Kritiek en bewondering, het ligt soms heel dicht bij elkaar. China kreeg naar zijn voeten voor het ongecontroleerd laten vallen van de CZ5B-rakettrap, maar enkele dagen was er applaus voor een geslaagde Marslanding. En dat bij hun eerste poging. Verbazing was er in zekere zin de laatste tijd met de aankondiging van al die toeristische ruimtevluchten en filmplannen. Nieuwsgierig zijn we ook nu we uitkijken naar een mogelijke tweede vlucht van Starship SN15 en een eerste orbitale lancering – wie weet dit jaar al. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit de Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Niet Tom Cruise maar Yulia Peresild zal de eerste hoofdrol spelen voor een film opgenomen in het ruimtestation. Ze werd deze week door Roscosmos uitverkoren. De film kreeg (voorlopig) de naam “The Challenge”. Foto: Roscosmos.

Chinese Marsrover Zhurong landt op Rode Planeet.
Enkele voorbeschouwingen:
CNA: China rover to attempt Mars landing over coming days.
SpaceCom: China's Mars rover landing: How Zhurong will attempt to touch down on the Red Planet.
Spaceflight Now: Chinese rover heads for landing on Mars.

De landing:
ECNS: China's probe lands on Mars.
ECNS: Xi extends congratulations on China's first Mars landing.

Meer berichten:
Space News: China’s Zhurong Mars rover lands safely in Utopia Planitia.
NasaSpaceFlight: China succeeds on country’s first Mars landing attempt with Tianwen-1.
Collect Space: China lands rover on Mars, making history on Tianwen-1 mission.

BBC: China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars.
NY Times: China’s Mars Rover Mission Lands on the Red Planet.
EuroNews: China makes first landing on Mars, rover to search for signs of life.

Spacepage: China brengt Marsrover op het Marsoppervlak.
VRTNWS: China zet met succes eigen robotwagentje op de planeet Mars.
De Standaard: Chinese robotjeep op Mars geland.

Space Daily: Perseverance, Hope and a fire god: a history of Mars rovers.

Filmpjes:
Xinhua: GLOBALink | China succeeds in first Mars landing.
CCTV: China's Probe Lands on Mars (animatie).
Dezelfde animatie maar zonder muziek vind je hier.
Nog een animatie maar licht verschillend van de vorige vind je hier.
CCTV: [VR 360°] Journey To Mars - China's first Mars exploration mission Tianwen-1 | CCTV English.
Xinhua: Exploring Mars with Tianwen-1 | Landing on Mars.
CCTV: China Selects Mars Probe's Landing Site for Easy Landing and Communication Set-Up.
CCTV: Designers unveil process of China's first Mars probe’s 9-minute landing
CGTN: Rewind China's journey to the Red Planet.
Xinhua: Xi Jinping's space dream.
 

Tiende lancering/landing voor een eerste trap Falcon 9. Een 60 Starlink-satellieten extra rond de Aarde.
Teslarati: SpaceX rocket booster aces tenth launch and landing in major reusability milestone.
Teslarati: SpaceX schedules Falcon 9’s fourth Starlink launch and landing in two weeks.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX flies historic 10th mission of a Falcon 9 as Starlink constellation expands.
Ars Technica: A SpaceX booster now trails only 4 space shuttles in flight experience.
Florida Today: SpaceX rocket launches on record-breaking 10th flight from Florida.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites in record 10th liftoff (and landing) of reused rocket.

Teslarati: SpaceX sleuths spot third drone ship under construction in Louisiana.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 27 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 9 May 2021.

RocketLab – Electron-lancering loopt fout nadat eerste trap is uitgewerkt.
Space News: Electron launch fails.

Meer over de satellieten alsook het opvissen van de eerste trap.
Spaceflight: Spaceflight Inc. Readies the next of four dedicated Electron launches for BlackSky.
Space News: Rocket Lab to make second booster recovery attempt.

De persmap voor deze lancering vind je hier (PDF).

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Running Out Of Toes Launch.
Video From Space: Rocket Lab suffers 'loss of telemetry' after launching 20th mission.

