Vijf lanceringen deze week (die van deze ochtend niet meegerekend) met één uitschieter. We zagen een lancering van een zo goed als volledig ge-3D-printe raket. Spijtig voor Relativity Space dat de tweede trap niet naar behoren werkte. Zo niet was het meteen ook de eerste geslaagde lancering van een raket werkend op methaan. Misschien is die eer dan toch weggelegd voor Starship en – wie weet – zien we dat nog in april gebeuren.
 

Bij de foto: De lancering van JUICE is voorzien voor 13 april. Op de foto zien we hoe men op de Europese lanceerbasis de Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer op de goudkleurige “payload adapter” geplaatst wordt. Volgende stap is het tanken van de ruimtesonde, waarna JUICE bovenop een Ariane V zal geplaatst worden. Foto: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG – P. Baudon

Chinese Kuaizhou 1A lanceert 4 weersatellieten.
ECNS: China launches four meteorological satellites.
ECNS (foto’s): China sends four meteorological satellites into space.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches 4 meteorological satellites.
SciNews: Kuaizhou-1A launches four Tianmu-1 satellites.

Terran werd dan toch gelanceerd, maar tweede trap liet het afweten.
Ars Technica: Relativity Space hopes to live additively ever after with Wednesday’s launch.
Ars Technica: Relativity Space has a successful failure with the debut of Terran 1.

Space News: Relativity launches first Terran 1.
NasaSpaceFlight: Relativity overachieves Terran 1 debut objectives.
Gizmodo: Why the First Launch of a 3D-Printed Rocket Wasn't a Total Failure.

Spacepage: Eerste 3D-geprinte raket geraakt niet tot in de ruimte.

Parabolic Arc: Terran 1 is Sixth Launch Failure in Four Months.
SpaceCom: When it comes to space, failure isn't just an option — it's a requirement.

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

Russische Soyuz lanceert Kosmos 2567.
TASS: Russia launches Soyuz-2.1a rocket with military satellite — top brass.
TASS: Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket delivers military satellite into orbit.

NasaSpaceFlight: Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a launches Bars-M reconnaissance satellite.µ

Meer info over Bars-M:
Russian Space Web: Bars-M: Russia's first digital cartographer.

Electron lanceert BlackSky-satellieten. Lancering even uitgesteld door zonnestorm.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches 2 satellites, returns booster to Earth after delay from surprise solar storm.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellites.

NasaSpaceFlight: Rocket Lab launches BlackSky sats, tests Electron ocean recovery.

Filmpjes: 
RocketLab: Rocket Lab launches 2 satellites, returns booster to Earth after delay from surprise solar storm .
SciNews: Electron launches “The Beat Goes On”.

SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX keeping up cadence with Starlink Group 5-5 mission.
Spaceflight Now: Falcon 9 deploys 56 Starlink satellites on SpaceX’s 20th launch of the year.
Tesmanian: Flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 56 Starlink satellites to orbit.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.

Lanceringen nieuwe generatie Starlink-satellieten voorlopig stopgezet.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX pausing launches of new-generation Starlink satellites.
Payload: Starlink V2 Minis Experience Issues.

Space News: SpaceX experiencing problems with first upgraded Starlink V2 satellites.
Gizmodo: SpaceX's Upgraded Starlink Satellites Aren't Doing So Well.

Oorzaken mislukte lancering New Shepard bekendgemaakt.
Blue Origin: Blue Origin NS-23 Findings.
Space News: Blue Origin blames New Shepard mishap on engine nozzle failure.
Space Policy Online: Blue Origin: NS-23 failure due to engine nozzle overheating.

Eerste lancering Dream Chaser uitgesteld.
Ars Technica: Dream Chaser is delayed again, raising questions about Vulcan launch plans.

Virgin Orbit gaat door.
Space News: Virgin Orbit begins “incremental” return to work as it seeks new funding.
SpaceCom: Virgin Orbit restarts operations with 'small' team as it works on finance deal: reports.
Payload: Virgin Orbit Nears Deal to Raise $200M From Texas Investor.
CNBC: Venture capitalist talks Virgin Orbit, space investment, AI and Silicon Valley Bank.

ISS – Eerste bemande Starliner-vlucht CFT wordt alweer uitgesteld.
Space News: First crewed Starliner launch slips again.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Spends Day Preparing for New Research and Operations Aboard the Space Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Spends Day Investigating Astrobiology and Continuing Cargo Operations.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Focuses on Experiments and Equipment to Maintain Health While in Space.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Talk Space With Students, Investigate Fire Control, and Continue Heart Health and Cargo Return Activities.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Bioprints Cells, Prepares for Final Plant Harvest, and Conducts Robotics Operations With Students.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 17/03/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 20/03/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 21/03/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 22/03/2023.

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

ISS – De lekke Soyuz MS-22 keert op 28 maart terug naar de Aarde. Soyuz MS-24 komt eerst in september.
TASS: Damaged Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft to be returned to Earth March 28.
Inside Outer Space: Russia’s Soyuz Set to Return to Earth in Auto-pilot, Un-crewed Mode.
TASS: Cosmonauts Prokopyev, Petelin to return to Earth on September 27 after extended mission.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Progress MS-22 cargo spacecraft refuels ISS — Roscosmos.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts to make several spacewalks in spring, summer — Roscosmos.

CNN: Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi sees 16 sunsets daily on the space station. How will he observe Ramadan?

Space Daily: Russia's only female cosmonaut praises ISS mission.
TASS: `Cat or my hubby please’: Russian cosmonaut Kikina reveals who she'd take into space.

