Na een week onderbreking is het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart weer terug. Qua Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws was er belangrijk nieuws over Aerospacelab, maar ook en vooral over Raphaël Liégeois die zich nu officieel astronaut mag noemen. Er vertrok een nieuwe bemanning naar Tiangong, het Chinese ruimtestation en hier op Aarde is het vooral uitkijken naar de eerste bemande (test)vlucht van Starliner. In Frans Guyana werkt men ijverig aan de eerste Ariane VI-lancering. En bij NASA lijkt het huidige Mars Sample Return scenario een beetje te duur te worden. Dat en zoals steeds nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: België heeft nu officieel een nieuwe astronaut. Na een jaar opleiding kreeg Raphaël Liégeois zijn astronautendiploma. Het wordt nu wachten op een eerste vlucht. Foto: ESA.

Een beetje Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Kandidaat-astronaut Raphaël Liégeois en zijn collega’s zijn nu echt astronauten.
ESA: Ready to fly.
ESA: The Hoppers.
ESA: ESA’s astronaut class of 2022 graduate.
ESA: ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony.

BBC: European astronaut rookies make the grade.
SpaceCom: ESA graduates the 'Hoppers': Europeans, Australian pass astronaut basic training.

Filmpjes:
ESA: ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony (Trailer).
ESA: ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony (Broadcast).
ESA: Highlights from ESA basic astronaut training.

Aerospacelab neemt AMOS over.
Aerospacelab: Aerospacelab Successfully Acquires AMOS.
Belgium in Space: Aerospacelab neemt AMOS over.
De Tijd: Waals ruimtevaartbelofte Aerospacleab neemt wereldspeler in telescopen over.
Via Satellite: Aerospacelab Acquires Space and Astronomy Tech Firm AMOS.

Recentst gelanceerde Aerospacelab-satellieten zijn operationeel.
Aerospacelab: Aerospacelab satellites are operational post-launch.

Belgische architect stelt maanbasis voor.
De Tijd: Zo wonen we straks op de maan.
Hassel: Lunar Master Plan: Hassell and European Space Agency launch pioneering habitat concept.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen twee weken.  

15.04.2024 – Chinese LM2D lanceert SuperView Neo 3-01.
Space News: China launches commercial SuperView-3 remote sensing sat.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-2D launches SuperView Neo 3-01.

17.04.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-51 (KSC).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida.
UPI: SpaceX launches Falcon 9, carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Florida.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 156 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 April 2024.

19.04.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-52 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on company's 40th mission of 2024.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 157 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 April 2024.

21.04.2024 – LM2D lanceert nieuwe remote sensing satelliet – Yaogan-42 02.
CGTN: China launches new remote sensing satellite.
Space News: China launches second Yaogan-42 reconnaissance satellite.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Yaogan-42 02.

24.04.2024 – Electron lanceert ACS3, een cubesat met zonnezeil. RocketLab test herbruikbaar Electron uit.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Returns Previously Flown Electron to Production Line in Preparation for First Reflight.
Rocket Lab: Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites ~500km Apart to Separate Orbits For KAIST and NASA.

De RocketLab persmap voor deze lancering vind je hier (PDF).

SpaceCom: Rocket Lab to launch NASA's new solar sail technology no earlier than April 24.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time.
Space News: Electron launches South Korean imaging satellite and NASA solar sail.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches NASA, Korean payloads on Electron flight.

Payload: South Korea Initiates EO Constellation with NEONSAT-1 Launch.

NASA: NASA Next-Generation Solar Sail Boom Technology Ready for Launch.
NASA: NASA to Hoist Its Sail: Solar Sail Mission Gets Ready for Launch.
NASA: It’s Launch Day for NASA’s New Solar Sail Mission!
NASA: NASA’s Solar Sail: We Have Liftoff!
NASA: Solar Sail CubeSat Has Deployed from Rocket.
Universe Today: NASA’s New Solar Sail Has Launched and Deployed.

Inside Outer Space: Interview: Peter Beck, Rocket Lab Leader – Balancing Entrepreneurial Vision and Engineering Realism.

Filmpjes:
Rocket Lab: 'Beginning Of The Swarm' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches NeonSat-1 and ACS3.
NASA: NASA's Next-generation Solar Sail Technology.

24.04.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-53 (CCSFS).
Space.com: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites, aces 300th rocket landing (photos, video).
UPI: SpaceX sends 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Ars Technica: SpaceX has now landed more boosters than most other rockets ever launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 158 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 23 April 2024.

