Het is nog wachten op andere nieuwe grote raketten zoals Vulcan, Ariane VI en New Glenn maar in Japan werd geprobeerd om hun nieuwe H-III voor het eerst te lanceren. Maar op het moment van het ontsteken van de motoren werd alles stilgelegd. En verder blijven de vraagtekens rond de lekken in de koelradiator van Soyuz MS-22 en Progress MS-21. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Deze opname dateert van 28 oktober vorig jaar, genomen net na de koppeling van Progress MS-21. Het is deze onbemande bevoorradingscapsule die ook af te rekenen kreeg met een lek in het koelingssysteem. De capsule is afgelopen weekend vergaan in de atmosfeer. Foto: NASA

Countdown eerste lancering Japanse H-III wordt afgebroken.
Spaceflight Now: Japan’s new H3 rocket ready for first test flight.
Nikkei Asia: Japan aims to fill Russian hole in launch market with new rocket.
Nikkei Asia: Japan delays H3 rocket.

JAXA: Status on today's scheduled launch of H3 Launch Vehicle.
JAXA: Cancellation of Today's Launch of the First H3 Launch Vehicle Carrying Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 “DAICHI-3” (ALOS-3).

De H-III volgens JAXA.
Meer JAXA-info over ALOS-3 vind je hier.

CNA: Japan's H3 flagship rocket fails to lift off after booster engine glitch.
Space News: Japan aborts H3 launch moments before liftoff.
Space Policy Online: Inaugural launch of Japan’s H3 rocket scrubbed at liftoff.

Filmpjes:
JAXA: Launch of the First H3 Launch Vehicle with Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 “DAICHI-3” onboard.
SciNews: Aborted launch of the H3 Launch Vehicle (H3/TF1).
JAXA: H3 - De wereld van de H3-raket.
JAXA: H3 -Overzicht van de H3-raket.
JAXA: H3 -LE-9 motor - De strijd met de technologie.

SpaceX lanceert nieuwe batch Starlink-satellieten vanuit Vandenberg.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 51 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 73 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 February 2023.

SpaceX en Falcon 9 lanceren comsat voor Inmarsat.
Space News: SpaceX launches Inmarsat-6 F2 in a boost for direct-to-device services.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX completes Friday doubleheader with launch for Inmarsat.
Tesmanian: SpaceX is launching rockets at a record-breaking rate, Inmarsat Mission lifts off from Florida a few hours after California Starlink Mission.

Filmpje: 
SpaceX: Inmarsat I-6 F2 Mission.
SciNews: Inmarsat-6 F2 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

Virgin Orbit over de mislukte lancering LauncherOne.
Virgin Orbit: Virgin Orbit update on UK mission anomaly.
Space News: Virgin Orbit elaborates on potential cause of LauncherOne failure.
SpaceCom: Virgin Orbit traces failed UK rocket launch to 'dislodged fuel filter'.

Virgin Galactic – WhiteKnightTwo vliegt opnieuw.
Space News: Virgin Galactic aircraft returns to flight.
SpaceCom: Virgin Galactic carrier plane flies for 1st time since 2021.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic Stock Soars on Successful WhiteKnightTwo Flight Test.

Filmpje:
The Launch Pad: Virgin Galactic VMS Eve Takes Flight.

Licht uit voor Spaceryde, een Canadese raketontwikkelaar.
SpaceQ: Canadian launching company Spaceryde files bankruptcy assignment.
Space News: Noise complaints help bring down launch startup SpaceRyde.
Payload: SpaceRyde Files for Bankruptcy.

ISS – Het lek in Progress MS-21 (en in Soyuz MS-22) / Soyuz MS-23 op 23 april.
TASS: ISS crew not in danger after Progress MS-21 space freighter’s coolant leak — Roscosmos.
TASS: Crewless Soyuz MS-23 launch delayed until early March — Roscosmos chief.
TASS: Causes of Soyuz MS-22, Progress MS-21 anomalies can differ, says Roscosmos chief.
TASS: Various causes of Progress MS-21’s depressurization being considered.
TASS: Roscosmos publishes photos of Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft damage.
TASS: Damaged Progress MS-21 spacecraft to undock from ISS.
TASS: Damaged Progress MS-21 space freighter undocks from ISS — broadcast.
TASS: Cosmonauts turn Progress MS-21 spacecraft to take photographs of damaged areas.
TASS: Russia’s Roscosmos postpones deorbiting of Progress MS-21 spacecraft — statement.
TASS: Progress MS-21 space freighter to be deorbited on February 19 — Roscosmos.

SpaceCom: Russia releases 1st images of damage to leaky Soyuz spacecraft (photos).
Space News: Russia delays uncrewed Soyuz launch to investigate Progress leak.
Space Policy Online: Canadarm2 to take a look at Progress MS-21 as Russia postpones Soyuz MS-23.
Spaceflight Now: Russia delays next Soyuz launch pending assessment of coolant leaks.
Spaceflight Now: Russian cargo ship departs space station after coolant leak.
Space News: Russia reschedules Soyuz launch after Progress undocks.
Space Policy Online: Progress MS-21 departs ISS as Russia sets launch date for Soyuz MS-23.