Core Stage CZ5B valt in Indische Oceaan.
Zie ook de vorige NUDR voor meer info.
SpaceCom: Huge Chinese rocket booster falls to Earth over Arabian Peninsula.
Politico: China says most rocket debris burned up during reentry.
Spaceflight Now: NASA chief criticizes China for uncontrolled rocket re-entry.

SatTrackCam: Reentry predictions for the Chinese CZ-5B rocket stage 2021-035B [UPDATED].

En het Chinese standpunt over al de “heisa”.
ECNS: Rumors fall to pieces, not China's rocket debris.

Ariane 6 – Nieuws.
ESA: Early combined tests mimic Ariane 6 liftoff.
ESA: Ariane 6 pre-flight 'plumbing' tests .
ESA: First Ariane 6 fairing at Europe’s Spaceport.
Space News: Arianespace offers free launch to deserving cubesat.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Early combined tests mimic Ariane 6 liftoff.
ESA: Ariane 6 launch pad water deluge system test.
CSG: Ariane 6 - Chantier ELA4 - Mars 2021.
ESA: Starry night at the Ariane 6 launch base.

Momentus krijgt geen FAA-toestemming voor lancering Vigoride.
Space News: FAA rejects payload review for Momentus.
Via Satellite: FAA Denies Momentus Payload Review Over National Security Concerns.
Via Satellite: Momentus SPAC Merger Receives Extension.

Meer over SPAC in dit artikel:
Foreign Policy: Tulipmania in Space.

Een eerder bericht:
Space News: Momentus CEO resigns amid U.S. government concerns.
Space News: Lockheed Martin removes Momentus from NASA technology demonstration mission.

Het nieuwe EU Space (EUSPA) overkoepelt Galileo en Copernicus.
EUSPA: EU Space on a new trajectory with launch of EUSPA.
EUSPA: Discover the new EUSPA logo.

Filmpjes:
EUSPA: We are #EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme.
EUSPA: From GSA to #EUSPA: the evolution.

Meer nieuwtjes:
EUSPA: Smartphone users put their trust in Galileo with 2 billion Galileo-enabled devices sold.
EUSPA: Major consultation underway with prospective GOVSATCOM users.
EUSPA: Space synergies serving the environment.
EUSPA: View from Munich: 2021 a key year for the EU Space Programme.
EUSPA: EGNOS and Galileo on the ambitious Digital Rail agenda.

Nog een interessant rapport:
ESPI: ESPI Report 78 - Space Venture Europe 2020.

Toerisme – Blue Origin en New Shepard.
Universe Today: Blue Origin Will Finally Fly Passengers to the Edge of Space in July.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin Space tourist Auction Terms.

Toerisme – Nieuw probleem voor Virgin Galactic.
Space News: Aircraft issue could delay resumption of SpaceShipTwo test flights.
The Register: Another week, another issue: Virgin Galactic mulls test flight restart as VSS Unity fixed – but VMS Eve might be borked.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic Reports $130 Million Q1 Net Loss, Delays Next Flight Test.

Filmnieuws – Soyuz MS-19 – Actrice voor Russische filmopnames in ISS gekend. Te lanceren op 5.10.2021.
Roscosmos: The ‘Challenge’ movie: medical review results.

SpaceCom: Russian film crew passes medical checks for October launch to space station.
The Science Times: First Movie in Space: Russia Racing to Beat Tom Cruise and NASA Movie As It Starts to Cast Stars.
BBC: Russia picks team for film shot on International Space Station.

Filmpje:
Russia Today: Tom Cruise, the US and Russia race to be first in space.

Toerisme – Soyuz MS-20 met twee Japanse toeristen te lanceren op 8.21.2021.
Roscosmos: Two space tourists from Japan to launch to ISS on Soyuz MS-20.

Forbes: Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Is Heading To The International Space Station In December.

Space News: Japanese billionaire, Russian actress to fly to ISS.
Collect Space: Actress and moon-bound billionaire to film on space station missions.
Spaceflight Now: Russian actress, Japanese entrepreneur cleared for space station visits.

De Standaard: Rusland lanceert Japanse miljardair naar ruimtestation ISS.

Toerisme – Ax-1 ten vroegste in januari 2022.
NASA: NASA, Axiom Agree to First Private Astronaut Mission on Space Station.
De NASA-persconferentie omtrent deze missie vind je hier.

