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Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart – Week 2022/19–599

Het wordt langzaamaan spannend. Want vrijdag wordt – tenzij er nog iets zou gebeuren – Starliner voor de tweede keer gelanceerd. Opnieuw onbemand, omdat die eerste testvlucht eind 2019 niet echt positief was afgelopen. Als deze tweede vlucht een succes wordt, dan moet Boeing nog een bemande demonstratievlucht uitvoeren met zijn Starliner-capsule vooraleer NASA de vluchten naar het ISS kan verdelen over Boeing en SpaceX. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Starliner OFT-2 boven op de Atlas V raket. Foto ULA.


CSS – China lanceert nieuw bevoorradingsschip naar ruimtestation en koppelt met succes. Bemanning volgt in juni.
ECNS: China launches cargo craft for space station supplies.
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ECNS: China's cargo spacecraft enters orbit, prepares for upcoming crewed mission.
ECNS: China's cargo craft docks with space station combination.
ECNS: Tianzhou-4 cargo ship docks with China's space station.
CNA: Chinese unmanned cargo spacecraft docks with space station module.

NasaSpaceFlight: Tianzhou 4 cargo launch to begin busy space station year for China.
SpaceCom: China launches Tianzhou 4 cargo craft to new Tiangong space station.
Space News: Tianzhou-4 cargo craft docks with Chinese space station.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Tianzhou-4 Cargo Craft Completes Last Overall Rehearsal Before Lift-off.
New China TV: LIVE: China launches Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft.
CCTV: China Launches Tianzhou-4 Cargo Craft for Space Station Supplies.
CCTV: China's Cargo Craft Tianzhou-4 Docks with Space Station Core Module.
SciNews: Tianzhou-4 launch.
SciNews: Tianzhou-4 docking.


Opnieuw een mislukte lancering voor Chinese Hyperbola-1.
Space News: Chinese rocket company suffers third consecutive launch failure.
NasaSpaceFlight: Hyperbola-1, China’s first privately-owned rocket, fails in 2nd consecutive return to flight mission.
Spaceflight Now: Chinese startup suffers third consecutive launch failure.

Filmpje:
Point Or View: Hyperbola-1 rocket of Chinese private firm iSpace suffers another failure.


SpaceX lanceert nieuwe batch Starlink-satellieten.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches 2,500th Starlink satellite in third back-to-back mission.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX passes 2,500 satellites launched for Starlink internet network.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 45 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 May 2022.


SpaceX lanceert nieuwe batch Starlink-satellieten (bis).
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches Starlink 4-15 mission, expands booster fleet.
Tesmanian: SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites in less than 24 hours!
Florida Today: SpaceX launches Starlink from Florida less than a day after California mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 46 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 May 2022.


ISRO test vastebrandstofraket in kader van het Gaganyaan programma.
The Hindu: ISRO successfully tests solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan programme.

Filmpje:
ISRO: ISRO successfully tests large human rated solid rocket booster for the Gaganyaan programme.
WION: ISRO prepares to send Indian astronaut to space | International News | WION.


Blue Origin bereidt nieuwe vlucht met New Shephard voor (NS21).
Blue Origin: NS-21 to Fly Six Customer Astronauts, Including First Mexican-Born Woman to Visit Space.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin announces crew for next suborbital space tourism launch.


Weldra orbitale lanceringen vanuit het Verenigd Koninkrijk? (Virgin Orbit – Astra – Orbex)
SpaceCom: Virgin Orbit's 1st UK launch will loft a satellite to track illegal activity at sea.
Space News: The launch from Spaceport Cornwall will be the first commercial rocket to lift off from the U.K.
GovUK: First UK satellite launch in summer 2022.

Spacewatch: Space Café Scotland by Angela Mathis recap: Building a spaceport is more difficult than building a rocket.

Space News: Astra to launch from U.K. spaceport.
Parabolic Arc: Astra Space Signs Agreement to Launch from SaxaVord UK Spaceport.

BBC: Scottish spaceport's prototype rocket unveiled.
Video From Space (filmpje): UK-based Orbex Prime rocket unveiled on Scottish launch pad.
The Northern Scot: Orbex unveils first full-scale prototype of Prime space rocket.
Space News: Orbex unveils prototype of rocket preparing for UK’s first vertical launch.


Astra stelt nieuwe en grotere raket voor.
Space News: Astra reveals details of next, larger rocket.
Parabolic Arc: Astra Space Announces Adjusted Net Loss of $50.1 Million.


Polaris Program – SpaceX begint trainingen voor eerste privé-ruimtevluchten.
Teslarati: SpaceX ready to begin training astronauts for first private spacewalk.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX training begins this month for first commercial spacewalk mission.

Filmpje:
Total Space: Polaris Dawn Interview.


ISS – OFT-2 – Op 20 mei wordt Starliner gelanceerd. Problemen tussen Boeing en Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Boeing: Flight Readiness Concludes for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2.
NasaSpaceFlight: Boeing, NASA teams give Starliner final go for OFT-2 mission.
Spaceflight Now: NASA managers clear Boeing’s Starliner for second try to reach space station.

Floirda Today: Boeing's Starliner is years late, but NASA says it's also necessary

Space News: Boeing considering redesign of Starliner valves.
CNN: Boeing clashes with key supplier ahead of Starliner spacecraft launch.

Space Policy Online: NASA Safety Panel: Don’t rush to crewed test flight as Boeing prepares OFT-2.
Spaceflight Now: NASA safety advisors voice concerns over Boeing’s Starliner, SpaceX’s Starship.

