Zeven lanceringen waarvan zes zowat op één dag tijd. Of het een record is weet ik niet. Het zijn ook zowat allemaal totaal verschillende satellieten. Militaire satellieten, geheime ruimtetuigen, een groepje toeristen, een maansonde. Ondertussen blijft Rusland dan toch (wellicht) wat langer in het ISS. En Artemis blijft voorzien voor 29 augustus. Dat en nog veel, veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Nog dit: Op de zondagen in augustus is het “Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart” ook present op de “XPO Space – The Human Quest”. Tijdens een “ruimtevaartbabbel” van ongeveer een uur maken we een keuze uit de hoogtepunten van de voorbije week. De sessie heeft plaats om 14 uur. Om 16 uur wordt die sessie nog eens herhaald. De “ruimtevaartbabbel” is gratis, maar je moet uiteraard wel een ticket hebben tot de XPO.
 

Bij de foto: Lancering van een Atlas V met aan boord SBIRS GEO 6. Foto ULA.

Rusland lanceerde (wellicht) een “inspector” satelliet.
TASS: Russia launches Soyuz-2.1v rocket from Plesetsk space center — defense ministry.
TASS: Russia’s Soyuz carrier rocket puts defense satellite into orbit.

NasaSpaceFlight: Russia launches potential inspector satellite on Soyuz-2.1v.
SpaceCom: Did Russia just launch a spacecraft to stalk a US spy satellite?
Interesting Engineering: Russia has allegedly launched a new stalking satellite to eavesdrop on U.S. space assets.

SatTrackCam Leiden: Kosmos 2558, a Russian inspector satellite targetting the US IMINT satellite USA 326?
SatTrackCam Leiden: A stalker and its prey (Kosmos 2558 and USA 326).
SatTrackCam Leiden: The flyby of USA 326 by Kosmos 2558 on August 4: a post-analysis.

Chinese LM-4B lanceert drie satellieten, waaronder TECIS.
TECIS staat voor Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite.
ECNS: China launches terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite (foto’s).

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-4B launches TECIS and two small satellites.
SciNews: The Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS).

Tweede van twee kort op elkaar volgende Electron-lancering voor de NRO geslaagd (NROL199).
De lancering werd eerder al uitgesteld omwille van software upgrades voor de satelliet.
Space News: NRO satellite upgrades delay the second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab launches.

RocketLab: Rocket Lab Readies National Security Launch for National Reconnaissance Office.
De presskit van RocketLab vind je hier (PDF).
De NRO presskit vind je hier (PDF).

Op 2.08 werd de lancering op T-5m15s stopgezet omwille van de weersomstandigheden.
RocketLab Twitter: HOLD!
NRO Twitter: Scrub.

Space News: Rocket Lab launches classified mission for National Reconnaissance Office.
NasaSpaceFlght: Rocket Lab’s Electron launches NROL-199.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches US spy satellite on mystery mission.

Filmpje:
De beelden van de scrub werden klaarblijkelijk verwijderd.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - Antipodean Adventure Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches “Antipodean Adventure” (NROL-199).

Atlas V lanceert early warning satelliet SBIRS.
De ULA pagina’s op hun website vind je hier (algemene info en live updates).

Spaceflight Now: ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket moved to launch pad with U.S. military missile warning satellite.
C4ISRnet: Space-Based Infrared satellite launch to complete missile warning system.

ULA: United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Missile Warning Satellite for U.S. Space Force.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman SBIRS GEO-6 Payload Launched in Support of Missile Warning Satellite Mission for US Space Force.

Space News: ULA launches the last SBIRS U.S. Space Force missile warning satellite.
NasaSpaceFlight: ULA’s Atlas V launches final SBIRS GEO missile detection satellite.
Space Policy Online: Final SBIRS missile warning satellite finally in orbit.

Het ULA-fotoalbum voor deze vlucht vind je hier.

Filmpjes:
ULA: Atlas V SBIRS GEO 6 Mission Profile.
ULA: August 4 Live Broadcast: Atlas V SBIRS GEO 6.
SciNews: Atlas V launches SBIRS GEO-6.

New Shepard – NS22 – Zes toeristen maken kennis met de ruimte.
Blue Origin: Blue Origin Successfully Completes 22nd Mission to Space.

