Er was afgelopen week geen ontsnappen aan de gebeurtenissen rond planeet Mars. Met als hoogtepunt Perseverance die de 7 verschrikkelijke minuten doorstond om zich met succes zachtjes neer te zetten op het oppervlak van de Rode Planeet. Qua pr was het verschil met de Chinese Tianwen-1 opmerkelijk. Er was zo goed als geen informatie over de Mars Orbit Insertion van Tianwen-1 (tenzij een beetje na de feiten), met Mars2020 werden we overspoeld met filmpjes en artikels. En dat is uiteraard te merken aan deze NUDR. Maar er gebeurde meer afgelopen week, zoals de lancering van twee bevoorradingscapsules naar het ISS. Waarbij Progress wat problemen kende om zich te koppelen. Uitkijken doen we naar de nieuwe SLS Core Stage Hot Fire. Anderen bleven wellicht op hun honger zitten, met het slechte weer in Texas blijft het wachten op een Static Fire van SN10. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Dit was niet de eerste foto die werd ontvangen, maar het is tot nu toe de meest indrukwekkende. De foto toont Perseverance terwijl het door de SkyCrane en de Descent Stage naar het Marsoppervlak gebracht wordt. Duimen maar dat we de volgende dagen meer van dit soort foto’s mogen zien. Foto: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Perseverance landt op Mars.
NASA: Touchdown! NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing.
NASA: NASA's Mars Helicopter Reports In.

Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion to enable NASA perseverance rover’s landing on Mars.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman Technologies Support NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover.

Space News: Perseverance lands on Mars.
SpaceCom: NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission: Live updates.

Space News: Perseverance landing wins broad political praise.
Politico: NASA's rover is on Mars. What happens next is up to Washington.

Space News: The multi-decade challenge of Mars Sample Return.
Space News: Report calls for revamped cost-conscious vision for Mars exploration.
Space Policy Online: Biden sees Perseverance and Mars Sample Return as US-Europe unifiers.

Spaceflight Now: Mars rover ready for riskiest part of $2.7 billion mission.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: NASA’s Perseverance rover safely lands on Mars.
Spaceflight Now: NASA rover reaches Mars on mission in search for signs of past life.
Spaceflight Now: First images of Mars rover landing just a taste of what’s to come.

Ars Technica: Perseverance on Mars: Where it is, and what the next steps are.

Collect Space: NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars to collect signs of life.
PhysOrg: Stromatolites—fossils of earliest life on Earth—may owe existence to viruses.
The Verge: Linux has made it to Mars.
NASA: Four Ways NASA in Silicon Valley is Helping NASA's Next Mars Mission.

NASA: The Mars Relay Network Connects Us to NASA's Martian Explorers.
SpaceCom: How a fleet of spacecraft will watch NASA's Perseverance rover land on Mars.

ESA: Jezero crater through the eyes of Mars Express.
ESA: Jezero crater and surrounds (annotated).
ESA: In the Jezero neighbourhood.
ESA: Jezero landing ellipse.
ESA: Jezero Crater Flyby (filmpje).
ESA: Jezero Crater in 3D.

Popular Mechanics: Meet the First Helo on Mars: A Deep Dive Into What Makes Ingenuity So…Ingenious.

VRTNWS: De nieuwe Marsmissie heeft ook Belgisch tintje: namen van leerlingen uit Boutersem op microchip mee ruimte in.

Nog dit:
NPR: Bosnians Celebrate As NASA Mars Rover Lands In Crater Named After Village.
NASA: The Empire State Building Illuminated for Mars Perseverance.

Perseverance landt op Mars – De filmpjes.
NASA: Engineering & Tech Overview – NASA Perseverance Mars Rover.
NASA: Science Overview – NASA Perseverance Mars Rover.
NASA: NASA Previews Perseverance Mars Rover Landing.
NASA: Searching for Life on Mars - NASA Press Conference.
NASA: Behind-the-Scenes JPL Tour - #CountdownToMars Q&A.

