Een Falcon Heavy lanceert voor NASA de Psyche planetoïde sonde, een Vega lanceert (o.a.) de Belgische PROBA V Companion Cubesat. De eerste Kuipersatellieten draaien rond de Aarde. De recentste Russische Nauka begint nu ook te lekken wat zo zijn gevolgen had voor de geplande ruimtewandelingen. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Een Falcon Heavy lanceert de ruimtesonde Psyche naar de planetoïde Psyche (foto: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

06.10.2023 – Virgin Galactic – Galactic 04 laat nieuwe toeristen kennis maken met de ruimte.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic completes fifth successful spaceflight in five months.

SpaceCom: Virgin Galactic's next flight will take a Pakistani to space for the 1st time.
SpaceCom: Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6.
SpaceCom: Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic's 4th commercial spaceflight launching on Oct. 6.
SpaceCom: Virgin Galactic launches 1st Pakistani to space on 4th commercial spaceflight (video).

SpaceCom: Virgin Galactic performs fourth commercial suborbital flight.

Filmpje:
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic #Galactic04 Recap.
SciNews: Galactic 04 spaceflight.

Nog even Galactic 03:
Gizmodo: Virgin Galactic Flight Carries Precious Hominin Fossils to Space’s Edge, Sparking Controversy.
Virgin Galactic (filmpje): Astronaut 014 Ken Baxter: Journey to Space.
Virgin Galactic (filmpje): Astronaut 016 Adrian Reynard: Journey to Space.

06.10.2023 – Atlas V lanceert twee prototypes voor Project Kuiper.
ULA: United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Mission in Partnership with Amazon.
Meer info vind je hier.

Spaceflight Now: Atlas 5 delivers first Amazon internet satellites to orbit on Friday.
Space News: ULA Atlas 5 launches first Project Kuiper satellites.
Ars Technica: Atlas V rocket completes on-target orbital delivery for Amazon.
Ars Technica: Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites add to astronomers’ light-pollution woes.

Filmpjes:
ULA: Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight Mission Profile.
ULA: Oct. 6 LIVE Broadcast: Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight.
ULA: Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight Launch Highlights.
ULA: Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight Rocket Cam.
SciNews: Atlas V launches Project Kuiper Protoflight.

07.10.2023 – Geslaagde suborbitale lancering voor PLD Space – Miura 1 bereikt wel niet de eerder vooropgestelde hoogte.
In september: European Spaceflight: PLD Space to Hire 150 New Employees by 2024.
Reuters: Spain's PLD Space counts down to test rocket launch from Europe.
European Spaceflight: PLD Space Prepare for Third Attempt at Maiden Miura 1 Flight.

European Spaceflight: PLD Space Successfully Debuts Suborbital Miura 1 Rocket.
Space News: PLD Space launches first suborbital rocket.
PhysOrg: Spain's first private rocket successfully lifts off.
SpaceCom: Spanish company PLD Space launches rocket for 1st time.
Ars Technica: Spanish company’s success comes at a critical time for Europe’s launch industry.
Forbes: Spain's Successful Miura 1 Launch Reignites Europe's Hopes For Space Exploration.

Spacepage: PLD Space voltooit met succes eerste private ruimteraketlancering vanuit Europa.

Filmpjes:
PLD Space: MIURA1 SN1 Test Flight (El Arenosillo Huelva), October 7th (live stream).
PLD Space: Successful first flight of MIURA 1.
SciNews: MIURA 1 SN1 First Test Flight.

07.10.2023 – Lancering Vega VV23 met Belgische PROBA V-CC.
Arianespace: Arianespace’s next Vega mission will embark 12 passengers.
Arianespace: Flight VV23: Postponement of the launch.
Arianespace: Flight VV23 now scheduled on october 8.
Arianespace: Flight VV23: Success to the benefit of Thailand, Taiwan and cubesats.
ESA: Vega flies to bring satellites to space.

De persmap vind je hier (PDF).

Spaceflight Now: Rideshare mission on deck for penultimate Vega rocket as Vega-C successor remains sidelined.
Space News: Vega launches a dozen smallsats.
NSF: Arianespace’s Vega launches 12 satellites on VV23 mission.
European Spaceflight: Arianespace Launch Europe’s Final Mission of 2023 Aboard Vega.

