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Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart – Week 2023/10–643

Deze week werd nog maar eens duidelijk dat ruimtevaart niet eenvoudig is. De eerste lancering van Japans nieuwe raket – de H-III – liep fout af. Relativity Space probeerde deze week om Terran 1 een eerste keer te lanceren. De motoren werden zelfs één keer ontstoken maar onmiddellijk weer stilgelegd. SpaceX doet het daarentegen allemaal zo eenvoudig lijken. Voor de zoveelste keer werd er een Falcon 9 gelanceerd. En Crew 5 kwam zonder problemen maar met enig uitstel omwille van de weersomstandigheden weer naar huis. Maar een goede of een slechte afloop, het ligt soms in een klein gaatje. Want de eerdere lekken in een Soyuz en een Progress zouden misschien toch niet de schuld zijn van micrometeroïden. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuwe Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De Endurance-capsule wordt uit het water gehesen door het bergingsschip Shannon. Met de capsule keerde de Crew 5 bemanning – met Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Koichi Wakata en Anna Kikina – na 157 dagen in de ruimte te zijn geweest veilig en wel weer terug naar de Aarde. Splashdown had plaats in de Golf van Mexico, voor de kust van Tampa, Florida. Foto: NASA/Keegan Barber


Allereerste Japanse H-III lancering loopt fout af.
JAXA: The first information on the result of the first H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 TF1) launch.
JAXA: Launch Failure of the First H3 Launch Vehicle and Setting up a Special Task Force.

Japan Times: Japan's new rocket fails after engine issue, in blow to space ambitions.
Space News: Japan’s H3 rocket launch fails after second stage malfunction.
NasaSpaceFlight: Japan’s maiden launch of H3 rocket fails during second stage flight.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: Japan’s new H3 rocket fails to reach orbit.
The Japan News: JAXA: Failed H3 Rocket Had Anomaly in Power System.

Gizmodo: Japanese Space Agency Takes Heat After Losing $200 Million Satellite in Rocket Mishap.
The Asahi Shimbun: H-3 failure could deal setback for Japan’s entire space policy.

Filmpjes:
JAXA: Launch of the First H3 Launch Vehicle with Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 “DAICHI-3” onboard.
SciNews: The First Launch of the H3 Launch Vehicle (H3/TF1).


Relativity Space & eerste lancering Terran 1 – Poging 1.
IEEE Spectrum: Relativity Space Aims for Orbit.
Florida Today: Space Force: Weather solid for Relativity Space's first launch from Cape Canaveral.
Spaceflight Now: Launch day timeline for Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket.
Spaceflight Now: Relativity Space ready to launch 3D-printed, methane-fueled orbital rocket.

Space News: Relativity Space scrubs first Terran 1 launch attempt.
NasaSpaceFlight: Relativity Space scrubs maiden launch of Terran 1 rocket.
Ars Technica: Relativity Space scrubs first attempt to launch Terran 1.

Space Explored: Relativity reschedules Terran 1 launch to the weekend.

Filmpjes:
Relativity Space: Terran 1: Launching The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket.
SciNews: Aborted launch of the Terran 1 launch vehicle.


SpaceX lanceert met succes reeks satellieten voor OneWeb.
Spaceflight Now: Two launches for OneWeb this month will enable network’s global coverage.

Space News: SpaceX completes final dedicated launch for OneWeb.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches OneWeb 17 mission and returns booster to LZ-1.
Tesmanian: SpaceX launches competitor OneWeb’s 40 internet-beaming satellites to orbit atop veteran Falcon 9.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: OneWeb Launch 17 Mission.
SciNews: OneWeb 17 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.


Chinese LM 4C lanceert twee Tianhui 6 satellieten.
ECNS: China successfully launches Tianhui-6 twin satellites.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Tianhui-6 A/B satellites.
Space Daily: China's space technology institute sees launches of 400 spacecraft.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Successfully Launches Tianhui-6 Twin Satellites.
SciNews: Long March-4C launches TianHui-6 A/B.


Relativity Space & eerste lancering Terran 1 – Poging 2.
Florida Today: What to know about Relativity's second attempt at launching 3D-printed rocket from Florida.

