Qua lanceringen was het weer een “klassieke” week: 3 lanceringen voor SpaceX en 2 voor China. En terwijl SpaceX een volgende bemande lancering voorbereid, blijkt dat het nog wachten blijft op Starliner. Boeing is ondertussen al een miljard dollar extra kwijt en er is nog niet meteen zicht op die eerste bemande testlancering. En op Starbase lijkt een tweede Starship testvlucht dichterbij te komen, zeker nu het “Water Deluge System” op volle kracht getest werd. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Bij de eerste testlancering van Starship werd er onder de lanceertoren een enorme put geslagen. Ondertussen werd de put gevuld en een zgn. “water deluge system” geïnstalleerd. Benieuwd of dit voldoende gaat zijn bij een volgende testlancering. Foto: SpaceX.

23.07.2023 – Chinese LM2D lanceert 4 satellieten.
ECNS: (foto’s): China sends first satellite with flexible solar array into space.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China’s Long March 2D Carrier Rocket Successfully Lifts 4 New Satellites into Orbit.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Skysight AS-01~03 and Lingxi-03.

24.07.2023 – SpaceX lanceert nieuwe batch Starlink-satellieten.
Teslarati: SpaceX to launch 22 Version 2 mini Starlink satellites.
Spaceflight Now: Weather scrubs Falcon 9 launch of Starlink internet satellites.
UPI.com: SpaceX launches nearly two dozen more Starlink satellites into space.
Florida Today: SpaceX launches Starlink 6-6 mission from Florida.
Florida Today: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida, setting stage for Falcon Heavy mission.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Starlnk Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 94 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 July 2023.

26.07.2023 – Chinese LM2D lanceert 3 Yaogan-36 satellieten.
China Daily: Rocket launch carries satellites into orbit.
ECNS: China launches Yaogan 36 satellite (foto’s).
Space News: Pair of Chinese launches put flat-panel satellite, new spy sats in orbit (zie ook de LM2D lancering van 23.07).

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite Group.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Yaogan-36 05.

28.07.2023 – SpaceX lanceert nieuwe batch Starlink-satellieten (bis).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX breaks launchpad turnaround record with midnight Starlink launch.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Achieves Milestone with 50th Launch of 2023 & Advanced Starlink V2 Mini Satellite Deployment.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 95 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 July 2023.

29.07.2023 – Falcon Heavy lanceert EchoStar 24 (Jupiter 3).
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon Heavy shows off its 27 engines ahead of July 26 launch (photo).
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch world's largest private communications satellite on July 26.

Maar de lancering werd een dag uitgesteld.
SpaceCom: SpaceX scrubs record-breaking Falcon Heavy rocket launch (video).
Ars Technica: Launch of heavyweight commercial communications satellite reset for Thursday night [Updated].

En toen werd de lancering opnieuw een dag uitgesteld.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX standing down from record-breaking double-launch attempt.
UPI: SpaceX misses attempt for record-breaking 'double-launch' attempt.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon Heavy seen from space waiting on launch pad (photos).

Uiteindelijk ging het dan toch door.
NSF: Falcon Heavy launches largest ever geostationary satellite.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifts off with heaviest commercial communications satellite ever.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches Hughes Jupiter-3 Mission, Aces synchronized booster landings.
Space News: Falcon Heavy sends Jupiter-3 broadband giant toward geostationary orbit.
Spacepage: SpaceX brengt zwaarste commerciële communicatiesatelliet ooit in de ruimte.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Hughes JUPITER 3 Mission (abort).
SpaceX: Hughes JUPITER 3 Mission.
SciNews: Falcon Heavy aborted launch with JUPITER 3.
SciNews: Falcon Heavy launches JUPITER 3.
Spaceflight Now: Falcon Heavy flight history.

Ariane 6 – Testen verlopen (min of meer) naar wens.
ESA: Ariane 6: launch system tests progressing well.
ESA (foto): Ariane 6 testing at Europe's Spaceport.
Spaceflight Now: Ariane 5 retirement leaves Europe facing an ‘acute launch crisis’.
Spacepage: Europa heeft momenteel geen toegang meer tot de ruimte.

Gaganyaan – India werkt verder aan bemande capsule.
The Times of India: Chandrayaan-3 integration soon, Gaganyaan abort mission may slip to August.
The Times of India: Gaganyaan: Key service module propulsion system test completed.
The Times of India: Gaganyaan recovery team trains on modules developed by Tata Elxsi.
The Times of India: Gaganyaan: Two more tests of service module propulsion systems complete.

Ook vermeld in vorige NUDR:
SpaceRef: With New MOUs, India and Voyager Space Set Stage for Burgeoning Private Space Race.

