Astronaut Walkout.
Video From Space: SpaceX Crew-1 pre-launch: Launch pad arrival and ingress begins.
Video From Space: SpaceX Crew-1 pre-launch: Astronauts strapped into spacecraft.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-1: Liftoff.

Crew 1 – 17.11 – De koppeling.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Approaching Station.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Crew Dragon Docks to Station, Hatches Open Soon.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Hatches Open, Crew Dragon Astronauts Join Expedition 64.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: New Crew Sleeps as Cosmonauts Prep for Wednesday Spacewalk.

NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Arrive at Space Station, NASA Leaders and Crew to Discuss Mission.
Teslarati: SpaceX Crew Dragon aces third autonomous space station docking.
ISS National Lab: New Era for Space Station Research Ushered by NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission—Astronauts Getting Right to Work.

Space News: Crew Dragon docks to ISS on first operational mission.

Filmpjes – De lange versies:
SpaceX: Crew-1 Mission | Rendezvous and Docking.
NASA: NASA Leaders Share Update Following NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Arrival at the International Space Station.

Filmpjes – De korte versies:
NASA: NASA and SpaceX Crew-1 Flight Day 2 Highlights.
NASA: Live from Space: Video Inside the SpaceX's Dragon Resilience Spacecraft.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-1 docking.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-1 hatch opening.
America Space: Crew 1 Astronaut Welcome Ceremony.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 For All Recap.

Crew 1 – De terugkeer van de Falcon 9 1ste trap in Port Canaveral.
Spaceflight Now: Crew-rated SpaceX booster returns to Cape Canaveral with a lean.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Crew 1 B1061 Return to Port LIVE.
US Launch Report: SpaceX - CREW 1 - Return To Port 11-19-2020.

Arianespace – Vega-lancering mislukt door fout aangebrachte kabel.
ESA: Vega flight VV17 SEOSAT-Ingenio / TARANIS mission failure.
ESA: Vega flight VV17 failure: Arianespace and ESA appoint an independent Inquiry Commission.
De persmap voor deze vlucht vind je hier (PDF).

Space News: Vega launch fails after upper stage malfunction.
Space News: Human error blamed for Vega launch failure.
Space News: Avio CEO promises Vega’s rapid return to flight as CNES plots replacement satellite.

Spaceflight Now: European Vega rocket suffers second failure in three launches.
Spaceflight Now: Arianespace traces cause of Vega launch failure to ‘human error’.

NasaSpaceFlight: Vega fails during launch of European Earth observation satellites.

Spacepage: Lancering Europese Vega raket mislukt.

Filmpjes:
Arianespace: Flight VV17 – SEOSAT-Ingenio and Taranis (EN).
SciNews: Vega launches SEOSAT-Ingenio and TARANIS.

Electron lanceert 30 satellietjes en recupereert eerste trap.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches Electron in test of booster recovery.
Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab recovers booster after launch with 30 small satellites.
NasaSpaceFlight: Rocket Lab, raising money for children’s hospital, will attempt first stage recovery.
Ars Technica: RocketLab’s “Return to Sender” launch does exactly what was promised.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - Return To Sender Launch 11/20/2020.
SciNews: Electron “Return to Sender” launch.

Nog een terugblik op de militaire Atlas V lancering van vorige week.
ULA: Atlas V NROL-101 Launch Highlights.
ULA: Atlas V NROL-101 Rocket Cam.

Virgin Galactic – Twee testvluchten uitgesteld omwille van COVID-19.
Space News: Virgin Galactic delays SpaceShipTwo test flight because of pandemic.
SpaceCom: Virgin Galactic delays SpaceShipTwo test launch due to COVID restrictions.

Commercial Cargo – CRS-21.
NASA: NASA Highlights Science, New Airlock on Next Space Station Resupply Mission.
ISS National Lab: SpaceX CRS-21 Mission Overview.

Teslarati: SpaceX’s plans for a reusable Dragon spacecraft fleet detailed by Gwynne Shotwell.

Filmpje:
NASA: SpaceX's CRS-21 Mission to the Space Station: What's On Board.