25.04.2024 – LM2F/G lanceert Shenzhou 18 …
ECNS: China prepares for next manned mission.
ECNS: China ready to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship (foto’s).

ECNS: Shenzhou-18 mission to further China's space program.
ECNS: China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-18 crew to raise fish in space.
ECNS: China set to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship on April 25.
ECNS: Shenzhou XVIII's post-1980 astronauts set for launch.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-18 crew members meet press (foto’s).
ECNS: China successfully launches Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship.

Spacepage: Shenzhou 18 crew op weg naar Chinees ruimtestation.

Collect Space: China launches Shenzhou-18 crew for 6-month stay on space station.
NSF: Shenzhou-18 crew launches to Tiangong Space Station.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Shenzhou-18 transported to the launch pad.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Spaceship, Carrier Rocket Combination Transferred to Launch Pad.
CGTN: Here is how a Long March-2F carrier rocket is put together.
CCTV: China's Preparations for Launching Shenzhou-18 Crewed Spaceship in Full Swing.
CCTV+: China Conducts Site Rehearsal for Imminent Launch of Shenzhou-18 Mission.
CCTV+: Precise Alignment Operations Underway for Shenzhou-18 Spacecraft Launch.
CCTV: Shenzhou-18 Crewed Spaceship Ready for Launch.
CCTV+: China to Launch Shenzhou-18 Manned Spaceship on April 25.
CCTV+: China Reveals Main Tasks of Shenzhou-18 Manned Space Mission.
CCTV+: Launch Engineers Devise Safer Rocket Fueling Techniques for Shenzhou-18 Mission.
CCTV+: LIVE: Press Conference on Launch of China's Shenzhou-18 Manned Spacecraft.
CCTV+: LIVE: China's Shenzhou-18 Crew Meet the Press.
CCTV+: China's Shenzhou-18 Crew Confident of Upcoming Space Exploration.
CCTV+: Former Fighter Pilot Soars to New Heights as Space Pilot in China's Shenzhou-18 Mission.
CCTV+: Commander of China's Shenzhou-18 Mission Confident of Fulfilling Task Even with New Challenges.
CCTV+: Former Fighter Pilot Ready for First Spaceflight.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronauts Leave for Launch Site After Send-Off Ceremony.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site, Prepare to Board Spaceship.
CCTV+: LIVE: Launch of China's Shenzhou-18 Manned Spacecraft.
CCTV+: Astronauts Board Spacecraft Ahead of Imminent Shenzhou-18 Launch.
CCTV+: China Launches Shenzhou-18 Manned Spaceship.
CCTV+: LIVE: Launch of China's Shenzhou-18 Manned Spacecraft.
CCTV+: China Launches Shenzhou-18 Manned Spaceship.
CCTV+: China Successfully Sends Shenzhou-18 Manned Spaceship into Designated Orbit.
CCTV+: Footage Shows Liftoff of Shenzhou-18 Spaceship from Multiple Angles.

26.04.2024 – … en Shenzhou 18 koppelt met Tiangong, het Chinese ruimtestation.
Space News: China’s Shenzhou-18 crew arrive at Tiangong space station.
ECNS: Shnzhou 18 astronauts enter space station.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: China's Shenzhou-18 Manned Spaceship Docks with Space Station Combination.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronauts Enter China's Space Station, Meet Shenzhou-17 Crew.
CCTV+: Three Astronauts Have Clearly Defined Roles, Serving as Backups for Each Other

Te verwachten lanceringen.

01.05.2024 – SpaceX lanceert WorldView Legion 1 & 2 (VSFB).
Uitstel voor de lancering:
Payload: WorldView Legion Satellites.

07.05.2024 – Starliner Crew Flight Test.
NASA: NASA, Boeing Prep Starliner to Join Rocket Ahead of Crew Flight Test.
NASA: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Begins Stacking Operations.
NASA: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Mission.
NASA: NASA, Boeing Crew Fly Jet to Florida for Starliner Launch.
NASA: NASA, Boeing Crew Lands in Florida for Starliner Mission.
NASA: Dreams Become Reality for NASA’s Boeing Flight Test Crew.

Spaceflight Now: Boeing, ULA roll Starliner spacecraft out to pad 41 ahead of Crew Flight Test launch in May.
SpaceCom: Boeing Starliner spacecraft rolls out to Atlas V rocket ahead of 1st astronaut launch.
Ars Technica: All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner.

