De nieuwbakken Europese astrounten – waaronder de Belg Raphaël Liégeois – begonnen afgelopen week aan hun opleiding. Ongetwijfeld keken zij ook naar de voorstelling door NASA van de eerste astronauten die volgend jaar tijdens de tweede Artemis een vlucht rond de Maan gaan maken. Bij SpaceX gaan ze nog een weekje testen. De eerste lancering naar de ruimte van een Starship is nu ten vroegste voor 17 april. Al blijft het ook nog wachten op de lanceerlicentie van de FAA. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: Deze neuskegel werd als laatste boven op de (voorlaatste) Ariane V geplaatst waardoor de eerste Europese Jupitersonde tijdens de lancering beschermd zal worden in de eerste fase van de lancering. Foto: ESA - M. Pédoussaut

China lanceert Tianlong 2, eerste commerciële raket op vloeibare brandstof.
ECNS (foto’s): Tianlong-2 carrier rocket makes maiden flight.
Space News: China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket.
Air & Cosmos: Tianlong 2, a new Chinese private launcher.NasaSpaceFlight: Chinese Tianlong-2 successfully debuts from Jiuquan.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches first liquid-fueled commercial rocket Tianlong-2.
SciNews: The First Launch of the Tianlong-2 launch vehicle.
SciNews: Tianlong-2 first launch.

SpaceX – Lancering Tranche 0, de eerste reeks uit een constellatie voor het Space Development Agency.
Breaking Defense: Space Development Agency readies launch of first satellites for comms, missile tracking.
USDoD: Space Development Agency to Launch 10 Satellites.
Air & Space Forces: SDA to Launch First Satellites of Tranche 0 from Vandenberg.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Falcon 9 aborts Space Development Agency Tranche mission T-3 seconds before liftoff, next launch attempt is on Friday.

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches initial satellites for Space Development Agency.
Space News: SpaceX launches 10 satellites for U.S. Space Development Agency.
Space News: Space Development Agency’s first satellite launch hailed as model.
Executiv Gov: SDA Seeks Industry Input on Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Program.

C4ISRnet: Here’s what the Space Development Agency wants from its first 10 satellites.

Meer info over de Transport Layer: SDA: Transport Layer.

Filmpje – Eerste poging:
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch with Tranche 0.

Filmpjes – De lancering.
SpaceX: SpaceX: Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Mission.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches Tranche 0 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

Chinese Hyperbola maakt geslaagde lancering met dummy payload.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches solid-propellant carrier rocket.

Filmpje:
SciNews: iSpace Hyperbola-1 launch, 7 April 2023.

Falcon 9 lanceert satelliet voor Intelsat met “hosted payload” (TEMPO) voor NASA.
Space News: NASA Earth science hosted payload set for launch on Intelsat satellite.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Intelsat IS-40e Mission.
NASA: TEMPO Mission Launch (Official NASA Broadcast).
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches IS-40e and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: Intelsat IS-40e deployment, with NASA’s TEMPO.

Virgin Orbit vraagt faillissement aan (Chapter 11).
Virgin Orbit: Virgin Orbit to continue sale process under Chapter 11 protection.
Space News: Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy.
BBC: Virgin Orbit: Richard Branson's rocket firm files for bankruptcy.
Ars Technica: Virgin Orbit formally enters bankruptcy, seeking a buyer.
Reuters: Virgin Orbit bankruptcy casts shadow over Japan's space dreams.

VRTNWS: Ruimtevaartbedrijf Virgin Orbit van zakenman Richard Branson vraagt faillissement aan.

BBC: Virgin Orbit boss blasts leaders in parting email.

India test herbruikbaar ruimtevliegtuigje RLV-LEX.
The Times of India: Isro reusable launch vehicle’s landing experiment successful; RLV closer to orbital re-entry mission.
The Hindu: ISRO successfully conducts landing experiment of the Reusable Launch Vehicle.
Space Ref: ISRO Conducts Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX).

Filmpjes:
SciNews: ISRO RLV LEX - Reusable Launch Vehicle lands successfully.

Dawn Aerospace uit Nieuw-Zeeland test suborbitaal ruimtevliegtuigje Mk-II aurora.
Dawn Aerospace: Successful Rocket-Powered Flight - CEO Statement.
Space News: Dawn flies rocket-powered spaceplane.

Filmpje:
Dawn Aerospace: Rocket-Powered Flight Achieved from Dawn's Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane.

China test met succes verticale raketlanding. Werkt ook aan parachutesysteem.
ECNS: China carries out successful rocket vertical landing at sea.
Global Times: China carries out successful rocket vertical landing at sea.

ECNS: China developing parachute system to recover reusable rocket parts.

Chinese ZhuQue 2 (bijna) klaar voor een tweede poging.
NasaSpaceFlight: LandSpace readies for second flight of ZhuQue-2 amid launch salvo.

Japan stelt eerstvolgende lancering HII-A uit na mislukken HIII.
Space News: Japan delays H2A launch in the wake of H3 failure.

