Deze week wordt een belangrijke week voor het Artemis-programma. Met een tweede poging tot het uitvoeren van de Green Run Hot Fire. Of die eerste Artemis-lancering dit jaar nog gaat doorgaan is sowieso klein. Ondertussen worden ook buiten de Verenigde Staten plannen gesmeed voor de “verovering” van de Maan. Met China en Rusland die willen samen werken. En SpaceX gaat wellicht proberen om deze week SN11 een geslaagde landing te laten uitvoeren. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Er lijkt voorlopig één constante te zijn dit jaar: Falcon 9 raketten die Starlink-satellieten lanceren. Zo was er op 11 maart een lancering. En terwijl deze aflevering van het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart klaar wordt gemaakt voor publicatie, staat de volgende al klaar. Foto: SpaceX.

SpaceX lanceert (alweer) 60 Starlink-satellieten.
Teslarati: (Update: delayed) SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 for second Starlink launch this month.

Space News: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites and expands international service.
Florida Today: SpaceX Starlink launch pushed back until early Thursday morning.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX successfully launches Starlink v1.0 L20 mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 21 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 11 March 2021.

Nog dit:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX evolving fairing recovery plans, taking advantage of Octagrabber in pursuit of rapid reusability.

Meer Starlink-nieuws.
Space News: SpaceX takes aim at satellite mobility operators with Starlink expansion.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX eyes mobile connectivity market on eve of launching 60 more Starlink satellites.
Ars Technica: SpaceX plans Starlink broadband for trucks, ships, and planes [Updated].

Chinese LM 7A knoopt weer aan met succes.
ECNS: China launches medium-lift Long March-7A carrier rocket.
ECNS: China launches medium-lift Long March-7A carrier rocket(1/5).
ECNS: New rocket makes successful flight.
Space News: China rolls out out new Long March 7A for second launch attempt.
Space News: China successfully launches new Long March 7A on second attempt.
NasaSpaceFlight: China launches Chang Zheng 7A rocket on its Return To Flight mission.

Filmpje:
IRL: Long March 7A launches XJY-6 02.
New China TV: GLOBALink | China launches medium-lift Long March-7A carrier rocket.
SciNews: The Long March-7A launch vehicle.
SciNews: Long March-7A launches Shiyan-9.

Chinese LM 4C lanceert 3 Yaogan-satellieten.
ECNS: China launches new satellites to survey electromagnetic environment.

NasaSpaceFlight: China lofts three military Yaogan satellites in Chang Zheng 4C launch.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellites.
SciNews: Long March-4C launches Yaogan-31 04.

ISS – Lek(ken) Zvezda gedicht. Of toch niet.
Roscosmos: Cosmonauts to apply a layer of sealing paste to repair the crack in the Zvezda module.
Roscosmos: ISS crew to work out crack repairs plan.
Roscosmos: Cosmonauts continue to seal the leaks on March 9.
Roscosmos: ISS crew taking up next stage of crack sealing works in Zvezda module.
Roscosmos: ISS crew completes Zvezda module repairs.

SpaceCom: Cosmonauts seal air leak in Russian module of the International Space Station.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts complete work to seal cracks aboard orbital outpost.

Maar toen kwam dit bericht:
Sputnik News: Air Leak in Russia's ISS Zvezda Module Still Unresolved Despite 2 Cracks Being Sealed Off.

ISS – Verrassing. Dan toch een NASA-astronaut met de volgende Soyuz naar het ruimtestation.
NASA: NASA Assigns Astronaut Mark Vande Hei to International Space Station Crew.
NASA: NASA Signs Contract to Fly a NASA Astronaut on April Soyuz Rotation to the International Space Station.

Roscosmos: NASA astronaut assigned to Soyuz MS-18 crew.

TASS: NASA astronaut to fly to ISS in April instead of Russian cosmonaut.
TASS: NASA to provide seat on US spacecraft in 2023 in return for astronaut’s Soyuz flight.
TASS: US astronaut’s flight aboard Soyuz spacecraft to be one-time event — Roscosmos.

Space News: NASA confirms plan to fly astronaut on upcoming Soyuz mission.
Space Com: https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-soyuz-seat-april-2021.
Nasa Watch: Is NASA Running A Soyuz Seat Swap Scheme? Update.