Commercial Cargo – Uitstel voor Dream Chaser.
Space News: First Dream Chaser mission slips to 2022.
Space News: ULA: Dream Chaser schedule slip not a setback to Vulcan certification.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: NASA TV Broadcasts Russian Spacewalk at Station Today.
NASA Space Station Blog: Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk to Ready Station for New Module.
NASA Space Station Blog: Cosmonauts Wrap Up Spacewalk at Station.
NASA Space Station Blog: Space Science Ramps Up as Spacewalkers Sleep In.
NASA Space Station Blog: Expanded Crew Syncs Schedule and Steps Up Space Research.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/12/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/13/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/16/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/17/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/18/2020.

NASA: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of November 16, 2020.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NasaSpaceFlight: Cosmonauts begin spacewalk to prepare for Nauka’s arrival and installation.
Collect Space: Cosmonauts prep for module removal on spacewalk out new airlock.
The Science Times: The ISS to Get Bigger Soon, Russian Cosmonauts Prepare for It.

PhysOrg: Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching.

Russian Space Web: Russian cosmonats patched up the crack in the ISS.
TASS: Air leakage from Russian module of ISS remains.

Space Daily: Israel to Send Astronaut to International Space Station in 2021.
The Mainichi: 2 more Japan astronauts scheduled for long missions on ISS: minister
Spaceflight Now: NASA officials hope to fly Russian cosmonaut on Crew Dragon next year

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Resilience Rises: 11/20/2020.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - November 20, 2020.
NASA: Expedition 64 ISS Crew News Conference - November 19, 2020.
NASA: Russian Spacewalk #47 Animation.
Video From Space: See Russians working outside space station in helmet and exterior cameras.

ARTEMIS – SLS/Orion.
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA reschedules final SLS Core Stage Green Run tests for December.

NASA Artemis Blog: Engineers Move Forward with SLS Green Run Testing, Valve Repair Complete.
NASA Artemis Blog: NASA Prepares for Next Series of RS-25 Engine Tests for SLS Rocket.

Yellow Hammer News: Huntsville firm lands $85M NASA award for key component of returning Americans to the moon.

ARTEMIS – Gateway.
NG: Company based the design for HALO on its flight-proven Cygnus spacecraft.

NASA: Lunar Gateway Instruments to Improve Weather Forecasting for Artemis Astronauts.

Filmpje.
NG: Artemis – Returning to the Moon.

ESA’s Moonlight Initiatief.
ESA: Lunar Satellites (Moonlight Initiative). 
ESA: ESA engineers assess Moon Village habitat.

ESA: Who’s ready to serve the lunar missions?
ESA: ESA identifies demand for satellites around the Moon.
ESA:  Who’s ready to serve the lunar missions?

ESA: ESA ground stations support Moon missions.

Het “Moonlight Initiative” filmpje vind je hier.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
Science News: Farming on Mars will be a lot harder than ‘The Martian’ made it seem.
The Science Times: NASA Plans to Operate Nuclear Power Plants on Moon and Mars by 2026.

Filmpje
SETI Institute: Thanksgiving on Mars: Exploration & Human Missions Beyond Earth Orbit.
Webinar:  Leveraging CIS-Lunar Flight Experience.
Webinar:  Lunar and CUS-Lunar Orbit Determination.

Starship – SN8, SN9, … . 
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Elon Musk hints at “notable” Starship changes, explains static fire anomaly.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica Weekly Update - Starship SN8 testing, path forward and future vehicles.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Raptor SN42 greets Starship SN8 - Brand new SN46 arrives.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN9 Rolled Out of High Bay - Raptor SN42 Installed on Starship SN8.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN9 Transporter Testing.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN15 appears amid SN11 Stacking and Lunar Mock Up outfitting.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN9 Nosecone Aero Surface Installation.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN13 exists as SN8 readies for the big day.
What About It: 133 | SpaceX Starship Engine: Problem solved! & Crew Dragon Crew-1 Flight Summary.
What About It: Why Martyte helped to damage a SpaceX Starship Raptor engine!
Engineering Today: SpaceX Starship Update: Elon Musk Explains Static Fire Anomaly.

