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Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart – Week 2023/08–641

Aan boord van het ISS ligt een “crisis”situatie nu achter de rug. Met de koppeling van de onbemande Soyuz MS-23 heeft de bemanning van de lekke Soyuz MS-22 opnieuw een volwaardige capsule ter hunner beschikking. De bemanning van Crew 5 staat dan weer op het punt afgelost te worden door de morgen maandag te lanceren Crew 6. Deze NUDR eindigt met ruimtevaartnieuws dat connecties heeft met België: over de Belgische “Elon Musk” en over Lance Bass die in 2002 op het punt stond met Frank De Winne naar het ISS te vliegen. Maar daar kwam iets tussen. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Met de koppeling van Soyuz MS-23 aan de Poisk-module kunnen Prokopyev, Petelin en Rubio weer gerust slapen. De nieuwe capsule vervangt hun SoyuZ MS-22 die kampt met een lek in de externe radiator. Ze moeten nu wel nog een extra half jaartje in de ruimte blijven, tot in september van dit jaar. Foto: NASA


Chinese LM-3B lanceert communicatiesatelliet ChinaSat 26.
Space News: China launches high-capacity communications satellite after 39-day pause.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Launches New Communications Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-26 (ZhongXing-26).


ISS – Het lek in Progress MS-21 (en in Soyuz MS-22) .
TASS: Space station’s orbit raised ahead of damaged Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft’s landing.
TASS: ISS crew to return to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft in September — Roscosmos.

FNN: Roscosmos: Russian spacecraft leak caused by external impact.
PhysOrg: Roscosmos: Russian spacecraft leak caused by external impact.
Spaceflight Now: Russia blames Progress leak on ‘external influences’ as new Soyuz preps for launch.
Space Policy Online: Progress MS-21 leak due to external impact.
Mashable: Russia has had 2 leaky space station ships in 2 months. Coincidence?

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos TV: Soyuze MS-22: Resultaten en oplossingen voor een abnormale situatie.
Roscosmos TV: Vladimir Solovjov over de abnormale situatie met Sojoez MS-22.


ISS – Soyuz MS-23 gelanceerd op 24 februari.
TASS: State Commission approves Soyuz MS-23 launch on February 24.
TASS: State commission clears Soyuz rocket for mission to bring Russian cosmonauts back.
TASS: Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to spend 215 days in space before returning with cosmonauts.
TASS: Landing of Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft with cosmonauts on board due Sept. 27.
TASS: Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft begins mission to bring cosmonauts back to Earth.
TASS: Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft taken to the orbit — TASS correspondent.

PhysOrg: Crew stuck on ISS to return to Earth in September: Russia.
VRT NWS: Door lek in Russisch ruimteschip moet bemanning half jaar langer in Internationaal Ruimtestation ISS blijven.
SpaceCom: Russia to launch replacement Soyuz to space station on Thursday (Feb. 23).
UPI: Russian rescue mission for three space station astronauts set this week.
Space Policy Online: Soyuz MS-23 on track for Thursday, Crew 6 delayed to Monday. 

NasaSpaceFlight: Uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 “rescue” mission launches to ISS.
Collect Space: Russia launches uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 on 'rescue' flight to station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 68 Uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 Launch to International Space Station - Feb. 23, 2023.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-23 launch.


Chinese LM 2C lanceert aardobservatiesatelliet Horus 1.
EnglishNewCN: China launches new remote sensing satellite.

Filmpjes:
China Space Log: Long March 2C successfully launched the Horus 1 remote sensing satellite.


ISS – Onbemande Soyuz MS-23 koppelt met succes aan het ruimtestation.
TASS: Soyuz MS-23 docked to ISS to take home cosmonauts.
VRTNWS: Russische Sojoez-capsule met extra voorraad voor bemanning komt aan bij het ISS.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 68 Uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 International Space Station Docking - February 26, 2023.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-23 docking.


Relativity Space gaat Terran 1 lanceren ten vroegste op 8 maart.
Space News: Relativity Space sets date for first Terran 1 launch.
Spaceflight Now: Relativity sets launch date for first flight of Terran 1 rocket.
Sun Herald: The first 3D-printed rocket was made in Mississippi. You can watch it launch into space.

De livestream voor deze lancering vind je hier.


Lancering H-III uitgesteld tot 10 maart.
The Japan News: JAXA pinpoints fault that scuppered H3 rocket launch.
Impact Times: Japan Still Aiming To Launch The H3 Before March 10.