ESA: Shoebox-sized space labs being launched by Vega.
ESA: Vega's fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wings.
Universe Today: A Flock of CubeSats Will Use Wings to Maneuver at the Edge of Space.
ESA: Vega’s ESTCube-2 tether to the future.
ESA: Vega’s PRETTY CubeSat: unlocking satnav for Earth data.
PhysOrg: Estonia's next satellite, largely built by undergrad students, to fly aboard Vega VV23.
EC: EU launches three new missions in space for validation of new technologies and innovation in orbit.
Satellite Pro ME: OQ Technology successfully launches MACSAT satellite.

Over de Proba V Compagnion Cubesat of PROBA V CC of ook PVCC.
Aersopacelab (via X): Satelliet op weg naar het KSC.
PhysOrg: Big Earth imager to be tested on small Vega CubeSat (Proba V CC).
SpacewatchGlobal: Aerospacelab launches PROBA V-CC satellite.

Aerospacelab maakt ook deel uit van Copernicus.
ESA: New Space companies join Copernicus.
Aerospacelab heeft ook een zetel in de VS. Een beetje uit noodzaak.
Space News: Overseas firms on a journey to establish themselves as U.S. entities.

En nog deze foto v/d Blue Moon eind augustus (met dank aan Arthur).

RTBF Auvio – Made in Belgium – Aerospacelab : les Belges qui collaborent avec Elon Musk.

Filmpjes:
Arianespace: Flight VV23 – Golden Horizon | THEOS-2 & FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON | Vega Launch | Arianespace – ABORT.
Arianespace: Flight VV23 - 8 October – Golden Horizon | THEOS-2 & FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON | Vega Launch | Arianespace.
SciNews: Vega aborted launch with THEOS-2 and FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON.
SciNews: Vega launches THEOS-2, FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON and 10 CubeSats.

Nog wat Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
SatSearch (podcast) – The benefits of in-orbit agility for satellites – VEOWARE SPACE.

De Standaard (achter de betaalmuur): Angelo Vermeulen (SpaceBorn United) – ‘Binnen drie jaar willen we een menselijke eicel bevruchten in de ruimte’.

Een Artemis-ruimtepak met de hulp van Solvay.
De Tijd: Een stikfout van 0,79 millimeter in een ruimtepak kan dodelijk zijn.

SpaceBel: 35 Candles and over 50 Space Missions for SPACEBEL
SpaceBel: Earth Observation Applications.

TEDxTalks: How new drugs could come from space | Hilde Stenuit (Space Applications System).
Space Applications System: How YAMCS sets the pulse of mission control.

SpaceCom: Orbiting debris trackers could be a game changer in space junk monitoring – ARCSEC.

09.10.2023 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten (Vandenberg SFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites early Oct. 9 from California.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Successfully Launches 21 Starlink V2 Mini Satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Het live verslag via X.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 112 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 9 October 2023.

13.10.2023 – Falcon Heavy lanceert planetoïdesonde Psyche.
SpaceCom: NASA's Psyche metal asteroid mission launches this week: Here's what you need to know.
SpaceCom: NASA's Psyche metal asteroid mission will have a big impact on astronomy. Here's how.
SpaceCom: SpaceX rolls out Falcon Heavy rocket for Psyche asteroid mission launch (photos).
Spaceflight Now: Weather delays launch of NASA’s billion-dollar Psyche mission to Friday.

NASA: NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Optical Comms Demo En Route to Asteroid.
Space News: NASA launches Psyche mission to metal world.
Spaceflight Now: Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe.
NSF: NASA, SpaceX launch Psyche mission to metallic asteroid.

VRTNWS: NASA heeft ruimtesonde gelanceerd naar zeldzame asteroïde vol goud, nikkel en platina.
Space News: Psyche marks start of NASA use of Falcon Heavy.
Ars Technica: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is about to become a workhorse for NASA.

SpaceCom: Metal asteroid Psyche has a ridiculously high 'value.' But what does that even mean?

Filmpjes:
NASA (23.08): NASA Science Live: Psyche’s Journey to a Metal World (Official NASA Broadcast).
NASA (10.10): The Science Behind the Psyche Spacecraft (News Briefing).
NASA (11.10): Psyche Mission Prepares for Launch to a Metal World (News Briefing).
NASA: Psyche Launches to a Metal Asteroid (Official NASA Broadcast).
NASA: Psyche Mission Launches From Kennedy Space Center (Highlights).