Space News: Blue Origin launches sixth New Shepard crewed suborbital flight.
NasaSpaceFlight: New Shepard launches sixth suborbital crewed flight.
Spaceflight Now: Blue Origin launches six more passengers to suborbital space.

SpaceCom: 'Woohoo! We're not going to die!' Blue Origin space tourists celebrate successful mission.
Space Daily: 3 in Blue Origin crew set new world records aboard New Shepard spaceflight.

Filmpje:
Blue Origin: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-22 Webcast.
SciNews: Blue Origin NS-22: New Shepard launch and landing.
Blue Origin: The Journey of NS-22.

Virgin Galactic stelt zijn toeristenvluchten alweer uit.
CNBC: Virgin Galactic again delays space tourism flights, to second quarter 2023.
Space News: Virgin Galactic again delays start of commercial suborbital flights.
De Standaard: Commerciële ruimtevluchten Virgin Galactic opnieuw uitgesteld.
Parabolic Arc: Astra Space, Virgin Galactic Stock Prices Plunge on Launch Delays, Large Quarterly Losses.
Wat Astra betreft, zie verder in deze NUDR.

China lanceert in het geheim een prototype van een herbruikbaar ruimtetuig.
ECNS: China launches reusable experimental spacecraft.
Space News: China launches secretive reusable test spacecraft.
NasaSpaceFlight: China launches spaceplane for second time as part of double header.

SatTrackCam Leiden: Observing China's Re-usable Test Vehicle (or "space plane").

KPLO – SpaceX lanceert Koreaanse maansonde.
Yonhap News Agency: S. Korea's 1st lunar orbiter launches aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
Yonhap News Agency: Fast facts about S. Korea's 1st lunar orbiter Danuri and its mission.
Yonhap News Agency: S. Korea's 1st lunar orbiter makes successful communication with ground station.
Yonhap News Agency: S. Korea's 1st lunar orbiter successfully enters ballistic lunar transfer trajectory toward the moon.

SpaceCom: South Korea's moonshot will explore lunar magnetic mysteries and more.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches South Korea's 1st-ever moon mission, lands rocket at sea.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches Danuri, South Korea’s first mission to the Moon.
Electrek: Tesla is about to launch customers’ pictures in space on SpaceX’s lunar orbiter mission.

NASA: NASA’s ShadowCam Launches Aboard Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: KPLO Mission.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches KPLO (Danuri) and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: KPLO separation.

Momentus vindt fout bij zijn Vigroide Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV). Zette nog 4 extra satellieten uit.
Space News: Momentus deploys additional satellites from Vigoride tug.
Via Satellite: Momentus Identifies Cause of Vigoride-3 Anomaly, Deploys 4 More Satellites.

Falende satellieten – Sentinel-1B – Measat-3 – Telesat.
ESA: Mission ends for Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite.
Space News: ESA ends efforts to recover Sentinel-1B.

Space News: Insurance claim for failed Measat-3 satellite in dispute.

Space News: Aging Telesat satellite running out of fuel as projected LEO costs soar.

Astra stopt met Rocket 3 en gaat verder met Rocket 4.
Space News: Astra cancels Rocket 3 to focus on larger vehicle.
SpaceCom: Astra cancels Rocket 3 line after multiple launch failures.
Parabolic Arc: Astra Space Report $53 Million Net Quarterly Loss, Abandons Rocket 3.3 After Multiple Failures, Delays Next Launch into 2023.
Parabolic Arc: Astra Announces $100 Million Committed Equity Facility.
Parabolic Arc: Astra Space, Virgin Galactic Stock Prices Plunge on Launch Delays, Large Quarterly Losses.

Ballonvlucht met toeristen naar “de grens met de ruimte” voor 125.000 dollar. Vanaf 2024.
Gizmodo: Space Perspective Reveals Capsule Designed to Take Passengers to the Edge of Space.

Weldra ook ruimtetoeristen vanuit China?
SpaceCom: A launch startup and a tourism group in China are jointly exploring the market for space tourism.

Ruimtetoerisme – Polaris Down.
Space News: December launch planned for Polaris Dawn.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn space crew targets December launch date: report.
The Science Times: Jared Isaacman Announces SpaceX Polaris Dawn Launch Date.