NASA: Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars!
NASA: President Biden Congratulates NASA on the Perseverance Mars Rover Touchdown.
NASA: After the Landing: An Update about NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover.
NASA: What’s Next for Perseverance Mars Rover? Sol 1 Press Conference.
NASA Science Live: We Landed on Mars.
NASA: We Asked a NASA Scientist: Could Microbes Survive a Trip to Mars?

SciNews: Perseverance landed on Mars!
SciNews: Mars 2020 - First images from Mars, Perseverance during and after landing.

En niet vergeten Volkssterrenwacht Urania en Volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien hadden ook hun livestreams:
Volkssterrenwacht Urania: Live – De landing van Perseverance op Mars.
Volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien: Perseverance landing!
Deze laatste lieten ook een Belgische wetenschapper van het BIRA aan het woord over haar bijdrage aan deze missie.
Volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien: ExoMars door BIRA: Sévérine Robert.

Nog een drietal buitenlandse streams en/of lezingen:
The Mars Society: Perseverance Landing Live with MarsTalk - February 18, 2021.
KissCaltech: Mars 2020 Lecture: The Thrill and Terror of Landing a Spacecraft on Mars.
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA's Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars!

Een reeks sessies van The Planetary Society:
The Planetary Society: To Mars Together - International Missions.
The Planetary Society: A Conversation: Why I Make Up Stories About Mars.
The Planetary Society: Mars Mind Meld: Everything You Want to Know About Mars.
The Planetary Society: What's Next? To Mars and Back Again.
The Planetary Society: Tools for Discovery: Doing Science on Mars.
The Planetary Society: 7 More Minutes of Terror: The Drama of Landing a Rover on Mars.
The Planetary Society: Crowdfunding Mars Exploration: Microphones, Rovers, and More.
The Planetary Society: Beyond Mars: Exploring Other Worlds.
The Planetary Society: The Mars Business: The Private Sector and the Red Planet.
The Planetary Society: Tech Talk: Engineering Breakthroughs on Mars.

ExploreMars.Org: PERSEVERANCE: Paving the Way for Human Exploration of Mars.
ExploreMars.Org: MOXIE: Preparing the Way for Human Exploration of Mars.
ExploreMars.Org: Ingenuity: Taking Flight on Mars.

Scott Manley: Tango Delta - Perseverance Begins Life On Mars.

En om helemaal af te ronden nog een reeksje van 5 korte filmpjes:
Los Alamos National Lab: Perseverance: Landing in Jezero Crater.
Los Alamos National Lab: Perseverance: Los Alamos National Laboratory's Role.
Los Alamos National Lab: Perseverance: The Landing.
Los Alamos National Lab: Perseverance: The First Two Days.
Los Alamos National Lab: What music sounds like on Mars.

Mars – Hoe gaat het ondertussen met Al Amal en Tianwen-1?
Times Of India: UAE's 'Hope' probe sends home first image of Mars.
De Standaard: Eerste Arabische Marssonde stuurt eerste foto door.
RocketSTEM: American scientist collaborates on UAE’s Mars Mission.

ECNS: China's Tianwen-1 probe performs orbital adjustment around Mars.
Spaceflight Now: Spectacular video released from China’s first Mars mission.
SpaceCom: China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission adjusts orbit to prepare for a Red Planet landing.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China's Tianwen-1 probe performs orbital adjustment around Mars.
SciNews: Tianwen-1 entered into a polar orbit around Mars.

ISS – Progress-capsule moet manueel gekoppeld worden.
Roscosmos: Launch day at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Roscosmos: State Commission clears Progress MS-16 spacecraft for launch.
Roscosmos: Progress MS-16 spacecraft on the way to the ISS.
Roscosmos: Progress MS-16 ship docked to ISS.

TASS: Russian Progress cargo ship launched into orbit to deliver cover plates to seal lSS leak.
TASS: Russia’s Progress resupply ship docks in manual mode due to deviation from berth axis.