En dit was te verwachten:
Russia Today: American astronauts to again use Russian Soyuz rocket to reach ISS as NASA can’t rely on ‘unstable’ US tech – Moscow space chief.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Astronauts Relax as Station Science Command Celebrates 20 Years.
NASA Space Station Blog: Saturday Spacewalk Set as Crew Works Space Gardening.
NASA Space Station Blog: Spacesuit Checks During Space Research and Russian Maintenance.
NASA Space Station Blog: Worm Observations, Eye Checks as Weekend Spacewalk Approaches.
NASA Space Station Blog: Sound Checks, Eye Scans as Crew Preps for Saturday Spacewalk.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/05/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/09/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/10/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/11/2021.

NASA: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of March 8, 2021.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Sputnik News: Roscosmos, NASA in Contradiction Over Next ISS Commander.

Roscosmos: Soyuz MS-17 redocking scheduled for March 19.
NASA: Space Station Crew to Relocate Soyuz to Make Room for New Crewmates.

ESA: Thomas Pesquet’s Alpha mission (filmpje).

ISS National Lab: Inspiring Girls in STEM: Girl Scouts Will Send Research to the ISS.
ESA: A dose of Moonlight.

Scientific America: NASA Will Map Every Living Thing on the International Space Station.

Parabolic Arc: 20 Finalists Remain for Russian Space Movie to be Filmed on Space Station.

Space Legal Issues: Te ISS – History and Future.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: One Week, Two Spacewalks: 03/05/2021.
NASA: Space to Ground: Tale of the Tape: 03/12/2021.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - March 12, 2021.
NASA: Expedition 64 Nanoracks - March 10, 2021.
Space Generation: Health in Space series: Food for Space.
Scott Manley: This Year The Space Station Is Getting Its First Major Expansion in a Decade.
NASA Houston We Have a Podcast: The Next One-Year Missions.
Astrum: What Valuable Resources Can Be Mined On The Moon?

In verband met een (mogelijk) nieuw Russisch ruimtestation in een baan om de Aarde.
TASS: Roscosmos discusses configuration, orbit of new orbital station, CEO says.

Gaan China en Rusland een (onbemand) maanstation ILRS bouwen? Op of rond de Maan?
Space News: China, Russia enter MoU on international lunar research station.
ECNS: China, Russia to jointly build lunar post.
Room.EU: Russia and China agree to build joint international lunar base.
de Volkskrant: Op de maan dreigt een nieuwe Koude Oorlog.

Filmpje:
RT America: Russia and China to build Moon station for all mankind.

Artemis – Green Run Update.
NASA: Green Run Update: NASA Targets March 18 for SLS Hot Fire Test.
Space Policy Online: Mark your calenders – Second SLS hot fire test now March 18. 

Artemis – SLS/Orion.
NASA: Mammoth Artemis I Rocket Boosters Stacked on Mobile Launcher.
BBC: SLS: Nasa assembles twin boosters for its 'megarocket'.
Spaceflight Now: Stacking complete for SLS boosters.

Artemis – Op de Maan in 2024?
SpaceCom: Artemis: How ever changing US space policy may push back the next moon landing.

Space News: Op-ed | Artemis will accelerate the commercial space sector.
Nasa Watch: SLS Spurred The Private Sector By Being A Bad Example.

The Verge: Trump’s Moon program survived a transfer of power, so what’s next?

Starship – SN10 en SN11.
Teslarati: SpaceX rolls Starship to the launch pad five days after last flight test.
Teslarati: Here’s why SpaceX’s latest Starship rocket exploded after touchdown.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship holds up under pressure, lines up Raptor engine test fire.

NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN11 arrives at Pad B as SpaceX plans for the future.

The Space Review: Putting the SpaceX-FAA dispute in context.
Ars Technica: SpaceX reveals the grand extent of its starport plans in South Texas.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Raptor SN58 Delivered - SN10 Wreckage Scrapped.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - SN20 Leg Skirt Spotted - BN1 Booster Double Section Lifted Onto New Stand.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN11 rolls out to the launch site in Boca Chica (live).
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica: Starship SN11 Rolls Out to the Launch Pad.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Preparations for Super Heavy test campaign.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica: Orbital Launch Site's Tank Farm Takes Shape.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica: Super Heavy Prepared BN1 for Stacking - Team Celebrates a Great Year.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN11 Proof Testing (live)
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica: Starship SN11 Tests Tanks Under Flight Pressures - Fires RCS Thrusters.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica: Super Heavy BN1 Methane Tank Stacked on Engine Section.

