Tweede keer goede keer voor Boeings Orbital Flight Test. Starliner keerde immers na een nagenoeg vlekkeloze vlucht veilig en wel terug naar de Aarde. En ondertussen wachten we op een “hete” zomer. Met de lancering van het Space Launch System (als een nieuwe Wet Dress Rehearsal in juni deze keer zonder problemen verloopt) en met een orbitale lancering van Starship (als SpaceX de goedkeuring krijgt van de FAA). Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Starliner staat weer veilig op de Aarde na een nagenoeg volledig geslaagde onbemande testvlucht. Foto NASA/Bill Ingalls.

SpaceX en Falcon 9 lanceren Transporter 5.
Teslarati: SpaceX set to launch NASA laser satellite, in-space manufacturing demo, and more.
Tesmanian: SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission will launch an experimental metal cutting robot that could transform orbiting rocket parts into science platforms.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission.

SpaceflightInc: Who’s onboard Transporter 5?
Tesmanian: SpaceX Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission launches 59 spacecraft to orbit, including cremated remains of 47 people.
Click Orlando: SpaceX rockets cremated remains of 47 into space.
Yahoo News: Families watch as Falcon 9 rocket takes ashes to space.
Forbes: First 'crypto satellite' launched on SpaceX rocket.
NASA: CubeSat Set to Demonstrate NASA’s Fastest Laser Link from Space.
Spaceflight Now: Nanoracks experiment poised to demonstrate metal cutting in orbit.
Space News: Experimental payload with robotic arm to attempt metal cutting on orbit.
Parabolic Arc: Spire Global to Launch Five Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission.
Spaceflight Inc: Spaceflight Inc successfully debuts its latest OTV, Sherpa-AC.
Geek Wire: SpaceX launches 59 payloads, including Spaceflight’s latest breed of orbital tug.

SatNews: The 1st Demo Flight For Momentus’ Vigoride OTV Launched Via The SpaceX Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission.
Parabolic Arc: Momentus Vioride OTV Hits a Snag on Orbit.

SatNews: Fleet Space’s Centauri 5 Satellite Successfully Launched From The SpaceX Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission.
PRNewsWire: ICEYE successfully completes its largest satellite launch ever, placing five new SAR satellites into orbit.
ExpatsCZ: Czech morning headlines: SpaceX rocket carries Czech satellite into orbit, Prague public transport use low post-pandemic.
Public Radio of Armenia: SpaceX launches first Armenian satellite.
The Korea Herald: Hancom launches Korea’s 1st private satellite.
Yonhap News: Hancom launches S. Korea's 1st commercial Earth observation satellite.
DivBracket: Project Lessonia: Brazilian Air Force to launch first satellites in partnership with SpaceX.

Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX rideshare launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Transporter-5 Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Transporter-5 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
Video From Space: Watch SpaceX deploy Transporter-5 rideshare satellites in space.

ISS – Starliner keert veilig en wel weer naar huis.
Spaceflight Now: Space station astronauts check out Starliner crew capsule.
SpaceCom: Boeing's Starliner capsule to land in New Mexico Wednesday.
Space Policy Online: Starlinere OFT-2 heading for home on Wednesday.
Spaceflight Now: Starliner spacecraft cleared for undocking and re-entry.

Boeing: Boeing, NASA Complete First Starliner Space Station Flight Test.
NASA: NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test to Space Station.
Space News: Starliner concludes OFT-2 test flight with landing in New Mexico.
Collect Space: Boeing Starliner completes Orbital Flight Test-2 with safe touchdown.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starliner completes OFT-2 test flight with White Sands landing.
Spaceflight Now: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft lands in New Mexico after successful test flight.
Ars Technica: NASA’s verdict on Starliner: “A great vehicle for crew transportation”.

Spacepage: Starliner ruimtecapsule terug op aarde.

Starliner Updates: A Look Ahead for Starliner.

The Space Review: For Starliner, better late than never.

Filmpjes:
ULA: Atlas V OFT-2 Launch Highlights.
ULA: Atlas V OFT-2 Rocket Cam.
Boeing: See Boeing Starliner's Hatch Close in Preparation for Undocking from the International Space Station.
NASA: NASA-Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 Farewell Remarks.
NASA: NASA-Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2- NASA Senior Leaderships Talks to Space Station Crew.
SciNews: Starliner hatch closure.
NASA: Boeing CST-100 Starliner Undocks from the International Space Station - May 25, 2022.
Boeing: See Starliner's Orbital Flight Test-2 Landing.
NASA: NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Return to Earth News Conference.

Boeing: Highlights from Boeing Starliner's Orbital Flight Test-2.

SciNews: OFT-2 Starliner undocking and departure.
SciNews: OFT-2 Starliner landing.
SciNews: OFT-2 Starliner recovery operations and hatch opening.

De lancering van OFT-2 was meteen de 150ste voor United Launch Alliance.
ULA: ULA 150th Launch.

ISS – Starliner-lanceringen blijven (voorlopig) via Atlas V.
Space News: Starliner launches to remain on Atlas 5.

ISS – Bemanning(en) Starliner deze zomer bekend.
Space News: NASA plans to make Starliner crew assignments this summer.