ISS – Lancering Crew 7 eerst op 17.08.2023.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-7 Launch Date.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Crew-7 astronaut launch delayed to Aug. 17.
SpaceCom: Denmark's Crew-7 astronaut plans to snap aurora photos on the ISS.
Tesmanian: SpaceX is ready to launch NASA Crew-7 Astronauts to the Space Station in August.

Filmpjes
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Mission Overview (Official NASA News Briefing).
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Training Footage Resource Reel (4K).
NASA: Astronaut Loral O’Hara Training Footage Resource Reel (4K).
Your Space Journey: SpaceX Crew-7 – Interview with Pilot Andreas Mogensen from ESA.

Zuid-Afrika wil twee vrouwelijke astronauten naar het ISS sturen.
My Broadband: South African space agency clarifies plans to train two female astronauts in two years.

ISS – Cargo Dragon CRS28 had een probleempje met een klep.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon spacecraft had a thruster glitch at the International Space Station in June.

ISS – Commercial Crew – Boeing verloor al meer dan 1 miljard dollar aan Starliner.
Space News: Boeing records more losses from Starliner delays.
Ars Technica: Boeing has now lost $1.1 billion on Starliner, with no crew flight in sight.
Space Policy Online: Starliner delay costs Boeing another $257 million.
Via Satellite: Boeing Swings to Loss in Second Quarter on Defense, Space and Commercial Programs.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Safety Training, Space Botany, Robotics Practice and Spacesuit Maintenance Today.
NASA ISS Blog: Astrobee Powered On, Safety Drills, and Health Measurements Top Today’s Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Astrobee Powered Off; Crew Completes Payload Maintenance and Preps for Upcoming Missions.
NASA ISS Blog: Payload Maintenance and Relocation, Robotics Session to End Week.
NASA ISS Blog: Northrop Grumman CRS-19 Mission Prepares for Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: L-72 Forecast: 80% Favorable for Antares Launch.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 20/07/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 21/07/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 24/07/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 25/07/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 26/07/2023.

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

ISS – Mission Control valt even uit.
EuroNews: NASA loses contact with ISS after power outage in Texas, uses backup system for first time.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Space station's orbit raised by 790 meters ahead of Soyuz spacecraft launch.

SpaceCom: Watch astronauts play new 'Space Dart' game on the ISS (video).

SpaceRef: Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe Will Study Space Weather Around Earth From ISS (Huginn).
ESA: Orbiting astronaut oversees robot team on Earth.
SpaceCom: Meet Rollin' Justin, the human-like robot that astronauts control from space.
SpaceCom: 3D-printed hearts on ISS could help astronauts travel to deep space.

Filmpje:
NASA: Space to Ground: Gearing Up: July 28, 2023.

ROSS – Rusland nodigt BRICS-landen uit.
TASS: Russia proposes joint research module on space station for BRICS members — Roscosmos CEO.
Reuters: Russia offers BRICS partners a module on its planned space station.

DRACO – Met een nucleaire motor naar de Maan (?).
NASA: NASA, DARPA Experts to Discuss Nuclear Rocket Program Developments.
Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin Selected To Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft.
Space News: NASA and DARPA select Lockheed Martin to develop DRACO nuclear propulsion demo.
Space Policy Online: NASA and DARPA pick Lockheed Martin and BWXT for DRACO.
SpaceRef: BWXT to Provide Nuclear Reactor Engine and Fuel for DARPA Space Project.
VRTNWS: Met de nucleaire raket naar Mars, gebouwd door het bedrijf achter maancapsule Orion.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Media Briefing: Update on NASA, DARPA Nuclear Rocket Program.
Lockheed Martin: Revolutionizing Nuclear Thermal Propulsion in Space with DRACO.

Artemis 2.
SpaceCom: How Artemis 2 astronauts are training for their 2024 moon mission.
SpaceCom: NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates.

ExecutiveGov: NASA Practices Propellant Loading, Countdown of 1st Crewed Artemis Lunar Mission.

Filmpje:
CSA: Get to know Jeremy Hansen.

Artemis – Gateway.
Space News: Northrop Grumman takes $36 million charge on NASA Gateway module.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA: NASA Partners with American Companies on Key Moon, Exploration Tech.
Space News: NASA selects companies to advance lunar power and other technologies.
Space Ref: NASA Selects Intuitive Machines Team to Develop Survive the Lunar Night Technology.
Space Ref: Astrobotic Wins $34.6M For Power Demo Mission On The Moon.
Space Ref: Blue Origin Awarded NASA Partnership to Turn Lunar Regolith Into Solar-Power Systems on the Moon.
Parabolic Arc: Space SPAC Index – Redwire Wins NASA Lunar Contract.

Space Ref: An Inside Look At Nokia’s Moon Mission.

NASA: NASA Welcomes Argentina as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.
Space News: Argentina signs Artemis Accords.