Eerste lancering Vulcan ten vroegste op 4 mei.
Tussen haakjes, ook een dag die bekend staat als Star Wars Day.
Space News: ULA announces May launch of first Vulcan.
Ars Technica: After Vulcan comes online, ULA plans to dramatically increase launch cadence.

Voor meer details zie de Countdown To Vulcan pagina’s.


Ruimtetoerisme – Met een Japanse ballon naar de stratosfeer.
The Science Times: Tour to Stratosphere? Japanese Start-up To Offer Helium Balloon Five-hour Round Trip.
FNN: Japanese startup unveils balloon flight space viewing tours.


ISS – Crew 6 wordt gelanceerd op maandag 27.02
Commercial Crew Program: NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 Events, Launch.
Commercial Crew Program: Crew-6 Flight Readiness Review Underway, Media Teleconference to Follow.
Commercial Crew Program: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Flight Crew Departs Houston, Bound for Florida.
Commercial Crew Program: Crew-6 Flight Crew Touches Down in Florida.
Commercial Crew Program: NASA, SpaceX Announce Update to Crew-6 Mission.
Commercial Crew Program: Spacecraft, Rocket for Crew-6 Mission Roll out to Launch Pad at Kennedy.
Commercial Crew Program: Rocket Raised to Vertical Position for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch.
Commercial Crew Program: Bright Outlook for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch Weather.
Commercial Crew Program: Flight Crew, Launch Teams Set for Crew-6 Countdown Dress Rehearsal.
Commercial Crew Program: Falcon 9 Static Fire Test Completed Ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch.
Commercial Crew Program: Crew-6 ‘Go’ for Launch Following Successful Launch Readiness Review

SpaceCom: UAE astronaut on SpaceX Crew-6 mission will spend Ramadan in space.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch site for Feb. 27 astronaut liftoff (photos).
SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts arrive at NASA spaceport for Feb. 26 launch.
Space News: Crew-6 launch slips as Progress leak investigation continues.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts Fedyayev, Borisov ready for flight to ISS — government commission.
SpaceCom: SpaceX test-fires rocket ahead of Crew-6 astronaut launch for NASA (photos).
SpaceCom: SpaceX on track to launch Crew-6 astronaut mission for NASA tomorrow (Feb. 27)

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission to the Space Station (Official Trailer).
NASA: Meet Steve Bowen, Crew-6 Commander.
NASA: Meet Woody Hoburg, Crew-6 Pilot.
MBRSC: The Journey of Astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Arrival to Kennedy.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Flight Readiness Review Media Teleconference.
Spaceflight Now: Watch live as SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 rocket for space station mission.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 NASA Social Panel.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch Readiness Review Media Teleconference.


Polaris Dawn vertrekt eerst in de zomer.
Polaris Program: The First Year of Polaris & Launch Date Update for Polaris Dawn.
Space News: Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission preparing for summer launch.


Commercial Crew – Starliner CFT.
NASA Commercial Crew: NASA Astronauts Perform Key Testing with Starliner Spacecraft.
SpaceCom: Boeing's Starliner on track to launch its 1st astronaut flight this spring, NASA says


ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Muscle Research, BEAM Work Ahead of Crew Ship Launches.
NASA ISS Blog: Roscosmos, SpaceX Crew Ships Near Launch as Station Prepares.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Preparing for Two Crew Ships Nearing Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: Uncrewed Replacement Soyuz Launches to the Space Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Soyuz Spacecraft Flies to Station as SpaceX Crew Dragon Nears Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: Uncrewed Replacement Soyuz Docks to the Space Station

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 17/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 20/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 21/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 22/02/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 23/02/2023.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of February 20, 2023.


ISS – Russen blijven (al zeker) tot 2028 in het ruimtestation.
TASS: Roscosmos approves decision to extend ISS Russian segment’s operation to 2028.


ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Next spacewalk under Russian program will take place in April or May

Filmpje:
NASA: Space to Ground: 4 for 6: Feb. 24, 2023.


CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Inside Outer Space: China Recruits New Astronauts for 2023 missions.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station: Expansion Plan Discussed.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: Video of Earth taken by taikonauts in space released.
CGTN America: Astronauts get haircut in space.
CCTV: Chinese Astronauts Turn into Hairdressers As Footage Aboard Space Station Goes Viral.
China Space Log: Expanding the configuration of China Space Station and adding an accompanying flight cabin.
China Space Log: 30 Years Achievement Exhibition of China Manned Space Project.
CGTN: China finishes recruitment of 6 astronauts for space missions in 2023.