Space News: Relativity scrubs first Terran 1 launch again.
SpaceCom: Relativity Space aborts launch of Terran 1, the world's first 3D-printed rocket, twice in 1 day.
Space Policy Online: Another no-go for Relativity’ s3D printed rocket.

Filmpjes:
Relativity Space: Terran 1: Launching The World’s First 3D Printed Rocket (Pt. 2).
SciNews: Aborted launch of the Terran 1 launch vehicle, 11 March 2023.


Mysterieuze lancering vanuit het CCSFS gaat niet door.
The Drive: Mysterious Launch Out Of Cape Canaveral Appears Imminent.
Florida Today: Department of Defense scrubs hypersonic missile test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Florida Today: Hypersonics: The Race for Speed.

SatTrackCam: A possible (hypersonic?) missile test from Cape Canaveral.
SatTrackCam: Another Hypersonic glider test (likely AGM-183A ARRW) upcoming, in the Pacific.


Oekraïne niet akkoord met oorzaak mislukte Vega-C lancering.
Space News: Ukrainian government criticizes Vega C investigation.
Space Explored: Ukraine Space Agency calls the Vega-C failure investigation findings ‘premature’.


SpaceX verhoogt prijzen rideshare-lanceringen.
Payload: SpaceX Increases Rideshare Prices.


Space Force verandert politiek qua aankoop lanceringen – ook voor kleinere raketen kansen (NSSL).
Space News: Space Force to change how it buys national security launches.
Space News: Space Force: Smaller launchers made case to compete for national security contracts.
Space News: Space Force looks to energize industry with next round of launch contracts.
Space Policy Online: Space Force reimagining Launch Service Procurement.
Ars Technica: The gold rush for the next round of military launch contracts has started.
Reuters: Boeing sees Space Launch System rocket fit for Pentagon missions.


US Space Force wijst lanceerplatformen op Cape Caneveral toe aan 4 firma’s.
SpaceCom: US Space Force grants 4 companies launch pads at Cape Canaveral.
Payload: USSF Allocates Launch Pads at the Cape.
Space Explored: Four new companies gain access to Florida launch pads, who are they?
Collect Space: Stoke Space to balance past and future at historic LC-14 launch pad.
Space News: Space Force allocates three historic Cape Canaveral launch pads to four companies.


Gaganyaan – Parachutetest voor India’s bemande capsule.
The Times of India: Gaganyaan: Key parachutes deployment tests on rail tracks done.


Virgin Galactic – Nieuwtjes.
Parabolic Arc: Richard Branson Puts Another $5 Million into Virgin Orbit.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic Gears Up to Complete Flight Tests And Begin Commercial Service.


NASA past zijn “astronauten in suborbitale vluchten” programma aan.
Space News: NASA shifts focus of suborbital crew program.


ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Expanded Station Crew Works Together Before Quartet Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew of 11 Staying Focused on Advanced Space Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Advanced Science Work Under Way Before Crew Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: Foursome Targets Saturday for Return to Earth as Station Ops Continue.
NASA ISS Blog: Light Duty on Station Before Foursome Departs on Saturday.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA TV is Live for Crew-5 Hatch Closure.
NASA ISS Blog: After Hatch Closure, Crew-5 Prepares to Undock.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Endurance Undocks from the Space Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew-5 Astronauts Preparing for Final Hour before Splashdown.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Endurance Deorbit Burn Complete.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew-5 Safely Returns to Earth After Splashdown.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/03/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 06/03/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/03/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/03/2023.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of March 6, 2023.


ISS – In afwachting van Cargo Dragon Spx27.
SpaceCom: SpaceX, NASA targeting March 14 for next cargo launch to space station.
Tesmanian: SpaceX will launch 27th NASA cargo mission to the Space Station carrying the third Spaceomix Maleth Program science research.

ISS National Lab: Next SpaceX Mission to International Space Station Includes Research on Cardiac Tissue Chips, Protein Crystals, and Materials for Cost-Effective Satellites.
ISS National Lab: SpaceX CRS-27 Mission Overview International Space Station National Laboratory-Sponsored Investigations.

