Terwijl men in de Verenigde Staten uitkijkt naar de op komst zijnde zonsverduistering, stelde men in Kruibeke PROBA 3 – de eclipsmaker – voor. In Texas gaan veel eclipsjagers ook eens op bezoek bij de Starbase, waar zowel Ship als Booster een static fire achter de rug hebben. IFT 4 is alweer een stapje dichterbij.  En ook NASA stelde de Maan op een andere manier in de belangstelling met de bekendmaking van 3 mogelijke kandidaten voor de bouw van de Artemis maanauto. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week. 

Bij de foto: Het net op tijd ontsteken van de remraketten zorgde er voor dat de Rus Novitskiy, de Amerikaanse O’Hara en Vasilevskaya uit Belarus weer veilig op de Aarde aankomen na hun vertrek iets eerder bij het ISS. Foto: NASA/Bill Ingells.

Een beetje Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Redwire Kruibeke stelt PROBA 3 voor.
ESA: ESA's solar eclipse maker, Proba-3.
ESA: About PROBA 3.
ESA: PROBA-3 Frequently Asked Questions.
ESA: Media kit (PDF).

Belgium In Space: Maak kennis met Proba-3: de satellieten die een eclips moeten creëren!
De Tijd: Kruibeekse ingenieurs leiden kosmische zonnedans in goede banen.
VRT NWS: Twee nieuwe, ambitieuze zonnesatellieten van ESA worden gebouwd in... Kruibeke.

Space Daily: Artificial Eclipses on Demand: ESA's Proba-3 Breakthrough.

Zie ook de PROBA 3 pagina op de website van het Belgische Solar Influences Data Analysis Center.

Filmpjes:
Redwire Space: Proba-3 media day.
VRTNWS: Het Journaal – De nieuwe satelliet van Esa werd geassembleerd in Kruibeke.
New Scientist: These satellites create an eclipse on demand.

Extra geld voor Simera Sense – Bouwt camera’s voor de ruimtevaart.
Simera Sense: Simera Sense, world leader in Earth observation optical imaging solutions, raises €13.5m in growth investment round.
De Standaard (betaalmuur): Kapitaalinjectie stuurt bedrijf in Leuven verder de ruimte in.

De lanceringen van afgelopen week.  

30.03.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Eutelsat 36D (KSC).
Eutelsat: Successful launch of Eutelsat 36D satellite.
Airbus: EUTELSAT 36D Airbus-built satellite successfully launched.
Space News: SpaceX launches Eutelsat 36D, lands booster on seventh reuse anniversary.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches Eutelsat 36D and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: Eutelsat 36D deployment.

31.03.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-45 (CCSFS).
UPI: SpaceX launches 23 satellites, completing 260th reflight of an orbital class rocket.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 150 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 March 2024.

31.03.2024 – Russen lanceren remote sensing satelliet Resurs-P 4.
TASS: Russian ERS satellite to be launched by end of March — Roscosmos.
TASS: Earth remote sensing satellite to be launched on March 31 — Roscosmos.
TASS: Remote sensing satellite Resurs-P to be launched from Baikonur on Sunday.
TASS: Russia’s Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying remote sensing satellite takes off from Baikonur.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Lancering live.
Roscosmos: Lancering live (technische uitzending).
SciNews: Resurs-P No.4 launch.

02.04.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 7-18 (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX delays launch of 22 Starlink satellites from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 151 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 2 April 2024.

03.04.2024 – Chinese Lange Mars 2D lanceert remote sensing satelliet Yaogan 42A. 
ECNS: China launches new remote-sensing satellite on Long March 2D rocket.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Yaogan satellite.

Space News: China launches first of a new series of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Yaogan-42 01.

05.04.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-47 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this morning.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 152 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 5 April 2024.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

09.04.2024 – Laatste Delta IV Heavy lanceert NROL 70.
Het ziet er naar uit dat de laatste Delta IV Heavy op 9 april gelanceerd zal worden.
De ULA-livestream vind je hier.

Eerste bemande Starliner uitgesteld van 1 naar 7 mei.
NASA CCP Blog: NASA, Boeing Update Launch Date for Starliner’s First Astronaut Flight.
SpaceCom: Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 6.

