Acht lanceringen (waaronder 3x Starlink en 3 Chinese). Eén vermeldenswaardige suborbitale (Galactic 02 van Virgin Galactic). De geslaagde lancering van een nieuwe (Russische) maanmissie Luna 25, Chandrayaan 3 in een baan om de Maan. Een nieuwe Starliner-update (en dus het opschuiven van de lanceerdatum). Nieuws over Artemis 2 en Artemis 3.Ariane VI eerst in 2024. En ja, nog veel veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Eind augustus zou dit realiteit moeten zijn. De deze week gelanceerde Russische maansonde Luna 25 moet dan op de Maan staan. Afbeelding: Lavochkin.

07.08.2023 – Falcon 9 lanceert nieuwe reeks Starlink-satellieten.
Teslarati: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites this week.
Forida Today: SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida, setting stage for next mission this week.
Spaceflight Now: Falcon 9 chalks up new launch pad turnaround record on Starlink launch.
Tesmanian: SpaceX launches 22 Starlink V2 Minis designed to provide ‘~4x more capacity per satellite than earlier iterations’.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 96 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 August 2023.

07.08.2023 – Russische Soyuz 2.1b lanceert Kosmos 2569.
TASS: Russian defense ministry satellite put into orbit.
RussianSpaceWeb: Russia launches newly redesigned navigation satellite.

08.08.2023 – Falcon 9 lanceert nieuwe reeks Starlink-satellieten (bis).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 15 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea.
Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 sends 15 Starlink satellites to join growing constellation.
Tesmanian: SpaceX achieves remarkable milestone with 55th launch of 2023 which deployed a fleet of Starlink V2 Minis.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 97 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 8 August 2023;

08.08.2023 – Chinese LM 2C lanceert radarsatelliet.
ECNS: China launches new disaster reduction satellite.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches new S-SAR remote sensing satellite for disaster relief.
SciNews: Long March-2C launches Huanjing-2 06 (S-SAR-02).

10.08.2023 – Chinese Ceres lanceert Lucky 7.
Space News: Chinese startup launches 7th Ceres-1 rocket, preps for first sea launch.
ECNS: One carrier rocket sends seven satellites into space (foto’s).

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Commercial Ceres 1 Rocket Successfully Launches 7 Satellites into Orbit.
SciNews: Ceres-1 launches seven satellites.

10.08.2023 – Galactic 02 – SpaceShipTwo laat zijn eerste toeristen kennismaken met de ruimte.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic comletes first private astronaut spaceflight Galactic 02.

Space News: Virgin Galactic forecasts limited revenues from initial commercial flights.
Gizmodo: Virgin Galactic's Space Tourism Flights Won't Be Bringing in the Dough.
Ars Technica: It’s finally time—Virgin Galactic is flying private astronauts into space.

Spaceflight Now: Virgin Galactic flies its first space tourists.
CBS News: Virgin Galactic launches its first space tourist flight, stepping up commercial operations.
SpaceCom: Virgin Galactic launches 1st mother-daughter team and 1st Olympian to space on 2nd commercial flight .
Space News: Virgin Galactic conducts first space tourist suborbital flight.
Space Ref: Virgin Galactic Sends Paying Customers to the Edge of Space on Galactic 02.

VRTNWS: Moeder en dochter maken reis naar de ruimte met Virgin Galactic dankzij tombolawinst .

Ars Technica: Virgin Galactic just flew again, but is the company going anywhere?

Filmpjes:
Virgin Galactic: Galactic 02 Spaceflight - WATCH LIVE AUGUST 10.
Virgin Galactic: Meet Jon Goodwin : Virgin Galactic Astronaut 011.
Virgin Galactic: Meet Keisha Schahaff : Virgin Galactic Astronaut 012.
Virgin Galactic: Meet Anastatia Mayers: Virgin Galactic Astronaut 013.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic Pilot CJ Sturckow Shows You Around Mission Control.
NSF: Virgin Galactic 02 mission - Second Commercial Crew Mission.
NSF: RELEASE! Galactic 02 Slow Motion Drop.
Virgin Galactic: LIVE: Watch the #Galactic02 Spaceflight.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic #Galactic02 Recap.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic: Galactic 02 Press Conference.
SciNews: Galactic 02 - Virgin Galactic’s second commercial spaceflight.

10.08.2023 – Russische Luna 25 vertrekt naar de Maan vanuit Vostochny.
TASS: Soyuz rocket with Luna-25 automatic probe installed on Vostochny spaceport’s launch pad.
TASS: Soyuz rocket with modern Russia’s first lunar mission blasts off from Vostochny.
TASS: Luna-25 spacecraft separates from Fregat booster.
TASS: Luna-25 moon mission expected to land on August 21.
TASS: Mission control takes command of Luna-25 spacecraft.
TASS: Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft to provide moon photos soon after landing.