Ruimtetoerisme – NASA verandert regeltjes voor bezoek aan het ISS.
Space News: NASA revises requirements for ISS private astronaut missions.
SpaceCom: Former astronauts must chaperone private missions to the International Space Station, NASA says.

ISS – Crew 5.
SpaceX: SpaceX addressing Falcon 9 rocket damage ahead of next NASA astronaut launch.
Space Policy Online: NASA, Roscosmos project camaraderie as crew exchange flights near.
Russian Space News: Anna Kikina left for the U.S. to continue training for her flight on the Crew Dragon.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Leaders Discuss Mission Overview.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Astronauts Take Questions from Media.
NASA: Crew-5 Training Footage - August 3, 2022.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Kickstarts Week Configuring Plant Habitat, Transferring Cargo, and Completing Vision Tests.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Focuses on Prepping Equipment and Samples for Science Experiments.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Readies Free-Flying Robots, Prepares Sample Returns, and Transfers Cargo.
NASA ISS Blog: Installations, Inspections, and Training Fill Crew’s Midweek Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Finishes Week Scrubbing Spacesuits, Adjusting Hardware, and Transferring Cargo.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 29/07/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 01/08/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/08/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/08/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/08/2022.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of July 25, 2022.
Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of August 01, 2022.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Space News: Roscosmos head revises comments about quitting ISS after 2024.
Space News: NASA and Roscosmos officials restate intent to operate ISS after 2024.

TASS: Cosmonauts unfold Russian Airborne Force flag aboard orbital outpost on Paratroopers’ Day.

ESA: 100 days of Minerva.

UPI: Remote surgical robot to be tested on International Space Station.
SpaceCom: Axiom Space deal will put New Zealand research on the International Space Station.
ISS National Lab: Investors at ISSRDC 2022: Focus on Fundamentals.
ISS National Lab: The ISS as the Ultimate Scientific Proving Ground.

Filmpje:
NASA: Space to Ground: The Gateway Connection: 08/05/2022.
NASA: Station astronauts discuss life in space with the Lollipop Theater Network.
CBS News: Future of International Space Station collaboration with Russia.
AGU (podcast): Extinctions: Space station splashdown.

ISS – Commercieële ruimtestations.
Space News: NASA, companies reject concerns over commercial space station development schedules.
SpaceCom: NASA looks to private outposts to build on International Space Station's legacy.

CSS – De Lange Mars 5B.

Filmpje:
CGTN: Space Log: The development of Long March-5B rocket engine.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.

Filmpje:
New China TV: Small mechanical arm of China's Wentian lab module passes on-orbit test.
CCTV: Small Robotic Arm of China's Wentian Lab Module Completes In-orbit Test. 
CGTN: Space Log: Behind the successful docking of the Wentian lab module.
CCTV: Shenzhou-14 Astronauts in Good Condition, Work Progresses Smoothly in Space Station Complex.

Artemis – Aftellen naar Artemis 1 – Mogelijk al op 29 augustus. 
Space News: First SLS launch remains on schedule for late August.
NASA Watch: Another NASA News Conference With No News.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I: Final Stage of Moon Rocket Preparations Underway.
SpaceCom: NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket to roll out Aug. 18 for lunar launch.

Florida Today: Ticket sales for NASA's first Artemis moon launch crash website; some still available.

ESA: ESA names first ‘astronaut’ to fly on the Artemis I lunar mission.
ESA: Shaun the Sheep with Orion and European Service Module.
Collect Space: European Space Agency recruits Shaun (the sheep) for Artemis I.

Collect Space: Apollo 11 relics among 10,000 mementos flying in Artemis I OFK.

The Science Times: NASA Artemis I First Black Woman Astronaut Publishes a Scientific Paper from Space.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Artemis I spacecraft ready for launch.
NASA: Artemis I Big Picture Briefing.
NASA: NASA Previews Artemis I Mission to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast) – Aangekondigd als de meer gedetailleerde briefing, en dat was het ook.

En ook:
SpaceWatch Global: Space Café Radio – Artemis 1 Episode 1 – With Jeremy Parsons.

Artemis – Meer nieuws.
NasaSpaceFlight: SLS Stages in assembly at MAF for future NASA Artemis launches.
PhysOrg: Beyond Artemis I—NASA plots cheaper rocket rollout while Congress calls for more flights.