ISS – Polaris Dawn begint training.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Begins Training For Missions Aboard Crew Dragon & Starship.

ISS – Kampt Crew Dragon met problemen wat diens hitteschild betreft?
Space Explored: NASA comment on SpaceX Dragon heat shield [Update].

Spaceflight Now: SpaceX swapping heat shield for next crew flight due to ‘manufacturing defect’.
Teslarati: NASA denies SpaceX Crew Dragon propellant leak report, reveals unrelated heat shield defect.
SpaceCom: NASA denies claim of dangerous heat shield issue during SpaceX's Ax-1 mission.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works Starliner Operations and Studies Space Biology.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA TV Broadcasts Starliner’s Undocking and Landing on Wednesday.
NASA ISS Blog: Starliner’s Hatch Closed, Preps for Wednesday Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: Starliner Prepares to Undock and Head for U.S. Landing.
NASA ISS Blog: Starliner Undocks from Station, Heads Toward Earth.
NASA ISS Blog: Starliner Nearing Return to Earth.
NASA ISS Blog: Starliner Fires Engines, Returning to Earth for Landing.
NASA ISS Blog: Starliner Lands in New Mexico, Completes Station Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Returns to Space Science Day after Starliner Lands.
NASA ISS Blog: End of Week Sees Crew Explore How Space Affects Eyes, Brain and Heart.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 20/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 21/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 23/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 24/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 25/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 26/05/2022.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of May 23, 2022.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Space Ref: Ultracold Bubbles on Space Station Open New Paths for Quantum Research.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Starliner: 05/27/2022.
NASA: Expedition 67 - Space Station Crew Answers Arizona Student Questions - May 27, 2022.
Science At NASA: NASA ScienceCasts: Vision Changes in Space.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: Experiments commence on Shenzhou-13 space bred seeds.
ECNS: Researchers start planting space-bred seeds returned by Shenzhou-13.

ECNS: China's crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14 transferred to launch site.

Artemis 1 – WDR in juni – Lancering in augustus.
NASA Artemis Blog: June 6 Set for Artemis I Moon Rocket to Roll for Next Tanking Test.
Space Policy Online: Artemis I heading back to launch pad june 6 to resume WDR test.
Spaceflight Now: NASA plans Artemis 1 moon rocket retest around June 19.
SpaceCom: NASA targeting June 19 for crucial test of Artemis 1 moon rocket.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Artemis l Wet Dress Rehearsal Status Update.
H2M: Orbiting the Moon – Artemis 1 & 2.

Artemis – Meer nieuws.
SpaceCom: Japan will send an astronaut to the moon with NASA, President Biden says.
Space Daily: Upper Stage Propulsion System for future Artemis mission reaches major milestone.
RepublicWorld: NASA Achieves Major Milestone In Its Quest To Land Artemis III Astronauts On The Moon.

SpaceCom: NASA shows off early plans to send astronauts to Mars for 30 days.

SpaceX zoekt meer geld.
Teslarati: SpaceX valuation to grow by 27% as Starship, Starlink programs seek more funding.
Spacewatch Global: SpaceX aims to raise US $1.7 billion in funding round.
CNBC: SpaceX looks to raise $1.7 billion in new funding, boosting its valuation to $127 billion.

SpaceX – Meer nieuws over Starship.
Tesmanian: SpaceX transports a new Starship prototype to the Starbase launch pad to undergo testing ahead of orbital flight.
Teslarati: SpaceX rolls out first new Starship prototype in nine months.

SpaceDotBiz: Is Starship Really Going To Revolutionize Launch Costs?

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster Quick Disconnect Cover Ready for Installation | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster QD Ready for Static Fire Testing | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Raptor 2 Engine #74 Delivered | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Edome Barrel for New Test Tank Spotted | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Rolls Ship 24 to the Launch Site | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 24 Loses TPS Tiles During Proof Testing | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Raptor Engines SN62 and SN77 Delivered | Starship Boca Chica.

NasaSpaceFlight: Legs Installed for SpaceX Florida Starship Launch Mount.

Everyday Astronaut: Go up SpaceX's Starship-catching robotic launch tower with Elon Musk!

Lab Padre: SpaceX Starbase Weekly Update #11.
What About it? SpaceX Rolling Out The Orbital Starship! FAA Decision Safe?
Markus House: SpaceX Orbital Starship Mystery Pop and Tile Fall, NASA Humans to Mars Plan, Transporter 5, and more.

Lancering Psyche uitgesteld tot eind september.
NASA: NASA’s Psyche Mission Launch Update.
Space News: Software problem delays NASA Psyche launch.
Spaceflight Now: Launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission delayed to late September.

Zowat alle dit jaar geplande Falcon Heavy lanceringen kennen vertragingen.
Teslarati: No SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload is safe as NASA Psyche mission announces delay.
SuperCluster: The fate of Falcon Heavy.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
Sky & Telescope: The Sun is Waking Up – Right on Schedule.
VRTNWS: Nieuwe berekeningen zonnespectrum lossen tien jaar oude controverse op over de samenstelling van onze ster.