ESA: Keeping your underwear clean on the Moon.
European Spaceflight: ASI to Tap European Startup to Launch Lunar Regolith Oxygen Extractor Mission.

Space Explored: Lockheed’s Orion capsule: Pioneering deep space exploration with NASA.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
ECNS:  China tests main rocket engine for manned lunar missions.
ECNS: Major test for new type of rocket engine completed.
Global Times: China successfully tests high-thrust engine for moon landing (LM10).
SpaceCom: China's new moon rocket could launch as soon as 2027.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Main Rocket Engine for Crewed Lunar Missions Completes New Trial.
CCTV: Chief Designer Explains Main Rocket Engine Trial for China's Manned Lunar Missions.
CCTV: China Achieves Progress in Equipment Development for Manned Moon Landing.

Starship als ruimtestation?
SpaceCom: NASA eyeing SpaceX's Starship as possible space station.

Starship – In afwachting van de tweede testvlucht (met B9 en S25).
Space Explored: SpaceX working diligently to prepare for Starship’s next launch.
Tesmanian: SpaceX completes propellant load tests of Starship Super Heavy Booster 9 & Booster 10.
Teslarati: SpaceX performs first fueling tests on Super Heavy Booster.
Tesmanian: SpaceX performs full-pressure test of the new Starship flame deflector system.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Booster 9 Ready for Raptor Engine Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Lab Padre: Massively Upgraded Booster 9 Takes the Stage at the Launch Site - Starbase Weekly Update #72.
NSF: SpaceX Test Booster 9 On The Orbital Launch Mount.
NSF: Starbase Update: Starships & Boosters Rolling! Testing Ramps Up!
NSF: Booster 9 Fully Loaded! | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: SUCCESS Full-Pressure Deluge Test (VERY LOUD) | Starship Super Heavy.
NSF: Full OLM Deluge Test.
Marcus House: SpaceX's Remarkable Full Pressure Test, Starship Sacrificed, & Record Breaking Falcon Heavy Mission.
NSF: The End of Starship SN15 | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Cosmic Perspective: Full-pressure Starship Deluge Test.
En sowieso de moeite om te bekijken:
Cosmic Perspective: Starship IFT Launch Footage Compilation.

Europese Aeolus duikt in de atmosfeer.
ESA: Aeolus reentry: the breakdown.
NasaSpaceFlight: ESA’s Aeolus assisted reentry is ‘pushing the limits’ of space tech and safety.
VRTNWS: Europese weersatelliet stort vandaag gecontroleerd neer op aarde: "Eerste keer dat ESA zoiets probeert".
ESA: Aeolus control team wraps up successful reentry operations.
ESA: Aeolus: a historic end to a trailblazing mission.

ESA Blogs: Aeolus Reentry – Live.

Met Chandrayaan 3 gaat alles nog goed.
SpaceCom: India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover mission aces orbit-raising maneuvers around Earth.
The Times of India: Chandrayaan-3 completes 5th Earth manoeuvre; Slingshot to Moon on August 1.

Luna -25 op schema.
Inside Outer Space: Russia’s Luna-25: Soyuz Booster Prep.
Inside Outer Space: Russia’s Luna-25 Moon Lander: Final Prep Underway.
Space Ref: Russia’s Return to the Moon With Luna-25: High Risk, High Stakes.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
SpaceCom: Scientists may have just cracked the sun's greatest mystery.
SIDC: Hittegolven op de zon.
SpaceWeather: A farside CME just hit Solar Orbiter.

Venus:
Stuff.nz: Rocket Lab says Venus mission delay a 'business' decision.
Universe Today: Venus Needed Asteroid Impacts to Get its Volcanoes Going.
SuperCluster: Life marker phosphine revealed again on Venus.

Aarde:
ESA: Wildfires rage near Athens.
ESA: Rhodes wildfire forces thousands to flee.
SpaceCom: Satellites watch as wildfires rage across Greece (photos).
ESA: Aftermath of Sicilian wildfires.
ESA (filmpje): Monitoring volcanoes from space.
KISSCaltech (filmpje) – Voordracht: NISAR: The Next Phase in Remote Sensing of the Earth .
SpaceCom: Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not 'fix' climate change.

Maan:
Space News: CAPSTONE working well more than a year after launch.
Scientific American: ‘Man in the Moon’ Older Than Scientists Thought.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3895-3897: Navigating Through the Crater Cluster.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3898: A Stop Along the Road.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3899: Deep Impact!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3900-3901: Making the Most of Limited Power.
NASA (filmpje): Meet the Mars Samples: Swift Run and Skyland (Samples 10 and 11).
Space Ref: NASA’s Risky ESCAPADE Mission Has a New Launch Plan, Heralding Low-Cost Planetary Science.
Universe Today: Olympus Could Have Been a Giant Volcanic Island in an Ancient Martian Ocean.