TASS: Russia’s Luna-25 mission to help confirm theory of Moon’s creation — astronomer.
TASS: Goals of Luna-25 mission are peaceful — Roscosmos chief.
TASS: Roscosmos chief announces timeframes for upcoming Moon missions.

TASS: Two more launches from Vostochny expected later this year.

PhysOrg: Russia to launch lunar mission Friday, first in nearly 50 years.
Inside Outer Space: Russia’s Luna-25 Moon Probe: August 11 Departure.
New Scientist: Russia chases former Soviet glory with Luna 25 moon mission.

Reuters: Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976 in race with Indian spacecraft.
The Times of India: Could Russia's Luna-25 beat Chandrayaan-3 in race to be first on south pole of Moon ? 
NSF: Luna 25: the first Russian spacecraft in 47 years heading to the moon.
Spaceflight Now: Russia shoots for the Moon for the first time since 1976.
Ars Technica: Russia heads back to the Moon with Luna 25.

Spacepage: Rusland brengt Luna 25 maanlander in de ruimte.
VRT NWS: Wie landt het eerst op de zuidpool van de maan? Russische maanlander moet India aftroeven in nieuwe ruimterace.

Filmpjes:
EuroNews: Moscow's mission to the dark side of the Moon.
Roscosmos TV: Een “propo”filmpje over Luna 25.
Roscosmos TV: Lancering Luna 25 – Live.
SciNews: Luna-25 launch.

11.08.2023 – Falcon 9 lanceert nieuwe reeks Starlink-satellieten (tris)
Florida Today: SpaceX's next Falcon 9 Starlink launch from the Cape could be impacted by stormy weather.
MyNews 13: SpaceX pushes back Starlink satellite launch.
Tesmanian: SpaceX continues rapid launch pace with third Starlink V2 Mini satellite fleet deployment in a Week.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 98 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 11 August 2023.

12.08.2023 – Chinese LM 3B/E lanceerrt L-SAR 4 01.
China Daily: China launches satellite dedicated to disaster management.
CGTN: China launches world's first high-orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite for disaster monitoring.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches world's first high-orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite for disaster monitoring.
SciNews: Long March-3B launches L-SAR4 01.

Project Kuiper – Eerste Amazon-kunstmanen met Atlas V en niet met Vulcan.
Space News: Amazon moves Project Kuiper prototypes from Vulcan to Atlas 5.
Ars Technica: Amazon shifts launch of its first Internet satellites to Atlas V rocket.
Spaceflight Now: Amazon to launch first Kuiper satellites on ULA Atlas 5 rocket following Vulcan delays.
Reuters: Amazon switches rockets for first test satellites to avoid launch delay.

Filmpje:
Spaceflight Now: Amazon unveils satellite facility for upcoming 'Project Kuiper' internet constellation.

Ariane VI eerst in 2024.
ESA: Ariane 6 joint update report, 9 August 2023.

Space News: ESA confirms Ariane 6 debut to slip to 2024.
SpaceCom: 1st launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket slips to 2024.

Extra geld voor Rocket Factory Augsburg en de RFA ONE.
Space News: Rocket Factory Augsburg gets €30 million investment boost.
TechEU: Rocket Factory Augsburg's €30M KKR investment boosts Europe's space industry.

Lanceert Europa in 2026 de Orbital Baguette?
SpaceRef: A European Alternative to SpaceX Emerges – HyPR Space.

ISS – Starliner Crew Flight Test ten vroegste in maart 2024.
Zie ook vorige NUDR.

NASA CCP Blog: NASA, Boeing Provide Update on Starliner Crew Flight Test.
Space News: First Starliner crewed flight delayed to 2024.
Space Policy Online: Starliner CFT to fly in march 2024 at the earliest.
Spaceflight Now: First piloted flight of Boeing’s oft-delayed Starliner spacecraft slips to at least March.
NSF: Boeing confident in achieving six flights to the ISS despite Starliner delay.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA and Boeing to discuss Progress Update on Starliner Crew Flight Test (Aug. 7, 2023).

