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Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart – Week 2023/16–649

Er is eigenlijk maar één “hoogte”punt deze week. En dat is uiteraard de lancering van Starship. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Door omstandigheden zal de volgende NUDR maar eerst begin juni verschijnen.

Bij de foto: De eerste lancering van Starship zal nog lang nazinderen. Foto: SpaceX;


16.04.2023 – Chinese LM 4B lanceert Fengyun-3G.
ECNS: China launches new meteorological satellite.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Fengyun-3 07 satellite.
ECNS: Satellite launch pad completes 100th mission in NW China.
CNA: China launches weather satellite, flights avoid no-fly zone to north of Taiwan.
SpaceCom: China launches new weather satellite after airspace closure issue with Taiwan (video).
Space Daily: China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authorities.


Filmpje:
CCTV: China Launches New Fengyun-3 Meteorological Satellite.
CGTN: China's new meteorological satellite to contribute to extreme weather monitoring.
SciNews: Long March-4B launches FengYun-3G.
CGTN: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center completes 100th launch mission.

 

17.04.2023 – Starship Integrated Flight Test – Poging 1.
Space News: SpaceX scrubs first Starship launch attempt.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX’s Starship test flight delayed until Thursday after valve problem.
Space Policy Online: No-go for first launch of Starship.
Ars Technica: SpaceX scrubs first launch attempt of its Starship launch system.


Filmpjes:
NSF: Starship 24 Stacking Ahead of Launch!
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Starship stacked with Super Heavy for first test flight.
NSF: SpaceX Readies Starship 24 for Flight | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: SpaceX Starship Launch Imminent | Starbase Update.
NSF: NSF LIVE: The Eve of SpaceX's First Integrated Starship Flight Test.
SciNews: Starship’s first launch attempt.

 

19.04.2023 – Nieuwe reeks Starlink 2de generatie gelanceerd.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Launches Upgraded Starlink Satellites After Issues with First Batch.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX resumes launching upgraded Starlink satellites.
Florida Today: SpaceX boosts more Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Falcon 9 mission.


Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 79 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 April 2023.

 

20.04.2023 – Starship Integrated Flight Test – Poging 2 eindigt na 4 minuten.
Spaceflight Now: Elon Musk’s success criteria for Starship test flight: “Don’t blow up the launch pad”.
SpaceCom: SpaceX working 'many issues' ahead of Thursday Starship launch, Elon Musk says.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Starship launch could harm South Texas birds, advocacy group says.


Spacepage
: Starship superraket geraakt niet tot in de ruimte!
Spacepage: Analyse: hoe verliep de lancering van Starship?
VRTNWS: Starship bij tweede poging wél met succes gelanceerd voor testvlucht (al ontploft de raket na enige tijd).


Space News
: Starship lifts off on first integrated test flight, breaks apart minutes later.
Ars Technica: SpaceX launches its massive Starship rocket for the first time.
Space Policy Online: Starship lifts off, but ends in a RUD.
Collect Space: SpaceX launches Starship rocket on first test flight, explodes mid-air.
 

SpaceCom: SpaceX celebrated Starship's 1st launch. Some locals called it 'truly terrifying'.
Inside Outer Space: Wait a Minute: Starship – Failure, Fireball, Rapid Scheduled Disassembly?
 

Collect Space: SpaceX urges finders to report debris from first Starship test flight.
Space Policy Online: FAA monitoring SpaceX’s clean-up after Starship launch.
The Washington Post: SpaceX didn’t want to blow up its launchpad. It may have done just that.
 

Politico: FAA grounds SpaceX’s Starship rockets after explosion minutes into launch.
SpaceCom: What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its historic flight test?
 

Yahoo!Finance: Elon Musk loses $13 billion in 24 hours after SpaceX rocket explosion and disappointing Tesla earnings.
 

NASA: NASA chief hails SpaceX's 1st Starship launch despite explosion.
The Mars Society: Mars Society Hails Starship Flight Test.
 

Filmpjes:
NSF: Starship Status Update Ahead of First Full Stack Flight!
SpaceX: Starship Flight Test.
NSF: SpaceX Launches Starship Flight Test.
Video From Space: What SpaceX's 1st Starship launch felt like from 5 miles away to Space.com.
 

SciNews: Starship first launch.
NSF: SpaceX Finally Launches Starship! (kort).
Lab Padre: Starship Wreaks Havoc During Liftoff - 60FPS Ultrawide.
Lab Padre: Rover 2 Cam Survives Armageddon During Launch of Starship Superheavy.
 

PBS NewsHour: Starship test flight ends with explosion, Musk says SpaceX 'learned a lot' for next launch.
NSF: Starship Update: Post-Flight Reaction.
 

Marcus House: SpaceX Starship Finally Takes Flight! What happened!?
Marcus House: SpaceX Starship Flight: Immensely Complex (and Awesome)!
Scott Manley: SpaceX's Massive Rocket Explodes Due to Rapid Unscheduled Digging.
Scott Manley: Is This Why Starship Wasn’t Destroyed The Moment It Lost Control?
 

