SpaceX lanceerde o.a. vier Belgische satellieten met de Transporter 10 missie. SpaceX lanceerde Starlink-satellieten. SpaceX lanceerde 4 nieuwe bewoners voor het ISS. SpaceX bereidt zich voor op de derde testvlucht van Starship. En dat is mogelijk al voor deze week. Ondertussen lijkt er een nieuwe wind door Blue Origin te waaien. New Glenn wordt aan zijn eerste testen onderworpen. En ze willen in 2025 al op de Maan staan. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Op een pilaar van licht vertrekt Crew 8 naar het ISS. Met op de voorgrond het iconische Vehicle Assembly Building. Foto: NASA/Cory Huston

Een beetje Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Aerospacelab – Vier nieuwe Belgische satellieten met SpaceX/Transporter 10 de ruimte in.
Voor meer info over Transporter 10, zie verder.
Aerospacelab (via Linkedin): In de neuskegel.
Aerospacelab (via Linkedin): Lancering.
Agoria: Vier nieuwe satellieten van Aerospacelab met succes uitgezet.

De lanceringen (en koppelingen) van afgelopen week.  

04.03.2024 – Crew 8 vertrekt naar het ISS.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts Depart Houston for Florida.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts Touch Down at Florida Spaceport.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA SpaceX Crew-8 Flight Readiness Review Concludes, Teleconference to Follow.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA, SpaceX Target Saturday, March 2, for Crew-8 Launch.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Coverage is Underway!
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: A Look at Key Milestones for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Suits Up for Launch.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA, SpaceX Target Crew-8 Launch for Sunday, March 3 on Weather Concerns.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Weather Forecast at 75% ‘Go’ for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: A Look at Tonight’s Key Launch Milestones.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Suits Up for Launch.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Meet NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Crew.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Suited, Ready for Their Ride to Launch Pad 39A.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Next Stop: Historic Launch Complex 39A.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Flight Crew Arrive at Launch Site.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Secured Inside Dragon Spacecraft, Ready for Hatch Closure.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Hatch Closed on SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Will Help Conduct Science, Research on Station.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Dragon is ’Go’ for Launch; Falcon 9 Fueling Underway.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Crew Access Arm Retracted.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Remains on Schedule, Launch Less Than 10 Minutes Away.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Liftoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Begins Journey to International Space Station.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: Dragon Endeavour Reaches Orbit, News Conference at 12:15 a.m. EST.
NASA Commercial Crew Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launches to International Space Station.

Space News: Crew-8 set for March 1 launch to space station.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts eager for launch to ISS on March 1: 'Things surprise you, but we're ready'.
SpaceCom: Why NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps waited an extra 6 years for her ISS space mission.
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up rocket ahead of March 2 astronaut launch (photos).
SpaceCom: 'It's white-knuckle time:' NASA chief stresses safety for Crew-8 astronaut launch.
SpaceCom: SpaceX delays Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA to March 2 due to bad weather.
SpaceCom: SpaceX delays Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA due to high winds, next try on March 3.

NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launches to International Space Station.
Space News: Crew-8 launches to space station.
NSF: NASA, SpaceX has launched Crew-8 mission to ISS.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches its 50th person to space on ISS-bound Crew-8 mission.
Collect Space: 'Family dog' continues 5 years of zero-g indicators on SpaceX flights.

Spacepage: SpaceX brengt Crew-8 ruimtevaarders op weg naar het internationale ruimtestation ISS.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Arrival.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Flight Readiness Review (Feb. 25, 2024).
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 March 2, 2024, Launch Attempt.
NASA KSC: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission: Suit Up in Astronaut Crew Quarters.
NASA KSC: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8: Astronauts Walk Hallway of Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building.
NASA KSC: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission: Walkout from Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building.
NASA KSC: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission: Crew Ingress.
NASA KSC: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission: Access Arm Retraction.
NASA KSC: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission: Liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center!
NASA KSC: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission: Spacecraft Separation.
NASA KSC: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission: SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Landing.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast).
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Postlaunch News Conference (March 3, 2024).
Collect Space: SpaceX Crew-8 zero-g indicator: the family dog.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Overview.
NASA: Meet NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick, Crew-8 Commander.
NASA: Meet NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt, Crew-8 Pilot.
NASA: Meet NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps, Crew-8 Mission Specialist.
NASA: Meet Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, Crew-8 Mission Specialist.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Flight Day 1 Highlights.

04.03.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Transporter 10 met 53 satellieten.
Meer over de 4 Belgische satellieten, zie hoger.