Stratolaunch en Talon-A maken een nieuwe proefvlucht.
Stratolaunch: Stratolaunch Completes Third Captive Carry Flight with Talon-A Vehicle.
Air&Cosmos: Stratolaunch makes its third captive transport flight with the Talon-A vehicle.

ESA’s nieuwste astronauten (waaronder Belgisch kandidaat-astronaut Raphaël Liégeois) beginnen aan hun training.
ESA: ESA's astronaut candidates start training.
Een Nederlandstalige versie vind je hier.

De Standaard: Astronautenopleiding: een zware voorbereiding op gewichtloosheid.

ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training.
ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training.
ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training.
ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training.
ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training.

ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training - Sophie Adenot.
ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training - Pablo Álvarez Fernández.
ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training - Rosemary Coogan.
ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training - Raphaël Liégeois.
ESA: New ESA astronaut candidates start basic training - Marco Sieber.

VRTNWS: Veel wetenschap, duiklessen en Russisch: dit moet de nieuwe Belgische astronaut Raphaël Liégeois leren.

Filmpjes:
ESA: ESA Astronaut Class of 2022 – Basic Training.

ISS – Relocatie Soyuz MS-23.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts to re-dock Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to nodal module for safe spacewalks.
TASS: Russia’s Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft re-docks with orbital outpost.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Soyuz Spacecraft Relocates at Space Station, April 6, 2023 (Official NASA Broadcast).
SciNews: Soyuz MS-23 relocation.

ISS – Vooruitblik op Axiom 2.
SpaceCom: Axiom Space targeting May 8 for launch of 2nd private crewed mission to space station.
UPI: Axiom Space's upcoming ISS mission part of increasing commercialization of space.

De website van Axiom Space in verband met deze missie vind je hier.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Media Briefing: Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) Overview.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Trains for Port Move During Busy Science Day
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Health Checks, Space Physics Top Tuesday Research Schedule
NASA ISS Blog: Expedition 69 Trio Preps for Soyuz Ride Around Station
NASA ISS Blog: Three Crew Members Relocating Soyuz to New Station Port
NASA ISS Blog: Soyuz Crew Ship Undocks for Short Ride to New Port
NASA ISS Blog: Crewmates Relocate Soyuz Crew Ship to New Docking Port
NASA ISS Blog: Science Ops, Axiom Mission Announced After Soyuz Relocation
NASA ISS Blog: Heart Research, Space Physics, and Spacewalk Preps End Workweek

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 30/03/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/04/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/04/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/04/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 06/04/2023.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of April 3, 2023.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Satellite Pro ME: Sultan Al Neyadi to become first Arab astronaut to perform spacewalk.

PhysOrg: Improving astronaut vision in long-haul space flights.
ESA: Practice makes perfect.
Innova Space: Alcohol in space?

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Before the Moon: April 7, 2023.
Northrop Grumman: Meet NG-19: the S.S. Laurel Clark.
MBRSC: A tour of the Arabian Peninsula from space with Sultan.
NASA: NASA's Laser Communications: To the Space Station and Beyond – ILLUMA-T.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts complete 3rd spacewalk.
Universe Today: China Tests a Stirling Engine in Orbit.

Filmpjes:
China Space Log: Daily work of Shenzhou-15 crew.(2020.4.4).
CGTN: China's Tianzhou 6 cargo craft prepares for launch in May.
CGTN: Treadmill maintenance in space.
China Space Log: [World Health Day] Astronauts keep clean in their space home.(2023.4.7).

Artemis 2 – De bemanning.
NASA: NASA Names Astronauts to Next Moon Mission, First Crew Under Artemis.

Space News: NASA announces crew for Artemis 2 mission.
Collect Space: NASA names Artemis II crew for first moon mission since Apollo.
Spaceflight Now: NASA names crew for first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years.

VRT NWS: NASA stelt bemanning Artemis II voor: deze drie mannen en een vrouw zullen in 2024 rond de maan vliegen.

SpaceCom: Canadian leader Justin Trudeau 'geeking out' over Artemis 2 moon announcement.
SpaceCom: Artemis 2 moon crew lands on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and 'Today'.

NasaSpaceFlight: EGS launch team looking forward to working with Artemis II crew.
Collect Space: Newly-named Artemis II crew to set firsts on lunar fly-by mission.
SpaceCom: Why will NASA's Artemis 2 only fly around the moon, not orbit or land?
De Morgen: Waarom de mens na 50 jaar opnieuw naar de maan reist: NASA selecteert deze vier astronauten.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Who Will Fly Around the Moon? Introducing the Artemis II Astronauts LIVE (Official NASA Broadcast).
NASA: Artemis II: Meet the Astronauts Who will Fly Around the Moon (Official NASA Video).
NASA: Artemis II Crew Talks with Media - April 4, 2023.
NASA: Reid Wiseman Artemis II Crew Announcement Resource Reel (Commander).
NASA: Victor Glover Artemis II Crew Announcement Resource Reel (Pilot).
NASA: Christina Koch Artemis II Crew Announcement Resource Reel.
NASA: Jeremy Hansen Artemis II Crew Announcement Resource Reel.
SciNews: Artemis II crew revealed.