Spaceflight Now: NASA, Axiom sign agreements moving ahead with first commercial station visit.

Space News: NASA says demand for private ISS missions exceeds flight opportunities.
Parabolic Arc: Democratizing Space, One Billionaire at a Time: The Return of Space Tourism.

Space News: Orbite to offer commercial human spaceflight training program.
In Vlaanderen hebben we onze eigen Space Training Academy.
Info vind je hier.

En voor wie het allemaal niet meer kan volgen:
Parabolic Arc: Space Tourism Missions Emerge Like Cicadas After 12 Years in Hibernation.
Space Policy Online: Space Tourism hitting its stride.
Scott Manley: Space Tourism Reborn : Twelve People Will Fly To Space In The Next 12 Months! (filmpje).

ISS – Nieuwe Russische module NAUKA ondergaat laatste testen.
Roscosmos: Vacuum leak tests of the Nauka module completed at Baikonur.
Roscosmos: Nauka module ground tests.

Filmpje:
Roscosmos: Nauka module ground tests.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Three-Day Weekend Aboard Lab Ahead of June Cargo Mission.
NASA Space Station Blog: Human Research May Lead to New Vaccines, Increase Space Commercialization.
NASA Space Station Blog: Immune System, Eye and Ear Studies Continue Aboard Station.
NASA Space Station Blog: More Immunity Studies as Crew Preps for Cargo Mission, Spacewalks.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/07/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/11/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/12/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/13/2021.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of May 10, 2021.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Russian-US group to discuss likely causes of air leak aboard orbital outpost.

De Morgen: Systeem voor drinkwatervoorziening in ruimtestation ISS uitgeschakeld na vermoedelijk lek.
TASS: Roscosmos ready to share water with NASA astronauts aboard ISS after US equipment setback.

TASS: ISS orbital altitude to increase by 350 m before Soyuz manned spacecraft’s arrival.

NASA: Project Examines How to Water Plants in Space.
ESA: How to keep spacesuit ‘underwear’ clean?

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Celestial Immunity: 05/14/2021.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - May 14, 2021.
NASA: Expedition 65 Education Inflight with Brownsville Science Center - May 11, 2021.
NASA: Expedition 65 InFlight with KFMB-TV San Diego and Spaceflight Now - May 14, 2021.

Een reeks filmpjes uit een Webinar over Emerging Lunar Economy vind je hier. 

Artemis – SLS.
NasaSpaceFlight: SLS Core Stage Green Run validates propulsion system performance and modeling.

Artemis – HLS.
The Verge: Proposed bill aims to toss a new wrench in NASA’s Moon lander plan.
Space News: Senate bill would direct NASA to select a second HLS company.
Space Policy Online: Senate Committee approves 2021 NASA authorization, requires second HLS system.

SpaceX – Starship – Plannen voor eerste orbitale vlucht krijgen vorm.
Teslarati: SpaceX reveals concrete details about Starship’s first orbital test flight.

Space News: SpaceX outlines first orbital Starship test flight.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX outlines plans for Starship orbital test flight.

Heel belangrijk voor latere missies naar de Maan en Mars:
Teslarati: SpaceX begins work on Starship orbital propellant transfer test for NASA.

Een filmpje:
VideoFromSpace: Starship to fly from Texas to Hawaiin coast in 90 mins for 1st orbital test, FCC filing.

SpaceX – Starship – Weldra een 2de lancering voor Starship SN15?
NasaSpaceFlight: Following Starship SN15’s success, SpaceX evaluating next steps toward orbital goals.
Teslarati: SpaceX teases more Starship flight tests “in the days ahead”.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s first flight-proven Starship heads back to launch pad for round two.
Teslarati: SpaceX could land Starship on Mars in 2024, says Elon Musk.

Texas Monthly: Elon Musk Is Turning Boca Chica Into a Space-Travel Hub. Not Everyone Is Starstruck.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN16 Moves in the High Bay | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN15 Still Sits on the Landing Pad | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Prepares to Build a Fourth GSE Tank | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN15 Rolls to the Launch Pad | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Nosecone Removed From Test Cell - SN15 Waits for Lift Onto Pad B | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN15 Waits to be Lifted - LR11350 Crane Assembly Continues | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship SN15 Lifted Onto Suborbital Pad B | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Nog eens die eerste lancering van SN15.
SpaceX: Starship SN15 Flight Test Recap.
Cosmos Perspective: SpaceX Starship SN15 has Landed! - Launch and Landing in 4K Slowmo.

