Blue Origin gaat in oktober een tweede reeks toeristen lanceren. Dat was het goede nieuws. Maar verder komt de firma van Bezos langs alle kanten onder vuur te liggen. Het lijkt er van kwaad naar erger te gaan. Voor Virgin Galactic was er dan weer goed nieuws. Ze mogen terug vliegen van de FAA maar die gaan nu een kijkje nemen bij Blue Origin. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Half augustus vertrok een Ariane V Upper Stage naar Frans Guyana. Ondertussen is ook de James Webb Space Telescope op weg naar de Europese lanceerbasis. Samen vertrekken ze – dat hopen we toch – op 18 december. Foto: Ariane Group.

Met de lancering van aardobservatiesatelliet Jilin-1 02D knoopt Kuaizhou weer aan met succes.
NasaSpaceFlight: Chinese KZ-1A returns to flight and lofts new remote sensing satellite into orbit.
Spaceflight Now: Chinese smallsat launcher delivers remote sensing payload to space.
ECNS: China launches Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D satellite (foto’s).

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Launches New Satellite.
SciNews: Kuaizhou-1A launches Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D.

Chinese LM 3B lanceert met succes Shiyan 10, maar de geheime satelliet gaat verloren.
Space News: Classified satellite declared lost after China launches twice in 2 hours.
NasaSpaceFlight: Chinese Shiyan-10 satellite fails in orbit after successful launch.
SpaceCom: Chinese satellite declared lost following back-to-back launches Monday.
Spaceflight Now: Chinese test satellite fails after launch.

Andrew Jones (Twitter): Abnormal function Shiyan-10 confirmed.

Landsat-lancering zorgt voor spektakel.
SpaceCom: The launch of NASA's new Landsat 9 satellite has been delayed by a liquid nitrogen shortage.
Space News: Liquid nitrogen shortage delays Landsat 9 launch.
KeyT: Vandenberg Space Force Base to celebrate 2,000th launch with Landsat 9 takeoff.

NASA KSC Blog: NASA’s Landsat 9 ‘Go’ For Launch.
NASA KSC Blog: Weather 90% Favorable for Today’s Launch.
NASA KSC Blog: Key Milestones for Today’s Launch.
NASA KSC Blog: Landsat 9: Nextgen of the Landsat Series.
NASA KSC Blog: Launch Director – ‘Go’ For Launch.
NASA KSC Blog: Landsat 9 Launches!
NASA KSC Blog: Landsat 9 Satellite in Coast Phase.
NASA KSC Blog: Landsat 9 Satellite Separates From Second Stage, Traveling on Its Own.
NASA KSC Blog: Landsat 9 Continues a Legacy of 50 Years.

Spaceflight Now: Monday launch from California begins countdown to Atlas 5 retirement.
SpaceCom: NASA launches powerful Landsat 9 satellite to monitor climate change, forest cover and more.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman-Built Satellite Successfully Launched for NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission.

Ars Technica: New NASA satellite to continue half a century of changing Earth observations.

BBC: Atlas V: Rocket launch creates strange lights in UK sky.
SatTrack Leiden: Spectacular deorbit burn / fuel dump from the Landsat 9 Centaur upper stage observed.

ULA: Mission Overview (PDF).
De ULA Flickr-pagina voor deze lancering vind je hier.

Filmpjes:
NASA: A Trip Through Time With Landsat 9.
NASA: 9 Things About Landsat 9.
ULA: Atlas V Landsat 9 Mission Profile.
ULA: Rocket Talk: Atlas V Landsat 9
NASA: Launch of the Landsat 9 Earth-Observing Satellite (live).
NASA: Landsat 9 Launch Day Polling.
NASA: Liftoff of the Landsat 9 Mission!
NASA: Landsat 9 Spacecraft Separation.
SciNews: Atlas V launches Landsat 9.
NASA: NASA Science Live: Landsat - A Legacy of Seeing Earth from Space.

Scott Manley: Why A Project NASA Rejected Became Their Longest Running Satellite Program.
Via Satellite: NASA Selects Ball Aerospace for Two Landsat Next Studies.

ULA: Atlas V Landsat 9 Launch Highlights.
ULA: Atlas V Landsat 9 Rocket Cam.
Vandenberg SFB: Landsat 9- 2,000th Rocket Launch.