Space News: SpaceX launches tenth Transporter rideshare mission.
NSF: SpaceX launches Transporter-10 rideshare from Vandenberg.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video).
Payload: Transporter-10 Launches 53 Satellites.

Space News: Space Force’s weather-imaging mission takes flight again after initial setback.
SpaceCom: SpaceX rocket launches pioneering methane-tracking satellite to orbit.
NPR: A new satellite will track climate-warming pollution. Here's why that's a big deal.
abc.net.au: Space Machines Company's Australian Optimus satellite blasts into space on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
CMU Portugal: MH-1, the first satellite totally developed in Portugal was launched to space.
Yahoo: Maiden satellite launch marks new era of Mongolian space industry.
SpaceCom: First Apex spacecraft working well after launch.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: SpaceX Transporter-10 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
NZHerald.co.nz: Peter Beck on MethaneSAT - launched by SpaceX, with control systems by Rocket Lab.

05.03.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 6-41 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites during 3rd launch in under 24 hours.
Ars Technica: SpaceX just showed us what every day could be like in spaceflight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: De lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 143 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 March 2024.

05.03.2024 – Crew 8 koppelt met het ISS.
Spaceflight Now: Crew Dragon docks with space station after smooth rendezvous.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Docking live.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Flight Day 2 Highlights.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-8 docking.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-8 hatch opening.

09.03.2024 – Lancering eerste Japanse private raket uitgesteld.
News on Japan: Kushimoto Prepares for Historic Rocket Launch.
NHK World: Japanese startup postpones rocket launch.
Japan Times: Space One postpones bid to be Japan's first private firm to put satellite in orbit.

Filmpje:
Point Or View: Japan’s first commercial orbital launch of Space One ends in a bizarre twist.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

21.03.2024 – Russische aflossingsvlucht Soyuz MS-25.
Gagarin Training Center: The crews of the Soyuz MS-25 manned spacecraft took part in traditional events.
Gagarin Training Center: The crews of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-25 arrived at Baikonur.
Gagarin Training Center: The first “fitting” of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-25 was successful!

Filmpje:
NASA: Soyuz Crew prepares for launch to the ISS.

21.03.2024 – Cargo Dragon CRS-30 – Bevoorrading van het ISS.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX 30th Resupply Mission to Launch Experiments to Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Science Launching on SpaceX's 30th Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station.
NASA: ISS National Lab Prelaunch Science Webinar: NASA's SpaceX CRS-30 (Mar. 8, 2024).

April 2024 – Angara A5 testvlucht vanuit Vostochny.
Ars Technica: Russia’s next-generation rocket is a decade old and still flying dummy payloads.

Raketnieuws.

New Glenn – Eerste testen gestart.
NSF: New Glenn completes initial cryogenic testing at Launch Complex 36.

Nieuws van Stoke Space.
NSF: Stoke Space continues to test reusable second stage, looks ahead to full rocket.

China – In 2025/2026 debuteren grote herbruikbare raketten – LM10 e.a.
Space News: China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026.

China – De deels herbruikbare Zhuque 3 in 2025.

Filmpje:
Dongfang Hour: A Reusable Chinese Stainless Steel Rocket in 2025?

Astra terug in privé handen.
Space News: Astra warns of liquidation if proposal to go private falls through.
Space News: Astra agrees to go private.
Via Satellite: Astra Founders to Take the Company Private.

Eerste Ariane VI in opbouw.
ESA: Ariane 6 stages having a BAL.
ESA: Fairing on the move.
ESA: Ariane 6 upper composite hoist.

Filmpje:
ESA: Ariane 6 arrives at the launcher assembly building - #shorts.

Ruimtestations.

NASA’s nieuwste astsronauten.
NASA: NASA’s Newest Astronauts.

Filmpjes:
NASA: 2024 Astronaut Graduating Class, "The Flies," Superlatives.
NASA: Training Montage – Astronaut Group 23.

Lancering eerste bemande Starliner CFT missie uitgesteld tot in mei.
Collect Space: Astronauts' mementos packed on Boeing Starliner for crew flight test.

Space News: ISS schedule conflicts delay Starliner crewed test flight to May.
NASA: NASA to Host Boeing Crew Flight Test Preview, News Conferences.

Sierra Space en Dream Chaser weer stap dichter bij lancering.
Sierra Space: Sierra Space Dream Chaser® spaceplane successfully completes first phase of pre-flight testing.
Sierra Space: The importance of testing the Dream Chaser® (DC-100) vibe in future space travel.