Blue Origin hervat weldra bemande New Shepard vluchten – NS25.
Blue Origin: New Shepard’s 25th Mission Includes America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate.
Space News: Blue Origin to resume crewed New Shepard flights.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin will launch Ed Dwight, the 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, to space on next New Shepard rocket flight.

Een beetje langer wachten op de volgende Vulcan-lancering?
Ars Technica: With payload questions, it’s likely Vulcan will not launch again until fall.

Raketnieuws.

Ariane VI op weg naar eerste lancering.
ESA: Ariane 6 launches: NASA’s radio detective CURIE.
ESA: Unboxing Ariane 6 ballast and adapter.
ESA: Ariane 6 tests towards first flight.

ESA: Ariane 6 Fairing Separation.

Filmpje:
CSG: [Ariane 6] Assemblage du corps central.

Toerisme – Het is hommeles tussen Boeing en Virgin Galactic. Deel 2.
Zie NUDR 694 i.v.m. Boeing die Virgin Galactic voor de rechter daagt.
Maar nu dus ook omgekeerd.
Space News: Virgin Galactic countersues Boeing about mothership project.

Biden wil een belasting op lanceringen.
Payload: Biden Considers Taxes on Commercial Launchers.

Een terugblik op de ontploffing van Rocket 3.0 (maart 2020).
TechCrunch: Footage from 2020 shows Astra rocket exploding during prelaunch testing.

Rusland wil weer dominant worden op de lanceermarkt.
Ars Technica: Russia has a plan to “restore” its dominant position in the global launch market.

Ruimtestations.

06.04.2024 – Russische Soyuz MS-24 landt veilig en wel – ISS.
TASS: International team of astronauts to return to Earth after expedition to ISS.
TASS: Soyuz MS-24 undocks from ISS.
TASS: Soyuz MS-24 crew returns to Earth.

NASA: NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station.
SpaceCom: Soyuz capsule with crew of 3, including 1st female astronaut from Belarus, lands safely to end ISS mission.
Space Policy Online: Soyuz MS-24 returns three to Earth.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Soyuz MS-24 Space Station Farewells and Hatch Closing - Friday, April 5, 2024.
NASA: Soyuz MS-24 Space Station Undocking - Friday, April 5, 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Loral O'Hara Returns Home to Earth (deorbit burn, reentry and landing).
NASA: Soyuz MS-24 Landing Day Highlights - Saturday, April 6, 2024.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-24 hatch closure.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-24 undocking and departure.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-24 landing.

ISS – De astronauten en de op komst zijnde zonsverduistering.
Collect Space: In space and on Earth, where astronauts will view the solar eclipse.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: April Begins with Human Research and Crew Departure Preps
NASA ISS Blog: Ten-Member Crew Works on Cargo, Spacesuits, and Human Research
NASA ISS Blog: NASA, Boeing Update Launch Date for Starliner’s First Astronaut Flight
NASA ISS Blog: Brain Research Tops Science Schedule Ahead of Crew Departure
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Readies for Departure While Human Research Continues
NASA ISS Blog: Trio Finalizes Packing, Science Activities Before Friday Departure
NASA ISS Blog: Trio Boards Soyuz Crew Ship and Closes Hatch
NASA ISS Blog: Three Crew Members Departing Station Live on NASA TV
NASA ISS Blog: Soyuz Spacecraft Undocks to Return Three Crewmates to Earth
NASA ISS Blog: Loral O’Hara, Two Crewmates Returning to Earth on NASA TV
NASA ISS Blog: Soyuz Lands Returning O’Hara, Two Crewmates Back to Earth
 

Deze week blijkbaar geen Summary Reports.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
America Space: NASA’s Loral O’Hara to End 204-Day Mission, Return to Earth Tomorrow Night.
ESA: 3D-bioprinted blood vessel.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Totality: April 05, 2024.
Spaceflight Now: Collins Aerospace tests new astronaut spacesuits onboard Zero-G flight.

Commerciële ruimtestations – Nieuws.
Space News: Mitsubishi takes stake in Starlab Space.
Satellite Pro ME: Mitsubishi Corporation joins Starlab Space as strategic partner.