Chinezen naar de Maan.
Inside Outer Space: China Exhibition: Human Moon Program Enters New Phase; Space Station Expansion.


Artemis – SLS – NASA test RS-25.
NASA: NASA Continues Testing Redesigned Artemis Moon Rocket Engines.

Filmpje: 
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 22 February 2023 (600 seconds test).


Artemis – Gateway.
Space News: NASA plans to start work this year on first Gateway logistics mission.


Artemis – Naar de Maan. En Mars.
The Science Times: Farming on the Moon Now Possible? ESA Finds Ways To Create Fertilizer, Grow Plants on Lunar Soil.


SpaceX – Starship – Eerste orbitale lancering in maart?
The Hill: Will the SpaceX Starship fly to space soon?
Teslarati: SpaceX close to securing FAA license for Starship launch debut.
Space News: SpaceX proceeding with Starship orbital launch attempt after static fire.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Senior Advisor says Starship & Booster are in ‘good shape’ for orbital flight attempt in March, static-fire was the ‘last box to check’.
Gizmodo: SpaceX Is Closer Than Ever to Starship's First Orbital Flight.
NasaSpaceFlight: Delving Deeper: Super Heavy thrust and counting down to flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX will attempt 1st Starship orbital flight in March: report.
Space News: The future of Starship includes national security missions.

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre: SpaceX Delivers New Starship Prototype - Starbase Weekly Update #50.
NasaSpaceFlight: More Starships, More Testing, and More OLM Construction! - Starbase Update.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship's Orbital Launch Mount Gets Protection | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX's Starship: Thrust and Countdown Analysis.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship 27 Stacked in the High Bay | SpaceX Boca Chica.


Mars – Heeft de Chinese Zhurong de geest gegeven?
SpaceCom: China silent on fate of Zhurong Mars rover on 2nd anniversary of Tianwen 1 mission.
Space News: NASA Mars orbiter reveals China’s Zhurong rover has not moved for months.


Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Mercurius:
ESA: Mercury’s black disc helps sharpen Solar Orbiter’s view.
ESA (met filmpje): Mercury transit seen by Solar Orbiter.
ESA (met filmpje): Mercury transit with solar atmosphere backdrop.

Aarde:
ESA: Call opens for ESA’s twelfth Earth Explorer.
EUSPA: Power up with Copernicus.
ESA (filmpje): Introducing the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem.
Space News: Capella teams with analytics firms to promote use of radar imagery.
ESA (met filmpje): The ozone layer: a hole new world.

Maan:
The Times of India: Chandrayaan-3 lander completes key tests.
The Hindu: Chandrayaan-3 successfully completes crucial test.
WioNews: ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully undergoes key test ensuring it can function in space.
TASS: First Moon mission in Russia’s modern history set for July 13.
Point Or View (filmpje): SCOOP! Here's the new moon rover China is quietly working on for 2026 launch.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3746-3748: When Data Show Up Late…
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3749: Another Busy Day on Mars.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3750-3751: Drilling the Marker Band… Again?
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3752-3754: Perseverance From the Curiosity Team.
Universe Today: Follow Perseverance on Its Mars Journey With This Two-Year Timelapse.
NASA: Perseverance: Two Years on Mars (Live Public Talk).
Mars Ingenuity: Flight 45 Preview – By the Numbers.
Mars Ingenuity: Flight 46 Preview – By the Numbers.
SpaceCom: Mars helicopter Ingenuity's historic 1st flights shed light on Martian dust dynamics.
NASA: Maven Status Update.
SpaceCom: NASA rover snaps photos of ancient 'waves' carved into Mars mountainside.
SpaceCom: Signs of Mars life may be too elusive for rovers to detect.
Science Alert: There Might Be a Simple Reason We Haven't Found Life on Mars.

Jupiter:
SpaceCom: Newly discovered type of salt could explain the mystery of Europa's ice cracks.

Didymos en Dmorphos.
ESA: Eyes on Hera: Asteroid mission’s cameras ready.

Ryugu:
NASA: First Look at Ryugu Asteroid Sample Reveals it is Organic-Rich.

Planetoïden
The Planetary Society: Why we need the NEO Surveyor space telescope.
Space Daily: Water rich asteroids came from far outside the asteroid belt.