Jupiter:
NASA (filmpje): NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Flies Past Io and Jupiter, With Music by Vangelis.
SpaceRef: Juno Is Getting Ever Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io.
SpaceCom: NASA's Juno probe finds giant swirling waves in Jupiter's magnetosphere.

Saturnus:
SpaceCom: Saturn may have 'failed' as a gas giant.

Bennu:
Ars Technica: After bopping an asteroid 3 years ago, NASA will finally see the results.
NASA Podcast: Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 113: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Preparation.
NASA (filmpje): OSIRIS-REx Trajectory July 2022 - October 2023.

Ryugu: 
PhysOrg: Asteroid Ryugu's anhydrous ingredients come from afar, study suggests.

Voyager: 
NASA: Mission Update: Voyager 2 Communications Pause.
Ars Technica: NASA temporarily loses contact with one of its most distant spacecraft.

Nog dit:
Space News: Next NASA New Frontiers mission could face extended delay.

Euclid arriveert in L2.
ESA: Follow Euclid's first months in space.
ESA (filmpje): Webb and Gaia welcome Euclid to L2.
VRTNWS:  Europese ruimtetelescoop Euclid is aangekomen op z'n bestemming, 1,5 miljoen kilometer van hier.

Starlink-nieuws.
ABC.au: Australian farmers use Starlink satellite internet kits to access agtech for grain sowing program.
Space News: FCC denies Dish Network 5G plan over Starlink interference concerns.

Teslarati: SpaceX Starlink lands DoD contract for Ukraine satellite services.
CNBC: Pentagon awards SpaceX with Ukraine contract for Starlink satellite internet.
SpaceX: Pentagon confirms it's buying SpaceX Starlink services for Ukraine.

Tesmanian: SpaceX Starlink connects over 400 Cuba Independent School District student homes in rural New Mexico.
Tesmanian: Airplane Passengers Are Impressed By SpaceX Starlink In-Flight Internet Speeds.
Gizmodo: SpaceX's Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Begin Sending Data Back to Earth.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Informs FCC Starlink Gen2 Satellites In Orbit Have Commenced Service.
Tesmanian: Japan's Self-Defense Forces Test SpaceX Starlink Satellite Service.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Starlink satellites had to make 25,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months — and it will only get worse.
Gizmodo: SpaceX Starlink Satellites Have to Dodge Objects in Orbit Nearly 140 Times Every Day.

Space News: Starlink may account for up to 40% of SpaceX’s 2023 revenues.

9to5Mac: SpaceX and T-Mobile push forward on nebulous plans to use Starlink for phones.
Asia Times: Mongolia-SpaceX deal provokes a security stir in China.
Via Satellite: SpaceX Subsidiary Swarm Ends IoT Device Sales.

Overname Aerojet Rocketdyne door L3Harris Technlogies Company een feit.
Space News: L3Harris’ acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne nears completion
Space News: Aerojet Rocketdyne officially becomes part of L3Harris
Breaking Defense: L3Harris closes Aerojet Rocketdyne deal.
Via Satellite: L3Harris Closes Aerojet Rocketdyne Acquisition.

Filmpje: 
Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company.

Luxemburges Kleos vraagt bankroet aan.
Kleos Space: Company update.
Space News: Geospatial intelligence startup Kleos Space files for bankruptcy.
Payload: Kleos Space Files for Bankruptcy.
Via Satellite: Kleos Space to File for Bankruptcy.
De website van Kleos Space vind je hier.

Ook dat nog – UFO heisa in de VS.
Newsweek: UFO Suspicions High as Ex-Intelligence Officer's Claims To Be Investigated.
SpaceCom: The US Congress is holding UFO hearings today. What might we learn?
Inside Outer Space: They’re Here! Bracing for “Full Disclosure” – UFOs/UAPs, What Impact?
SpaceCom: UFO whistleblower tells Congress the US government is hiding evidence of 'non-human intelligence'.
Video From Space: UFO whistleblower: 'Non-human biologics' found on crashed craft.
The Guardian: UFO whistleblower says he faced 'brutal' retaliation after going public with coverup claim – video.
De Morgen: Amerikaanse regering verbergt ufo-brokstukken, zegt ex-inlichtingenofficier in het Congres.
NewsWeek: UFO Hearings: How Top Scientists Reacted to Revelations.
NewsWeek: UFO Witnesses Pushed to Reveal Confidential Info in Classified Meeting.
On Demand News (filmpje): UFO Congress Hearing: Witness Claims US Government Has 'Unidentified Craft' Retrieval Program.
Politico: ‘Insulting': Pentagon’s UFO boss torches claims of alien coverup.

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