Marco Langbroek: Time-Lapse: Centaur Upper Stage deorbit burn, Landsat 9 launch, 27 Sept 2021.
AllSky7: Centaur Upper Stage deorbit burn (Landsat 9 launch) 2021-09-27 21:11 UTC.

Aerojet Rocketdyne test nieuwe vaste brandstofmotor.
Aerojet Rocketdyne: Successful test demonstrates Aerojet Rocketdyne Arkansas site ready to produce large solid rocket motors.

Filmpje:
Aerojet Rocketdyne: Successful test of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s eSR-73 advanced large solid rocket motor.

Blue Origin voorziet nieuwe New Shepard vlucht met 4 toeristen.
Space News: Planet co-founder Chris Boshuizen to fly with Blue Origin.
Parabolic Arc: Blue Origin Announces Two Passengers for Oct. 12; William Shatner Not Mentioned.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin sets date for next crewed space trip, names 2 passengers.
SpaceCom: William Shatner releases new album, may reach space with Blue Origin.

Blue Origin onder vuur (deel 1).
Lioness: Bezos Wants to Create a Better Future in Space. His Company Blue Origin Is Stuck in a Toxic Past.
Parabolic Arc: Former Employees Accuse Bezos, Blue Origin of Creating Toxic and Sexist Workplace, Cutting Corners on Safety.
Parabolic Arc: Blue Origin Slams Main Author of Critical Essay.
Geek Wire: Blue Origin’s record on safety and sexual harassment comes under fire from within.
Ars Technica: Blue Origin has a toxic culture, former and current employees say.
Parabolic Arc: Blue Origin Critic Denies Company’s Claim About Export Control Warnings.
De Standaard: Luchtvaartautoriteit in VS onderzoekt kritiek over veiligheid bij ruimtebedrijf Bezos, Blue Origin.
Parabolic Arc: Video Interview with Blue Origin Critic Alexandra Abrams.
Space News: FAA reviewing Blue Origin safety allegations.
Parabolic Arc: FAA Examination of Blue Origin Safety Issues Likely to be Very Narrow.

FAA – Virgin Galactic mag weer vliegen.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic cleared to fly following conclusion of FAA inquiry.
Space News: FAA clears Virgin Galactic to resume SpaceShipTwo flights.
Parabolic Arc: FAA Closes Virgin Galactic Investigation, Clears SpaceShipTwo to Fly as Company’s Licensing & Compliance Officer Departs.
BBC News: Virgin Galactic cleared to resume space flights.

Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic’s Next Challenge: The Flight of the Vested?

ISS – Soyuz MS-18 verhuist van Rassvet naar Nauka.
Roscosmos: Roscosmos and CNSA discussed draft declaration on ILRS.
Roscosmos: Soyuz MS-18 ‘Yuri Gagarin’ prepares to redock with ISS.
TASS: Crewed spacecraft docked to ISS's module Nauka first time.
SpaceCom: 3 astronauts move Soyuz to new space station dock ahead of film crew arrival.
NasaSpaceFlight: Soyuz MS-18 crew relocates spacecraft to Nauka.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 65 Soyuz MS 18 Relocation - September 28, 2021.
Roscosmos: Relocatie Soyuz MS-18 (live uitzending).
SciNews: Soyuz MS-18 relocation.
Roscosmos: Video tour of NAUKA.

ISS – Crew Dragon gaat in november voor het eerst een “flyaround” uitvoeren.
Teslarati: SpaceX Crew Dragon to perform first space station “flyaround” in November.

Filmpje:
ESA: (Crew Dragon) Space Station port relocation explained – French with English subtitles.

ISS – Cargo Dragon CRS-23 vertrekt bij het ruimtestation.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX and NASA ready for CRS-23 Dragon return.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: Dragon cargo ship departs space station, heads for splashdown.
Space Daily: SpaceX CRS-23 Dragon returns experiments on brain, muscles, liver to Earth.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon cargo ship heads for Earth packed with gravity-sensitive experiments.
Teslarati: SpaceX spacecraft undocks from space station for Dragon’s fifth orbital reentry this year.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX cargo ship streaks across Florida on the way to splashdown.
ISS National Lab: SpaceX CRS-23 Successfully Completes Mission, Returning Critical Science Back to Earth.