Ruimteweer:
Space News: UK’s Open Cosmos gets ESA funding for space weather constellation.

Aarde:
ESA: Living Planet Symposium kicks off.
ESA: Supporting the Paris Agreement from space.
ESA: What can satellites reveal about climate tipping points?
ESA: Oceans and climate.
ESA: Historic Greenland ice sheet rainfall unravelled.
ESA: Swarm unveils magnetic waves deep down.
ESA: Living Planet concludes with record numbers.
ESA: “Living Planet Symposium 2022” in Videos
NASA (filmpje): Down to Earth - S2:E3 | The Miracle Planet.
SpaceWatch Global: Iceeye starts pilot with ESA to support Coperniucs emergency services.
Space News: Azure Space offers Custom Vision tools for satellite imagery.
Space News: BlackSky, Maxar, Planet win 10-year NRO contracts for satellite imagery.
Breaking Defense: NRO keeps 3 vendors for commercial imagery with new 10-year contracts.
Via Satellite: How Space Tech Can Play a Role in Methane Detection to Impact Climate Change.

Maan:
Space News: China targets permanently shadowed regions at lunar south pole.
Science News: Ice at the moon’s poles might have come from ancient volcanoes.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3480-3482: Mastcam-Ing All the Things!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3483-3484: Decisions, Decisions.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3485-3486: Blast a Knob!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3487-3490: Up, Up and Away!
NASA: Ingenuity Adapts for Mars Winter Operations.
NASA (filmpje): NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Captures Record Flight.
Ars Technica: New photo reveals a NASA spacecraft cloaked in Martian dust (InSight).
Space Expored: NASA InSight lander takes final ‘selfie’ before storing its robotic arm permanently.
SciNews (filmpje): Zhurong entered sleep mode.
SpaceCom: Could people breathe the air on Mars?
SpaceCom: Massive Mars dust storms triggered by heat imbalances, scientists find.

Planetoïden:
Dongfang Hour (filmpje): China's Planetary Defense Plans against Near-Earth Objects.

Humans 2 Mars – Enkele voordrachten.
Explore Mars: H2M 2022 – Mars Sample Return.
Explore Mars: H2M 2022 – How can the Human Landing System program (HLS) advance human missions to Mars?

Starlink en Oekraïne.
Tesmanian: SpaceX 'Starlink has resisted Russian cyberwar jamming & hacking attempts so far,' says Elon Musk.
Teslarati: Elon Musk confirms Russia is ramping its efforts to disrupt Starlink’s service in Ukraine.
Space News: As U.S. blames Russia for KA-SAT hack, Starlink sees growing threat.
Space Daily: Chinese military deeply alarmed over Starlink's dual-use capabilities.
The Science Times: China Concerned About SpaceX Starlink's Security Threat, Urged To Monitor Elon Musk's Satellite Internet.
NDTV: Chinese Scientists Develop Plan To Destroy Starlink Satellites: Report.
Teslarati: Elon Musk has provided 12,000 Starlink dishes to Ukraine.

Meer Starlink-nieuws.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Starlink Internet Service Is Now Available Across All Of Hungary.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Starlink Internet service is now available across 32 countries –See the official Starlink coverage Map.
Space Explored: SpaceX launches ‘Starlink for RVs,’ in-motion use still not allowed.
Teslarati: SpaceX now offers Starlink for RVs for remote travels.
Space News: Starlink’s RV service lets users jump the line — for a price.
CNBC: SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet surpasses 400,000 subscribers globally.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Starlink Internet Service Is Now Available In The Philippines, Nigeria, & Mozambique.
Space News: Starlink approved in Nigeria and Mozambique, says Elon Musk.
Tesmanian: SpaceX founder Elon Musk says 'One Starlink can provide Internet for an entire school of hundreds of students'.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
Veto: Studententeam lanceert satelliet binnen zeven jaar.

Septentrio: Science meets adventure, on Nanok Arctic expedition.
Meer over de Nanok Epedition vind je hier.

KU Leuven (filmpje): ‘Ladies@Space’ | Episode ‘STEM needs’ (1/3) | 2022. 
KU Leuven (filmpje): ‘Ladies@Space’ | Episode ‘STEM needs’ (2/3) | 2022.
Het derde deel moet nog verschijnen.

Space Applications Services: Space Applications Services presents at the Living Planet Symposium 2022.

En in verband met de CubeSat Support Facility, te vinden in ESEC-Galaxia.
SatNews: Fly your satellite! Design booster pilot.

Meer info over de CubeSat Support Facility vind je hier.

Ook dat nog – SpaceX zou 250.000 dollar zwijggeld betaald hebben voor sexueel wangedrag Musk.
The Verge: SpaceX reportedly paid $250,000 to cover up Elon Musk’s sexual misconduct.
Electrek: Elon Musk accused of sexual misconduct, CEO preemptively called it ‘Democratic dirty tricks campaign’.
USA Today: Elon Musk denies 'wild accusations' following report of sexual misconduct settlement.

Ook dat nog – Japans astronaut Noguchi verlaat JAXA na burnout.
Nippon: Astronaut Noguchi Reflects on Career before Leaving JAXA.

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