In een normale ruimtevaart week zouden we ongetwijfeld de zes lanceringen van deze week benadrukken. Maar het hadden er zeven kunnen zijn. En dan verwijzen we niet naar een mogelijke mislukte lancering in Iran. Maar naar de geschrapte lancering van OneWeb-satellieten door een Soyuz-raket vanuit Baikonur. En dat als gevolg van de oorlog tussen Rusland en Oekraïne. Niet te verbazen dat die oorlog en de gevolgen voor de ruimtevaart de hoofdbrok blijven in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Eén van de gevolgen van de Russische inval in Oekraïne was dat de Soyuz-lancering van een reeks OneWeb-satellieten vanop Baikonur niet langer kon doorgaan. De raket werd dan ook van het lanceerplatform terug naar binnen gerold. Foto: Screendump uit een Roscosmos TV video.

Over ruimtevaart, Rusland, Oekraïne en de rest van de wereld.
Russia Today: Russia’s space agency responds to Western sanctions.
NasaWatch: Rogozin Offers Soyuz in Kourou To European Astronauts And Then Evacuates Kourou.
Space News: Russia halts Soyuz launches from French Guiana.
SpaceCom: Russia halts Soyuz rocket launches from French Guiana over European sanctions on Ukraine invasion.
TASS: First group of Russian specialists return from Guiana Space Center.
TASS: All Russian specialists return from Guiana Space Center — Roscosmos.

ESA: ESA statement regarding cooperation with Russia following a meeting with Member States on 28 February 2022.
Florida Today: Here's where U.S. and Russia overlap on space programs and hardware.

Teslarati: SpaceX a bastion of independent US, European spaceflight amid Russian threats.
SpaceCom: SpaceX hints at replacing Russian space station services.
Spaceflight Now: NASA official says U.S.-Russian partnership continues on space station.
Time: Why Russia (Probably) Won't Crash the Space Station.
TASS: Roscosmos skeptical about extending ISS service life after 2024 under sanctions.
Space News: ISS operations remain normal ahead of private astronaut mission.
SpaceCom: NASA works to maintain Russian cooperation in space while eyeing 'operational flexibility' for ISS.
Politico: Russia crisis could sink the International Space Station.
Space Policy Online: Rogozin takes aim at space cooperation with US, Europe, including ISS.
Space News: Roscosmos head again questions future of ISS while NASA emphasizes cooperation.
Parabolic Arc: The Dmitry Daily: Rogozin Again Threatens Existence of International Space Station if U.S. Remains Hostile to Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

Space News: Russia-Ukraine war raises questions for upcoming OneWeb launches.
Ars Technica: Russia places extraordinary demands on OneWeb prior to satellite launch.
Space News: Rogozin puts poison-pill conditions on OneWeb Soyuz launch.
BBC: OneWeb: UK rejects Russian demand to sell share in satellite firm.
UPI: Experts: Russian move to hold up OneWeb launch may affect entire space industry.
Via Satellite: OneWeb Launch Unlikely After UK Rejects Russia’s Last-Minute Demands.
Space News: OneWeb leaves Baikonur Cosmodrome after Roscosmos ultimatum.
ECNS: Rocket with satellites of British firm OneWeb transported to launchpad at Baikonur (foto’s).
TASS: OneWeb board votes to suspend all launches from Baikonur spaceport.
Space Policy Online: OneWeb suspends launches from Baikonur as repercussions from Russia’s invastion of Ukraine grow.
NASA Watch: What Dmitry Rogozin Really Thinks About Ukraine.
Space News: With Soyuz off the table, OneWeb back in the mix.
C4ISRnet: US Air Force not concerned about Russia’s decision to halt rocket engine sales, support.
TASS: Soyuz 2.1b launch with UK OneWeb satellites from Baikonur canceled — Roscosmos CEO.
TASS: Russian Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites removed from Baikonur launch pad.

Space News: ESA says it’s “very unlikely” ExoMars will launch this year.
VRT NWS: Europese robotjeep dan toch niet naar Mars dit jaar? Sancties tegen Rusland brengen lancering in gevaar.
PhysOrg: Europe's joint Mars mission with Russia postponed by war.