NSF: Starship Update: Returning to SpaceX's Starbase.
NSF: Testing Starship at SpaceX's Starbase - An Abbreviated History.

 

22.04.2023 – Indische PSLV-CA lanceert TeLEOS-2 en andere.
The Hindu: PSLV-C55 mission: ISRO to carry out in-orbit scientific experiments using spent PS4.
The Hindu: ISRO to send uncrewed rocket as part of Gaganyaan Mission.
The Times of India: PSLV-C55 launch today, will carry 2 Singapore satellites, 7 desi payloads.
The Times of India: Isro's PSLV-C55 successfully places two Singapore satellites into orbit, rocket lifted off from Sriharikota.
 

NSF: ISRO launches PSLV with Singaporean satellites.


Filmpje:
ISRO Official: Launch of PSLV-C55 / TeLEOS-2 Mission.
SciNews: PSLV-CA launches TeLEOS-2 and Lumelite-4.

 

Noord-Korea bereidt lancering spionagesatelliet voor.
CNA: North Korean leader orders launch of first spy satellite as planned.
TASS: Kim Jong-un says North Korea to launch spy satellite soon — Yonhap.
SpaceCom: North Korea readying launch of nation's 1st spy satellite: report.
Payload: North Korea Says it’s Set to Launch its First Military Spy Satellite.
The Hindu: Japan gets ready to shoot down North Korea spy satellite debris.

 

Weldra voorlaatste Delta-raket.
Spaceflight Now: Penultimate Delta rocket to launch next month on ULA’s first mission of 2023.

 

Nieuws van Virgin Galactic.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Group Looks to Sell Virgin Orbit in May.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Orbit completes key failure investigation test, confirms Cornwall failure root cause and path forward for return to flight.

 

In afwachting van Ariane VI kijkt ESA naar SpaceX en Falcon 9.
Ars Technica: Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is turning into a space policy disaster.
Politico: EU turns to Elon Musk to replace stalled French rocket.

 

ULA en het ongeluk met de Vulcan Centaur Upper Stage.
Space News: Space Force in wait-and-see mode as ULA continues to investigate upper-stage anomaly.

 

Nieuws over Blue Origin en New Glenn.
Space Explored: Blue Origin is moving in next door to SpaceX at Port Canaveral.

 

Rocket Lab en Electron gaan voor de eerste keer motor opnieuw gebruiken.
Space News: Rocket Lab to refly Electron engine.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab to fly used engine for 1st time later this year.

 

ESA en bemande ruimtevaart.
Space News: ESA working on human spaceflight scenarios for European space summit.

 

ISS – Axiom 2.
Satellite Pro ME: Saudi Space Commission reveals logo for Kingdom’s mission to ISS.


Een filmpje:
Axiom Space: Ax-2: Science on the Mission.

 

ISS – Axiom en ESA (Zweden).
ESA: Sweden intends to send ESA astronaut to the International Space Station.
Space News: Swedish astronaut to fly to ISS on Axiom mission.

 

ISS – 14.04.2023 – Cargo Dragon CRS-27 keert terug naar Aarde.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Dragon splashes down off the coast of Florida, completing 27th cargo Space Station mission.


Filmpje:
NASA: SpaceX Cargo resupply ship departs space station for home.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-27 Dragon undocking and departure.

 

ISS –  21.04.2023 – Cygns NG-18 verlaat het ISS.


Filmpjes:
NASA: Expedition 69 Northrop Grumman CRS-18 Cygnus Cargo Craft Departs Space Station - April 21, 2023.
SciNews: NG-18 S.S. Sally Ride Cygnus departure.

 

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA TV is Live for SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs the Space Station.
NASA ISS Blog: SpaceX Cargo Dragon Splashes Down, Returning Science to Earth for NASA.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Preps for Tuesday Spacewalk, Next Cargo Mission Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Rest Before Spacewalk, Astronauts Work Eye-Brain Study.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Getting Ready for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk to Move Roscosmos Radiator.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Move Roscosmos Radiator and Complete Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Eye and Brain Study, Fluid Physics Research After Cosmonaut Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works New Fluid Physics Study, Preps Cargo Ship for Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: Robotic Arm Releasing Cygnus Cargo Craft Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Robotic Arm Releases Cygnus Space Freighter from Station.


NASA
: ISS Daily Summary Report – 14/04/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 17/04/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 18/04/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 19/04/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 20/04/2023.


Space Station Science Highlights
: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of April 17, 2023.

 

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts make ISS mockup modules on 3D printer to prepare for spacewalks.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts to perform their first spacewalk in 2023.
TASS: Cosmonauats begin their first spacewalk in 2023.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts to embark on next spacewalk on April 26 — Roscosmos.
TASS: All spacewalk tasks completed in full — TASS reporter at International Space Station.


SpaceCom
: UAE's 1st long-duration astronaut celebrates Eid in space to end Ramadan.
SpaceCom: Tax Day in space: How do astronauts pay taxes off Earth?.