China maakt zich klaar voor sample return mission naar de Maan.
Space News: China rolls out Long March 5 rocket to launch Chang’e-5 lunar sample return mission.
Federal News Network: China positions rocket ahead of ambitious lunar mission.
ECNS: China's space tracking ship sails for Chang'e-5 mission.
Air & Space: China Prepares to Launch Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Yet.

ECNS: China launches deep space antenna array system.

The Planetary Society: our Guide to China’s Chang'e-5 Moon Mission.
Spacepage: Maak kennis met China's nieuwste maanmissie.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Fifth Long March-5 Rocket Transported to Launching Area.
New China TV: China prepares to launch Long March-5 rocket for Chang'e-5 mission.
CGTN: China's space tracking ship sails for Chang'e-5 mission.
Seeker: China’s Chang'e 5 Will Collect the First Moon Rocks in Nearly 40 Years.

Sentinel 6 – Aftellen naar de lancering.
De lancering kwam net te laat voor deze NUDR, maar in volgende aflevering krijg je uiteraard de beelden en meer info.
ESA: Team talk: 10 things about Copernicus Sentinel-6.
ESA: Mission control ready for Sentinel liftoff.
ESA: The Falcon 9 rocket carrying Copernicus Sentinel-6.
ESA: Copernicus Sentinel-6 on a roll.
De ESA persmap vind je hier (PDF).

Filmpjes:
NASA: Prelaunch News Update on Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite (persconferentie).
ESA: Learn about sea-level rise and Copernicus Sentinel-6.
NASA: NASA EDGE Live Sentinel-6 Prelaunch Show.

Nog dit:
ESA: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Het bijbehorende filmpje vind je hier.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
SETI Institute: Life on Venus? Or much ado about nothing? (filmpje).
Nature: Prospects for life on Venus fade — but aren’t dead yet.
Space News: India’s Shukrayaan orbiter to study Venus for over four years, launches in 2024.

Aarde:
NASA JPL Edu: Learning Space With NASA – Studying Earth From Space (filmpje).
Universe Today: Earth’s toughest bacteria can survive unprotected in space for at least a year.
NASA: Science In A Shoebox: NASA’s SAGE IV Pathfinder (filmpje).

Maan:
SpaceCom: China's Yutu 2 rover snaps stunning new panoramas from the moon's far side.
SpaceCom: Memorial spaceflight: Cremated remains flying to the moon on private lander in 2021.
Space Newsfeed: SNC selected for NASA Tipping Point contract for its groundbreaking technology to produce oxygen on the Moon.
Space Daily: Moon Mark and Lunar Outpost announce partnership for racers to land on the Moon in 2021.

Mars:
Curiosity Status Reports: Sols 2942-2944: How Much Do You Bench?
Curiosity Status Reports: Sols 2945-2946: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
Curiosity Status Reports: Sols 2947-48: Follow the Red Brick Road.
Curiosity Status Reports: Sols 2949-2950: It Never Rains in… Gale Crater.
CGTN: China's Mars probe travels over 300 million km as of Nov. 17.
c|net: Hear the audio NASA's Perseverance rover recorded on its way to Mars.
ESA: ExoMars parachute testing moves forward.
ESA: Creating chaos: Craters and collapse on Mars.

Jupiter:
AstroBlogs: Geisers van Jupiter’s maan Europa ontstaan mogelijk niet in ondergrondse oceaan.

Psyche: 
Teslarati: SpaceX’s NASA Falcon Heavy launch debut a step closer as interplanetary payload powers up.

Phaeton (o.a.):
Space News: Germany joins JAXA’s low-cost deep space test mission.

Kometen:
Parabolic Arc: OHB Italia and ESA Sign Contract for Comet Interceptor Mission Study.

De nieuwe start van OneWeb.
Space News: OneWeb ready to emerge from Chapter 11.
Space News: OneWeb emerges from Chapter 11 with new CEO.
GovUK: UK government secures satellite network OneWeb.
Via Satellite: Will OneWeb Catch Up to Competitors After Emerging from Chapter 11?

Roscosmos: OneWeb satellites arrived at the Vostochny Spaceport.

James Webb Test Telescope.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Completes Significant Testing Milestone for Deployable Tower.
NasaSpaceFlight: James Webb on track for October 2021 launch; final testing underway.

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

Koen

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