Een belangrijke stap met het oog op de eerste lancering van de nieuwe Vulcan-raket had deze week plaats. De twee BE-4-motoren werden met succes voor enkele seconden ontstoken. De lanceerdatum moet nog aangekondigd worden. En vorig jaar waren er problemen voor Psyche maar het lijkt er op dat nu alles in orde lijkt voor een lancering in oktober. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: ULA testte met succes de twee BE-4 motoren die zich onderaan de Vulcan-raket bevinden. Foto ULA.

04.06.2023 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten.
Space Coast Daily: UPDATE: SpaceX Postpones Thursday’s Falcon 9 Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral to Sunday.
NSF: SpaceX launches second of two Starlink missions within days

Filmpjes:
NSF: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink Group 6-4 Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 86 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 June 2023.

05.06.2023 – SpaceX lanceert bevoorradingsvlucht naar ISS. Koppeling verloopt zonder probleem.
NASA: NASA, SpaceX Launch Solar Arrays, Cargo to Space Station.
Space News: Falcon 9 launches cargo Dragon to space station with new solar arrays.
NSF: SpaceX launches CRS-28 ISS resupply mission – docks with Station.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 cargo capsule docks with space station to deliver vital supplies.
Spaceflight Now: Cargo Dragon docks at space station.

Tesmanian: SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 mission delivers ‘Moonlighter’ satellite that will be hacked on-orbit at this year’s DEF CON Hack-A-Sat contest.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA Discusses Science on its SpaceX CRS-28 Space Station Mission (May 30, 2023).
NASA: Science Launching on SpaceX's 28th Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX CRS-28 Space Station Mission Prelaunch Teleconference.
NASA: Watch SpaceX's 28th Cargo Launch to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast).
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-28 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX CRS-28 Spacecraft Separation.
NASA: Expedition 69 SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking - June 6, 2023.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-28 Dragon docking.

ISS – Dragon capsule breekt enkele records.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon breaks 2 space shuttle orbital records.
Teslarati: SpaceX Dragon capsule breaks U.S. spaceflight records.

06.06.2023 – CSS – Na een maandlange solovlucht koppelt (onbemande) Tianzhou 5 terug aan het Chinese ruimtestation.£
ECNS: Tianzhou-5 docks with space station after 33-day solo flight (foto’s).
ECNS: Tianzhou-5 cargo craft docks with space station combination again.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Tianzhou-5 Cargo Spacecraft Re-Docks with Space Station Combination.
SciNews: Tianzhou-5 re-docking.

07.06.2023 – Chinese Lijian (Kinetica) lanceert 26 satellietjes.
Xinhua: China launches Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket.
ECNS: Rocket launches with record payload.
ECNS: China sends record 26 satellites into space (foto’s).
Space News: Chinese commercial rocket firm launches 26 satellites, sets national record.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches Lijian-1 Y2 rocket carrying a record 26 satellites.
SciNews: Lijian-1 launches 26 satellites (Kinetica-1).
CCTV: Chinese Space Firm to Produce up to 30 Lijian-1 Carrier Rockets Annually: Designer.

07.06.2023 – ULA – Geslaagde static fire voor Vulcan-raket.
ULA: Countdown to Vulcan (check de “live updates”).
Space News: Vulcan performs static-fire test.
NSF: Vulcan being readied for maiden launch with testing at SLC-41.

Filmpjes:
ULA: June 7 Live Broadcast: Vulcan Cert-1 Flight Readiness Firing (FRF).
SciNews: Vulcan Hot Fire Test.

09.06.2023 – Kuaizhou lanceert Longjiang 3, een experimentele comsat. 
ECNS: China places experimental communications satellite in orbit.
ECNS: China launches experimental satellite (foto’s).

Space News: China’s first stackable satellite reaches orbit on solid rocket launch.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China sends new test communications satellite atop Kuaizhou-1A rocket.
SciNews: Kuaizhou-1A launches Longjiang-3.

