De kogel is door de kerk. Niets is uiteraard zeker maar het lijkt er toch op dat voor het laatst een lanceerdatum is vastgelegd voor de James Webb Space Telescope. Het wordt 18 december 2021. Een week voor Kerstmis. Voor de vier bemanningsleden van Inspiration4 wordt het een dagje langer wachten op hun lancering. Voor de Amerikanen gaat die door ‘s avonds in prime time, voor ons wordt dat dus spijtig genoeg 2 uur ‘s nachts. En in het ISS was het deze weer stressen. Deze keer was er rookalarm. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Aftellen naar 18 december voor de lancering van de James Webb Space Telescope. Foto: ESA.

JWST wordt gelanceerd (ten vroegste) op 18 december 2021.
NASA: NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch.
ESA: Targeted launch date for Webb: 18 December 2021.
ESA: Ariane 5 elements for Webb launch reach Europe's Spaceport.
ESA: Webb flies Ariane animation.

Space News: JWST gets mid-December launch date.

The Planetary Society: The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for launch.

Virgin Galactic stelt Unity23 (de vlucht voor de Italiaanse luchtmacht) uit wegens mogelijk technisch defect.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic provides update on Unity 23 test flight..
Reuters: Virgin Galactic sees delay to space mission with Italian Air Force.

Chinese LM4C lanceert Gaofen aardobservatiesatelliet.
ECNS: China launches new Earth observation satellite.
ECNS: China launches Earth observation satellite Gaofen-5 02 (foto’s).

NasaSpaceFlight: Chang Zheng 4C lifts Gaofen-5-02 satellite to orbit.
Spaceflight Now: China launches Gaofen environmental monitoring satellite.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Earth Observation Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-4C launches Gaofen-5 02.

Chinese LM3B lanceert comsat ChinaSat-9B.
ECNS: China launches Zhongxing-9B satellite.
NasaSpaceFlight: China successfully launches radio and television broadcasting satellite.
Space News: China launches ChinaSat-9B broadcast satellite.

Filmpje:
SciNews: Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-9B (ZhongXing-9B).

Rusland lanceert verkenningssatelliet.
NasaSpaceFlight: Russia launches Soyuz 2.1v with Razbeg reconnaissance satellite.

Filmpje:
SciNews: Soyuz-2.1v launches Kosmos-2551.

Over de mislukte Firefly-lancering.
Space News: Firefly Alpha failure blamed on premature engine shutdown.
Spaceflight Now: Firefly says early engine shutdown led to launch failure.

Filmpjes:
Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Alpha FLTA001.
En nog een filmpje van voor de (mislukte) lancering:
Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Aerospace Ready for its First Alpha Launch Attempt.

Nieuwe contracten voor RocketLab. COVID zorgt voor vertragingen.
Rocket Lab: Rocket Lab Lands Multi-Launch Deal to Deploy Entire IoT Satellite Constellation for Kinéis.
Space News: Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation.

Space News: Pandemic delaying Rocket Lab launches.

RocketLab: Rocket Lab Provides First Half 2021 Financial Results Update.

Space News: Rocket Lab expands spacecraft component production.

SpaceX gaat Amerikaanse GOES-weersatelliet lanceren.
Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 wins second geostationary commsat launch contract of 2021.
Space News: SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws.

Inspiration4 met een dagje uitgesteld.
Teslarati: SpaceX rolls Inspiration4 Falcon 9 rocket to the pad for historic launch.
SpaceCom: Launch of SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission slips by 24 hours.
Space News: Inspiration4 private crewed mission nears launch.

SpaceCom: 'Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space,' a docuseries on SpaceX's 1st all-civilian spaceflight, launches on Netflix.
Pararbolic Arc: Trailer for Netflix’s Series on Inspiration4 Mission — Part I Debuts Today.
Floriday Today: Inspiration4, all-civilian SpaceX flight, set to launch from KSC next week.

The Planetary Society: SpaceX Inspiration4 mission: Your questions, answered.
SpaceX: Inspiration4: 10 things to know about SpaceX's private all-civilian mission.

Filmpjes:
Video From Space: Commercial astronaut Chris Sembroski talks Inspiration4 mission.
Video From Space: Talking Inspiration4 with Sian Proctor - 1st all-civilian orbital mission.

ISS – Soyuz MS-19 – Over de Russische filmplannen.
SpaceSleuth: Russian 'Movie in Space' preparations enter the final month.
SpaceCom: Russian film crew deemed medically fit for Oct. 5 launch to space station.