Meer vluchten per Crew Dragon.
SpaceCom: NASA, SpaceX looking to extend lifespan of Crew Dragon spacecraft to 15 flights.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Will Help Conduct Science, Research on Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Expedition 70 Awaits New Crew Before Next Quartet Departs.
NASA ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon with Crew-8 Aboard Docks to Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Four Crew-8 Members Enter Station for Six-Month Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: Expedition 70 Welcomes Four New Crewmates, Quickly Gets to Work.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Swap Underway Amid Advanced Space Science.
NASA ISS Blog: Crews Handing Over Responsibilities and Continuing Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Goes into Final Handovers Before Next Crew Departs.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 28/02/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 29/02/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 01/03/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/03/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 05/03/2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
ABC News: NASA astronauts say they cast their Super Tuesday ballots from space.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Crew-8, Arriving: March 08, 2024.
NASA: Expedition 70 Space Station Crew Talks with NPR’s Short Wave Podcast - March 4, 2024.
NASA: Space Station Crew Talks with WUSA-TV, Washington D.C., University of Maryland - March 6, 2024.
NASA: Expedition 70 Astronaut Loral O’Hara Answers San Antonio Student Questions March 8, 2024.
ESA: Andreas Mogensen returns to Earth.
ESA: Why do astronauts have to quarantine before flying to space? #shorts.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Inside Outer Space: China Station Crew: 2nd Spacewalk Complete – Focus on Solar Wing Maintenance.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Shenzhou-17 astronauts complete second spacewalk.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 1.
NASA Small Steps Giant Leaps Podcast – Episode 125: Capstone Project: Artemis I Lessons Learned.

SLS – NASA blijft RS-25 testen.
NASA: NASA Continues Artemis Moon Rocket Engine Test Series.

Filmpje:
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 6 March 2024 (600 seconds test).

Artemis 2.
Executive Gov: DOD, NASA Conduct 2nd Recovery Test for Artemis II Mission.
NASA: Back on Earth: NASA’s Orion Capsule Put to the Test Before Crewed Mission.
SpaceCom: VR could help astronauts avoid seasickness during splashdown and recovery.

Space News: NASA studying issues with Orion hatch design.

Filmpje:
NASA: Back on Earth: NASA’s Orion Capsule Put to the Test Before Crewed Mission.

Artemis – Gateway.
NASA: NASA Names Winners in Lunar Gateway Packing and Storing Challenge.

Blue Origin – Een bemande capsule en eerst naar de Maan?
Gismodo: Could Blue Origin Actually Beat SpaceX to the Moon?
Universe Mag: Blue Origin bites at SpaceX heels in the race to return to the Moon.
Payload: Blue Origin’s 2025 Lunar Landing Goal.
Space News: Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025.

Ars Technica: Blue Origin is getting serious about developing a human spacecraft.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
The Register: Boffins propose fiber-optic network for the Moon.

NASA: NASA Moon to Mars Architecture Workshops Promote Collaboration.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
Reuters: Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China.

Space News: China outlines position on use of space resources.

Starship – Aftellen naar IFT-3.
SpaceCom: SpaceX fuels up massive Starship megarocket in test for 3rd launch (photos).
Space Voyaging: SpaceX Plans a March 14th Launch of Third Starship Flight.
Ars Technica: The next Starship mission has a tentative launch date: March 14.
Gizmodo: Will SpaceX’s Starship Finally Not Explode Next Week?

Gizmodo: Elon Musk Expands SpaceX Facility in Texas With Controversial Land Swap Deal.
Texas Tribune: Texas greenlights negotiations with SpaceX for Boca Chica State Park land exchange.

Florida Today: More SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy details revealed for proposed launches at Cape Canaveral.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre: SpaceX Is Getting Really Close To Launching Starship Again! - SpaceX Weekly #104.
WAI: Is SpaceX FINALLY Building A Flame Diverter?
NSF: SpaceX Performs Third Attempt of B10/S28 Wet Dress Rehearsal.
NSF: Starship Passes Final Test Before Launch | Starbase Update.
WAI: SpaceX Did It! Starship Passes WDR! FAA License Imminent - TWO Starships At The Pads!
NSF: SpaceX Tests Ship 29 in Preparation for the Fourth Starship Flight.
SFN: SpaceX aims for 'Pi Day' for 3rd Starship launch.
NSF: Starship Launch is Just around the Corner - NSF Live.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Het einde van Odysseus.
PhysOrg: Moon lander Odysseus has a new home and brings an artistic project along for the ride.
NY Times: Odysseus Moon Lander Heads Into a Cold Lunar Slumber.

