Net op tijd voor deze editie kwam er nog minder goed nieuws van het ISS binnen. Een tijdje geleden kreeg men te kampen met een lek in het koelsysteem van Soyuz MS-22. Dit weekend kreeg de onbemande Progress MS-21 een gelijkaardig lek. Het geeft de indruk dat er meer aan de hand is dan een inslag van een meteoroïde. Het goede nieuws kwam vanuit Boca Chica waar Super Heavy een static fire uitvoerde met 31 van de 33 Raptor-motoren. En nog maar op halve kracht. Maar het was alweer een belangrijke stap voorwaarts met het oog op een orbitale lancering. Wie weet al in maart. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Indrukwekkende opname van de eerste Super Heavy Static Fire, met 31 van de 33 motoren in actie. Op ongeveer halve stuwkracht. Foto: SpaceX

Russische Proton-raket lanceert weersatelliet.
TASS: Proton-M carrier rocket with Elektro-L satellite launched from Baikonur — Roscosmos.
TASS: Upper stage with Elektro-L satellite separates from Proton rocket’s third stage.
TASS: Elektro-L No4 meteorological satellite put in orbit.

NasaSpaceFlight: Russian Elektro-L weather satellite launched on Proton-M.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Proton-M launches Elektro-L No.4.
SciNews: Proton-M launches Elektro-L No.4.

SpaceX lanceert geostationaire comsat – Hispasat Amazonas Nexus.
Spaceflight Now: Spanish-owned communications satellite ready for launch from Cape Canaveral.
Thales Group: Amazoneas Nexus Telecommunications Satellite Successfully Launched.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus satellite.
Space News: SpaceX launches Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus communications satellite.

Executive.gov: Space Force Launches Third Pathfinder Mission Aboard Hispasat Satellite.

Via Satellite: Antaris’ JANUS-1 Satellite Reaches Orbit Just 10 Months After Conception.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Hispasat Amazonas Nexus Mission.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches Hispasat Amazonas Nexus and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

ISS – Progress MS-20 verlaat het ruimtestation.
Op 7 februari zou Progress MS-20 ontkoppelen van het ISS om enkele uren later in de atmosfeer te verbranden.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Vertrek Progress Ms-20 (live uitzending). 
SciNews: Progress MS-20 undocking and departure.
Video From Space: Russian cargo ship departs space station in 2-minute time-lapse.

ISS – Progress MS-22 wordt gelanceerd richting ruimtestation.
NasaSpaceFlight: Progress MS-22 resupply ship launches to ISS.
Spaceflight Now: Russian Progress resupply ship launches on flight to space station.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Raket voor Progress MS-22 klaargezet op lanceerplatform.
Roscosmos: Lancering Progress MS-22.
SciNews: Progress MS-22 launch.

Tweede SSLV-lancering wel geslaagd. EOS-07, Janus 1 en AzaadiSAT-2 in een baan om de Aarde.
The Hindu: SSLV-D2 will lift off from Sriharikota on February 10.
The Times of India: Isro all set to launch SSLV-D2 from Sriharikota on Friday.

ISRO: Successful flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).

De persmap (PDF) vind je hier.
Een fotoalbum van de lancering vind je hier.

The Hindu: ISRO successfully launches SSLV's second developmental flight with three satellites from Sriharikota.
The Times of India: Isro’s SSLV-D2/EOS-07 mission successful; three satellites placed in orbits..
The Times of India: World's first cloud-built demo satellite, launched by Isro's mini-rocket SSLV-D2, made by an Indian firm.

Space News: India’s SSLV rocket succeeds in second try.
NasaSpaceFlight: ISRO’s second SSLV mission successfully launches trio of satellites.

Filmpjes:
ISRO: Launch of SSLV-D2/EOS-07 Mission.
SciNews: SSLV-D2 - the second launch of SSLV.

ISS – Progress MS-22 koppelt met ruimtestation. 
TASS: Progress MS-22 resupply ship carrying equipment, gifts, food for cosmonauts docks to ISS.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Koppeling Progress MS-22 met ruimtestation.
SciNews: Progress MS-22 docking.