SpaceCom: Germany switches off black hole telescope on Russian satellite, halts space cooperation.
Parabolic Arc: Roscosmos Ends U.S. Participation in Venera-D Mission to Venus.
Science News: How Russia’s war in Ukraine hinders space research and exploration.

TASS: Russia to halt rocket engine deliveries to US, says Roscosmos chief.
The Verge: Russia says it will no longer sell rocket engines to the United States.
Parrabolic Arc: Rogozin Sticks a Knife into Northrop Grumman’s Antares Rocket.
SpaceCom: Russia stops rocket engine sales to US as space cooperation frays.
Richmond Times: Wallops: Ukrainian rocket factory 'structurally intact,' but Russia ends engine sales to U.S.
Space Explored: Falcon 9 inspired ‘American Broomstick’ is the new ‘space trampoline,’ purchases benefit Ukrainian relief funds.

SpaceCom: British rocket startup's staff helping defend Dnipro, Ukraine's space city.

Space News: Russian sanctions throw South Korean satellite missions into uncertainty.

Air & Cosmos: Antonov An-225 Mriya on fire in its hangar in Ukraine (official confirmation).
Collect Space: Soviet shuttle carrier aircraft destroyed in Russian attack on Ukraine.
The Science Times: Ukraine's Antonov AN-225 Mriya Airplane: Russia 'Destroys' World's Largest Plane.

Politico: Russia's space chief says hacking satellites 'a cause for war'.
Business Insider: Anonymous hacking group has broken into a Russian space website and leaked files belonging to its space agency Roscosmos.
TASS: Russian space agency Roscosmos says cyberattacks on its websites senseless.

Space News: Commercial spy satellites put Russia’s Ukraine invasion in the public eye.
Ars Technica: Ukraine official confirms urgent request for Western satellite data.
SpaceCom: Ukrainian entrepreneur calls for faster, better satellite data to help fight Russian invasion.
Space News: “Nothing to share”: South Korean firm turns down Ukrainian request for satellite imagery.

Space News: Russia looks to China for collaboration in space but faces isolation over Ukraine invasion.
Payne Institute: Satellite imagery shows Ukraine going dark.
Japan Today: How commercial satellites are shaping the Ukraine conflict.
Space News: Satellite images show Russia’s troop movements but can they reveal intent?

Newsweek: Ukraine Official Asks Elon Musk for Starlink Stations Amid Russian Invasion.
De Standaard: Elon Musk voorziet Oekraïne terug van internet met Starlink.
SpaceCom: Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is active in Ukraine with more terminals on the way.
Teslarati: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine hits over 200 Mbps during tests.
SpaceCom: How will Ukraine keep SpaceX's Starlink internet service online?
The Science Times: Elon Musk Warns Starlink Users in Ukraine to Use Internet With Caution Due to Possible Threat.
Parabolic Arc: Russian Military Could Use Starlink Service to Target Ukrainians.
NewsWeek: Elon Musk Says Starlink Won't Block Russian News 'Unless at Gunpoint'.
SpaceCom: Elon Musk says SpaceX focusing on cyber defense after Starlink signals jammed near Ukraine conflict areas.

China lanceert een tweede radarsatelliet met een LM-4C.
Deze satelliet gaat samen werken met de eerste  exemplaar dat op 25 januari  gelanceerd werd.
CGTN: China launches new L-SAR 01B land observation satellite.
News.CN: China launches new land-observation satellite.
NasaSpaceFlight: China’s Long March 4C launches Ludi Tance radar imaging satellite.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-4C launches L-SAR 01B.

China lanceert een LM-8 met 22 kleinere satellieten.
Global Times: Record number of satellites share space ride in Long March-8 second flight.
Pan Daily: Chinese Long March 8 Rocket Sends 22 Satellites to Space.
Economic Times: China's new-generation rocket launches 22 satellites into space.
Space News: China launches national record 22 satellites on Long March 8 commercial rideshare.
NasaSpaceFlight: China launches CZ-8 on 22 satellite rideshare mission.