Meer CLPS-nieuws.
Space News: Rhea Space Activity to fly navigation payloads on lunar lander mission.
SpaceCom:NASA's ice-hunting VIPER moon rover getting ready to slither to the launch pad.
NASA: CADRE – NASA’s Network of Small Moon-Bound Rovers Is Ready to Roll.

Uit het verleden: Surveyors landen op de Maan.
Scott Manley (filmpje): The Surprising Success of NASA's First Moon Landings - The Surveyor Program 1966-1968.

NASA wil ook commerciële sondes voor Mars.
Space News: NASA studies to examine commercial partnerships for Mars exploration.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NASA: Multiple Spacecraft Tell the Story of One Giant Solar Storm.
SpaceCom: Widespread solar storm struck spacecraft near the sun, Earth and even Mars.

Aarde:
ESA: New radar mission for Europe.
EC: February 2024: The Warmest February on Record According to Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Universe Today: Satellite Measurements Show That Global Carbon Emissions are Still Rising.
Cosmos: Cosmos Country: Satellite mapping helps sustainable agriculture.

Maan:
SpaceCom: NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe celebrates 450 days in orbit around the moon.
India Today: Chandrayaan-4 will be launched in two phases, both LVM-3, PSLV to be used.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4116-4117: Rover Kinesthetics.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4118-4119: Can I Have a Second Serving, Please? Oh, Me, Too!
Universe Today: Curiosity Rover is Climbing Through Dramatic Striped Terrain on Mars.
Universe Today: Perseverance is Keeping Track of the Big Picture While it’s Exploring Mars.
SpaceCom: This little rover – IDEFIX – will ride shotgun on Japan's ambitious Mars moon – Phobos – sample-return mission – MMX.
Space News: Final NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding.
The Planetary Society: The science value of Mars Sample Return.
Space News: China targets 2030 for Mars sample return mission, potential landing areas revealed.

Jupiter:
NASA: NASA’s Juno Mission Measures Oxygen Production at Europa.
PhysOrg: Jupiter's moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life.
NASA (filmpje): NASA Science Live: Juno Spacecraft Makes Historic Flybys of Jupiter’s Moons.
NASA (filmpje): Spacecraft Makers: Europa Clipper's Instrument Integration.
NASA: NASA Unveils Design for Message Heading to Jupiter’s Moon Europa.
NASA (filmpje): NASA’s Design for Message Heading to Jupiter’s Moon Europa.
Collect Space: Water-themed plaque to fly on Europa Clipper to Jupiter's icy moon.

Ijsmanen:
IEEE Spectrum: Prototype Probe Could Someday Search Icy Moons for Life The probe can melt through ice to reach subsurface oceans.
SpaceCom: Our solar system's ocean moons may be habitable — and their icy shells could hold proof.

Dimorphos & Didymos:
ESA: Hera asteroid mission vs. absolutely nothing.

Apophis:
SpaceCom: Asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth in 2029 — could a space rock collision make it hit us?
Sciene Alert!: Astronomers Confirm Giant Asteroid 'Apophis' Will Not Hit Earth.

Panetoïde 2001 CC21:
SpaceCom: Help name the asteroid that Japan's Hayabusa2 probe will fly by in 2026.

Sedna:
AAS Nova: Sednoids: Echoes of a Rogue Planet in the Early Solar System?

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Over de nucleaire dreiging in de ruimte.
SpaceCom: Is it time for a new Outer Space Treaty? Reports of Russian nuclear space weapon raise questions.
Defense One: Chinese space, nuclear development is ‘breathtakingly fast,’ DOD officials warn.
Space News: U.S. general warns of Russia’s enduring space threat despite Ukraine woes.

Filmpje:
PBS Space Time: What Happens If We Nuke Space?
Via Satellite Mag: Nuclear Weapons in Space: Behind the Headlines With Brian Weeden.

Ruimteafval – Nog eens de reentry van ERS-2.
ESA: ERS-2 reentry summary.
SpaceCom: Big, dead satellite's crash was a space-junk wakeup call, experts say.

Ruimteafval – ISS batterijen vergaan in de atmosfeer.
ESA: Reentry of International Space Station (ISS) batteries into Earth’s atmosphere.
Inside Outer Space: Taking the Fall: 5,800 Pounds of Batteries Tossed Off the ISS in 2021.
Ars Technica: A hunk of junk from the International Space Station hurtles back to Earth.

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