SpaceX lanceert weldra een maanmissie, volledig betaald m.b.v. de cryptomunt Dogecoin.
SpaceCom: SpaceX will launch a moon mission funded by Dogecoin in 2022.
The Planetary Society: Why is SpaceX Sending a Dogecoin Mission to the Moon?

De Morgen: SpaceX lanceert maanmissie betaald met cryptomunt Dogecoin.

OSIRIS-REx verlaat planetoïde Bennu en is op weg naar huis.
NASA: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample.
NASA: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx MOMs Help Asteroid Mission Thrive.
Lockheed Martin: OSIRIS-REx Begins Journey Home With Significant Asteroid Sample.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Imaging Asteroid Bennu.
NASA: A Web Around Asteroid Bennu.
NASA: Farewell to Asteroid Bennu.
Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne: Propelling OSIRIS-REx.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon: 
VRTNWS: Waarom is de zonnewind heter dan verwacht? Supercomputer lost oud raadsel over ruimteweer op.

Aarde:
Xinhua: GLOBALink | China's BeiDou navigation system helps unmanned farming in Inner Mongolia.

Maan:
SpaceCom: China's Yutu 2 rover about to 'wake up' on the far side of the moon.
Universe Today: NASA is Getting Serious About a Radio Telescope on the Moon.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3115-3116: Revealing Mars' True Stripes.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3117-3118: An Abundance of Diagenetic.
NASA: Perseverance's Robotic Arm Starts Conducting Science.
NASA: Watch NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Fly in 3D (filmpje).
c|net: China's Tianwen-1 set to attempt Mars rover landing on Friday.
SpaceCom: NASA really wants a Mars sample return mission. Here's what's in store.

Jupiter – Trojanen:
Lockheed Martin: NASA's Lucy Spacecraft | Testing for Space (filmpje).

Saturnus:
Science Alert: Mysterious Wobbles in Saturn's Rings Reveal Clues About Its 'Fuzzy' Interior.

Aan de rand van het zonnestelsel:
NASA: As NASA’s Voyager 1 Surveys Interstellar Space, Its Density Measurements Are Making Waves.
Science Alert: Voyager 1 Is Detecting a 'Hum' of Plasma Waves in The Void of Interstellar Space.

JWST – Laatste testen verlopen voorspoedig – Probleem met de neuskegel Ariane V.
NASA: Webb’s Golden Mirror Wings Open One Last Time on Earth.
ESA: Webb’s golden mirror wings open one last time on Earth.

Space News: Ariane 5 issue could delay JWST.

GAO: Project Nearing Completion, but Work to Resolve Challenges Continues.
Het volledige rapport vind je hier (PDF).

Eerder nieuws:
NASA: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope General Observer Scientific Programs Selected.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Telescope Packs Its Sunshield for a Million Mile Trip.

Filmpjes:
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman and NASA deploy the James Webb Space Telescope’s Primary Mirror One Last Time.
JWST: Webb Media Day Presentation (full) - May 11, 2021.
JWST: Webb Mirror Beauty.
JWST: Animation: The James Webb Space Telescope's Orbit.

Succes voor tweede Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2).
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman and Intelsat Make History with Docking of Second Mission Extension Vehicle to Extend Life of Satellite.
NasaSpaceFlight: Mission Extension Vehicles succeed as Northrop Grumman works on future servicing/debris clean-up craft.

Eerder verschenen:
NSR: Market Gossip: NG’s satellite servicer, MEV-2, about to dock at Intelsat’s 10-02 satellite.
SatTrackCam: [UPDATED] Cosmic Ballet: approach of MEV-2 and Intelsat 10-02 imaged.

Filmpjes:
Northrop Grumman: Next Generation of Satellite Servicing Products: Mission Robotic Vehicle and Mission Extension Pods.
Northrop Grumman: Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) – Extending the Lives of Satellites in Orbit.

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