NASA KSC: Psyche Mission: Broadcast Begins.
NASA KSC: Psyche Mission: Launch Weather Forecast.
NASA KSC: Psyche Mission: Launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
NASA KSC: Psyche Mission: Booster Landing.
NASA KSC: Psyche Mission: First Stage Separation.
NASA KSC: Psyche Mission: Engine Burn.
NASA KSC: Psyche Mission: Spacecraft Separation.
NASA KSC: Psyche Mission: Acquisition of Signal.

SciNews: Psyche launch.
SciNews: Psyche deployment.

13.10.2023 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten (Cape Canaveral SFB).
Teslarati; SpaceX reschedules Starlink launch for 22 more satellites.
SpaceCom: SpaceX delays launch of 22 Starlink satellites to prioritize Psyche liftoff.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites on its second Friday launch.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch, 9 October 2023.
SpaceX: Het live verslag via X.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 113 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 October 2023.

ArianeGroup vraagt meer geld voor Ariane VI.
European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup Wants €210M Per Year More to Operate Ariane 6.
Ars Technica: Oops—It looks like the Ariane 6 rocket may not offer Europe any launch savings.

Suborbitale Xodiac weer actief.
Space News: Astrobotic resumes flights of Xodiac suborbital vehicle.

ISS – Nu ook lek in Nauka – Bemanning nooit in gevaar.
Spaceflight Now: Russian space station laboratory module appears to spring coolant leak.

TASS: Coolant leak reported at Nauka module on ISS.
The Moscow Times: Russian ISS Segment Springs Third Leak in Under a Year.
TASS: No panic in NASA over leak from Nauka module’s radiator — Roscosmos CEO.

Space News: Russian ISS module experiences coolant leak.
FNN: Russia reports coolant leak in backup line at space station and says crew not in danger.
Ars Technica: For the third time in a year, Russian hardware on the space station is leaking.

TASS: Russian cosmonauts to embark on spacewalk on October 25 — Roscosmos.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts to make spacewalk to examine leak from Nauka module’s radiator.

Filmpjes:
Scott Manley: Russian Space Station Module Suffers 3rd Coolant Leak This Year.

ISS – NASA updates planning voor volgende vluchten.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA Updates Commercial Crew Planning Manifest.

SpaceCom: Boeing's 1st Starliner flight with astronauts delayed to April 2024.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Prepare for Two October Spacewalks.
NASA ISS Blog: International Space Station Operations Update.
NASA ISS Blog: Tuesday Sees Space Physics, Human Research, and Spacewalk Preps.
NASA ISS Blog: Spacewalks Postponed as Managers Review Leak Data.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA Updates Commercial Crew Planning Manifest.
NASA ISS Blog: Spacewalks Rescheduled as NASA Reviews Leak Data.
NASA ISS Blog: Research, Maintenance Keep Crew Busy Ahead of Spacewalks.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 06/10/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/10/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/10/2023.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/10/2023.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: NASA calls off spacewalk due to leak on International Space Station.
SpaceCom: Rare all-woman spacewalk this month won't be the last, NASA says.

ESA: First month of science for Huginn.
ESA: The story behind the Muninn mission patch.

NASA: NASA Funds Eight Studies to Protect Astronaut Health on Long Missions.
NASA: NASA’s Honey Astrobee Robot Returns to Space.

TASS: Russia may put Venezuelan cosmonaut in space — Roscosmos.

SpaceCom: NASA astronaut Frank Rubio considers himself 'incredibly lucky' after accidental 1-year ISS stay.
PhysOrg: US astronaut gets used to Earth after record-setting 371 days in space

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Resetting the Schedule: Oct. 13, 2023.
NASA: Spacewalks Preview – Oct. 6, 2023 (Official NASA Briefing).
NASA: NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Talks with Media Following Record-Breaking Mission - Oct. 13, 2023.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
NASA: NASA Partners Combine Efforts for Low Earth Orbit Commercial Station.
The White House: Readout of Low Earth Orbit Research and Development Workshop.