Filmpje:
NASA: Expedition 65 SpaceX CRS 23 Departure - September 30, 2021.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-23 Dragon undocking and departure.

ISS – Filmen in het ruimtestation – Soyuz MS-19.
SpaceCom: Russian film crew set to launch to International Space Station next week.
Space Sleuthing: Final Countdown for Russian “Movie in Space” Project.

Space Daily: Russia, US plan to make more movies in space.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Gets Ready for Russian, U.S. Spaceship Activities This Week.
NASA Space Station Blog: Watch NASA TV as Trio Switches Ports in Soyuz Crew Ship.
NASA Space Station Blog: Soyuz Crew Ship Undocks to Begin Port Relocation.
NASA Space Station Blog: Soyuz Crew Ship Docks to New Science Module Port.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Packs Dragon for Departure; Studies Robotics and Life Science.
NASA Space Station Blog: Cargo Dragon Undocking Live on NASA TV.
NASA Space Station Blog: SpaceX Cargo Dragon Undocked From Station.
NASA Space Station Blog: Dragon Heads Home, Crew Ship Nears Launch as Research Continues.
NASA Space Station Blog: Russian Crew Ship Rolls Out; Station Keeps Up Science and Spaceship Tasks.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/24/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/27/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/28/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/29/2021.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/30/2021.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of September 27, 2021.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Roscosmos: ISS orbit to be increased by 800 m on October 12.

ESA: August research on Space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: A Short Trip: 10/01/2021.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - October 1, 2021.
ESA: Node 3 | Space Station 360 (in French with English subtitles available).
NASA: Expedition 65 Education Inflight with Iowa Space Grant Consortium - September 27, 2021.

ESA: Astro Pi 2021 hardware reveal.
ESA: New experiment possibilities for Astro Pi Mission Space Lab.

Het nieuwe Russische ruimtestation.
TASS: Idea of Russian orbital project cannot be unsupported — Kremlin.

CSS – Shenzhou 12, Shenzhou 13 e.a. 
Space Daily: China opens Shenzhou-12 return capsule at ceremony.
SpaceCom: Stuffed cow guards China's space station ahead of Shenzhou 13 crew arrival next month.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: Scientists 'unbox' Shenzhou-12 return capsule.
CGTN: Space station project lifts off China's space dream.

ILRS – China toont toekomstige hardware voor de Maan.
Space News: China displays crewed moon landing mission elements.
Reuters: China to launch rocket in 2028 capable of sending crewed probe to moon.
ECNS: Return capsule of new-generation manned spaceship in spotlight at Airshow China 2021.

ARTEMIS – SLS / Orion.
NASA: NASA Readies for Future Artemis Moon Missions with Rocket Engine Test Series.
Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne completes successful Space Launch System rocket engine test series.

NasaSpaceFlight: EGS, Jacobs completing first round of Artemis 1 pre-launch integrated tests prior to Orion stacking.

Space News: First SLS launch likely to slip to 2022.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 30 September 2021.
NASA: NASA Artemis I Umbilical Release and Retract Test.

ARTEMIS – HLS – Blue Origin onder vuur (deel 2).
The Verge: Blue Origin “gambled” with its Moon Lander pricing, NASA says in legal documents.
SpaceCom: Elon Musk scorns Jeff Bezos' lawsuit on NASA moon lander.

SpaceX – Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX moves Super Heavy booster to make room for Mechazilla arm installation.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s orbital Starship prototype sheds tiles, comes to life during first tests.
Teslarati: SpaceX to launch world’s first geostationary propellant depot around the Moon (OrbitFab).
Teslarati: SpaceX’s orbital Starship prototype gets frosty during first successful ‘cryoproof’.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starbase construction takes priority as next orbital Starship, Super Heavy pair come together.

NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 20 begins path to Static Fire test milestone.
Spaceflight Insider: Starship 20 undergoes gryogenic proof testing at Starbase.

Parabolic Arc: FAA Extends Public Comment Period for SpaceX’s Boca Chica Launch Site.