ISS – Plots lek in Progress MS-21.
TASS: Roscosmos reports pressure drop in Progress MS-21 ship, ISS crew not in danger.
TASS: Situation calm on ISS after Progress MS-21 depressurization — TASS special correspondent.
TASS: Progress MS-21 depressurization has no effect on Progress MS-22 docking to ISS.
TASS: Pressure drop on Progress MS-21 to have no impact on ISS crew’s work — official.
TASS: Coolant leak detected on Progress MS-21 docked to ISS.
TASS: Progress MS-21 pressure leak probably occurred in thermal control system — official.
TASS: NASA assists Roscosmos in troubleshooting of Progress MS-21 coolant leak.
TASS: Roscosmos to carry out ‘profound analysis’ to prevent future thermal system problems.
TASS: Progress MS-21 de-orbiting not affected by Saturday’s leak — Roscosmos.
TASS: Roscosmos yet to examine source of Progress MS-21 leak — official.

Space News: Progress cargo spacecraft at ISS suffers coolant leak.
Ars Technica: Another Russian spacecraft docked to the space station is leaking.
Space Policy Online: Another Russian spacecraft at ISS has a coolant leak.

Filmpje:
Roscosmos: Krikalev geeft update over het lek van Progress MS-21 (in het Russisch).

SpaceX lanceert nieuwe batch Starlink-satellieten.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX breaks pad turnaround record in support of Starlink.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 55 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with midnight mission.
Florida Today: SpaceX launches 69th batch of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Breaks Pad Turnaround Record on Starlink 5-4 Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 72 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 February 2023.

Virgin Galactic rijdt WhiteKnightTwo weer naar buiten.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo Reemerges From Hangar, Readied for Taxi Tests.

Virgin Orbit dichter bij de oorzaak falen LauncherOne.
Space News: Virgin Orbit narrows down cause of LauncherOne failure.
Gizmodo: Virgin Orbit Suspects a $100 Part Took Down Its LauncherOne Rocket Last Month.

ISS – Crew 6.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts gear up for Feb. 26 launch to space station.

Filmpjes:
MBRSC: International cooperation in the first Arab long-duration astronaut mission.
MBRSC: Interview with Astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori.

ISS – Soyuz MS-23.
TASS: Crewless Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to deliver supplies to orbital outpost — Roscosmos.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Relax as Cosmonauts Prep for Cargo Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Science Picks Up on Tuesday as Resupply Mission Nears.
NASA ISS Blog: Resupply Rocket Ready for Launch, Crew Works Science and Plumbing.
NASA ISS Blog: Progress Cargo Craft Lifts Off to Resupply Crew.
NASA ISS Blog: Biomedical Science, Space Plumbing as Crew Waits for Cargo Delivery.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Studies Brain, Digestion System and Waits for Saturday Space Delivery.
NASA ISS Blog: Progress Resupply Mission Docks to Station.
NASA ISS Blog: International Space Station Operations Update, Crew Continues Normal Activities.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/02/2023.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of February 06, 2023.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Multifaceted Module: Feb. 10, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 68 Progress 83 Cargo Ship Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome - Feb. 9, 2023.
NASA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Astronaut Koichi Wakata Answers Questions from Space-Feb. 6, 2023.

ISS, Rusland en hoe het verder moet.
TASS: Chief designers recommend extension of Russian ISS segment’s life cycle.
TASS: Russia sets sights on creating own orbital station, says chief designer.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts prepare for their 1st spacewalk.
Inside Outer Space: China Station Crew: First Space Walk Tasks.
ECNS: Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete their first spacewalk.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete 7-hour spacewalk (met foto’s).
Inside Outer Space: China Station Crew Completes “Unprecedented” Space Walks.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: Shenzhou-15 taikonauts preparing for first spacewalk.
CCTV: Shenzhou-15 Astronauts Preparing for First Spacewalk.
New China TV: GLOBALink | Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete their first spacewalk.
CCTV: Shenzhou-15 Astronauts Complete Their First Spacewalk.
SciNews: Shenzhou-15 astronauts complete first spacewalk.
China Space Log: Shenzhou-15 crew's first spacewalk.
China Space Log: Shenzhou-15 crew's first spacewalk (2023.2.9).
CCTV: Shenzhou-15 Crew, Ground Control Team Coordinate to Complete First Spacewalk.