The Space Race (filmpje): Life Inside An Inflatable Space Station!

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station Experiment: In-orbit Brain Testing for Thinking, Reasoning, Remembering and Work Efficiency.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-17 Crew Conducts In-Orbit EEG Tests.
CCTV: Shenzhou-17 Crew Conducts In-Orbit EEG Tests.

ROSS – Het toekomstige Russische ruimtestation.
TASS: Roscosmos approves design of Russia’s future orbital station.
Inside Outer Space: Russian Space Station: Preliminary Design Approved.
Payload: Russia Approves New Space Station Designs as it Seeks to Maintain Human Presence in LEO.

Gaganyaan – Indische astronauten trainden in Rusland.
TASS: Crew of India’s Gaganyaan spacecraft passes intense training in Russia — Indian cosmonaut.
TASS: Designers of Gaganyaan spacecraft used Russia’s Soyuz for inspiration — Indian cosmonaut.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Het Witte Huis wil een antwoord op de vraag: Wat is de tijd op de Maan?
The White House: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Releases Celestial Time Standardization Policy.

Space News: White House directs NASA to develop lunar time standard.
BBC: White House wants Moon to have its own time zone.
Reuters: White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon.
The Hill: NASA tasked with creating a time zone for the moon.
Space Policy Online: What time is it on the Moon? OSTP wants to know.

Filmpje:
Reuters: Why does the US want to create moon standard time?

Artemis – Drie kandidaten voor het ontwerpen van een maanauto voor de astronauten.
NASA:  NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions – LTV.
Space News: NASA selects three companies to advance Artemis lunar rover designs.
SpaceCom: NASA picks 3 companies to design lunar rover for Artemis astronauts to drive on the moon.
Ars Technica: How will astronauts cruise around the Moon? NASA narrows choice to three options.

Spacepage: NASA selecteert drie bedrijven voor de ontwikkeling van een nieuwe maanwagen.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle (Official NASA Trailer).
Lockheed Martin: Opening the Moon for All with NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle.

SLS – Certificatietest voor RS-25.
NASA: NASA Achieves Milestone for Engines to Power Future Artemis Missions.
ExecutiveGov: NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Conclude Testing for RS-25 Certification Engines.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: SLS RS-25 Engine Test, 3 April 2024 (Final Engine Certification Test).

Artemis 2.
NSF: NASA, Lockheed Martin working to resolve Artemis II Orion issues, deliver spacecraft around summer’s end.

Artemis 4 /  Gateway.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis IV: Building First Lunar Space Station.
NASA: A Home for Astronauts around the Moon – HALO.

Europese elementen voor Artemis krijgen een naam.
Het worden Lunar I-Hab, Lunar View en Lunar Link.
ESA: New names for the Gateway.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Ars Technica: Space experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon.

Spj.org: Properties of Lunar Dust and Their Migration on the Moon.
Universe Today: Want to Start a Farm on Mars? This Rover Will Find Out if it’s Possible – AgroMars.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA News Conference on Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
CNA: China, Thailand sign pacts on outer space, lunar outposts.
TIME: Why China Might Beat the U.S. Back to the Moon.

Filmpje:
CCTV+: China Extends Invitation for International Collaboration on Moon Base: CNSA Official.
CCTV+: China, Thailand to Extensively Cooperate on Space Exploration.

Starship – Aftellen naar IFT-4.
NSF: Booster 11 Rollout for Engine Testing as Starbase Continues to Change.
SpaceCom: SpaceX moves Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of 4th Starship flight (photos).
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up huge Super Heavy booster ahead of 4th Starship test flight (photos, video).

En voor we aan het traditionele overzicht van filmpjes beginnen, deze samenvatting van de derde testvlucht door SpaceX. 
SpaceX: Starship | Third Flight Test.

