Zes lanceringen waarvan één mislukte. Bij het Indische Small Satellite Launch Vehicle liep het fout helemaal op het einde. En in Texas op Starbase worden weer motoren ontstoken. Zowel voor Booster 7 als Ship 24 waren er geslaagde statische testen. Maar de eerste orbitale lancering zal nog wel even op zich laten wachten. Voor het Space Launch System nadert D-Day met rasse schreden. Op 29 augustus is het (wellicht) zover. Dat en nog veel meer in het “Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart” van deze week.

Bij de foto: De Indische SSLV bij het vertrek, toen alles nog goed ging. Foto: ISRO.
 

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.

En op vrijdag 12 augustus ben ik op het Youtube-kanaal van volkssterrenwacht Urania  een wekelijks weerkerende update gestart, met het oog op Artemis 1, de eerste lancering van het Space Launch System. De eerste update vind je hier.

Nog even het geheime Chinese ruimtevliegtuigje.
Berichten over de lancering vind je in vorige NUDR.
Ars Technica: China’s secretive space plane flies higher and longer than before.

Eerste lancering Indische SSLV loopt niet volgens plan.
The Hindu: AzaadiSat, built by 750 girl students, to reach orbit next week onboard ISRO's SSLV.
The Times Of India: History beckons ISRO with maiden SSLV-D1/EOS-2 mission.

The Hindu: Countdown to ISRO’s maiden SSLV-D1/EOS-02 mission begins.
The Hindu: ISRO SSLV-D1/EOS-02 launch | Satellites no longer usable after deviation: ISRO on its maiden SSLV mission.
The Hindu: Satellites launched by SSLV in ‘wrong orbit, not usable’.
The Hindu: Space to learn | On the failure of ISRO’s maiden small satellite launch vehicle mission.

The ISRO-website (nieuwe versie) in verband met deze eerste SSLV-vlucht vind je hier.
De Mission Brochure vind je hier (PDF).

Space News: India’s new SSLV rocket fails in first launch.
NasaSpaceFlight: ISRO’s new SSLV small satellite launcher debuts – suffers fourth stage issue.
Spaceflight Now: India’s new small satellite launcher fails to put satellites into correct orbit.

OnManorama: Onmanorama Explains | What does launch of SSLV mean to Indian space industry?

Spacepage: India lanceert voor het eerst kleine SSLV raket.

Filmpjes:
Een voorbeschouwing over deze vlucht en de raket vind je hier (ISRO).
ISRO: SSLV-D1/EOS-02 Mission launch is scheduled for Aug 7, 2022 at 9:18 hrs IST from SDSC, Sriharikota (live).
ISRO: Launch of SSLV-D1/EOS-02 Mission.
SciNews: SSLV-D1 - the first launch of SSLV.
Point Or View: What went wrong in ISRO's maiden SSLV mission.

Chinese Ceres voor derde keer met succes gelanceerd. 
ECNS: China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y3 launches three satellites.
ECNS: China launches three satellites in one rocket (foto’s).

Space News: Galactic Energy of China registers third consecutive successful launch.
NasaSpaceFlight: Galactic Energy Ceres-1 launches three Earth observation satellites.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China’s CERES-1 Carrier Rocket Sends Three Satellites into Space.
SciNews: Ceres-1 launches three satellites.

Russische Soyuz 2.1b lanceert Iraanse (militaire) satelliet Khayyam en nog 16 nano-satellieten.
Iran International: Russia's Space Agency To Launch Satellite Into Orbit For Iran.
The Barents Observer: Russia warns of rocket splashdown north of Svalbard.
Tehran Times: Homegrown Khayyam satellite put into orbit.
Tehran Times: Recently-launched satellite successfully stabilized: Iranian government.

TASS: Russia to launch Iran’s Khayyam satellite, 16 Russian small satellites on August 9.
TASS: Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b launched with Iranian satellite and 16 small satellites from Baikonur.
TASS: Fregat booster with Iranian satellite separates from Soyuz-2.1b rocket’s upper stage.
TASS: Russia’s Fregat booster delivers Iranian satellite into orbit — Roscosmos.
TASS: Iran gets first data from satellite launched from Baikonur spaceport — IRNA.
TASS: Roscosmos launches record number of Russian satellites at a time.

Space News: Russia launches Soyuz rocket with Iranian satellite and CubeSats.
Space Daily: Russia launches Iranian satellite amid Ukraine war concerns.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos TV: Lancering.
SciNews: Soyuz-2.1b launches Khayyam.

SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starlink Group 4-26 launches on Falcon 9 from LC-39A.
Spaceflight Now: Falcon 9 rocket deploys SpaceX’s 3,000th Starlink internet satellite.
Teslarati: SpaceX launches 3000th Starlink satellite.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 54 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 10 August 2022.

Chinese LM-6 lanceert 16 nieuwe satellieten.
ECNS: China launches 16 new satellites.
ECNS: China launches 16 satellites in one rocket (foto’s).
ECNS: China launches 'Tianfu Constellation' satellites for smart city construction.