Space News: Canada agrees to ISS extension to 2030.

Cosmos Magazine: NASA administrator in Adelaide: ‘NASA should fly an Australian astronaut’.

Space News: Teens send experiments out of this world.
ISS National Lab: Mighty Mice to the Rescue: How Mice in Microgravity Help Patients With Muscle and Bone Loss on Earth.
ISS National Lab: Space Crystals and the Search for a Cancer Cure: Using Microgravity to Improve Protein Crystallization.
The Science Times: Drug Lab in Space? Startup 'Varda' Plans To Use Robots for Medicine Development.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: It's All About Science: March 24, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 68 Astronaut Steve Bowen Talks with NPR’s “All Things Considered” - March 20, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 68 Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi Answers Dubai Student, Public Questions - March 21, 2023.
Point or View: SHOCKING: Controversy Erupts as Chinese Flag Appears Aboard International Space Station.

Commerciële ruimtestations – Sierra Space blaast module op.
Sierra Space: Sierra Space Advances Future of Space Habitation in Low-Earth Orbit and Deep Space with LIFE™ Test.

Filmpje:
Sierra Space: LIFE Habitat | Sierra Space Successfully Completes Month Long Creep Test.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: China reveals logos for three manned space missions in 2023.
Met de logo’s kan je kennismaken in dit filmpje.

ILRS – Rusland en China blijven samenwerken.
TASS: Russia, China cooperating on lunar station project — Roscosmos CEO.
TASS: Russia, China to maintain cooperation in manned space missions — Roscosmos.

Artemis 2.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA Unboxes RS-25 Engines for the First Crewed Artemis Mission.
NASA: NASA Unboxes RS-25 Engines for the First Crewed Artemis Mission.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA: NASA Conducts Long Duration Hot Fire of RS-25 Certification Engine.

SpaceCom: 1st map of moon water could help Artemis astronauts live at the lunar south pole.

NASA Houston we have a podcast: Mars Ep. 11: Returning the First Martians.

ESA: The science of Moon hopping.
ESA: Lunar bounce.
In filmpjes: Lunar Bounce 1 – Lunar Bounce 2 – Lunar Bounce 3.

Space News: Mars exploration and the debate about planetary protection.

SpaceX – Starship – Eerste orbitale lancering in april?
Gizmodo: The Definitive Guide to SpaceX’s Starship Megarocket.

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre: Elon Musk Reveals Possible Starship Launch Date - Starbase Weekly Update #54.
NasaSpaceFlight: Pilings Drilled for New Building (Another Mega Bay?) | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Final Launch Mount Shielding Installed | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 10 Fully Stacked! | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Japanse Hakuto-R in een baan rond de Maan.
iSpace: ispace Completes Success 6 of Mission 1 Milestones.
iSpace: ispace Completes Success 7 of Mission 1 Milestones.

Space News: Japanese lander enters lunar orbit.
SpaceCom: Private Japanese moon lander reaches lunar orbit.

Filmpje:
iSpace: HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Orbit.

JUICE – Aftellen naar de lancering.
ESA: Ariane 5 rocket decorated with winning Juice artwork.
ESA: Juice transfers to fuelling facility.
Zie ook dit filmpje
ESA: Juice ready to connect to Ariane 5.

NasaSpaceFlight: As launch approaches, JUICE project manager discusses trajectories and science.

Space Ref: An Explanation For Unusual Radar Signatures From Icy Satellites.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
JH APL (video): NASA's Parker Solar Probe Observes Sun Alongside Dozens of Observatories.

Venus:
Gizmodo: NASA Budget Request Is a 'Soft Cancellation' of Venus Mission, Experts Say.

Aarde:
SpaceCom: NASA climate change satellite back online after instrument shutdown.
ESA: Earth observation supports latest UN climate report.
EUSPA: Using EU Space to predict and prepare for the future of weather, climate and water.

Maan:
TASS: Russia’s Moon mission spacecraft Luna 25 to arrive at Vostochny space center in early June.
Inside Outer Space: Russia’s Moon Plans Press Forward.
The Hindu: Chandrayaan 3 likely to be launched in mid-2023: ISRO.
ESA: Firefly to take Lunar Pathfinder to the Moon.
NASA SSM Blog: Team Troubleshoots Propulsion for NASA’s Lunar Flashlight.
Space News: China loses UAE as partner for Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission.

Mars:
Payload: Payload Presents: Mars Madness.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3773-3775: Geologists Love a Good Contact!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3776-3777: Spring Past the Marker Band.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3778-3779: Waves and a Rock.
ESA (met filmpje): Journey through Jezero..
SpaceCom: Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 48th flight on the Red Planet.
SpaceCom: NASA investigates veteran Mars orbiter to solve a missing fuel mystery.

Dimorphos:
ESO (filmpje): How did the polarisation of light change after the DART spacecraft collided with Dimorphos?
ESO (filmpje): Evolution of the cloud of debris around Dimorphos and Didymos after the DART impact.

Een rapport over de toekomst van ESA.
ESA: Independent advisory group presents report on European space revolution to ESA.
Het artikel vind je ook hier in het Nederlands.

Het rapport (in het Engels) vind je hier (PDF).

Space Policy Online: European Advisory group calls for space autonomy, European-led lunar landings in 10 years.
BBC: Europe risks being 'a spectator in next space race'.
SpaceCom: Advisory group backs European human spaceflight program using commercial approaches.

Ook dat nog – Winnaar New Shepard veiling gerelateerd met fraude met cryptomunten.
Parabolic Arc: SEC Charges New Shepard Spaceflight Auction Winner With Cryptocurrency Fraud.

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