NASA: Houston, we have a podcast: Orbital Flight Test 2.
NASA: OFT-2 Mission overview (PDF).
Boeing: Starliner launch – Virtual experience.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Media Briefing: NASA-Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Flight Readiness Review.
ULA: Atlas V OFT-2 Mission Profile.


ISS – Axiom 1 bemanning blikt terug.
Space News: Pace of work put strain on private astronaut mission to ISS.

Filmpje:
Axiom Space: Post Mission Converstation with Ax-1 Astronauts.


ISS – Crew 3  bemanning blikt terug.
SpaceX: SpaceX's Crew-3 astronauts dish on their action-packed 6 months in orbit.
ESA: Watch live: press conference with Matthias Maurer back on Earth.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 67 - NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Talks with Media Following Mission - May 11, 2022.
ESA: News Conference with ESA Astronaut Matthias Maurer (in German).


ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Expedition 67 Crew Takes a Day Off After Colleagues Arrive Home Safely.
NASA ISS Blog: Human Research Underway as Station Awaits Boeing Starliner Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Train for Starliner Mission, Crew Keeps Up Human Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Life Science, Robotics on Station Today; Starliner Nears Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Preps for Starliner During Human Research and Robotics.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 06/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/05/2022.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of May 9, 2022.


ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Space News: ISS partnership feeling some effects of sanctions on Russia.

Spaceflight Now: Northrop Grumman says it has backup plan for ISS resupply, but silent on details.

Via Satellite: Airbus to Host Mynaric Lasercom Demonstration on ISS Bartolomeo Platform.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Science Season: 05/13/2022.
NASA: Expedition 67 - Space Station Crew Talks with Associated Press, ABC News - May 10, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 67 - Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Talks with Coloradoan Newspaper, Fox News - May 11, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 67 - Astronaut Jessica Watkins Talks with AccuWeather, KMGH-TV in Colorado- May 13, 2022.


Artemis 1 – WDR in juni – Lancering in augustus.
NASA Artemis Blog: Work Continues to Return Artemis I Moon Rocket Back to Launch Pad for Next Test.


SpaceX – Meer nieuws over Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX Super Heavy booster returns to launch pad after major repairs.
Teslarati: SpaceX to ramp its Tesla Powerpack installations at its Starbase facility.
Teslarati: SpaceX President updates schedule for Starship’s orbital launch debut.
Tesmanian: SpaceX continues Super Heavy Booster 7 testing at Boca Chica Village.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s repaired Starship booster survives back-to-back cryoproof tests.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 24 readied for Nosecone Stacking | SpaceX Starbase.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship 24 Fully Stacked | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 7 Cryo Proof Tested (Again) | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 16 Moved to the Megabay | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Prepares Booster 7 for Removal from the Orbital Launch Mount | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Removes Ship 20 From the Launch Site | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Removes Ship 16's Nosecone | Starbase Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Rolls Booster 7 Back to Production Site for Raptor Engine Installation | Starship Boca Chica.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Starts Florida Megabay for Starship | Cape Update.

LabPadre: Starbase Weekly Update #9.


Aftellen naar de lancering van CAPSTONE.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I Rocket, Spacecraft Prepare for Return to Launch Pad to Finish Test.
NASA Artemis Blog: CAPSTONE Spacecraft Ships to Launch Site.

Universe Today: A CubeSat is Flying to the Moon to Make Sure Lunar Gateway’s Orbit is Actually Stable.

Spacewatch: Terran Orbital ships CAPSTONE to launch site.


Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde: 
NASA: NASA Mission Finds Tonga Volcanic Eruption Effects Reached Space.
NASA (filmpje): SWOT: NASA-CNES Satellite to Survey the World's Water (Mission Overview).

Maan:
ESA: Forward to the Moon: interactive publication.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3469-3470: Multi Part Driving and More!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3471-3472: Up the Mountain We Go!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3473-3475: A Different Perspective on Mirador Butte.
NASA: NASA's InSight Records Monster Quake on Mars.
VRTNWS: Het beeft op de rode planeet: NASA-verkenner meet zwaarste Marsbeving tot nu toe.
Ars Technica: After losing contact with its helicopter, NASA put the entire Mars mission on hold.
Universe Today: Martian Dust is Starting to Darken Ingenuity’s Solar Panels.
SpaceCom: Mars helicopter Ingenuity recovering from communications blackout spawned by dust.
Mashable: NASA plunged robust Mars sample-return gear into a U.S. desert.
The Space Review: The future of Mars science missions.


JWST – MIRI kijkt scherper dan verwacht.
NASA JWST Blog: MIRI’s Sharper View Hints at New Possibilities for Science.
Airbus: With NIRSpec, Webb is set to unveil a new Universe.
Space News: JWST entering “home stretch” of commissioning.
Space Policy Online: JWST getting closer and closer to science operations.

NASA (filmpje): Media Briefing: Preparing the Webb Space Telescope Instruments.


NASA noemt “cost-plus” contracten een plaag.
Space News: Nelson criticizes “plague” of cost-plus NASA contracts.
Ars Technica: NASA chief says cost-plus contracts are a “plague” on the space agency.
Space Policy Online: Nelson blasts cost-plus contracts, says Russia not leaving ISS.


Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
Aerospacelab: Aerospacelab and ArianeGroup sign Memorandum of Understanding.

Satellite Evolution Group: Celestia Antwerp marks 60 years in space technology.
Celestia Antwerp: Celestia Antwerp marks 60 years in space technology


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