Terwijl er in de Verenigde Staten gepraat wordt over de toekomst van het ISS en over de toekomst na het ISS, gaan de Chinezen onverdroten verder met hun ruimtestation in opbouw. Afgelopen week werd een nieuw bevoorradingsschip gelanceerd dat korte tijd later koppelde met het ruimtestation. Weldra volgt een nieuwe Shenzhou met een nieuwe bemanning. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De lancering van Tianzhou 3, een nieuw bevoorradingsschip voor het Chinese ruimtestation.

CSS – China lanceert Tianzhou 3. Bevoorradingsschip koppelt met Chinees ruimtestation.
ECNS: China launches cargo craft for space station supplies.
ECNS: China launches cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3 for space station supplies (foto’s).
ECNS: China's cargo craft docks with space station core module.

NasaSpaceFlight: Tianzhou-3 cargo craft launches to the Chinese Space Station.
SpaceCom: China launches Tianzhou 3 cargo ship to new space station.
Space News: Tianzhou-3 spacecraft docks with Chinese space station.
Spaceflight Now: Tianzhou ship launches and docks with Chinese space station.

The Register: China discloses new space tech: Coloured cargo labels to replace beige ones taikonauts found fiddly.

Het Chinese ruimtestation vs het ISS.
CGTN: China's Space Station vs. International Space Station: Tech, Future Unpacked (filmpje).

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Ready to Launch Tianzhou-3 Cargo Spacecraft: CMSA.
CGTN: China's Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft ready for launch.
CCTV: Long March-7 Y4 Carrier Rocket Filled with Liquid Oxygen Ready for Launch of Tianzhou-3.
CGTN: Special coverage: China's Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft launch (live).
CGTN: China launches Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft for Tiangong Space Station.
New China TV: GLOBALink | Children watch launch of cargo craft Tianzhou-3 with China's first astronaut.
CCTV: Tianzhou-3 Cargo Spacecraft Fine-tuned for China's Shenzhou-13 Crewed Mission.
CCTV: China's Tianzhou-3 Cargo Craft Docks with Space Station Core Module.
SciNews: Tianzhou-3 docking.
SciNews: Tianzhou-3’s fast automated rendezvous explained.

CGTN: How China starts its manned space exploration.
CGTN: The Point: China's space mission: what next?

SpaceCom: China eyes sending 1st female astronaut to new space station.

Inspiration4 – Terugblik.
Eerst even nog wat filmpjes:
TMRO: Inspiration4: What You Need To Know | TMRO:News.
TMRO: We Have Lift Off! Inspiration4 Update: Day 1 | TMRO:News.
TMRO: Look at that Cupola! Inspiration4 Update: Day 2 | TMRO:News.
TMRO: Look What They Did in Space! | Inspiration4 Update: Day 3 | TMRO:News.
TMRO: Splashdown! | Inspiration4 Update: Day 4 | TMRO:News.

TIME: Inspiration4: Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon | TIME.
TIME: Inspiration4: What to Know About the Mission | TIME.
TIME: Inspiration4: SpaceX Launches First All-Civilian Crew Into Orbit | TIME.

En dan nog wat artikels:
SpaceCom: Inspiration4 crew celebrates return to Earth after 3-day SpaceX mission.
Teslarati: SpaceX Inspiration4 astronaut shares behind-the-scenes look at largest space window’s ‘first light’.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's private Inspiration4 astronauts had some toilet trouble in space.
Teslarati: Tesla’s Elon Musk pokes fun at US President Joe Biden after Inspiration4 snub.

FNN: Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare.

Ars Technica: After Inspiration4, SpaceX sees high demand for free-flyer missions.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX sees growing demand for private Crew Dragon missions.

‘t Moet geleden zijn van het Apollo-programma dat iemand in quarantaine moest gaan NA zijn ruimtevlucht.
Florida Today: Report: Family members of Inspiration4 commander develop COVID-19 after Space Coast visit.

En nog dit gesprek met de officiële fotograaf van dienst.
NasaSpaceFlight: NSF Live: Inspiration4 Recap with Campaign Photographer John Kraus.

De problemen tijdens het ruimtesprongetje van Branson.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic’s Former Flight Test Director Disputes Company’s Version of Off Course Flight with Richard Branson Aboard.

William Shatner kiest voor ruimtesprongetje met Blue Origin.
TMZ: William Shatner – Beam Me Up, Jeffy … Going into space with Blue Origin.
Parabolic Arc: Report: William Shatner Heading to Space on Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard.

Commercial Crew – Starliner OFT-2 niet meer in 2021.
SpaceCom: Boeing's next Starliner test launch for NASA may slip to 2022.
Ars Technica: Boeing still studying Starliner valve issues, with no launch date in sight.
Spaceflight Now: NASA official says Starliner demo mission not likely to launch until next year.