Artemis 2 – Meer nieuws.
ESA: The Artemis 2 engine with a legacy.

Filmpje:
NASA: Artemis II: Mission Overview.

Artemis 3.
NASA: Orion Stretches Its Wings Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight.

Artemis – Gateway.
Gizmodo: What to Know About Lunar Gateway, NASA’s Future Moon-Orbiting Space Station.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Space Ref: NASA’s Strategy Behind The Blueprint For Moon To Mars Exploration.
Het document “NASA’s Moon to Mars Strategy and Objectives Development vind je hier (PDF).

Meer info over de Moon to Mars strategie vind je in vorige NUDR.

Inside Outer Space: Project Moonbeam: Powering the Lunar Workload.

Filmpje:
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 5 April 2023.

SpaceX – Starship – Eerste orbitale lancering ten vroegeste 17 april.
Ars Technica: SpaceX moves Starship to launch site, and liftoff could be just days away.
SpaceCom: SpaceX may launch Starship orbital test flight next week: reports.
Tesmanian: SpaceX plans to fly Starship from Texas to Hawaii during debut orbital flight test that could take place as soon as next week.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship into final preps for launch targeting second half of April.
Tesmanian: SpaceX ‘Starship is stacked & ready to launch next week, pending regulatory approval,’ says Elon Musk.

SuperCluster: The Road Dragon Paved for Starship.

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre: SpaceX Begins Configuring Starship For Orbital Test Flight 1! - Starbase Weekly Update #56.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Tests Booster 7 Ahead of Launch Later This Month (live).
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship 24 & Booster 7 Ready for Stacking? SpaceX Starbase Update.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 24 Rolled Out for the Final Time | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship's First Flight Trajectory Revealed! Where Will it Land? | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 24 Stacked on Booster 7 Once Again | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Marcus House: SpaceX Starship Finally Set to Launch: Official Launch Target Confirmed.

Everyday Astronaut: How To Visit STARBASE // A Complete Guide To Seeing Starship!
NasaSpaceFlight: It Could Happen to Starship! A History of Spaceflight Scrubs & Disasters.

JUICE – Aftellen naar de lancering.
ESA: Juice meets Ariane 5.
ESA: Juice meets Ariane 5.
ESA:  Juice testing – down to the wire.
ESA: Juice encapsulated in Ariane 5 fairing.
ESA: Juice encapsulated in Ariane 5 fairing.
ESA: How to follow the Juice launch live.

The Planetary Society: Juice launch and mission preview: What to expect.

SpaceCom: Launch of Europe's 1st-ever Jupiter probe is just a week away.
SpaceCom: Europe's JUICE mission will explore the Jupiter ocean moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. Here's why they're so weird.
SpaceCom: ESA's Jupiter mission JUICE is not 'strong enough' to orbit potentially life-harboring Europa. Here's why.

Filmpjes:
ESA: JUICE Pre-Launch Press Briefing.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus: 
The Planetary Society: The Planetary Society, American Geophysical Union, and Prominent Academic Institutions Call on Congress to Save VERITAS Mission to Venus.
The Planetary Society: Why we need VERITAS.
Universe Today: We Now Have a Map of all 85,000 Volcanoes on Venus.
SETI Institute (filmpje): SETI Live - Volcanoes on Venus: A New Look at Old Data.

Aarde:
SpaceRef: Smoking Mount Etna As Seen From Orbit.
NASA (filmpje): 60 Second Science: Ozone.
NASA (filmpje): NASA Spotlite Does Land Cover Matter.

Maan:
SpaceCom: Launch of private moon rover this year will kick off lunar Bitcoin treasure hunt (Lunar Outpost / MAPP).

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3786-3788: Ready for Software Upgrade.
NASA Perseverance: Scoping Out the Next Sampling Stop.
Universe Today: Perseverance Sees Drifting Clouds on Mars.
NASA Ingenuity: Flight 50 Preview – By the Numbers.
SpaceCom: Mars helicopter Ingenuity goes faster and higher than ever before on 49th Red Planet flight.
Video From Space (filmpje): Ingenuity soars on 48th Mars flight! See a timelapse, color images + stats.
NASA (filmpje): Ingenuity Helicopter Inspires Future Flights on Mars (Mars Report - April 2023).
NASA: New Interactive Mosaic Uses NASA Imagery to Show Mars in Vivid Detail.

Jupiter:
SpaceCom: Jupiter missions: Past, present and future.

Dimorphos en Didymos:
SpaceCom: Here's what we've learned from NASA's DART asteroid-slamming mission so far.
SpaceCom: NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission revealed how battered space rock Dimorphos formed.

Ryugu:
SpaceCom: What would happen if the asteroid Ryugu hit Earth?

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