Filmpje:
Video From Space: See a robotic Russian spaceship fly around and dock with space station in amazing time-lapse.
Roscosmos: Het vertrek van Progress MS-21.
SciNews: Progress MS-21 undocking and departure.

Commercial Crew – Starliner Crew Flight Test.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA, Boeing Provide Update on First Crewed Starliner Flight Test.
Space News: First crewed Starliner mission on track for April.
Florida Today: NASA and Boeing still working through final steps of Starliner's astronaut test flight.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test Progress Media Teleconference.

ISS – Crew 6.
NASA CCP Blog: Crew-6 Enters Quarantine for Mission to Space Station.

ISS – Axiom 2 – De twee Saudische bemanningsleden bekend.
NASA: NASA, Partners Clear Axiom’s Second Private Astronaut Mission Crew.
Space News: Saudi astronauts selected for Axiom private astronaut mission.
Parabolic Arc: Saudi Arabia to Send First Female Astronaut to Space Station as Part of Second Axiom Mission.

Nog een interessante vraag voor de moslims:
Wired: A Muslim Astronaut's Dilemma: How to Face Mecca From Space.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works Bio-Printer, Ultra-High Res Camera and Cargo Ops.
NASA ISS Blog: Roscosmos Reviews Soyuz, Progress Vehicle; Science and Cargo Ops Keep Crew Busy.
NASA ISS Blog: Biology and Robotics Research Occupy Crew.
NASA ISS Blog: Cargo Craft Ops and Human Research Wrap Up Crew Week.
NASA ISS Blog: Progress Resupply Undocks From Station, Ends Cargo Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: Update on Progress Resupply Spacecraft Deorbit.
NASA ISS Blog: Uncrewed Progress Spacecraft Deorbit Burn Time Set.
NASA ISS Blog: Uncrewed Progress Spacecraft Deorbit Burn Complete.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 13/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 14/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 15/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 16/02/2023.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of February 13, 2023.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Breaking Defense: Navy lab experiment on ISS could improve long-range radio communications.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: A Grip on the Future: Feb. 17, 2023.
NASA: Astronaut Koichi Wakata Answers Japanese Astronaut Recruitment Questions - Feb. 15, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 68 Astronaut Koichi Wakata Answers Japanese Media Questions - Feb. 17, 2023.
Astrum: How Does The International Space Station Maintain its Orientation?

NASA en commerciële ruimtestations.
Space News: NASA updates plans for use of commercial space stations.

Voor de betrokken documenten:
sam.gov: Request for Information for future Commercial LEO Destinations - Concept of Operations and Utilization.

Het nieuwe Russische ruimtestation.
TASS: Top rocket designer reveals launch route to new orbital station.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: China solicits logos for manned space missions in 2023.
ECNS: Two astronaut crews to visit space station this year.
ECNS: Two crews set for Tiangong station in '23.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station Operations for 2023 Outlined.

Space Daily: China's space station experiments pave way for new space technology.
SpaceCom: Pakistan gets space-flown seeds from China's Shenzhou 14 mission (video).

SuperCluster: Tracking the Tiangong Space Station.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: Shenzhou-14 crew members share unforgettable moments in space.
CCTV: Shenzhou-14 Crew in Good Shape After Earth-returned Recuperation.

India en Gaganyaan.
SpaceCom: India tests recovery of spacecraft for Gaganyaan astronaut mission (photos).

Artemis 1.
Gizmodo: NASA's Artemis 1 Megarocket Launch Was Really, Really Loud.

Artemis 2.
Space Ref: Artemis II Engine Section Flipped And Prepared for Final Join.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space Launch System Engine Section Flipped to Prepare for Artemis II.

Artemis – HLS.
Tesmanian: NASA Administrator says SpaceX’s Starship is ‘integral’ to the agency’s Moon to Mars architecture.

Zonnecellen op het Maanoppervlak.
Ars Technica: Blue Origin makes a big lunar announcement without any fanfare.
GeekWire: Blue Origin talks up technology that could eventually turn moon dirt into solar cells.

Artemis – Naar de Maan. En Mars.
Space News: Boeing opens SLS EUS production facility.

NasaSpaceFlight: Crew operations training gears up for Starliner and Orion

Space News: NASA advisers raise concerns about Artemis safety and workforce.

Space Ref: Can Gardening In Space Help Astronauts Cope With Isolation?

Space Ref: Brain Changes In Fighter Pilots May Cast Light On Astronauts During Space Travel.
De Morgen: Ruimtereis beïnvloedt menselijke hersenen permanent, ontdekken Belgische wetenschappers.

Space Ref: Lunar Resources and Wood Selected by NASA to Study Building a Pipeline on the Moon.

NASA: Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Ep. 6: Eat Like a Martian.
NASA: Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Ep. 7: Live Like a Martian.