ECNS: China's new-generation rocket sends 22 satellites into space (foto’s).

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Sends Record 22 Satellites into Orbit in Single Launch.
SciNews: Long March-8 Y2 launches 22 satellites.

RocketLab lanceert radarsatelliet voor Synspective. 
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Brings Forward Launch for Earth Imaging Company Synspective.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Officially Opens Third Launch Pad, First Mission Scheduled to Launch Within a Week.

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

De website van Synspective vind hier.

NasaSpaceFlight: Rocket Lab’s The Owl’s Night Continues makes first launch from LC-1B at Mahia.
Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab debuts new launch pad, deploys Japanese radar satellite.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab "The Owl's Night Continues" Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches “The Owl’s Night Continues”.

Rocket Lab – Neutron gaat vertrekken vanuit Wallops.
NZHerald: Rocket Lab christens new pad, confirms will make and launch Neutron in the US.
Parabolic Arc: Rocket Lab Selects Virginia for Neutron Launch Site & Extensive Manufacturing Complex.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches Electron rocket, selects Virginia for Neutron factory.

GOES-T lancering.
Space News: GOES-T launch preparations underway.
Space News: GOES-T nears launch as NASA plans studies of next-generation weather satellite.
Spaceflight Now: NOAA weather satellite ready for launch after repairs to main camera.

Space News: ULA: Russia sanctions not expected to disrupt Atlas 5 operations.

ULA: Atlas V GOES-T launch info.

NASA KSC Blog: A Closer Look at the GOES-T Mission.
NASA KSC Blog: Key Launch Day Milestones for Today’s GOES-T Mission.
NASA KSC Blog: Fun Facts from NOAA’s GOES-T Mission.

NASA: NASA, ULA Launch NOAA’s Newest Earth Observing Satellite.
Space News: Atlas 5 launches GOES-T weather satellite.
NasaSpaceFlight: NOAA, NASA’s GOES-T weather satellite launches on ULA Atlas V.
SpaceCom: New GOES-T weather satellite to offer scientists sharper eyes on Earth's climate.

Filmpjes:
NOAA Satellites: GOES-T Launch Press Briefing.
NOAA Satellites: GOES-T Wildfire Detection and Monitoring.
NOAA Satellites: GOES T Launch - Guest Presentation.
ULA: Atlas V GOES-T: Enabling Climate and Weather Research.
NOAA: GOES-T Virtual Tour: Hazard Detection.
NOAA: GOES-T Launch Virtual Tour: How GOES Works.

ULA: Atlas V GOES-T Mission Profile.
NOAA: GOES-T Overview and Upcoming Launch.
NOAA: GOES-T Virtual Tour: Launch Weather.
NOAA: GOES-T Virtual Tour: Up Close with the Atlas V.
NOAA: GOES T Launch Virtual Tour - Atlas Spaceflight Operation Center.

NASA: Watch NOAA's GOES-T Weather Satellite Launch to Geostationary Orbit.
NASA: NOAA's GOES-T NASA Launch Manager Poll.
NASA: NOAA's GOES-T Satellite Launch Broadcast Open.
NASA: NOAA's GOES-T Satellite Launch.
NASA: NOAA's GOES-T Spacecraft Separation.

ULA: Atlas V GOES-T Launch Highlights.

SpaceX lanceert nieuwe reeks Starlink-satellieten.
Tesmanian: SpaceX is manufacturing 45 Starlink satellites per week, It is ready to launch another mission –Watch It Live.
Teslarati: SpaceX launches ninth Falcon 9 rocket in nine weeks.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX keeping up the pace with Starlink Group 4-9 launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blows multicolored smoke rings on Starlink launch.