ISS – Filmen in het ruimtestation – Soyuz MS-19.
TASS: Russian film crew return from space slated for October 17.
TASS: Space station’s orbit adjusted ahead of Soyuz MS-19 crewed spacecraft launch.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Kicks off Week With Space Biology and Robotics.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Studies How Space Affects Skin Before Station Traffic Increases.
NASA Space Station Blog: New Robotic Arm Being Set Up Before Crew Ship Switches Ports.
NASA Space Station Blog: Space Biology and Upcoming Spaceship Relocation Keep Crew Busy.
NASA Space Station Blog: Space Biology, Dragon Packing and Station Traffic Fill Crew Schedule.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/17/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/20/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/21/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/22/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/23/2021.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of September 20, 2021.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Crew of ISS's Russian segment are testing, integrating robotic manipulator. 

PhysOrg: New augmented reality applications assist astronaut repairs to space station.

Yahoo News: The Stowaways That Made the First Space Station Stink (over fungi in Mir en het ISS).

SpaceCom: This International Space Station VR experience lets you explore the ISS… and it’s as amazing as it sounds.
SpaceCom: 'Space Explorers' receives Emmy for 360-degree virtual reality space station experience.

ESA’s Vivaldi – Validation of the Dry Immersion.
ESA: All-female crew in water-tank spaceflight study.
ESA: For reasons by Vivaldi.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Interactive Investigations: 09/24/2021.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - September 24, 2021
ESA: Node 1 | Space Station 360 (in French with English subtitles available) .
ESA: Spacewalk season timelapse, episode 4.
NASA: Expedition 65 Education Inflight with NYC NJ Unite 210924.

NASA’s “bemande ruimtevaart afdeling” wordt opgesplitst.
NASA: NASA Leadership Positions Agency for Future.
Ars Technica: NASA to split leadership of its human spaceflight program.
SpaceCom: NASA splits human spaceflight directorate into two new branches.
Spaceflight Now: NASA announces reorganization of human spaceflight directorate.

Filmpjes
NASA: NASA Town Hall on Human Spaceflight.
NASA: The Future of NASA.

ISS – De toekomst van het ruimtestation.
The Space Review: What is the future of the International Space Station?
SpaceCom: Congress to NASA: What comes after the International Space Station?
Inside Outer Space: Future of the ISS: Showing its Age (met links naar de getuigenissen).

Het nieuwe Russische ruimtestation.
TASS: Russia’s future orbital outpost to embrace seven modules, centrifuge.

TASS: Roscosmos announces tender to gauge ISS Russian segment’s residual service life.

ARTEMIS – SLS/Orion.
NASA Artemis Blog: Release and Retract Test Marks Artemis I Mission Milestone.
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA completes umbilical test for SLS Artemis 1 mission.
Spaceflight Now: NASA completes swing arm test on SLS launch platform.

NASA: NASA Awards Orion Main Engine Contract for Future Artemis Missions.
Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne awarded NASA contract for Orion spacecraft main engine.

Ars Technica: NASA seeks a new ride for astronauts to the Artemis launch pad.

Ach ja:
NasaWatch: Splitting The Worm Logo On SLS.

En nog dit:
NASA KSC Blog: MLP-2 Demolition Creates Opportunities for Artemis Missions.

Filmpjes.
NASA: Inside the Brains of NASA’s Moon Rocket.

ARTEMIS – HLS en Blue Origin.
GeekWire: Court filings shed light on Blue Origin vs. SpaceX lunar lander fight, with dark spots.
Space News: Court filing outlines Blue Origin’s case against NASA SpaceX lunar lander award.
Teslarati: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Blue Origin’s Starship lawsuit makes no sense.

Filmpje:
The Angry Astronaut: New Dynetics Lunar Lander! 100% reusable! Exclusive interview with Kathy Laurini. [RE-UPLOADED].

ARTEMIS – Gateway.
Northrop Grumman: Tour NASA’s Habitat and Logistics Outpost (HALO) with Former Astronaut Rick Mastracchio (filmpje).

ILRS – China (met Rusland) naar de Maan.
IEEE Spectrum: China Aims for a Permanent Moon Base in the 2030s.

Ars Technica: China may use an existing rocket to speed up plans for a human Moon mission.

YahooNews: Russia halts development of lunar super-heavy rocket.

Naar Mars.
RoomEU: Best time for a human Mars mission? During a solar maximum, new study says.

SpaceX – Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX prepares Starship, Super Heavy for milestone Raptor static fire tests.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s orbital Starship launch pad tank farm comes to life for the first time.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s orbital Starship launch debut may be pushed to 2022 by slow FAA reviews.
Teslarati: SpaceX installs Mechazilla ‘claw’ on Starship launch tower.

Space News: FAA releases draft environmental report on SpaceX Starship orbital launches.
Het document “Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch. Site in Cameron County, Texas” vind je hier (PDF).