NASA: NASA to Host a Pair of Briefings for Starliner Crew Flight.
NASA: NASA Flight Test Readiness Review Concludes, Teleconference to Follow.
NASA: NASA Astronauts Complete Key Rehearsal Before Boeing Crew Flight Test

Spaceflight Now: NASA astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test.
Space News: Starliner crewed test flight passes key review.
SpaceCom: Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is 'go' for May 6 astronaut launch.

SpaceCom: I flew Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in 4 different simulators. Here's what I learned (video, photos).

NASA: Houston, We have podcast: Crew Flight Test: The Astronauts.

Filmpjes:
Boeing: Boeing's Starliner Rolls Out of Factory, Is Integrated to Atlas V for 2024 CFT.
Spaceflight Now: Boeing's Starliner spacecraft rolls to the launchpad to meet ULA's Atlas V rocket.
NASA: NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Crew Arrival.
NASA: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Readiness Review (April 25, 2024).
Video From Space: Watch Boeing Starliner fly to space in ascent profile animation.

Ariane VI – Lanceercampagne gaat van start.
Ariane Group: Successful final hot-firing test of Ariane 6 upper stage.
Space Voyaging: Ariane 6: Successful Final Upper Stage Test Ahead Of Maiden Launch.

ESA: Ariane 6 standing tall.
ESA: Ariane 6 central core in launch position.
ESA: First Ariane 6 booster gets lift to launch zone.
ESA: Second booster for first Ariane 6.
ESA: Transporting second booster for first Ariane 6.
ESA: Completing Ariane 6 propulsion elements on the launchpad.

ESA: Start of the first Ariane 6 launch campaign.
ESA: Ariane 6 media kit.

ESA: Ariane 6 flies OOV-Cube: Internet of (wild) Things.
ESA: Young Professionals’ YPSat headed to Ariane 6.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Integrating mini satellites for Ariane 6 first launch  #shorts.

Polaris Dawn.
Space Explored: Polaris Dawn is getting closer and closer to being launch ready.

Filmpje:
Eager Space: Polaris Dawn - Your Very Own Human Space Program.

Weldra lancering vanuit Noord-Korea?
NHK World: North Korean spy satellite launch appears imminent, US think tank says.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

Nog even de Angara-lancering.
TASS: Roscosmos tests engine for heavy Angara-A5M rocket.
TASS: Angara-A5 heavy-lift rocket fulfills all tasks set for its test launch — Roscosmos CEO.

Raketnieuws.

Meer geld voor Orbex.
TechCrunch: Orbex’s new funding may accelerate its Prime microlauncher into orbit.
Space News: Orbex raises $20.8 million Series C extension.

Meer geld voor PLD Space.
Space News: PLD Space raises funding to expand facilities for Miura 5 rocket.
Via Satellite: Spanish Launch Startup PLD Space Raises $85M.
Space Daily: PLD Space secures 120 million euros to fuel its space missions.

New Glenn in september ?
Space News: NASA planning September launch of Mars smallsat mission on first New Glenn.

ULA en Vulcan.
Defense One: ULA has an ambitious plan to ‘reuse’ Vulcan rocket: keep it in space.

Astrobotic en Xogdor.
Space News: Astrobotic eyes military customers for reusable Xogdor suborbital rocket.

Gilmour Space klaar voor een eerste lancering?
ABC.au: VIDEO: Australia's first locally-made orbital rocket goes vertical for the first time.

Filmpje:
Gilmour Space; Gilmour Space's Eris orbital rocket prepares for first launch.

Relativity Space en Terran R.
Space News: Relativity Space delays NSSL bid, focuses on 2026 Terran R debut.

Firefly en MLV, de vervanger van NG’s Antares.
Spaceflight Now: Firefly Aerospace doubles Texas footprint to support testing of Antares 330, MLV rocket.

Gaat Astra dan toch failliet?
Space News: Astra considered bankruptcy as it struggled to raise cash.