Chinese LM 2C lanceert zes Yinhe-02 satellieten, en een 6U cubesat XingYuan.
NasaSpaceFlight: China launches internet constellation satellites on CZ-2C

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China sends 7 satellites to LEO, testing out its first 'constellation'
CCTV: China Sends Seven Satellites into Orbit in Single Launch
SciNews: Long March-2C launches seven satellites

Mogelijk een nieuwe mislukte lancering Iraanse raket.
De traditionele ruimtevaart nieuwssites hadden niet meteen aandacht voor dit nieuwtje.
AP News: Satellite photos show Iran had another failed space launch
Iran International: Satellite Photos Point To Failed Iran Space Launch

Commercial Crew – NASA bestelt drie extra vluchten met Crew Dragon.
NASA: NASA Awards SpaceX Additional Crew Flights to Space Station.
Teslarati: SpaceX awarded three more NASA astronaut launch contracts.
Space News: NASA awards SpaceX three additional commercial crew missions.

Axiom 1 – Laatste voorbereidingen zijn begonnen.
UPI: SpaceX Axiom crew nears final training for first all-private mission to ISS.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX and Axiom in final preparations for all-commercial Axiom-1 mission.
SpaceCom: Ax-1, 1st all-private crewed flight to ISS, aims to blaze trail for future missions.

Filmpje:
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Mission Briefing.

ISS – Crew 4.
NASA KSC Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Trains for Upcoming Mission.
ESA: Revised flight plan brings change for Samantha.
Tesmanian: SpaceX plans to reuse a thrice-flown Falcon 9 rocket to launch Crew-4 astronauts to the Space Station.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works Robotics, Spacesuits as Station Orbits Higher for Crew Swap.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Works on Space Biology and Spacesuits.
NASA ISS Blog: Advanced Physics, Human Research as Crew Readies for Pair of Spacewalks.
NASA ISS Blog: Spacewalks Preps Continue, NASA Astronaut Continues Record-Breaking Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: Spacesuit Checks and Eye Study Wrap Up Station Work Week.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/25/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/28/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/01/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/02/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/03/2022.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of February 28, 2022.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NasaSpaceFlight: ISS in February: crew prepares for March arrivals, maintains science experiments, systems.

Space News: Skycorp to test “USB for space” cable outside ISS.

Collect Space: 'Moon Gallery' prototype arrives at space station with 64 works of art.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Spanning the Globe: 03/04/2022.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - March 4, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 66 Space Station Crew Answers Ohio Student Questions - March 2, 2022.
NASA Sciencecast: NASA ScienceCasts: T2AR on the ISS.
ESA: Eye exam in orbit | Cosmic Kiss.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Pan Daily: China’s Space Station to be cmpleted in 2022.

Filmpje:
CGTN: China to send 6 taikonauts to its space station in 2022.

Artemis – OIG/GAO – Programma loopt vertraging op. En ‘t is (te) duur.
GAO: NASA Lunar Programs: Moon Landing Plans Are Advancing but Challenges Remain
Het rapport kan je hier downloaden (PDF).

NASA Watch: Large Artemis Delays Anticipated. Again.

SpaceCom: NASA's 1st Artemis moon landing will likely slip another year to 2026.
Space Policy Online: First four Artemis flights will cost $4.1 billion each, NASA IG tells Congress.
Space News: Congress presses NASA for more details on Artemis costs and schedules.

Artemis 1 – Update.
NASA Artemis Blog: First Platforms are Retracted Ahead of Artemis I First Rollout to Launch Pad.

Filmpje:
Video From Space: NASA sending yeast to deep space on Artemis 1.

Artemis – Meer nieuws.
Space News: Romania signs the Artemis Accords.

Ars Technica: The US Space Force plans to start patrolling the area around the Moon.

Naar Mars.
NASA: NASA Seeks Ideas for Handling Waste on Future Human Missions to Mars.

SpaceX – Meer nieuws over Starship.
Tesmanian: SpaceX sea-going Starship ‘Deimos’ spaceport navigates through Isla Blanca in Texas.
Recharge: World’s largest green hydrogen project unveiled in Texas, with plan to produce clean rocket fuel for Elon Musk.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Modifications to the Buckner LR 11000 Crane's Jib Begin | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: New Booster Aft Dome Spotted | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 4 Completes Cryogenic Proof Test | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Deimos Oil Rig Leaves Port of Brownsville | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: New Ship Aft Dome Spotted Outside | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 7 Grid Fins Spotted | SpaceX Boca Chica.