SuperCarBloondie: First ever space hotel is set to open in 2027.

AutoEvolution: Cygnus Spacecraft to Dock with Future Starlab Inflatable Space Station on Its Own.

Spaceflight Insider: Northrop, Nanoracks team on commercial space station project.
Air & Cosmos: Une startup franco-allemande pour desservir une station orbitale privée.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: China's Shenzhou-16 Astronauts Enjoy Jubilant Holidays in Tiangong Space Station.
CCTV+: Tiangong TV｜Shenzhou-16 Astronaut Captures Stunning Views of Earth from Tiangong Space Station.

Gaganyaan – India klaar voor test Launch Abort System.
SpaceCom: India to launch test flight on Oct. 21 for future Gaganyaan astronaut mission.

Times of India: Gaganyaan: Crew module development progressing, Isro geared up for abort test.
Times of India: ISRO announces plans to commence unmanned flight tests for Gangayaan mission.

Artemis 2 – Nieuws.
NASA: NASA Prepares Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage for Final Assembly Phase.
NSF: SLS working to overcome supply chain, weld issues to complete Artemis II Core Stage this year.

Spaceflight Insider: What’s next for NASA’s Artemis program?

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
SpaceCom: NASA astronaut walks on the 'moon' to get ready for Artemis landings (photos).

NASA Watch: Only NASA Wants To Buy Its Own SLS Rocket.
Meer detail in dit OIG rapport: NASA’s Transition of the Space Launch System to a Commercial Services Contract (PDF).
Space News: New contract unlikely to significantly reduce SLS costs.
Ars Technica:  NASA should consider commercial alternatives to SLS, inspector general says.

Space News: UK’s Asteroid Mining Corp. unveils SCAR-E robot.

In verband met de Lunar Operating Guidelines for Infrastructure Consortium.
Inside Outer Space: Building Up Moon Use: Guidelines and Pathways.

De Maan – ESA op zoek naar ideeën.
ESA: Wanted: bright ideas to develop the lunar economy.

ESA: How to make roads on the Moon.
ESA: One small step on the way to lunar roads.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
Space News: Azerbaijan signs up to China’s international moon base project.

NSR: In the race to the moon, where is China?

Starship – Wachten op lancering B9 en S25.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Starship Secured Before Storm Hits | SpaceX Boca Chica.
LabPadre: Raptor Vacuum Engine Towed by Cybertruck Destroys SpaceX's Drone! - Starbase Weekly Update #83.
NSF: Ship 26 Tested, Hot Stage Ring Removed Again | SpaceX Boca Chica.
LabPadre: LabPadre's Starbase Photo Review - Even More Launch Site Upgrades! [Oct. 4th – 10th].
LabPadre: SpaceX FAA investigation: Starlink Potential Killer?Starship 26 Ready For Static Fire!

OSIRIS-REx – Eerste kijk op Bennu’s bodemmonster.
NASA Blog: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Views Sample Return Capsule’s Departure.
NASA Blog: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Curation Steps Closer to Final Reveal.
NASA: NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water.

Space News: Scientists excited by first look at OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples.
Universe Today: OSIRIS-REx Returned Carbon and Water from Asteroid Bennu.
Scientific American: OSIRIS-REx’s Asteroid Samples Are Finally Down to Earth.

VRTNWS: "Wetenschappelijke schat": NASA deelt eerste foto's en onderzoeksresultaten van bodemstalen van asteroïde van meer dan 4 miljard jaar oud.

Filmpje:
NASA: Revealing the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample (Official NASA Broadcast in 4K).
NASA: OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Reveal Science Media Teleconference (Oct. 11, 2023).
NASA: NASA Johnson Curation Lab Ready to Reveal OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample.

CLPS – Intuitive Machine en Nova-C / Blue Ghost Lander.
Firefly Aerospace (filmpje): Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Structure Complete.

Space News: First Intuitive Machines lunar lander ready for launch.
Collect Space: Up close with Intuitive Machine's Nova-C before it leaves for the moon.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
SciTechDaily: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Shatters Records: The Closest & Fastest Sun Flyby Ever.
Times Of India: Solar mission: Aditya-L1 undergoes trajectory correction.
SpaceCom: India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory on course for its sunny parking spot 1 million miles from Earth.