Spaceflight Now: Russia launches cargo ship heading for International Space Station.
Spaceflight Now: Progress freighter docks with space station to help discard Russian module.

NasaSpaceFlight: Progress MS-16 resupply ship manually docked following 2 day flight to Station.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Lancering Progress MS-16.
NASA: Russian Cargo Ship Takes Off For The Space Station.
SciNews: Progress MS-16 launch (On-board camera view).
SciNews: Progress MS-16 manual docking.

SpaceX lanceert 60 Starlink-satellieten maar verliest eerste trap.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s most rapidly-reusable rocket booster speeds towards next launch.
Teslarati: SpaceX rocket suffers rare landing failure after kicking off Starlink doubleheader.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX successfully launches Starlink v1.0 L19 mission, loses first stage during landing.
Space News: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, but booster landing fails.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX gearing up for two more Starlink missions within days.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX successfully deploys 60 Starlink satellites, but loses booster on descent.

Spaceflight Now: Next SpaceX launch postponed.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SCRUB: SpaceX Scrubs Launch of 60 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9.
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
Scott Manley: Did An Engine Failure Kill A SpaceX Booster on Its 6th Flight?

ISS – Met Cygnus NG-15 is een nieuwe bevoorradingscapsule op weg naar het ruimtestation.
NASA: NASA Science, Cargo Launches on 15th Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to Space Station.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman Set to Launch 15th Cargo Delivery Mission to the International Space Station.
Spaceflight Now: Antares launch timeline on the NG-15 mission.
Spaceflight Now: Antares rocket launches heavy cargo load to International Space Station.
Space News: Northrop Grumman launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station.
NasaSpaceFlight: Northrop Grumman launches S.S. Katherine Johnson to Station.

ISS National Lab: Northrop Grumman CRS-15 Mission Overview.

Collect Space: Northrop Grumman names cargo spacecraft for NASA 'Hidden Figure'.

Zie ook de NASA Space Station blog berichten verderop.

Filmpjes:
NASAWallops: NG 15 Rollout and Lift.
Seeker: Why the ISS Will Be Receiving Experiments With Worms and Grape Juice.
NASA: Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops.
SciNews: NG-15 Antares 230+ launches S.S. Katherine Johnson Cygnus.

NASA: Science Launching on Northrop Grumman's 15th Resupply Mission.

ESA op zoek naar nieuwe astronauten.
ESA: Join the new era of exploration as an ESA astronaut.
ESA: ESA Astronaut Selection – Launch your career.
EuroNews: European Space Agency in bid to recruit more female and disabled astronauts.

Space News: ‘Parastronaut’ sought as ESA recruits its first new astronauts in more than a decade.

VRTNWS: Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie zoekt nieuwe astronauten (en roept vrouwen op om te solliciteren).

Filmpjes:
ESA: ESA zoekt nieuwe astronauten.
ESA: Astronaut recruitments tips with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

Commercial Crew – Starliner-testvlucht uitgesteld naar begin april.
Space News: Starliner test flight slips to early April.

Crew Dragon – Crew Dragon toeristenvlucht.
Space News: Contest for Crew Dragon seat well short of fundraising goal.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Russian Cargo Craft In Orbit to Station.
NASA Space Station Blog: Russian Progress Cargo Craft Docks to Station.
NASA Space Station Blog: Russian Cargo Craft Arrives, U.S. Space Freighter Launches Saturday.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Gearing Up for Cygnus Capture and Cargo Operations.
NASA Space Station Blog: Cygnus Resupply Ship Nears Launch as Next Spacewalks Booked.
NASA Space Station Blog: Cygnus Spaceship Lifts Off to Resupply Station on Monday.
NASA Space Station Blog: U.S. Cargo Craft Deploys Solar Arrays, On its Way to Station.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/12/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/16/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/17/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/18/2021.