Ruimtestations.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Begins Week with Spacesuits, Space Physics, and Human Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Science and Spacewalk Preps Keep Crew Busy.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works Cargo, Biomedical Ops, and Spacewalk Preps.
NASA ISS Blog: Advanced Research and Ongoing Spacewalk Preps Pack Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Biomedical Research, Spacewalk Preps Wrap Week on Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Packs Dragon, Works Neuroscience, and Preps for Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Spacewalkers Get Ready as Crew Packs Dragon with Science.
NASA ISS Blog: Roscosmos Spacewalkers Exiting Station Soon Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk for Hardware, Science Work.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Undocking Targeted for No Earlier Than Sunday.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk to Install Hardware, Science.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works Dragon, Biotech, and Spacewalk Cleanups.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 09/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 15/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 16/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 17/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 18/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 19/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 22/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 23/04/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 24/04/2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
The Register: NASA will send astronauts to patch up leaky ISS telescope (NICER).

TASS: Russian cosmonauts begin first spacewalk in 2024.
TASS: Cosmonauts deploy radar on Nauka module — Roscosmos video.
TASS: Cosmonauts way ahead of their spacewalk’s schedule — RSC Energia.
TASS: Cosmonauts complete spacewalk two hours ahead of schedule.
SpaceCom: Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk.

TASS: Space station’s orbit raised by 1 km — Roscosmos.

Payload: SPACE-H Accelerator Looks for Companies Solving Health Problems in Space.
NASA: Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Found on ISS Mutating to Become Functionally Distinct.
NASA: Spaceflight Atrophy Studied with Machine Learning.
NASA: BioNutrients Flight Experiments.

Universe Today: Astronaut Food Will Lose Nutrients on Long-Duration Missions. NASA is Working on a Fix.
Cosmos: Space manufacturing milestone as 8km of fibre optics made on ISS.

ESA: Health science in orbit.

Boeing: Sight-saving gene therapy test begins on space station.

SpaceCom: 1st female ISS program manager looks ahead to new spaceships, space stations (exclusive).

SpaceQ: Canadian Space Agency extends MDA Space ISS robotic operations support contract.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: On Top of It: April 19, 2024.
NASA: Space to Ground: Outside the Hatch: April 26, 2024.
NASA: Roscosmos spacewalk to be conducted outside Space Station (animatie).
De beelden van de ruimtewandeling vind je hier.
NASA: Loral O’Hara Post-Flight Crew News Conference - Monday, April 15, 2024.
NASA: Astronaut Jeanette Epps Answers Syracuse Student Questions - Thursday, April 18, 2024.
NASA: Astronaut Matt Dominick Talks with University of San Diego - Friday, April 19, 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With CBS News.
NASA: Space Station Crew Prepares Science for Dragon Departure.

Over de nieuwe Russische bemande ruimtetuigen.
TASS: Construction of future manned spacecraft reached its final stage — Roscosmos CEO.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: Shenzhou XVI crew members awarded for explorations.

Moon Daily: China expands Space Station Program to include international astronauts.

SpaceCom: China's Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Space view of Earth by Shenzhou 17 Crew (Part I).
CCTV: Space view of China’s landscape by Shenzhou 17 Crew (Part II ).
CCTV: Space view by Shenzhou-17 Crew (Part III ).
CCTV+: China's Shenzhou-17 Crew to Return to Earth on April 30.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-17 Crew, Ground Crew Make Final Preparations for Shenzhou-18 Launch Mission.
CCTV+: International Astronauts Set to Enter China's Space Station in Future: Official.
CCTV+: Ground-Based Mock-up of China's Space Station Lab Undergoes Trial Run.
CCTV+: Zebrafish Enter Orbit on China Space Station, In Stable Condition.
CGTN: Final rehearsal held for return of Shenzhou-17 mission.
SciNews: Shenzhou-18 docking.
SciNews: Shenzhou-18 hatch opening.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

SLS – Space Launch System.
NASA: First-of-its-kind SLS Payload Adapter Finishes Assembly at NASA Marshall.
Ars Technica: Boeing says it will cut SLS workforce “due to external factors”.

Artemis 1 en de problemen met het hitteschild.
SpaceCom: NASA still investigating Orion heat shield issues from Artemis 1 moon mission.
Ars Technica: NASA still doesn’t understand root cause of Orion heat shield issue

Artemis 2.
UniverseMag: NASA starts testing the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission: video.
America Space: Orion Spacecraft Enters Rarefied Air with Vacuum Test.

Artemis 3.
NASA: NASA Goddard to Build Quake Detector for Artemis III Moon Landing.
Universe Today: Artemis Astronauts Will Deploy New Seismometers on the Moon.
Ars Technica: NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit.

Filmpje:
WAI: Moon Denied? SpaceX Starship Won't Make It To The Moon With Artemis III?