ISS – Crew 7.
NASA CCP: Crew-7 Starts Health Stabilization, Visits Dragon Ahead of Launch.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Unpacks New Science and Readies for Next Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Cancer Therapy, Agriculture Studies One Day Before Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Exiting Station for Spacewalk Soon Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk for Station Upgrade Work.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Finish Spacewalk Installing Shields and Relocating Hardware.
NASA ISS Blog: Following Science, Spacewalk Cleanup a Planned Cygnus Boost Approaches.
NASA ISS Blog: Crops and Manufacturing Studies as Station Orbits Higher.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/08/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/08/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/08/2023.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of August 4, 2023.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts embark on fifth spacewalk this year — Roscosmos.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk outside International Space Station.
SpaceCom: Russian cosmonaut becomes first to ride European robotic arm on ISS spacewalk.
Space Daily: Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk to attach debris shields to space station.
Spaceflight Now: Russian cosmonauts make spacewalk at International Space Station.

Space News: Xenesis to send optical terminal to ISS platform.
Sky News: International Space Station is dangerously dusty, new research says.
Science Daily: Chemical contamination on International Space Station is out of this world.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Your Package Has Arrived: Aug. 11, 2023.
NASA: Russian Spacewalk 60 Animation - Aug. 8, 2023.
Video From Space: Watch live! Russian spacewalkers outside International Space Station for 7 hours.
NASA: Expedition 69 Space Station Crew Answers Louisiana NASA ASTRO CAMP Student Questions - Aug. 8, 2023.
NASA: Expedition 69 Astronaut Frank Rubio Talks with ABC’s Good Morning America - Aug. 11, 2023.

ISS – In de overgang naar (een) commerciële ruimtestation(s).
Space News: ISS transition plans a work in progress.

The Space Review: Minding the space station gap.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpje:
CGTN: Watch: Shenzhou-16 crew exercise in space

Artemis 2/3 – Status Update.
Space News: NASA weighs changes to Artemis 3 if key elements are delayed.
Space Policy Online: Artemis 2 on track, but Artemis 3 could be a “different mission” if hardware not ready.

SpaceCom: Artemis 2 astronauts eager to prep Orion spacecraft for more moon missions.
Spaceflight Now: Artemis 2 astronauts get first look at their Orion moonship.
Ars Technica: NASA’s Artemis II crew meets their Moonship.

NASA: NASA Search and Rescue Team Prepares for Safe Return of Artemis II Crew.
SpaceCom: Artemis 2 moon mission practice recovered crew from an Orion spacecraft at sea.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Preparations: Latest News and Updates (Official NASA Briefing).
NASA: Artemis II Astronauts’ First Look at Their Lunar Spacecraft.
America Space: Artemis II Crew Interview.
America Space: Orion Capsule with Debbie Korth.
NASA: Timelapse: SLS Upper Stage for Artemis III Rolls on to the Space Coast.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
The Register: Satnav for the Moon could benefit from Fibonacci’s expertise.
NASA: NASA Armstrong Sensor Technology Helping Turn Oxygen into Fuel.
The Guardian: Lunar Codex: digitised works of 30,000 artists to be archived on moon.
Universe Today: Spacecraft, Landers and Rovers Could be Recycled for Parts on the Moon.
NASA: Commander Moonikin Campos Goes Sledding.

Filmpje:
NASA: How Will We Extract Water on the Moon? We Asked a NASA Technologist.

Starship – In afwachting van de tweede testvlucht (met B9 en S25).
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up giant new Starship booster ahead of test flight (video).
Ars Technica: SpaceX conducts a mostly successful test of its Super Heavy booster.
Teslarati: SpaceX performs static fire test of Booster 9.
Inside Outer Space: SpaceX Starship Flight – FAA Ground Control.
Teslarati: SpaceX moves Booster 9 back to the production site.
SpaceCom: These new photos of SpaceX's giant Starship Booster 9 engine test are just gorgeous.
NSF: Booster 9 removed from launch site ahead of hot stage ring tests.

Filmpje:
NSF: Booster 9 Passes its First Test on the OLM! | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: SpaceX Booster 9 Raptor Engine Static Fire.
LabPadre: SpaceX Conducts Test of Booster 9's 33 Raptor 2 Engines! - Starbase Weekly Update #74.
NSF: Starbase Update: Epic Booster 9 Static Fire, Ship 28 Prep & Future Starship Tests.
NSF: Did the Deluge Work? SpaceX Booster 9 Static Fire - Starship Super Heavy.
SpaceX: Starship Super Heavy Static Fire.
WAI: SpaceX Starship lights Raptor Engines! Ready for launch?
NSF: SpaceX Booster 9 Rollback to the Production Site After Static Fire.
NSF: Booster 9 Rolled Back to Production Site.
NSF: Booster 9 Rolled Back for Hot Staging Ring Install | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: Static FIRE! Starship Booster 9 Engine Test.
WAI: Epic Testing Change! Is SpaceX's Starship Raptor Engine Unreliable?
NSF: Orbital Launch Mount Prepared for Next Starship Flight | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Markus House: SpaceX Static Fire Aftermath, New Deluge Upgrade & Epic Moon Lander Showdown.