Filmpje:
LabPadre: Wow! SpaceX Is RACING Towards Starship's 4th Integrated Flight Test! - SpaceX Weekly #108.
NSF: Orbital Launch Mount Repaired for Next Starship Flight | SpaceX Boca Chica.
WAI: How Does A 200 Ton Starship Maneuver In Space?
NSF: The Cadence Picks Up At Starbase! | SpaceX Starbase Update.
NSF: SpaceX Rolls Out Booster 11 for Testing.
WAI: BIG Reveal: SpaceX Starship Booster 11 Static Fire! First Starship V2 Parts!
Eager Space: Starship - what can we do with it?
NSF: SpaceX Static Fires Booster 11.
NSF: SpaceX Booster 11 Static Fire - SOUND ON (Headphone Warning).

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

SLIM begint aan zijn derde nacht op de Maan.
PhysOrg: Japan moon probe put to sleep again.

CLPS Nieuws.
NASA: NASA VIPER Robotic Moon Rover Team Raises Its Mighty Mast.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: Solar Orbiter prepared for ‘worst-case scenario’.
Universe Mag: Preventing disaster: Engineers rehearsed the rescue of the Solar Orbiter mission.
ESA: Solar Orbiter to watch for eruptions during total eclipse.
Universe Mag: The sun hit the Parker probe with a coronal mass ejection.

Aarde:
Payload: The State of Earth Observation.
ESA: Saharan dust plume.
ESA (filmpje): Coming soon: Arctic weather satellite.
ESA: Arctic Weather Satellite undergoing final tests.
ESA: All eyes on the Arctic Weather Satellite.

Maan:
NASA: NASA’s LRO Finds Photo Op as It Zips Past SKorea’s Danuri Moon Orbiter.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4141-4143: An Intriguing Mess.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4144-4145: 'Fools on the Hill'.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4146-4147: Looking back at Hinman Col.
Universe Today: Curiosity has Reached an Ancient Debris Channel That Could Have Been Formed by Water.
SpaceCom: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover begins exploring possible dried-up Red Planet river.
NASA: Rock Sampled by NASA's Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars.
NASA Perseverance (filmpje): Meet the Mars Samples: Comet Geyser (Sample 24).
NASA: Rock Sampled by NASA’s Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars.
Universe Today: Perseverance Finds its Dream Rock.
SpaceCom: Thousands of strange white rocks found on Mars. Will they ever be brought to Earth?
ESA ExoMars (filmpje): Episode 1 – Scouting the Red Planet.

Bennu: 
NASA: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Samples Now Available to World’s Scientists.

Didymos/Dymorphos:
Live Science: Boulders flung from NASA's DART mission could crash into Mars, study predicts.

NEO’s:
NASA: NASA’s NEOWISE Extends Legacy With Decade of Near-Earth Object Data.

Voyagers:
NASA: Engineers Pinpoint Cause of Voyager 1 Issue, Are Working on Solution.
SpaceDaily: Voyager 1's Data Transmission Issue Traced to Memory Corruption, Fix in Progress.
Ars Technica: NASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Ruimteafval veroorzaakt ophef – Debris raakt huis in Florida. Afkomstig van het ISS?
Inside Outer Space: It Came From Outer Space? ISS Battery Crash Site in Florida?
Newsweek: Mysterious Object That Tore Through Florida Home May Be From the ISS.

Over het batterijpak waren er eerder al artikels.
Zie NUDR 691.
En dit aanvullend artikel:
SatTrackCam: The ISS EP9 battery pack observed on its last revolution before reentry.

Ruimteafval veroorzaakt ophef – Chinese (?) vuurbal boven California.
SpaceCom: Chinese space junk falls to Earth over Southern California, creating spectacular fireball (photos, video).
Universe Mag: A falling spacecraft flared up like a fireball in the night sky: Photo.
The Science Times: Space Junk From China's Shenzhou 15 Spacecraft Blazes Over Southern California in a Fiery Spectacle.

Ruimteafval veroorzaakt ophef – Terugvallende Starlink-satelliet aanzien als een ballistische raket.
Universe Mag: The fall of Starlink is mistaken for a missile attack.

Indische raket en een zero space debris missie.
The Times of India: PSLV’s POEM-3 re-enters Earth, falls in Pacific ocean.
The Times of India: ‘Milestone’: Isro rocket’s 4th stage returns to Earth, accomplishes zero space debris mission.

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