Lunar Gateway.
Space Daily: Lunar i-hab mockup completes acceptance review at Thales Alenia Space.

Artemis – Cargo Landers.
NASA: Work Underway on Large Cargo Landers for NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions.
Payload: SpaceX and Blue Origin Cargo Advance Work on Cargo Lunar Landers.
Ars Technica: If Starship is real, we’re going to need big cargo movers on the Moon and Mars.
Teslarati: NASA shares updated render of the Cargo Starship variant

Artemis – Moon rovers.
Space News: NASA document outlines selection of lunar rover companies.

Artemis Accords – Nieuwe toetreders.
NASA: NASA Welcomes Switzerland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.
NASA: Slovenia Signs Artemis Accords, Joins Pursuit of Safer Space.

Space News: Switzerland signs Artemis Accords.
Space News: Sweden signs Artemis Accords.
Space News: Slovenia signs Artemis Accords.
Payload: Sweden and Switzerland Sign the Artemis Accords.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Kyodo News: Japan to pick 2 astronauts from 7 candidates for Moon landing.

Universe Today: There are Four Ways to Build with Regolith on the Moon.

NASA: NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of ‘Moon Trees’ Across US

Canada.gov: Deep Space Food Challenge winner: Growing ideas on Earth to feed astronauts on the Moon.

SpaceCom: Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed).

Filmpjes:
PBS Space Time: Why Is The World Rushing Back To The Moon?

ILRS - China naar de Maan
ECNS: China to launch 3 lunar probe missions within next 4 yrs.
Inside Outer Space: China Moon Base Plans Evolve.

Filmpje:
CCTV+: Work to Land Taikonauts on Moon Before 2030 Goes Smoothly.
CCTV+: Chinese Scientists Unveil Lunar Research Station Prototype.
CCTV+: China Unveils Latest Progress on Lunar Exploration Project
Dongfang Hour: China is Building a Lunar Satellite Constellation.

Starship - Aftellen aar IFT-4.
NSF: As IFT-4 prepares for launch, Starship’s future is coming into focus.
The Register: SpaceX workplace injury rates are rocketing.

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre: Starship's Much Anticipated Flight 4 Is On The Horizon! - SpaceX Weekly #110.
NSF: Prepping Chopsticks for First Catch? | SpaceX Starbase Update.
WAI: Revealed: SpaceX's Changed Plans to Catch a Starship Booster!
NSF: Elon Reveals Starship Version 3; We Have Questions!
NSF: Starbase Prepares for Fire | SpaceX Boca Chica.
WAI: SpaceX Starship: Final Launch Preparations! Will IFT-4 Make It?
Marcus House: SpaceX Starship Expectations vs. Reality: Is There a Problem?
LabPadre: Still Fixing Stage Zero As Starship Flight 4 Quickly Approaches! - SpaceX Weekly #111.
NSF: SpaceX's Ramp-up for Starship Flight 4 | SpaceX Starbase Update.
NSF: Another Tank Removed Ahead of Next Starship Launch | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Japanse SLIM overleeft derde maannacht.
Inside Outer Space: SLIM Survival: Japan’s Lunar Lander – The Re, Re, Re-awakening (3rd time!).
UPI: Japan's SLIM survives 3rd lunar night, surprising designers.
Space Policy Online: SLIM does it again – Survives another lunar night.

NASA zoekt oplossing voor te dure Mars Sample Return – MSR.
NASA: NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs.

Space News: NASA to look for new options to carry out Mars Sample Return program.
SpaceCom: NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'.
Spaceflight Now: NASA requests proposals to reduce cost, timeline of Mars Sample Return mission.
Space Policy Online: NASA wants new ideas – fast – on how to return samples from Mars affordably.
Payload: Industry to Save the Day on MSR.

Ars Technica: NASA says it needs better ideas on how to return samples from Mars.

Universe Mag: SpaceX Starship to save failed Mars Sample Return mission.

Voyager 1 weer de “oude”.
NASA: Voyager 1 Light-Sensing Instrument Non-operational.

Universe Today: NASA Restores Communications with Voyager 1.
Space Policy Online: Voyager 1 back in action thanks to JPL engineers.

Spacepage: NASA's Voyager 1 hervat het verzenden van technische updates naar de aarde.
De Standaard: Nasa maakt na maanden weer waardevol contact met Voyager 1 op 24 miljard kilometer van aarde.