SpaceX en ULA krijgen elk 6 lanceringen toegewezen voor US Space Force (NSSL).
Space News: Space Force assigns 12 national security missions to SpaceX and ULA.
Breaking Defense: A Space Force dozen: SpaceX, ULA awarded contracts to launch 12 new satellites.

Debris van een op 11 mei gelanceerde LM 7 aangespoeld op de Filipijnen.
Rappler: Debris recovered in Bataan likely from Chinese rocket – PH Space Agency.
ABS-CBN: PCG coordinating with Chinese embassy over suspected rocket debris in Bataan.

Filmpje:
ANC 24/7: Suspected Chinese rocket debris recovered in waters near Bataan province | ANC.

SLS – Boeing beschuldigd van diefstal “schroevendraaier”.
Ars Technica: Boeing hit with a lawsuit over alleged “theft” of SLS rocket tools.
SpaceCom: Boeing sued for allegedly stealing intellectual property related to NASA's Artemis moon rocket.

ISS – Meer Axiom missies op komst.
NPR: Veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson says more private space flights are in the horizon.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Cargo Craft Approaches Station Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Docks to Station, Delivers New Cargo and Solar Arrays.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Delivers Solar Arrays Setting Up Friday’s Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Make Final Preparations for Friday’s Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Spacewalkers Installing Solar Array Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Solar Array.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA Spacewalkers Complete Solar Array Installation.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/06/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/06/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 06/06/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/06/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/06/2023.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of June 5, 2023.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: Long space missions take a toll on astronaut brains, study finds.
Cosmos Magazine: Study shows astronaut brains at risk from prolonged space travel.

NASA: NICER Status Update – Sunlight ‘Leak’ Impacting NASA’s NICER Telescope, Science Continues.
SpaceRef: Semiconductor Investigation On The International Space Station.
ESA: Flying frying in microgravity

Space Explored: Crew-6 astronauts install the first of two new solar panels on the ISS.

ESA:  The Commercial Cargo Transportation Initiative

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Looking for Answers: June 9, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 69 Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi Talks with Abu Dhabi Students, Officials - June 7, 2023.
NASA: Spacewalk with Astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg (June 9, 2023) (Official NASA Broadcast).

ROSS – Het nieuwe Russische ruimtestation.
TASS: First selection of cosmonauts for flights to Russian Orbital Station planned for 2023-2024

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts return safely.
ECNS: Shenzhou XV crew returns safely to Earth.
ECNS: Scientific experimental samples return to Earth.
ECNS: China delivers 4th batch of experiment samples from space station to scientists.

Global Times: China's successful launch of Tianzhou-6 cargo craft showcases remarkable development of aerospace industry.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Returned Astronauts to Take 6-Month Rehab.
CCTV: Shenzhou-15 Crew Bring Back over 20 Kg of Experimental Samples.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
NewsCN: Sixth main rocket engine trial for China's crewed lunar missions sets record.
Space Daily: China's main rocket engine for lunar crewed missions sets record.

NSF: China outlines ambitious plans for Moon landing; ZhuQue-2 prepares to launch again.

Space Daily: China questions whether there is a new moon race afoot.
SpaceRef: Next Stop in Space Race 2.0 – South Pole of the Moon.

Filmpje:
CCTV: Main Engine for Manned Lunar Landing Runs 6th Test.

Artemis – Nieuwe test met RS-25 motor.
ExecutiveGov: NASA Conducts Hot Fire Test of RS-25 Engine for Future Space Missions.

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

Artemis – Gateway.
ESA: Esprit reviews for Gateway – it’s protocol.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Space News: NASA concerned Starship problems will delay Artemis 3.
Space Policy Online: Starship, budgets, complacency – Jim Free’s Top Worries About Artemis.
Space News: New spending caps to create challenges for NASA.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Starship problems likely to delay Artemis 3 moon mission to 2026, NASA says.