Filmpje:
NASA: Science Launching on SpaceX's 27th Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station.
Live te volgen op 15 maart vanaf 1 uur ‘s morgens onze tijd.


ISS – De terugkeer van Crew 5.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts hope to leave space station March 9 as NASA watches weather.
TASS: Russian female cosmonaut to begin post-flight rehabilitation in US — Roscosmos.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX capsule with four-person crew departs space station, heads for Earth.

NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splash Down Near Florida Coast, Safe on Earth.
Space News: Crew-5 mission ends with Florida splashdown.
Collect Space: SpaceX Crew-5 splashes down in Gulf after 155 days at space station.
NasaSpaceFlight: Crew Dragon Endurance returns to Earth on Crew-5 mission.
Space Policy Online: Crew-5 home safe and sound while questions remain about Russian coolant leaks.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: Four-person space station returns to Earth.

Filmpjes – Het vertrek
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5: A Scientific Mission.
NASA: Expedition 68 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Space Station Farewell Remarks - March 8, 2023.
SpaceX: Crew-5 Mission | Undocking.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-5 hatch closure.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-5 undocking and departure.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Flight Day 3 Highlights.

Filmpjes – Splashdown:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Mission Splashdown (Official NASA Broadcast).
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-5 splashdown.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-5 recovery operations and astronauts egress.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Post-Splashdown Media Teleconference.


ISS – NASA gaat Commercial Cargo contracten verlengen.
Space News: NASA proposes final extension of ISS cargo contracts.
SpaceCom: Russians will fly on SpaceX's Crew-7, Crew-8 astronaut missions: report.


ISS – Een experiment van studenten van UHasselt is na een jaar in het ruimtestation weer terug in Hasselt.
VRT NWS: Na jaar aan boord van ruimtestation ISS komt magnetometer van studententeam van UHasselt terug thuis.

Meer info via de website van Uhasselt – OSCAR-QUBE.
Je kan de onthulling van de teruggekeerde cube in dit filmpje bekijken.


ISS / Soyuz MS-24 – Het verhaal van de lekken? Er komt een vervolg.
TASS: Russia’s Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft may travel to orbital outpost in June — media.
Gizmodo: The Spacecraft Circus on the ISS Continues.
SpaceCom: Russia looking into possibility of manufacturing defect on leaky spacecraft.


ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Cosmonauts on ISS finish installing customized seats on Soyuz MS-23 — Roscosmos.

TASS: Orbital outpost avoids collision with space debris — TASS special reporter.
Space News: ISS dodges commercial imaging satellite.

FNN: Latest astronaut from UAE getting used to space.
SpaceCom: UAE's 1st long-duration astronaut sets sights on moon and Mars.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Wrapping Up: March 10, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 68 Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi Talks with United Arab Emirates Leaders - March 7, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 68 Astronaut Frank Rubio Talks with Televisa Univision - March 7, 2023.
WION: Russia releases trailer for first feature-length movie filmed in space | Latest News.


Activiteiten in een lage aardbaan.
Het staat gekend als Low Earth Orbit Economy.
NASA (filmpje): A Future in Orbit.


CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Asia Times: New Cold War reaches China’s Tiangong space station.

Filmpjes:
China Space Log: Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut.
China Space Log: Liu Yang and Wang Yaping's extravehicular activity.


Artemis 1 – De conclusies na de terugkeer van de Orion-capsule.
Space News: No major issues found with Artemis 1 mission.
SpaceCom: NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft aced moon mission despite heat shield issue.
Ars Technica: NASA studying unexpected performance of Orion’s heat shield ahead of crew mission.

Filmpje:
NASA: Artemis I Post-Flight Update.


China’s maanplannen.
SpaceCom: China builds huge propellant tank for massive future rocket (photos) (LM 9).
Universe Today: Look out, Starship! China is Building a Massive Reusable Rocket!
Inside Outer Space: China Showcases Humans-to-Moon Hardware Concepts.


Artemis 2 – NASA maakt bemanning bekend op 3 april.
NASA: NASA, Canadian Space Agency to Assign Artemis II Moon Astronauts.
SpaceCom: NASA to reveal Artemis 2 moon astronauts on April 3.
Space Policy Online: NASA to name Artemis II crew in early april.