SpaceX – Starship – Na static fire uitkijken naar eerste orbitale lancering (?)
Space Explored: SpaceX Starship rocket surpassed NASA’s Saturn V rocket during Thursday’s static fire.

Teslarati: SpaceX rolls naked Starship prototype to test site.
Teslarati: SpaceX prioritizes Starship test flights, pauses plans for floating launch pads.
Space Explored: Oh no, Phobos! SpaceX nukes Mississippi plan to convert oil rigs into Starship launchpads.

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre: History in the Making: Elon Details Success of 31 Engine Static Fire! - Starbase Weekly Update #49.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Fires Raptors Into Concrete Slab for Future Launch Pad Upgrades.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starbase Bustling: Before & After Historic 31 Engine Static Fire - Starbase Update.
NasaSpaceFlight: Time for Another Update From Starbase! #shorts.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 26 Rolls Out Without Flaps | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Mystery Solved! SpaceX's New Starship Tower & The Secrets at SLC-40 - KSC Flyover.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 7 Single Engine Spin Prime | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon: 
SpaceCom: Instrument on NASA's Parker Solar Probe switches off unexpectedly.

Venus:
SpaceCom: Chance encounters: Mercury probe and sun spacecraft provide new info about Venus.

Aarde:
NASA (filmpje): Landsat 8 - A Decade of Service.
CNN News18: Satellite Images Reveal Fault Line And Destruction In Turkey | Turkey Earthquake 2023 LIVE | News18.
ESA: Türkiye-Syria earthquake: mobilising the International Charter Space and Major Disasters.
ESA: Satellites support impact assessment after Türkiye–Syria earthquakes.
CNES: Turkey, first images of the earthquake by the Pleiades satellites.
SpaceCom: New satellite photos show surface cracks from devastating Turkey earthquake.
SpaceRef: The Himalayas As Seen By Humans In Orbit.
ESA: Studying forest biomass from space.

Maan:
PhysOrg: New spacecraft can see into the permanently shadowed craters on the moon.
GovComWire: Intuitive Machines Completes SPAC Merger, Aims to Gain Foothold in Space Exploration Market.
SpaceCom: South Korea's Danuri probe captures phases of Earth from lunar orbit (photo).
NASA (filmpje): Moon Mountain Name Honors NASA Mathematician Melba Mouton.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3742-3743: Let's Drill!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3744-3745: The One That Got Away…
Inside Outer Space: Curiosity Mars Rover: New Drilling Details.
SpaceCom: NASA's Perseverance rover shows off collection of Mars samples.
NasaSpaceFlight (filmpje): Mars Perseverance Rover & Ingenuity Making Significant Scientific Impact. 2 Years on Mars!
Science News: What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars?
Nasa Perseverance: NASA's Perseverance Rover Set to Begin Third Year at Jezero Crater.
NASA Ingenuity: Perseverance's Four-Legged Companion is Ready.
NASA Ingenuity: Flight 44 Preview – By the Numbers.
Inside Outer Space: Mars Helicopter: Flight 43 – High Flying Views.
NASA: NASA Study Seeks to Understand Impact Effects on Mars Rocks.

Jupiter:
ESA (filmpje): Introducing Juice’s odyssey of exploration.
ESA (filmpje): Juice one step closer to launch .
SpaceCom: Europe's JUICE Jupiter spacecraft arrives at spaceport ahead of April launch.

Uranus:
Gizmodo: It’s Time to Finally Get Our Ass to Uranus.

Dimorphos:
Sky & Telescope: How citizen scientists are monitoring the DART impact’s aftereffects.

Planetoiden:
ESA: NEOMIR: finding risky asteroids outshone by Sun.

Cubesats e.a. in de (inter)planetaire ruimte:
Space News: Deep space smallsats face big challenges.

Starlink – Boete voor SpaceX.
Space News: FAA proposes fining SpaceX for missing launch data.
Ars Technica: SpaceX could be fined $175K for failure to properly report launch data to FAA.

Nieuws van Intuitive Machines.
Space News: Intuitive Machines completes SPAC merger.
SpaceCom: Intuitive Machines rings Nasdaq bell on path to private moon landing.
Payload: Intuitive Machines Stock Skyrockets, Tripling Three Days after Going Public
Bloomberg: Space-Exploration Co.’s 330% Jump Shines in Sea of De-SPAC Pain.

Europa onderzoekt overname Inmarsat door Viasat.
Space News: Europe opens full-scale investigation into Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition
Via Satellite: European Commission Opens In-Depth Investigation Into Viasat, Inmarsat Merger

IRIS² – Een Europese satellietconstellatie.
EUSPA (filmpje): IRIS²: the new EU Secure Satellite Constellation.
Copernicus.EU: OBSERVER: Copernicus gets sibling— IRIS², the new EU Secure Communication Constellation.
Space News: Europe approves multi-orbit connectivity constellation plan.
Spacewatch Global: MEPS back new IRIS2 project for government communications.

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