De (alweer) vele filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 4 Rolled Away from the Orbital Launch Mount | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Orbital Tank Farm Filling Continues | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Cryogenic Proof Test of Ship 20 Attempt #1.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 20 Proof Testing Begins | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Cryogenic Proof Test of Ship 20 Attempt #2.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster Forward Section Outside the High Bay | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 20 Successfully Completes Cryo Proof Test | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 20 Ready to be Pushed to its Limits | Starship Update (Narrated).

What About it?: SpaceX Starship 20 – Testing begins!

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ECNS: Nation to soon deploy solar observation satellite.

Mercurius:
ESA: Mercury ahead!
Sky & Telescope: Bepicolombo to fly by Mercury tonight.

Maan:
ECNS: China's Chang'e-4 completes 1,000 days on far side of moon.
Universe Today: Chang’e-5 Returned an Exotic Collection of Moon Rocks.
RoomEU: Early findings from Chang'e 5 samples shows a mix of "exotic" materials.
Space News: Spaceflight offers lunar flyby rideshare mission (Sherpa ES).
Masten Aerospace: Masten Mission 1: Lander Name & Patch Reveal.
Space Daily: Masten Space Systems partners with AdaCore to land on the Moon's South Pole.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3251-3253: Celebrating Another Go Around.
The Hindu: Made for mission life of 6 months, India's Mars probe completes 7 years in orbit.
SpaceCom: Mars helicopter Ingenuity aborted latest flight attempt because of anomaly.
SpaceCom: Mars on the cheap: Scientists working to revolutionize access to the Red Planet.

Trojanen (Lucy):
NASA: NASA’s Lucy Mission Prepares for Launch to Trojan Asteroids.
NasaSpaceFlight: Lucy’s Principal Investigator discusses upcoming mission to Jupiter’s Trojans.
SpaceCom: NASA's record-breaking Lucy asteroid mission gearing up for October launch.
NASA: Planning for a Spacecraft Launch: Lucy Goes to Space (filmpje).
NASA: Lucy's Journey: Episode 4 – "Instruments" (filmpje).
Lockheed Martin: Life of Lucy: NASA's Record-Breaking Mission to the Trojan Asteroids (filmpje).
NASA: We Asked a NASA Scientist: What are the Trojan Asteroids? (filmpje).

Didymos:
Teslarati: SpaceX almost ready to launch NASA asteroid impact spacecraft.
aPPEL Knowledge Services: Mission will be first space test of kinetic impactor method.
JHU APL: Smarter Navigation on NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (filmpje).

Ryugu:
PhysOrg: Asteroid sample brought back to Earth gets close-up look.

Falcon Heavy nieuws.
Niet allemaal even recent, maar toch.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy launch in two years is finally coming together.
Teslarati: SpaceX schedules first Falcon Heavy launch in two years in early October.

Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch contracts reach double digits after latest NASA win.

Teslarati: SpaceX’s next commercial Falcon Heavy launch to carry Astranis rideshare satellite.
Space News: Next commercial Falcon Heavy mission to launch debut Astranis satellite.

JWST – Op weg naar de lancering.
SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer on the team explains how to send a giant telescope to space — and why.
Spaceflight Now: After two decades, the Webb telescope is finished and on the way to its launch site.

NPR: Shadowed By Controversy, NASA Won't Rename New Space Telescope.
Gizmodo: Space Telescope Will Retain Name of NASA Administrator Who Persecuted LGBTQ Employees.
SpaceCom: Despite complaints, NASA won't rename James Webb Space Telescope: report.
NewsWeek: NASA Won't Rename Telescope After 1,200 People Protest LGBT Discrimination.

Vertraging voor Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
NASA: NASA Confirms Roman Mission's Flight Design in Milestone Review.
SpaceCom: Pandemic causes delay and cost increase for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope.

Satellite Servicing.
RoomEU: Orbit Fab to launch first geostationary fuel tanker.
Parabolic Arc: Delivering Fuel in Geostationary Orbit, Via the Moon.

GeekWire: Founded by Blue Origin veterans, Starfish Space raises $7M for satellite servicing tug Otter.
Parabolic Arc: Starfish Space Raises $7 Million to Develop the Otter Space Tug.
 

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