NASA blijft motoren testen voor Artemis.
NASA: NASA Continues Test Series for Redesigned Artemis Moon Rocket Engines.

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


Artemis ruimtepak wordt weldra voorgesteld.
NASA: NASA, Axiom Space to Reveal Artemis Moon Mission Spacesuit.


Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA – Houston We have a podcast: Mars Ep. 9: Welcome to Mars.

GPS World: NASA partners with Firefly Aerospace for lunar GNSS mission.
Space News: Lonestar raises $5 million for lunar data centers.


SpaceX – Starship – Eerste orbitale lancering in maart?
Tesmanian: SpaceX will soon launch Starship –‘I’m not saying it will get to orbit but I am guaranteeing excitement,’ says Elon Musk at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre: Starship Orbital Test Flight 1 is Fast Approaching! - Starbase Weekly Update #52.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX's New Raptor Testing Methods.
NasaSpaceFlight: NSF Live: Talking Starship orbital flight this month and more.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starbase Update: Starship 26 Rollback, New Crane Erected, and Potential New High Bay.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 24 Prelaunch Preparations Continue | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Booster 7 Removed From The OLM | SpaceX Boca Chica.


Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
ESA: Using a data cube to monitor forest loss in the Amazon.
NASA (filmpje): How to Pack a Spacecraft: Science Payload on Earth Science Mission Heads to India.

Maan:
SpaceRef: ispace Interim Success Report for HAKUTO-R Mission 1.
Space News: Japanese lunar lander company ispace to go public.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3762: SAM Wants More Sample.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3763: Martian Déjà Vu.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3764-3765: Don't Dream and Drive…
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3766-37368: Taking Turns With Tapo Caparo.
NASA Ingenuity: Flight 47 Preview – By the Numbers.
SpaceCom: NASA's Ingenuity helicopter captures breathtaking shot of Martian sunset (photo).
KISSCaltech (filmpje): Journey to the Center of Mars - Scientific Results of the InSight Mission.
SpaceCom: The big reveal: What's ahead in returning samples from Mars?
Universe Today: China’s Rover Used Radar to Look Deep Beneath the Surface of Mars. What Did it Find?

Jupiter: 
Mashable: NASA spacecraft beams back tantalizing images of volcanic world Io.
ESA: Ariane 5 takes shape ahead of Juice launch.
ESA: Inspiring mocktail menu served up by Space Juice winners.

Dimorphos:
Astronomy: New results from NASA's DART mission confirm we could deflect deadly asteroids.

Psyche: 
Space News: JPL making progress on Psyche independent review recommendations.


IBEX weer actief.
NASA: NASA’s IBEX Spacecraft Resumes Science Operations.
PhysOrg: NASA's IBEX spacecraft resumes science operations.
Universe Today: NASA Restores a Spacecraft by Turning it Off and Then On Again.


Hubble Space Telescope en Starlink.
SpaceCom: Hubble Space Telescope images increasingly affected by Starlink satellite streaks.


Ballonnen en sterrenkunde.
Astronomy: How high-altitude balloons help unlock the cosmos.


In-Orbit Servicing / Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) / Fuel Depots / Docking Technology / ...
ESA: Last-mile orbital delivery service gets Boost! from ESA (Coactum).
Payload: European Startups Hungry for Space Tug Market Share (OTV/MEV).

Via Satellite Mag (filmpje): On Orbit - The Future Space Economy.

Space News: Impulse Space announces first orbital transfer vehicle mission (MIRA / LEO Express).
Spaceflight Inc: Spaceflight Inc. and Maritime Launch agree to future Sherpa OTV missions.

NSR: Last Mile Delivery in Space: A strategic market.
ESA (filmpje): Clean Space Webinar: ESA standardising interfaces for In-Orbit Servicing.

Spacewatch: ACC Clyde Space wins order for in-orbit production mission.

Space News: Momentus preparing for Vigoride thruster test as it ships next vehicle.

Space News: Starfish Space raises $14 million for in-orbit servicers.

GlobeNewswire: Satellite Docking System Market Research Report 2022.

ISS National Lab: Fueling the Low Earth Orbit Economy: Orbit Fab’s Gas Stations in Space.


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