NASA: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of February 15, 2021.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NASA: NASA TV Coverage Scheduled for Upcoming Spacewalks, Briefing.

The Science Times: Astronauts on the ISS are Testing Boeing's Antimicrobial Surface Coating.

Popular Mechanics: NASA Will Pay You $500,000 to Figure Out How to Feed Astronauts.

Nieuws over Axiom Space.
Space News: Axiom Space raises $130 million.
Via Satellite: Axiom Secures $130 Million to Build Massive Privately-Owned Space Station.

CSS – China maakt zich klaar voor lancering eerste module.
Space News: China assembling rocket to launch first space station module.
ECNS: Chinese astronauts in EVA training for space station mission.

Artemis – SLS – Nieuwe Green Run Hot Fire op 25 februari.
NASA: NASA to Discuss Second Hot Fire Test of Rocket for Artemis Moon Missions.
NASA Artemis Blog: Green Run Update: SLS Team Finalizing Preparations for Second Hot Fire Test.

Space Policy Online: NASA readies second SLS hot fire test, says Artemis-1 still possible this year.
Space News: NASA sees “reasonable chance” of first SLS launch this year.

NasaSpaceFlight: NASA completes Exploration Upper Stage CDR, focuses new office on SLS Block 1B development.

SpaceX – Starship – SN10 en de koude in Texas.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship to test landing upgrades after two explosions.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship testing slows to a crawl amid high winds and freezing rain.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship factory battles Texas power outages with Tesla solar and storage.
Teslarati: SpaceX reschedules Starship static fire amid deadly Texas cold snap, power grid failure.

SpaceCom: FAA closes investigation of SpaceX's Starship SN9's test-flight crash.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Facility Build Build-Up Tour.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Likely Super Heavy Grid Fin and Raptor SN27 arrive.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN10 in a cold hold as Production Site hosts future hardware.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN15 Nosecone ready for stacking as SN10 prepares for Static Fire.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Orbital Launch Site tank farm progresses, Starship SN10 still awaits testing.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Drive past of Starship facilities as teams make progress despite poor weather.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Super Heavy prototype BN1 ready for additional stacking.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica: Heat Shield Attached to Future Starship Section - Landing Pad Ready for Concrete.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
NASA: NASA Missions Make Unprecedented Map of Sun’s Magnetic Field.
PhysOrg: Spacecraft reveal new details of magnetic reconnection.
Space News: Satellite imagery and data firm BlackSky to go public in latest SPAC deal.
ESA: Etna erupts.
SpaceCom: Disastrous Houston blackouts captured from space.

Maan:
Inside Outer Space: China’s Moon Exploration Hardware Viewed by NASA Lunar Orbiter.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Mission Updates: Sol 3034: Mars Science Buffet.
NASA Curiosity Mission Updates: Sols 3035-3036: The Gift of Exploration.
Universe Today: NASA’s InSight Will Have Reduced Capability Until a Dust Devil Cleans off its Solar Panels.
PhysOrg: Mars rovers safe from lightning strikes, research finds.
Inside Outer Space: Mars: Buried Ice Deposits to Sustain Red Planet Expeditions.
Sky & Telescope: New map of ice on Mars will aid future crewed missions.

Jupiter:
Universe Today: Juno Just Saw a Spacerock Crash Into Jupiter.
The making of JUICE: JUICE High Gain Antenna vibration test and delivery (filmpje).
SpaceRef: Deep Jet Streams in Jupiter's Atmosphere.

Didymos: 
Space News: NASA delays launch of planetary defense mission.

Voyager:
The Science Times: NASA Finally Reconnects With Voyager 2 Space Probe After Almost a Year of Silence.

Nog dit: Over de terugkeer in de Aardse atmosfeer.
Of de Martiaanse 7 verschrikkelijke minuten in een Aardse versie.
Universe Today: This is What Happens to Spacecraft When They Re-Enter the Earth’s Atmosphere.
ESA: Falling to Earth takes a long time.

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