CSS en ESA.
Ars Techinca: Here’s why Europe is abandoning plans to fly aboard China’s space station.

SLS – NASA test RS-25.
SpaceCom: NASA test fires upgraded rocket engines for future Artemis moon missions (video).

Filmpje:
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 8 February 2023.

Artemis 2
ESA: Artemis II main engine.
ESA: Artemis II: main engine nozzle install.

Artemis – Naar de Maan. En Mars.
Space Policy Online: NASA awaiting congressional approval for Moon to Mars program office.

Space News: NASA refining Artemis exploration architecture.
Time:How a boom in mega rockets will get astronauts back on the Moon.
PhysOrg: Europe shoots for the moon with role in NASA programme.

Altair – The Blog: Exploring the Possibilities of Space Farming: A Look at Space Agriculture.

NASA Podcast: Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 101: Artemis Missions.

SpaceX – Starship – Een Static Fire Booster 7 met 33 (oeps – 31) Raptors.
SpaceCom: SpaceX eyeing March for 1st Starship orbital flight, Elon Musk says.
Space News: Shotwell says SpaceX ready for Starship static-fire test.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX ready for 33-engine test of Starship’s Super Heavy booster.

Space News: SpaceX performs Starship static-fire test.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship program conducts major test, firing 31 of 33 Super Heavy engines.
Ars Technica: SpaceX completes a hot fire test of its massive Super Heavy rocket.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX test-fires 31 engines on Starship’s gigantic Super Heavy booster.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship booster survives record-breaking 31-engine static fire.

Spacepage: SpaceX voert cruciale test uit met Starship raket.

Space News: Small satellite sector should prepare for Starship.
Mashable: How the SpaceX Starship plans to reach Mars.
Teslarati: Bill Gates says Elon Musk should spend money for Mars on other things.

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre: Last Minute Deluge System Delivered Ahead of Starship Launch! - Starbase Weekly Update #48.
NasaSpaceFlight: Work Ramps Up at Starbase for Final Preparations | Starbase Update.
NasaSpaceFlight: Water Deluge and GSE Equipment Delivered | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: New Deluge Tank Farm Installed | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX 33-Engine Static Fire of Booster 7.
SpaceX: Starship 33 Engine Static Fire.
LabPadre: Booster 7 Completes 31 Engine Static Fire! - Recap Video.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 7 31-Engine Static Fire Test | SpaceX Boca Chica.
SciNews: Starship Booster 7 - 33 Engine Static Fire Test.
Cosmic Perspective: Starship Super Heavy 31 engine STATIC FIRE!!
Everyday Astronaut: SpaceX Super Heavy 31 Engine Static Fire [Slo Mo 4K].
Marcus House: SpaceX Breaks New Ground with Epic Static Fire: But how powerful was it really?
The Angry Astronaut: BREAKING NEWS! SpaceX Superheavy Did Not Break N1s Thrust Record Yesterday!! #shorts.

ESCAPDE – Te lanceren met New Glenn naar Mars.
NASA: NASA Selects Blue Origin to Launch Mars’ Magnetosphere Study Mission.
Space News: Blue Origin wins first NASA business for New Glenn.

Problemen voor CAPSTONE.
Advanced Space: Utilization and Validation of DSS-17 on the CAPSTONE Lunar Mission.
Advanced Space: CAPSTONE Mission Demonstrating Utility and Resilience at the Moon.

NASA Artemis Blog: CAPSTONE to Test Technologies After Recovery from Communications Issue.