JWST in het nieuws (januari / februari).
PhysOrg: ALMA and JWST reveal galactic shock is shaping Stephan's Quintet in mysterious ways.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Links Between Galaxies Near and Far.
NASA: New Webb Image Reveals Dusty Disk Like Never Seen Before.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet.
ESA: Webb confirms its first exoplanet.
The Planetary Scoiety: How JWST confirmed its first exoplanet and opened a new frontier.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Uncovers Star Formation in Cluster’s Dusty Ribbons.
SpaceCom: Galaxies in early universe were surprisingly diverse, James Webb Space Telescope finds.
NASA: NASA Recaps Webb Telescope Findings From AAS Meeting.
NASA: Webb Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry.
NASA: Webb Unveils Dark Side.
Gizmodo: Webb Telescope Captures Countless Galaxies in New Image.
Universe Today: The James Webb May See the First Stars to Appear in the Universe.
NASA: Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid.
NASA: Breaking the Tracking Speed Limit With Webb.
ESA: Webb uncovers new details in Pandora’s Cluster.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Reveals Intricate Networks of Gas and Dust in Nearby Galaxies.
Scientific American: JWST Discovers Enormous Distant Galaxies That Should Not Exist.
VRTNWS: Astronomen compleet verrast: James Webb-telescoop vindt sterrenstelsels die niet konden bestaan.
Ars Technica: Universe’s first galaxies unexpectedly large.
ESA: Webb observes a globular cluster sparkling with separate stars.

Filmpjes:
SETI Institute: The JWST Saga and Lessons for the Next Generations with Nobel Laureate John Mather, Ph.D.
HubbleWebbESA: Webb Sets Out to Study Exoplanets: Space Sparks Episode 9.
STScI: Webb First Science Snippets: The State of the Observatory.
STScI: Webb First Science Snippets: The End of the Dark Ages.
STScI: Webb First Science Snippets: Assembly of Galaxies 1.
STScI: Webb First Science Snippets: Star Formation and Stellar Properties.
STScI: Webb First Science Snippets: Stellar Physics and Stellar Life Cycle.
STScI: Webb First Science Snippets: Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life 1.
STScI: Webb First Science Snippets: Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life 2.
STScI: Webb First Science Results from JWST: Closing Remarks by John Mather.


Starlink in het nieuws (januari / februari).

Januari:
Tesmanian: FCC filing reveals SpaceX plans to add Starlink Gen2 System capabilities to Gateway stations across the United States.
Tesmanian: United Kingdom gives SpaceX approval to build Starlink Gateway ‘Megasite,’ Government aims to provide Internet access to the countryside.
Space News: NSF and SpaceX reach agreement to reduce Starlink effects on astronomy.
Teslarati: SpaceX signs agreement with US National Science Foundation to prevent Starlink’s interference with astronomy.
Tesmanian: Photographer captures Starlink Satellites inside a hangar at the SpaceX Starship factory.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starlink satellite internet tested in the field in Antarctica.
ISPReview: Starlink’s LEO Satellite Broadband Gets Energy Saving Sleep Mode.

Februari:
Teslarati: SpaceX COO says Starlink had cash-flow-positive quarter in 2022.
Breaking Defense: SpaceX didn’t intend that Starlink be ‘weaponized’ by Ukraine: Shotwell.
De Tijd: SpaceX beteugelt gebruik Starlink-internet voor Oekraïense drones.
CNBC: Elon Musk and astronaut Scott Kelly debate use of Starlink in Ukraine.
Tesmanian: FCC gives SpaceX approval to test next-generation Starlink user terminal designs.


“Belgisch” ruimtevaartnieuws.
De Tijd: ‘Belgische Elon Musk’ verkoopt ruimtebedrijf aan cryptopionier.

Space News: Vast acquires Launcher to support space station development.
Payload: Vast Acquires Launcher to Speed Space Station Development.
TechCrunch: Vast acquires Launcher in quest to build artificial gravity space stations.

Al ging het niet meteen goed met de eerste Launcher OTV.
Space News: First Launcher orbital transfer vehicle fails.


Om af te ronden – Lance Bass kijkt terug op zijn gemiste ruimtevlucht in 2002 (met Frank De Winne).
SpaceCom: Lance Bass once tried to go to space. His new podcast 'The Last Soviet' heads back with a famed cosmonaut.
Gizmodo: Lance Bass of NSYNC Says He Tried to Go to Space in 2002 but Got a Gun to the Head Instead.

Het interview met Bass kan je hier beluisteren.

 

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