LabPadre: SN10 Enhanced Slo-Mo Replay.
Engineering Today: SpaceX Starship : SpaceX uses Robotic Dog to Investigate Starship SN10 Explosion After Landing.
What About It: SpaceX’s Future Starship Design Explained! Starship SN10 Is Done! Onwards To The Next One!
What About It: SpaceX Starship Without Legs? Is Elon Musk Serious? Blue Origin & Rocket Lab Next Gen Rockets!

Mars2020 – De eerste resultaten van Perseverance.
NASA: Perseverance Rover's SuperCam Science Instrument Delivers First Results.
NASA: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Honors Navajo Language.

Space News: Perseverance makes its first drive on Mars
SpaceCom: The Perseverance rover has recorded the 1st laser sound on Mars. It's a 'snap!' not a 'pew!'

Filmpje:
SciNews: New audio recordings from Perseverance: Martian wind and laser shots on Mars.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NASA: Switchbacks Science: Explaining Parker Solar Probe’s Magnetic Puzzle.
Universe Today: Space Missions are Building Up a Detailed Map of the Sun’s Magnetic Field.
PhysOrg: The solar wind, explained.

Venus:
SETI Institute: Life on Venus? Hold your horses!

Aarde:
EO Open Science: Earth Observation Info Days 2021- morning session.
EO Open Science: Earth Observation Info Days - Afternoon Session.
Via Satellite: ESA Selects OHB, Thales to Build Arctic Weather Satellite Prototype for Future Constellation.
De Standaard: Satellietbeelden tonen hoe Fukushima tien jaar na tsunami weer rechtkrabbelt.
SpaceWatch: AAK uses satellites to monitor palm oil supply and deforestation.

Maan:
Inside Outer Space: China’s Lunar Wake-up Call: Lander/Rover Continue Exploration.
Universe Today: The Most Recent Volcanic Activity on the Moon? Just 100 Million Years ago.
Collect Space: Astrobotic reveals mission patch for first commercial moon landing.
Collect Space: 'Moon Registry' catalogs human heritage left behind on lunar surface.
Het gaat goed met de rijst van Chang’e 5.
CGTN: Live: Rice seeds brought back by Chang'e-5 spacecraft grow on Earth – Ep. 13.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3054-3055: Ready to Drill.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3056-3057: Perched on top…
ESA: Mars Express unlocks the secrets of curious cloud.
Video From Space: Chinese probe snaps Mars' north pole, craters and more in high-res (filmpje).
SpaceCom: Hello, Mars! China unveils 1st HD views from its Tianwen-1 spacecraft.
SpaceRef: Emirates Mars Mission infrared Spectrometer Provides Hope Orbiter's First Temperature Map Of Mars.
SpaceCom: The weird long cloud on Mars is finally revealing some of its secrets.
NASA: Juno Discovers Mars’ Dust Storms Fill Solar System (filmpje).
Collect Space: Amazon, Amblin documentary 'Good Night Oppy' to tell rover's story.

Saturnus:
Parabolic Arc: Returning a Sample From Titan Using In-Situ Propellants.

Didymos:
Spaceflight Now: Launch of asteroid deflection demonstrator slips to November.

Trojanen:
NASA: Small Steps, Giant Leaps – Episode 55: Psyche Mission.
SpaceCom: Lucy mission: NASA's visit to the Trojan asteroids.

Ryugu:
Inside Outer Space: Japan’s Hayabusa2: Returned Asteroid Samples Undergo Intensive Study.

HST – Problemen met Hubble Space Telescope van de baan.
NASA Tweet: Hubble in safe mode.
NASA: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Resumes Science Operations.

Space News: Aging Hubble returns to operations after software glitch.
SpaceCom: Hubble Space Telescope is back online after software glitch.
Spaceflight Now: Hubble resumes science observations after software error.

JWST in voorbereiding op lancering later dit jaar.
NASA: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Final Functional Tests to Prepare for Launch.

Mission Extension Vehicle 2 (MEV 2) nabij Intelsat-kunstmaan.
Space News: Northrop’s MEV-2 servicer closing in on Intelsat-10-02 docking attempt.
Meer info over MEV vind je hier bij Northrop Grumman.

Ook in Rusland zijn ze geïnteresseerd in “satellite servicing”.
Space News: Startup using Soviet-era technology to build satellite servicing vehicle.

Nog dit – Japan houdt de lancering vanuit het ISS tegen van Myanmar-satelliet.
Channel New Asia: Myanmar's first satellite held by Japan on International Space Station after coup.

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