The Science Times: First Woman on the Moon: NASA Presents List of Female Astronauts for Its Artemis Mission.
Space News: Entire NASA astronaut corps eligible for Artemis missions.

The Planetary Society: The Cost of SLS and Orion.
The Planetary Society: Why we have the SLS.

Filmpje:
NASA: Designing the Space Launch System.
Constellations Podcast: 133 - Video Communications, Deep Space and Artemis I Mission.

Artemis – The Gateway.
IEEE Spectrum: NASA’s Lunar Space Station is a great/horrible idea.

SpaceX – Starship – Nieuwtjes uit Boca Chica.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's activities near a Texas beach spark appeal after court dismisses lawsuit.
Tesmanian: SpaceX is making great progress building a Starship launch tower in Florida, says Elon Musk.
Tesmanian: SpaceX will use Starlink to communicate with Starship when it crosses through Earth's rough atmosphere during upcoming flight test.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: B8 Moved as Pad is Prepared for Booster | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX (still) Preparing Starship 24 for Static Fire Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starlink Satellites Believed to Have Departed Starbase | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Tests Water Deluge for Upcoming Static Fire | Starship Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Chopstick Hydraulics Fail During Booster 7 Rollout.

Lab Padre: Booster 7 Roll Out II.
Lab Padre: Elon Confirms Hydraulic Failure On Chopsticks.

What About It? SpaceX Plans for THREE Times Larger Starship Starbase in Florida!

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
ESA: Utah’s Great Salt Lake is disappearing.
EUSPA: As the mercury rises, Copernicus helps keep you cool.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3548-3550: Rocky Road Ahead – Still Not the Good Kind.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3551-3552: Through the Pass We Go!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3553-3554: 10 (Earth) Years Later.
NASA: SAM's Top 5 Discoveries Aboard NASA's Curiosity Rover at Mars.
Los Alamos National Lab: Ten years on Mars: The Curiosity rover's journey.
NASA: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Turns 10: Here’s What It’s Learned (Mars News Report Aug. 5, 2022)
SpaceCom: Perseverance Mars rover snags 11th rock sample.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Cores 12th Sample, Team Assessing Rover’s Coring Bit.
SpaceCom: Perseverance Mars rover photographs its own landing debris.
ESA (filmpje): 2.5 metres of robotic arm for Mars #shorts – Mars Sample Return.

Lucy:
NASA (filmpje): Lucy’s Solar Powered Journey Continues.

Dimorphos:
Breaking Defense: As NASA’s asteroid impact mission DART nears, similar Chinese efforts raise eyebrows.

JWST – Een nieuwe foto.
ESA: Webb captures stellar gymnastics in the Cartwheel Galaxy.

Universe Today: The James Webb is Measuring Distant Galaxies 5-10 Times Better Than any Other Telescope.
SpaceCom: Is the James Webb Space Telescope finding the furthest, oldest, youngest or first galaxies? An astronomer explains. 

OrbitalHub: A History of Space Telescopes.
NASA Podcast: Gravity Assist: Meet a Webb Scientist Who Looks Back in Time.

Filmpjes:
HubbleWebbESA: Webb Showcases the Cartwheel Galaxy (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image).
HubbleWebbESA: Webb Showcases the Cartwheel Galaxy (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image + MIRI Image).
HST: Webb’s First Look: Images and Spectra from NASA’s Newest Great Observatory.

Nieuwe start voor Russische ruimtevaart (?)
TASS: Roscosmos to gradually shift to commercial services — CEO.
TASS: Roscosmos to rebuild its operation to make satellites in different quantity, quality — CEO.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
Een artikel over het werk in het Centre Spatiale de Liège:
Daily Science: Bon pour le service … dans l’espace!

Europese astronaut Cristoforetti bezig met een installeren van een ICECUBE (Space Applications Services) voor Malta in het ISS.
TVM News: Watch: Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti places Maltese capsule in space.

Dailybits: Het Belgische standbeeldje op de maan: Fallen Astronaut.

SpaceX probeert satellieten (nog) donkerder te maken.
SpaceX: Brightness mitigation best practices for satellite operators (PDF).

Teslarati: SpaceX shares how it’s making Starlink satellite less bright.
SpaceeXplored: SpaceX makes renewed effort to protect the night sky.