NasaSpaceFlight: China launches 16 more Jilin-1 satellites atop Chang Zheng 6.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches 16 Satellites Atop Single Long March-6 Rocket.
SciNews: Long March-6 launches 16 satellites.

SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten.
Teslarati: SpaceX set to launch third batch of sun-synchronous Starlink satellites.
Tesmanian: SpaceX reuses Falcon 9 rocket a 10th time to launch a Starlink mission from the West Coast.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX continues Starlink expansion with third launch to shell 3.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites in afternoon launch from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 55 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 August 2022.

Na boycot v/d Russen krijgt Antares een nieuwe eerste trap van Firefly Aerospace.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman Teams with Firefly Aerospace to Develop Antares Rocket Upgrade and New Medium Launch Vehicle.

Space Policy Online: Northrop Grumman finds non-Russian alternative for Antares.

Filmpjes:
Scott Manley: Firefly Will Replace Russian Engines On Antares Rocket With Beta Booster.

Na boycot (geen Soyuz-raketten meer vanuit Europese lanceerbasis), wordt SpaceX en Falcon 9 reddende engel voor Europa?
Reuters: Exclusive: Europe eyes Musk's SpaceX to bridge launch gap left by Russia tensions
EurActiv: Europe eyes Musk’s SpaceX to replace Russian rockets.
Parabolic Arc: The Best Laid Plans: Europe’s Ambitious Launch Year Goes Awry Due to International Tensions, Schedule Delays.

Nieuwe lanceerders – Een overzicht.
Parabolic Arc: Launchapalooza: 26 New Boosters Debuting Worldwide
Space News: Small launch vehicle industry growth slow.

India test LAS voor Gaganyaan.
NDTV: Space Agency ISRO Successfully Tests Gaganyaan Low Altitude Escape Motor.

Ruimtetoerisme – Polaris Down.
Polaris Program: Photos: Polaris Dawn crew visits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Filmpje: 
Total Space: We chat with Todd "Leif" Ericson on Polaris Dawn Apogee and more! | Polaris Dawn Interview.

Commercial Crew / ISS – Starliner.
NASA: NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Update on Starliner Progress.

ISS – Crew 5.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Nears Completion of Crew Training.

Volgend filmpje gaat over de test van de booster te gebruiken bij de lancering van Crew 5, booster die beschadigd werd gedurende transport.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fired After Striking Bridge in Texas.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Critical Research Under Way Benefiting Humans on and off Earth.
NASA ISS Blog: Biology, Botany Research on Station Promoting Healthy Humans.
NASA ISS Blog: Multilateral Coordination Board Joint Statement.
NASA ISS Blog: Aging Process, CubeSat Preps, and Space Physics Fill Station Research Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Studies Life Science, Botany and Prepares for Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Pack Dragon for Return; Cosmonauts Practice Spacewalk.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/08/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/08/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/08/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/08/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/08/2022.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of August 08, 2022.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Space station’s orbit raised by over 0.5 km ahead of Soyuz spacecraft launch.

NasaSpaceFlight: Expedition 67 in final stretch as European Robotic Arm commissioning continues.
ESA: Minerva Mission I Robotic Arm waltz.

PhysOrg: Exposed! International Space Station tests organisms, materials in space.
Universe Today: A Remote Surgical Robot is Going to the International Space Station

NASA: NASA TV to Cover SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departure from Space Station.

Kijk ook wat verder naar het Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws, i.v.m. het B.USOC en het ISS.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Space Gardening: 08/12/2022.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - August 12, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 67 Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Answers Indiana Student Questions - Aug. 11, 2022.
MHI: HTV-X1, Transport van de eerste drukmodule.

ISS – Commerciële ruimtestatons.
SpaceCom: NASA, private companies count on market demand for future space stations after ISS.

ROSS – Maquette toekomstig Russisch ruimtestation weldra voorgesteld?
TASS: Roscosmos to unveil new Russian orbital station at Army 2022 forum.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
ECNS: China's space station lab module Mengtian arrives at launch site.
ECNS: China's second lab module Mengtian delivered to launch site (foto’s).
SpaceCom: 3rd Chinese space station module arrives at spaceport ahead of October launch.

SpaceCom: Chinese astronauts start testing new space station module 

Space Daily: Wentian's small mechanical arm completes in-orbit tests.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's 2nd Space Station Lab Module Mengtian Arrives at Launch Site.
CCTV: Chinese Astronauts Call on Teenagers to Participate in Painting Exhibition in Space Station.
CCTV: China’s Shenzhou-14 Astronauts Work, Exercise in Space Station Lab Module.

Artemis – Aftellen naar Artemis 1 – Mogelijk al op 29 augustus. 
The Planetary Society: Artemis I launch guide: What to expect.
De NASA persmap (online versie) vind je hier.