Ruimteweer:
The Times of India: Severe space weather disrupts bird migration, a study claims.

Venus:
SpaceCom: 'Lightning' on Venus may not be lightning at all, Parker Solar Probe finds.

Aarde:
ESA: Ozone hole goes large again.
Space News: NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award.
ESA: Measuring nutrition in crops from space.
PhysOrg: Monitoring African copper and cobalt mining emissions from space.
Via Satellite: How Satellite Brings Smuggling Out of the Shadows

Maan:
CCTV+ (filmpje): Moon Soil Sample from Chang'e-5 Lunar Mission Well-Preserved: Expert.
CCTV+ (filmpje): Chang'e-5 Success Highlights China's Innovation, Cooperation Capabilities: Chief Designer.
Hindustran Times: China to help Pakistan launch miniature satellite in Chang'e 6 lunar mission.
Space News: China outlines Chang’e-8 resource utilization mission to the lunar south pole.
ECNS: Chang'e 8 probe open to foreign payloads.
NASA (filmpje): NASA's Moon Rover Instrument Shake Test.
Universe Today: Is This a Collapsed Lava Tube on the Moon?
SpaceCom: Mysterious magnetism in Apollo moon rocks is natural in origin, new study finds.
ILO: The Interational Lunar Observatory Mission 1 & 2.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3966-3697: Light Rocks on Deck, Gray Rocks in the Hole.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3968-3969: Dreaming of a Drill Campaign.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3968-3969: Sols 3975-3976: Preparing To Drill.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3970-3972: Driving Along the Rocky Road.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3973-3974: Bumping to a Better Position.
NASA Ingenuity: Flight 62 Preview – By the Numbers.
NASA Perseverance: Journey to Jurabi Point.
Mars Perseverance: Eclipse on Earth, Exploration on Mars.
The Planetary Society: The future of Mars Sample Return.
The Space Review: Secrets of ExoMars.
ESA: Fly across Mars’s ‘labyrinth of night’ with Mars Express.
NASA MRO: A Bear on Mars?
Ars Technica: How much snow does Mars receive?
SpaceCom: Microphones in space: Why scientists want to listen in on alien worlds.

Jupiter:
ESA: The making of Juice: the film.
ESA: The making of Juice: the film (23 November 2023) | Official trailer.
Ars Technica: A year from launch, the Europa Clipper spacecraft nears finish line.

Saturnus:
Cosmos Mag: NASA reveals what might have created Saturn’s rings.

Didymos – Dimorphos.
ESA: The Incredible Adventures of the Hera mission – Testing times.

Kuiper Gordel – Arrokoth:
SpacRef: Large Mound Structures On Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth May Have A Common Origin.
Universe Today: Arrokoth is Covered in Bizarre Mounds.

New Horizons:
NASA: NASA’s New Horizons to Continue Exploring Outer Solar System.
Payload: NASA Extends New Horizons Through Late 2020s.
The Register: NASA's New Horizons probe scores extended vacation in Kuiper Belt.
SpaceCom: NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s.

Problemen met Viasat-3 / Verzekeringen.
Space News: Viasat has enough throughput on ViaSat-3 Americas to avoid replacement.
Via Satellite: Viasat to Recover Just 10% of ViaSat-3, No Plans for a Replacement Satellite.

Eerdere berichten:
Space News: Insurers brace for ViaSat-3 claim.
Space News: Viasat not ready to declare Viasat-3 Americas a total loss.

Space News: Connecting the Dots | Double whammy for space insurance.
Space News: Space insurers brace for more claims after propulsion trouble on four GEO satellites.
Het gaat om Yahsat’s Al Yah 3, Avanti Communications’ Hylas 4, en Northrop Grumman’s twee Mission Extension Vehicles (MEV-1 en MEV-2).

Protest tegen Schotse lanceerbasissen.
The National: Protesters call on Scottish Government to withdraw spaceport support.

Een eerder bericht:
BBC: We built a spaceport on a Scottish island.

Om af te ronden – Space Shuttle Endeavour weldra in volle glorie (Los Angeles).
Collect Space: Rocket booster parts arrive in L.A. to stand up space shuttle exhibit.
Gizmodo: Vintage Space Shuttle Boosters Take Over Los Angeles Streets in Rare Trek.

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