TASS
: First-ever feature film shot in space goes into wide release.
De Standaard: Eerste film die in de ruimte opgenomen werd, gaat in Rusland in première: ‘Opnieuw zijn wij de eersten’ .
 

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Making a Global Impact: April 21, 2023.
SciNews: The European Robotic Arm in action
NASA: SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS DISCUSS LIFE IN SPACE WITH MEDSCAPE CARDIOLOGY AND KDKA-TV.

 

Axiom Station.
Space News: Axiom announces new government human spaceflight program.
Space News: Sierra Space and ILC Dover partner on inflatable modules and spacesuits.

 

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete 4th spacewalk, setting China record.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station Crew: Fourth Spacewalk.
ECNS: Spacewalks become 'routine' after 12th mission.
ECNS: Shenzhou XV mission crew members set China record.
SpaceCom: China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts complete record-breaking 4th spacewalk.
 

ECNS: Chinese taikonaut introduces food and drink in space station.
 

Gov.CN: Carrier rocket for Tianzhou-6 cargo vessel reaches launch site.
SpaceCom: China prepping next space station cargo mission for May launch.
 

SpaceRef: Scientists reviewed the research and development of Tianzhou cargo spacecraft.
 

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou-15 Astronauts Creating Record with Most Spacewalks.
CGTN: China's Shenzhou-15 crew completes fourth spacewalk.
CGTN: Spacelog: China's Shenzhou-15 crew completes fourth spacewalk.
Video From Space: Shenzhou 15 astronauts set Chinese record for most spacewalks by single crew.
CCTV: Shenzhou-15 Astronauts Complete In-Orbit Experiment with Two-Photon Microscope.
CCTV: Shenzhou-15 Astronauts Complete In-Orbit Tests on Stirling Thermoelectric Converter.

 

“Moon to Mars” – NASA’s concept.
NASA: NASA Shares First Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review Results.
 

Space News: NASA releases architecture for human exploration of the moon and Mars.
Nasa Watch: NASA’s Moon Blueprint For An Audience Of One.

 

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
SpaceCom: Underwater spacewalks recreate the 'moon' in a giant NASA pool (photos).
 

SpaceCom: NASA may build more than one moon base for Artemis lunar missions.
SpaceCom: Next-generation satellite network could connect Earth with bases on moon's far side.
ESA: Wanted: new ideas to live off Moon resources.
 

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space Symposium 2023 Panel: NASA Leaders on 'Moon to Mars' Strategy Implementation.
NASA: Space Symposium 2023 Plenary: 'Our Next Steps to the Moon and Beyond' - NASA Deputy Admin Pam Melroy.

 

Mars Sample Return heeft meer geld nodig.
Space News: NASA warns of near-term cost growth on Mars Sample Return.
Space Policy Online: Mars Sample Return in financial bind already.

 

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.


Zon:
ESA: Tiny magnetic episodes may have large consequences on the Sun.
Universe Today: Solar Orbiter Continues to Get Closer to the Sun, Revealing More and More With Each Pass.


Aarde:
ECNS: New satellite offers high-precision rainfall monitoring.
ESA: Trailblazing Aeolus mission winding down.
ESA: Cryosat Ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica hits new record.


Maan:
SpaceCom: Students set to land first robotic US rover on the moon — before NASA.
Collect Space: CAPSTONE Cider celebrates success of trailblazing lunar satellite.
The Register: Hyundai to develop a Moon rover (to launch, not because the roads are so bad down here).
SpaceCom: Chang’e 8 – China's moon plans involve 3D printing bricks from lunar soil.


Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3800-3802: Clouds Above, Contact Science Below.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3803-3804: Making Tracks up Marker Band Valley.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3805-3806: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back.
SciTechDaily: Curiosity 2.0: NASA’s Mars Rover Software Upgrade Revs Up Performance.
NASA: The Perseverance Rover has Lost its Pet Rock.
NASA Ingeuuity: Flight 51 Preview – By the Numbers.
CGTN (filmpje): The 'dream team' behind China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission.
NASA: NASA Selects 10 Scientists for International Mission to Martian Moons (JAXA’s MMX).


Jupiter:
ESA (filmpje): Juice post-launch briefing replay.
ESA: Juice sends first ‘selfies’ from space.
SpaceCom: Europe's JUICE Jupiter explorer probe takes 1st space 'selfies' on its way to gas giant.


Planetoïden
SpaceRef: NASA Releases Agency Strategy for Planetary Defense to Safeguard Earth.

 

NASA’s RHESSI vergaat in atmosfeer – zonder gevolgen.
NASA: NASA Retired Solar Energy Imager Spacecraft Reenters Atmosphere.
RHESSI’s website vind je hier.
 

AstroBlogs: NASA’s satelliet Rhessi verbrand in de atmosfeer boven de Sahara.
Space Explored: NASA says falling satellite poses a ‘risk of harm’ on Earth [Update].
The Register: NASA solar satellite burns up over the Sahara desert.



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