ESA: European Service Module-2 on the move.

NASA (filmpje): NASA Crews Spray Foam Insulation on Artemis III Rocket Hardware.

Universe Today: NASA Has a Plan to Power the Moon.
SpaceCom: NASA's new moon car for Artemis astronauts will be inspired by Mars rovers.
SPJ: Adapting a Mars ISRU System to the Changing Mars Environment.

ESA: Satnav from Earth to the Moon.

SpaceCom: Should future Mars missions have all-female crews?

Nog twee filmpjes: 
ESA: European conference: Ready for the Moon.
ESA: Ready for the Moon - Press Conference.

Starship – In afwachting van een tweede testvlucht.
NSF: OLM mods as vehicles shuffle in prepartion for upcoming test flights.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Starship Testing on the OLM Next Month? | Starbase Update.
NSF: Make Way! Starbase Demolitions Clear Room for Starfactory | SpaceX Boca Chica.
What About It: Starship Launch Escape: Is SpaceX changing plans?
What About It: SpaceX FINALLY changes assembly of new Starship Launch Pad!

Psyche op schema voor lancering in oktober.
NASA: Review Board: NASA-JPL Psyche Progress Outstanding, Launch on Track.
Space News: NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch.
Space Policy Online: JPL wins kudos for response to Psyche IRB recommendations.

Filmpje:
NASA: Media Briefing: Final Assessment of Psyche Independent Review Board (June 5, 2023).

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
SpaceCom: NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe finds source of 'fast' solar wind.
PhysOrg: Parker Solar Probe flies into the fast solar wind and finds its source.
Universe Today: Parker Solar Probe Flies Close Enough to the Sun to See the Source of the Fast Solar Wind.

Venus:
SpaceCom: 1st-ever private Venus mission delayed until at least 2025.

Aarde:
ESA: 25 times Copernicus made the headlines.
ESA: 25 years of Copernicus.
Groundstation: 25 Years of Copernicus: Pioneering Earth Observation for a Sustainable Future.
TASS: Northern Sea Route to be covered by Russian satellites in 2 years, minister reports.
ESA: Aeolus assisted reentry: Countdown begins.
SpaceCom: Satellites watch floods ravage Ukraine following dam collapse (photos).
NOAA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets U.S.
SpaceCom: Canadian wildfire smoke dims the vision of Earth-observing satellites (photos).
Via Satellite: Planet Labs Reports 31% Jump in Q1 Revenue, But Spooks Investors With Cautious Forecast.
Via Satellite: Capella Space Wins Five-Year SAR Imagery Purchase Deal from NASA.

Maan:
SpaceCom: Russia delays launch of Luna 25 moon lander until August.
Payload: Russia is Set to Head Back to the Moon in August.
Space Daily: Terran Orbital developed CAPSTONE lunar probe completes primary mission.
The Times of India: Chandrayaan-3 integration soon.
The Hindu: Chandrayaan-3 will be launched in mid-July: ISRO Chairman.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3848-3850: Boulder, Meet Wheel.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3851-3852: Slippery Science.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3853-3856: Time To Try a New Route.
ESA: 20 years of Mars Express: Mars as never seen before.
ESA: First Mars livestream: the movie.
Universe Today: SLS Could Launch a Sample Return Mission to Phobos and Deimos.
NASA (filmpje): How Does NASA Name Things on Mars? (Mars Report - June 2023).
NASA: How Do Sounds on Mars Differ from Sounds on Earth?
NASA: Mars SRM: Earth Return Orbiter

Planetoiden:
Space News: UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission.

New Horizons:
NASA Watch: Space Leaders Sign Letter Protesting Changes In New Horizons’ Mission.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
IceCubeServices: ICE Cubes Media Set for ISS interaction

Ook dat nog – Eentje die gaat verdwijnen.
WAFF48: Saturn 1B rocket to come down, potential replica in the works

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