LabPadre: Methane Tanker's Axle Catches Fire.

NasaSpaceFlight: Florida Starship Launch Tower Ready to be Assembled | Cape Update - Narrated.

LabPadre: SpaceX's Deimos Moving Towards Gulf Of Mexico.
What About It: SpaceX Starbase 2 Update - Starship Raptor 1 vs. Raptor 2 - Relativity Space Teraran Update!

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus: 
Parabolic Arc: NASA Funds Development of Winged Vehicles to Fly Through Venus’ Clouds.
Parabolic Arc: NASA Funds Research into Venus Atmosphere Sample Return Mission.
ESA: Aerial antenna for Venus mission test.

Aarde: 
SpaceCom: Tonga volcano eruption yields insights into asteroid impacts on Earth.
ESA (filmpje): Envisat: 20 years after launch.
ESA: Satellites support latest IPCC climate report.
Gizmodo: Satellite Spots Massive Asteroid Impact Crater in China.

Maan:
Reuters: Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific first.

Mars:
NASA Curisoity Status Report: Sols 3398-3400: The Road Ahead.
NASA Curisoity Status Report: Sols 3401-3402: Sand, Boulders and Ridges, Oh My!
NASA Curisoity Status Report: Sols 3403-3404: Tiptoe to the Pediment.
NASA – Perseverance: A View of the Red Planet (in Blue).
Universe Today: Curiosity Finds a Bizarre Rock on Mars that Looks Like a Flower.
New Scientist: NASA funds experimental radiation shield and Mars climbing robot.
SpaceCom: Mars missions: A brief history.

Jupiter:
PhysOrg: NASA begins assembly of Europa Clipper spacecraft.
UPI: NASA starts building Europa Clipper to investigate icy, ocean moon of Jupiter.

Yjsmanen: 
Parabolic Arc: NASA Funds Development of Micro-robots to Explore Ocean Moons.

Een beetje geschiedenis:
SciShow Space (filmpje): Pioneer 10: Our First View into Outer Planets
The Planetary Society (filmpje): The best space pictures from the Voyager missions

Rakettrap slaagt te pletter op de Maan.
SpaceCom: Scientists gearing up for rocket body's March 4 moon crash.
SpaceCom: A rogue 3-ton piece rocket debris just collided with the moon.
VRTNWS: Verdwaald deel van raket crasht op de maan met 10.000 kilometer per uur, impact veeleer gering.
De Morgen: ‘Typische slordigheid van de mens’: deel van raket neergestort op de maan.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
Het PASTA experiment werd in het ISS geïnstalleerd door ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, onder begeleiding van het B.USOC.
BIRA: PASTA: begrijpen hoe emulsies zoals mayonaise werken door microzwaartekrachtonderzoek.

Twee filmpjes:
B.USOC - The PASTA science experiment on the ISS: behind the scenes.
B.USOC – PASTA livestream.

QinetiQ test instrument tijdens parabolische vlucht.
QinetiQ: Testing the Heat Transfer Host 1 Instrument during a Parabolic Flight.

Ook een interessat QinetiQ artikel:
QinetiQ: Manipulative Robots? Not necessarily a bad thing.

Caelest viert zijn 15de verjaardag.
RTV: Mechels bedrijfje levert al 15 jaar beeldsensoren aan grote wereldspelers.
HLN: Caeleste blaast vijftien kaarsjes uit: “Centrum van de wereld voor hoogtechnolische beeldsensoren en uitleeschips.

Een onderzoek van de Gentse universiteit m.b.v. Sentinel-data.
UGent: Using Sentinel 2 data to depict insectivore bird diversity as an animal-related Essential Biodiversity Variable - REDSTARTlite.
Meer Sentinel-data:TerraScope: New Sentinel-5P data products coming up this year!

In april een interessante lezing bij het von Karman instituut:
VKI: Online / On-site Lecture Series - In-air capturing device and reusable launchers.

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

Koen