SpaceCom: NASA's CAPSTONE moon probe bounces back from 11-day communications glitch.
Inside Outer Space: CAPSTONE Moon Probe: On Duty in Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit.
Gizmodo: NASA’s CAPSTONE Moon Probe Makes Strides Despite Incessant Problems.

Problemen voor Lunar Flashlight.
SpaceCom: Tiny NASA moon probe can't reach lunar orbit as planned.
Gizmodo: NASA Hatches New Plan for Troubled Water-Hunting Lunar Probe.

Nieuwe landingssite voor Intuitive Machines.
Space News: Intuitive Machines moves landing site of first mission to lunar south pole.

Nieuws van Danuri/ShadowCam.
NASA Artemis Blog: NASA’s ShadowCam Images Permanently Shadowed Regions from Lunar Orbit.
Universe Today: New Spacecraft Can See Into the Permanently Shadowed Craters on the Moon.

ILRS – Vorderingen in China’s maanprogramma.
ECNS: China to advance lunar exploration program.

Filmpje:
China Space Log: China will push forward the fourth phase of its lunar exploration program.
CGTN: China to fully promote 4th-stage lunar exploration program in 2023.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
Groundstation: The Secrets of SAR Remote Sensing.
ESA: Chile battles raging wildfires.
TASS: Cosmonaut photographs Turkish city from space after earthquake.
SpaceCom: Turkey earthquake devastation spotted by satellites (photos).
CSA (filmpje): CSA | Europe at night.

Maan:
Parabolic Arc: Fly Me to the Moon: An Update on Missions to Earth’s Natural Satellite.
Space News: Lunar cubesats encounter technical problems.

Mars: 
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3732-3734: Enchanting Encanto Calls.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3735-3736: Searching for a Drill Site Near Encanto.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3737-3738: Preparing To Drill Dinira.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3739-3741: Cloud Gazing While We Get Ready To Drill.
NASA (filmpje): Curiosity Rover Finds New Clues to Mars’ Watery Past.
NASA Perseverance: The First in the Universe, but What's Next?
Inside Outer Space: Mars Helicopter: Flight 42 Imagery.
NASA: Flight 43 Preview – By the Numbers.
NASA JPL Edu (filmpje): Learning Space with NASA - Make a Mars Helicopter.
Satellite Pro ME: Hope Probe moves to new orbit to study Deimos.

Jupiter:
the making of JUICE (filmpje): The Making of JUICE - Episode 9.
ESA: Juice packed for transport to Europe's Spaceport.
ESA (filmpje): Juice’s odyssey of exploration .
ESA: Juice on final stretch for launch to Jupiter.

Saturnus:
NASA (filmpje): Saturn's Rings Are Acting Strange.

Pluto:
Science Daily: New models explain canyons on Pluto moon.
Space Ref: SwRI Models Explain Canyons On Pluto’s Moon Charon.

Quaoar:
ESA: ESA’s Cheops finds an unexpected ring around dwarf planet Quaoar.
SpaceCom: A dwarf planet beyond Neptune has a mysterious ring that astronomers can't explain.

Trojanen / Lucy:
NASA: NASA’s Lucy Asteroid Target Gets a Name.

Dimorphos/Hera:
ESA: Sound test of Hera asteroid mission antenna.

Russische satelliet valt in tientallen stukken uit elkaar.
Universe Today: A Russian Satellite Has Broken Into Pieces, Littering Debris in Space.
Popular Mechanics: A Secret, Shady Russian Satellite Just Broke Apart in Earth's Orbit.
SpaceCom: Mysterious Russian satellite breaks up in orbit, generating cloud of debris.

Amazon krijgt FCC-goedkeuring voor meer dan 3.000 Kuiper-satellieten.
Space News: Amazon gets key FCC approval for more than 3,000 LEO broadband satellites.
GeekWire: Amazon’s Kuiper satellites are good to go after FCC’s approval of orbital debris plan.
Ars Technica: FCC approves Amazon’s satellite broadband plan over SpaceX’s objections.

Om af te ronden – Oorlog in de ruimte.
Universiteit Leiden (filmpje): Waarom we zo kwetsbaar zijn in de ruimte.

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