Chandrayaan 3 in een baan om de Maan.
Space Policy Online: Chandrayaan 3 reaches lunar orbit, landing soon with Russia, Japan and US close behind.
Times of India: Chandrayaan-3 only 4,313km from Moon, says Isro.
Times of India: Lowering Chandrayaan-3 from 100 km orbit very critical phase: ISRO Chief.
SpaceCom: India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover enters lunar orbit, snaps stunning photos.

Forbes: India’s Ambitious Moon Mission Cost Less Than Hollywood Space Films—Here’s What You Need To Know.
Times of India: As Chandrayaan-3's Vikram prepares to land, Isro looks at lunar orbit traffic.
Zie ook deze tekening.
Times of India: Chandrayaan-3: Here is how Isro plans to manage traffic around Moon.

Filmpjes:
Video From Space: Amazing moon views captured by Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft during orbit insertion.
Scott Manley: The Real Reason Why Chandrayaan 2 Crashed on the Moon.

De Japanse SLIM – Op 26 augustus de volgende naar de Maan.
Inside Outer Space: Japan’s SLIM: Landing on the Moon Smartly.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
PhysOrg: Course correction keeps Parker Solar Probe on track for Venus flyby.
JH APL: NASA's Parker Solar Probe Exceeding an Exploration Vision.
Gizmodo: NASA Spacecraft Will Reunite With Earth After 17 Years of Studying the Sun.

Venus:
SpaceCom: Instruments for NASA's VERITAS Venus mission get a test in Iceland (photos).

Aarde:
NASA (filmpje): Is Climate Change the Same as Global Warming? – We Asked a NASA Expert.
SpaceRef: Umbra Releases Highest-resolution Commercial Satellite Image.
ESA: Portugal blaze.
ESA: Antarctica vulnerable to extreme events.
Space News: TROPICS cubesat constellation ready for hurricane season.
NPR: Satellite images show utter devastation from wildfires in Maui.

Maan:
Universe Today: NASA Plans to Unleash a Wolf Pack of Rovers Onto the Lunar Surface in 2024.
SpaceCom: Trio of tiny autonomous NASA rovers will launch to the moon next year.
NASA: CADRE – Testing New Wheels for the Moon.
Space News: Clogged propellant lines doomed NASA lunar cubesat mission Lunar Flashlight.
SpaceCom: Artemis 1 cubesat finishes mission after detecting water and ice on the moon – LunaH-Map.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3912-3913: Eleven Candles.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3914-3915: Blazing a Path to the Gediz Vallis Ridge.
NSF: After 11 years on Mars, Curiosity continues to climb the slopes of Mount Sharp.
Universe Today: Curiosity Had to Route Around a 23-Degree Slope to Reach a Fascinating Field of Craters.
Video From Space (filmpje): Mars helicopter Ingenuity spots Perseverance rover during latest flight.
Universe Today: NASA's Mars Helicopter Had an Unscheduled Landing, But Flew Again.
NASA: NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing.
Ars Technica: Mars rover finds signs of seasonal floods.
NASA: NASA InSight Study Finds Mars Is Spinning Faster.
PhysOrg: NASA InSight study finds Mars is spinning faster.
SpaceCom: How climate change alters rivers on both Earth and Mars.
NASA (filmpje): Testing the Landing Gear for All Scenarios for NASA’s Mars Sample Retrieval Lander | #Shorts.
NASA (filmpje): Finding the Right Footpad Size for NASA’s Mars Sample Retrieval Lander | #Shorts.
NASA (filmpje): #MarsSampleReturn: How Do You Test the Legs of NASA's Heaviest Mars Spacecraft?
SpaceCom: NASA test-fires rocket motors that will help launch samples off Mars (video).
Explore Mars (filmpje): The 2023 H2M Summit | First Commercial Robotic Mission to Mars.

Jupiter:
NASA (filmpje): Spacecraft Makers: Testing Europa Clipper’s Magnetometer.
Ars Technica: Juno is bringing Jupiter’s moon Io into sharper focus.

Bennu:
SpaceCom: Queen legend Brian May helped NASA ace its asteroid-sampling mission, new book reveals.
Lockheed Martin (filmpje):ORIRIS-REx Sample to Return to Earth on Sept. 24.
NASA: NASA to Host Media for Asteroid Capsule Drop Test Briefing in Utah.
The Science Times: Bennu Asteroid Shape Explained: Scientists Discovered Why This Space Rock Looks Like a Spinning Top.

Dimorphos:
ESA: Hera’s mini-radar will probe asteroid’s heart.

Psyche: 
SpaceCom: NASA's Psyche asteroid mission will test next-gen laser communications in space.

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