ISS – Crew 3.
ESA: Replay: Cosmic Kiss news conference.

ISS – Crew 4.
SpaceCom: SpaceX, NASA targeting April 15 for launch of Crew-4 mission to space station.

ISS – Rookalarm in het ruimtestation.
Roscosmos: ISS situation statement.

BBC: International Space Station: Smoke triggers alert on board.
Russia Today: Cosmonauts on ISS wake up to smell of smoke & burning plastic as fire alarm goes off on aging Russian ‘Zvezda’ module.
FNN: Smoke alarms sound at International Space Station.
The Science Times: Is The International Space Station On Fire? Smoke Scares Astronauts On Board.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Cosmonauts, Astronauts Gearing Up for Two Spacewalks.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Readies for Thursday, Sunday Spacewalks as Science Rolls On.
NASA Space Station Blog: NASA TV Begins Coverage of Russian Spacewalk to Outfit Science Module.
NASA Space Station Blog: Cosmonauts Start Spacewalk to Work on Science Module.
NASA Space Station Blog: Cosmonauts Wrap Up Second Spacewalk to Set Up Science Module.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/03/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/06/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/07/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/08/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/09/2021.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of September 6, 2021.

ISS – Meer nieuws over de OSCAR-QUBE uit Hasselt.
ESA: ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet on student experiment Oscar-Qube.
ESA: ICE Cubes from Malta and Belgium.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: Astronauts in space will soon resurrect an AI robot friend called CIMON.

TASS: Russian cosmonauts commence spacewalk for integration of Nauka ISS module.
NasaSpaceFlight: Novitskiy & Dubrov conduct Russian EVA-50 for Nauka module outfitting.
Spacewatch: Russian Astronauts Complete Spacewalk Despite Burning Smell on ISS.

Op 12 september is er een nieuwe ruimtewandeling, met Pesquet.
ESA: Fourth spacewalk for Alpha mission.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: September Spacewalks: 09/10/2021.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - September 10, 2021.
Roscosmos TV: De Russische ruimtewandeling.
Video From Space: Watch a Russian spacewalker jettison a cable reel cover away from space station.
NASA: U.S. Spacewalk 77 Animation - September 9, 2021.
NASA: Expedition 65 - U.S. Spacewalk 77 Briefing - September 10, 2021.
ESA: Inflight call with Thomas Pesquet and EU Commissioners.
NASA: Expedition 65 inflight interview with Houston Chronicle and Reuters - September 10, 2021.

Artemis-nieuws.
NASA: Priming NASA's Artemis I for Launch to the Moon (filmpje).

SpaceCom: NASA's Gateway moon-orbiting space station explained in pictures

SpaceX – Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX repairing heat shield, reinstalling Raptors on first orbital-class Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s first orbital-class Super Heavy booster rejoins Starship at the launch pad.
Teslarati: Elon Musk says SpaceX could fire up first orbital-class Super Heavy booster next week.

The Guardian: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site threatens wildlife, Texas environmental groups say.

De (alweer) vele filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Crews Replace Ship 20's Heat Shield Tiles | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Raptor Engines Installed on Ship 20 Prior to Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Super Heavy Booster 4 Rolled Back to the Launch Site | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Super Heavy Booster 4 Lifted Back onto the Orbital Launch Mount | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Orbital Launch Mount Work Continues as Booster 4 and Ship 20 Prep for Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Super Heavy Booster 5 Stacking Begins | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: New Claw Spotted for Mechazilla | SpaceX Boca Chica.

What About It: SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Booster 4 Design Changes explained!

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NASA: Rocket Flight to Sharpen NASA's Study of the Sun.

Aarde: 
Space News: Isar Aerospace to launch OroraTech wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation.
SpaceCom: 20 years after 9/11: How satellites tracking disasters have changed.

Maan: 
The Hindu: ISRO releases Chandrayaan-2 data as spacecraft completes two years in lunar orbit.
The Hindu: Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads made discovery-class findings, says ISRO.
Space News: China’s Chang’e-5 orbiter is heading back to the moon.
Space News: Exotrail to provide thrust for York cislunar mission.
Spacewatch: Masten is to develop positioning and navigation network on the moon.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3232-3234: Drill Hole Number 33!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3235-3237: The Colors of Mars.
NASA: NASA's Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects Puzzle Pieces of Mars’ History.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Collects First Core Samples & Early Science (Media Briefing) (filmpje).
PhysOrg: Buttes on Mars may serve as radiation shelters.

Jupiter Trojanen:
NASA: NASA Psyche Mission: Charting a Metallic World (filmpje).

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