Recent Space Debris – Chinese LM-5B – SpaceX Dragon-capsule.
Universe Today: China’s Long March Rocket Booster Makes Uncontrolled Reentry Back to Earth.
The Vibes: [UPDATED] Chinese Long March 5B rocket debris sparks fiery re-entry off Sarawak’s coasts.
Global News: China says free-falling rocket debris has landed in sea near Philippines.
Inside Outer Space: China Rocket Body Debris Found? Updated – New Images.
SpaceCom: Debris from Chinese rocket crash found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
SupChina: China’s hurtling space junk again draws NASA’s ire.

SpaceCom: How many Long March 5B rockets does China plan to launch?
Global Times: China hails its carrier rocket family’s 100th consecutive successful launch as US space debris falls on Australian farmland.

7News Australia (filmpje): SpaceX satellite junk lands in a property in Dalgety, Australia | 7NEWS.
The Guardian: SpaceX capsule confirmed as source of space debris that crashed on farm in Australia.
De Standaard: Brokstukken van SpaceX-raket gevonden in Australische wei.

Space Debris – Andere recente berichten.
Een reeks artikels van begin juni tot eind juli.
ABC.NET.AU: Kimberley 'meteor shower' is debris from a Chinese rocket falling out of orbit.
The Science Times: China Successfully Removes Space Junk Through ‘Drag Sail Technology’.

Physics Astronomy: Satellites Are Falling Out Of Their Orbits At Alarmingly High Rate And Sun Is To Blame.
ESA: Swarm dodges collision during climb to escape Sun’s wrath.
The Sun: DODGE-BALL Panic over ESA satellite swarm near-miss as space trash forces EMERGENCY maneuver.
SpaceCom: Satellite dodges space debris as it scrambles against space weather.
ABC.net: Space junk potentially found in NSW Snowy Mountains paddocks.
SpaceExplored: Space junk, believed to be from Crew-1’s trunk, crash lands in Australia sheep farm.

Financial Times: Astroscale: on a mission to clean up space junk.

Space News: Office of Space Commerce to start developing architecture for traffic management.
ESA: Working together towards zero debris: A Concurrent Study is Coming.

SpaceCom: Satellites can disappear in major solar storms and it could take weeks to find them.
PhysOrg: Uncontrolled rocket descents pose a 10% risk of killing one or more people over the next ten years.

Filmpjes:
Secured World Foundation: SWF Statement under Agenda Item 8, Space Debris (Feb 2022).
Secured World Foundation: Undoing the Damage: What Are the Priorities for Cleaning Up Space?
Secured World Foundation: Bridging the Transatlantic Gap on Space Traffic Management.
Secured World Foundation: Banning the Deliberate Creation of Debris: An Idea Whose Time Has Come.

BBC: How do we solve the problem of space debris?
Reactions: SPACE TRASH! ft. Chemistry.

Satelliettechnologie.
SatSearch: The benefits of in-orbit agility for satellites.
ESA: Innovative data satellite enters commercial service.

WSJ: Satellite Imaging, Not Tourism, Is the Modern Space Race.
Via Satellite: 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch.
Via Satellite: Rent This Space: The Business Model of Space as a Service.
Via Satellite: What Happens Next in the Smallsat Revolution?
Space Capital (filmpje): Space Capital: Space IQ.

Space News: HawkEye 360 opens satellite manufacturing facility in Virginia.

deZeen: Space Forge to launch satellite factory to manufacture components in space.

Via Satellite: UK Space Startups Say Government Support and Investment is Critical to Sector’s Success.
Via Satellite (filmpje): The Rapid Growth of UK’s Space Startups.

In verband met ISAM: 
SpaceQ: Ins In-space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing a game changer?

Nog dit: Apollo 11: veilingen, weetjes, ...
Collect Space: RelaunchSpace reconstructs flight plan for Apollo 11 moon landing.

Collect Space: Sotheby's to auction Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon landing artifacts.
Collect Space: Buzz Aldrin's moon-flown jacket sells for record $2.8M at Sotheby's.
NPR: Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon jacket sells at auction for an astronomical $2.8M.

Collect Space: Astronaut's grandson partners on project to restore rare 'AstroVette'.

Over Neil Armstrong
Astronomy: 5 things you may not know about Neil Armstrong.

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