NASA: Artemis I Moonikin Campos Inspection and Install.
NASA: Artemis I to Launch First-of-a-Kind Deep Space Biology Mission.
NASA Artemis Blog: Teams Work Final Preparations for Roll Out of Artemis I Moon Rocket.

In verband met enkele cubesats aan boord Artemis 1.
Space News: Busek finds headroom to double in size.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Artemis I Path to the Pad: NASA Series Trailer.
NASA: Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket.
NASA: Artemis I Communications Profile.
Aerojet: Aerojet Rocketdyne Artemis B-Roll.
NASA: Lunar IceCube - An Artemis Secondary Payload.
ESA: Europe ready for Artemis.

Artemis – Meer nieuws.
NASA Watch: Artemis Lunar Landings Will Be Rare Events.

Space News: Beck: CAPSTONE demonstrates feasibility of low-cost interplanetary smallsats.
Parabolic Arc: Proposal to Use Small Spacecraft to Return More Samples From the Moon.

SpaceCom: Hubble-servicing NASA astronaut urges human-robot synergy for future moon missions.

Artemis – Gateway.
SpaceCom: Watch NASA's next-generation lunar Gateway space station build up in concept video.

SpaceX – Starship – Nieuwtjes uit Boca Chica.
Teslarati: SpaceX Test-Fires Starship & Super Heavy's Raptor Engines On The Same Day.
Teslarati: SpaceX fires up Starship and Super Heavy booster hours apart.

Gizmodo: SpaceX Performs Limited Static Fire Test of Starship Booster, Avoids Explosion.
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up Starship Super Heavy booster again in long engine test.
Ars Technica: SpaceX breathes fire in South Texas for the first time in 2022.

The Science Times: First Orbital Test Flight of SpaceX's Starship Will Not Happen This Month as Company Targets a 6-Month Window.

Click Orlando: Starship launch pad continues to rise at Kennedy Space Center.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Lifts Booster 7 to Launch Mount for Upcoming Testing.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Conducts Spin Prime Testing with Booster 7 & Starship 24 (7,5 uur durend live verslag).
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship and Booster Engine Testing Double Header | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Conducts Dual Static Fires with Booster 7 and Starship 24 (6 uur durend live verslag).
NasaSpaceFlight: First Ever Booster 7 Static Fire | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 7 and Ship 24 Static Fire For the First Time | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship 24 Static Fire Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship and Super Heavy Static Fire Preparations | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Performs Long Duration Raptor Firing on Booster 7.
Lab Padre: Booster 7 - 20 Second Static Fire Replay With Thermal Imaging.

NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 7 Rolls Back for Center Raptor Engine Installation | SpaceX Boca Chica.

NasaSpaceFlight: Construction of SpaceX's Florida Starship Factory Progressing Rapidly.

Lab Padre: SpaceX Continues Rapid Starship Progress - Weekly Update #22.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
Space News: Capella unveils a new generation of radar satellites.
PhysOrg: Methane satellites find landfills with the same climate impact as several hundred thousand cars.
SpaceCom: NASA satellite captures Sahara Desert dust plume over the Atlantic Ocean.
Time: NASA Satellites Paint Grim Picture For The Future of Antarctica's Ice Shelves.
Astronomy: Earth's 'Milky seas' observed from space and sea.
De Standaard: Zelfs vanuit de ruimte ziet ons land er kurkdroog uit.

Maan:
Times Of India: Chandrayaan-2 detects high density plasma in Lunar wake region.
The Planetary Society: Lunar Trailblazer, NASA’s Moon water mapper.
NASA:  NASA Transfers Landsat 9 Satellite to USGS to Monitor Earth’s Changes.
ESA: Lunar Zebro (Wandelende maanrover uit Nederland).
SpaceCom: China mulls using lunar satellites to probe the cosmic dark ages.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3555-3557: 10 (Earth) Years Later – and Counting.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3558-3559: New Year, New Challenges.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3560-3561: Progressing Through the Pass.
UPI: NASA explains strange stringy object photographed by Perseverance rover.
SpaceCom: Equatorial Mars is surprisingly dry, NASA's InSight lander finds
Astronomy: Curiosity rover celebrates 10 years of Mars exploration
Science News: How Mars rovers have evolved in 25 years of exploring the Red Planet
PhysOrg: Mars dust as a basis for life? No problem for certain bacteria.

Ceres:
Sky & Telescope: Asteroid Ceres was radioactive – and that could explain a lot.

Bennu:
Universe Today: Watch OSIRIS-REx's Complex Orbital Path Around Bennu in This Cool Animation.
NASA (filmpje): A Web Around Asteroid Bennu in 360°.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
ESA astronaut Christoforetti werkt even voor het B.USOC, het Belgian User Support Operations Center.
BIRA: Samantha Cristoforetti wordt de achtste astronaut die SMD zal manipuleren.
Een B.USOC-tweet na afloop van de interventie vind je hier.

Nog dit – Een gratis boek over internationale wetten en het militaire gebruik van de ruimte.
McGill Manual – On International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space (PDF).

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

Koen