De (alweer) vele filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Liquid Nitrogen Finally Flows into the Orbital Tank Farm | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Quick Disconnect Arm Moved to Launch Site | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 21 Nosecone Spotted Being Prepared for TPS Tile Installation | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Orbital Tank Farm Tested for the First Time | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Quick Disconnect Arm Extension Installed | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Thrust Simulators Rolled Out for Proof Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.

What About It: Starship 2021 Official Design Changes – The Holy Grail Of Rockets!
What About It: SpaceX's Starship plans for 2022 REVEALED - Up to 25 launches in one year!

Engineering Today: SpaceX Orbital Starship launch debut may be pushed to 2022! Why?
Innovative Perspective: Daily Life Inside SpaceX Starship.

ARTEMIS – VIPER gaat landen nabij krater Nobile.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon’s South Pole.

Space News: NASA picks landing site for VIPER lunar rover.
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA VIPER rover and Astrobotic Griffin lander select moon landing site for 2023.
Sky & Telescope: NASA announces Moon landing site for VIPER mission.

Spacepage: NASA's VIPER maanrover gaat landen in een krater op de zuidpool van de maan.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Media Telecon: Viper Landing Site.
NASA: NASA Selects Landing Site for First Robotic Moon Rover.
NASA: Tour of NASA Moon Rover South Pole Landing Site.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NASA Podcast: Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 69, Parker Solar Probe.

Aarde:
NASA: NASA Finds 2021 Arctic Summer Sea Ice 12th-Lowest on Record.
SpaceRef: Noctilucent Clouds Seen From Orbit.
SpaceCom: La Palma volcano eruption's infernal beauty visible from space in astronaut and satellite photos.
ESA: Joining forces for Aeolus.
Space News: Tomorrow.io orders demo satellites for rain-tracking constellation.

Maan:
NASA: CAPSTONE Team Keeps CubeSat on Track During Simulated Flight.
ESA: Lunar Pathfinder: Path set for commercial communications around the Moon.
Inside Outer Space: Moon’s Far Side: New Observatories Proposed.
WG Maan en Planeten: Maanmonster van Chang’e 5 bevat exotische mix aan gesteente.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3244: Scone Today, Drill Tomorrow?
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3245: Waste Not, Want Not.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3246-3247: Curiosity, the Nodule Crusher!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3248-3250: Curiosity Crushed It!
NASA: NASA's Perseverance Rover Cameras Capture Mars Like Never Before.
NASA: Mars Report: Update on NASA's Perseverance Rover SHERLOC Instrument (September 23rd, 2021) (filmpje).
SpaceCom: NASA's InSight Mars lander detects 3 biggest marsquakes to date.
Spacepage: NASA's InSight Marslander detecteert drie grote Marsbevingen.
UAHiRISE: HiRISE (NASA): The Zhurong Rover Explores Utopia Planitia.
NASA: We Asked a NASA Technologist – Is There Oxygen on Mars?
PhysOrg: Mars habitability limited by its small size, isotope study suggests.
SpaceCom: Mars was always too small to hold onto its oceans, rivers and lakes.
RoomEU: New reactor could turn Mars' atmosphere into rocket fuel.

Jupiter:
the making of JUICE: JUpiter ICy moons Explorer: Plans for the Cruise Phase (EPSC2021-358, TP7) (filmpje).

Trojanen:
NASA: Lucy Is Going to Space!
NASA: Lucy's Journey: Episode 3 - "The Trojan Asteroids" (filmpje).
NASA: Lagrange Points: Lucy Goes to Space (filmpje).

Didymos:
JHU APL: Smarter Navigation on NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (filmpje).

Psyche:
NASA: Solar Electric Propulsion Makes NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Go.

Sample Return:
SpaceRef: European Facility Prepares For Haul Of Samples Returning From Planetary Bodies.

Satellite Servicing / Deorbit Debris / SSA.
Spaeflight Inc: Spaceflight Inc’s New Launch Contracts Bolster Growth of Space Infrastructure (Sherpa OTV).

Space News: Rocket Lab to launch Astroscale inspection satellite.
Via Satellite: Astroscale Taps Rocket Lab to Launch Active Debris Removal Mission.

Space News: Northrop Grumman to launch new satellite-servicing robot aimed at commercial and government market.
Northrop Grumman: MEV-2’s Historic Rendezvous with IS-10-02 in Geostationary Orbit (filmpje).

Space News: Orbit Fab to launch propellant tanker to fuel satellites in geostationary orbit.

Space News: Satellite operators need more accurate SSA data.

Nog dit: Wat kan je op aarde zien vanuit de ruimte?
Vintage Space: So Big You Can See It from Space (filmpje).

En om echt af te ronden – Een nieuwe ruimtevaartdocu op Disney Plus.
SpaceCom: Soar into space aboard this inspiring trailer for 'Among The Stars,' a new Disney Plus docuseries.
De trailer vind je hier.

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