CLPS Nieuws.
NASA: NASA’s VIPER Gets Its Head and Neck.
SpaceCom: Private moon mission to carry NASA electric moon dust shield in 2024 – Blue Ghost M1.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NASA: NASA Observations Find What Helps Heat Roots of ‘Moss’ on Sun.
The Times of India: Aditya mission continuously sending data about Sun: ISRO chief.

Venus:
PhysOrg: Look to deadly Venus to find life in the universe, new paper argues.

Aarde:
Eumetsat: The European Weather Cloud is the cloud-based collaboration platform for meteorological application development and operations in Europe, enabling the digital transformation of the European Meteorological Infrastructure.
ESA: EarthCARE out of the box.
ESA: Hoisting EarthCARE from the base of its container.
Ars Technica: How to keep Earth from being cooked by the ever-hotter Sun.
ESA: ESA selects four new Earth Explorer mission ideas.
NASA: Tech Today: Taking Earth’s Pulse with NASA Satellites.
Via Satellite: Xprize Picks Satcom Companies for Space-Based Wildfire Detection Competition.
NASA: NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’.
RoomEU: Issue #34 2024AstronauticsThe promise of space-based LiDAR.
Via Satellite: The Essential Role of Satellite in Combating Climate Change.
NASA (filmpje): Earth Day Media Briefing: NASA Unveils New Elements of Climate Research.
NOAA Satellite (filmpje): Earth from Orbit: Celebrating Earth Day with NOAA Satellites.
ESA: 10 ways Earth is interconnected.
EU: 2023 European State of the Climate Report confirms alarming trend of climate change impacts on our continent.
IEEE Spectrum: Oh, Buoy! Satellite Data Helps Pinpoint Ocean Waves.
ESA: Earthcare aligned, a snake and a hike.
NASA: NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds.
ESA: From space to soil.

Maan:
Space Daily: Tiandu satellites enhance Earth-Moon communication with successful transmission tests.
CCTV (filmpje): China's Test Satellites Conduct Successful Experiments in Earth-Moon Communications.
Space Voyaging: ispace Micro Rover Qualified For The New Lunar Mission – Hakuto-R.
SpaceCom: China's experimental moon satellites Tiandu beam back lunar imagery (video, photo).
Inside Outer Space: China Releases Moon Atlases: Maps for Lunar Research Station Site, Resource Utilization.
Universe Today: China set to fetch first rocks from mysterious far side of the Moon.

Quasi-Maan Kamo’oalewa.
SpaceCom: Earth's weird 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa is a fragment blasted out of big moon crater.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4157-4158: What is That??
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4159-4160: A Fully Loaded First Sol.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4161-4163: Double Contact Science.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4164-4165: What’s Around the Ridge-bend?
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4166-4167: A Garden Full of Rocks.
NASA: Comet Geyser: Perseverance’s 21st Rock Core.
Inside Outer Space: Mars Helicopter: More Clues at the Crash Scene.
NASA: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now.
Space Policy Online: Ingenuity – Down, but not out.
NASA (filmpje): See Ingenuity’s Flight Map: 72 Helicopter Flights on Mars.
NASA: The Ingenuity Team Downloads the Final Data from the Mars Helicopter. The Mission is Over.
The Space Review: The ongoing triumph of Ingenuity.
ESA: Signs of spiders from Mars.
ESA: Mars Express sees traces of ‘spiders’ in Mars’s Inca City.
NASA: Why is Methane Seeping on Mars? NASA Scientists Have New Ideas.

Jupiter:
Mashable: NASA spacecraft snaps awesome view of volcanoes erupting on distant world.
NSF: As Europa Clipper nears October launch date, scientists anticipate groundbreaking results.

Saturnus:
NASA: NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed.
JHAPL (filmpje): NASA Confirms #DragonflyMission for 2028 Launch to Saturn’s Moon Titan.
Space News: NASA confirms Dragonfly mission despite doubled costs.
Ars Technica: NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan.
Sky & Telescope: How Saturn’s Moon Mimas might have melted.

Uranus/Neptunus:
SpaceCom: Uranus and Neptune aren't made of what we thought, new study hints.

Pluto:
Live Science: Pluto's huge white 'heart' has a surprisingly violent origin, new study suggests.

Ceres:
PhysOrg: The history of the young cold traps of the asteroid Ceres.
Universe Today: Ice Deposits on Ceres Might Only Be a Few Thousand Years Old.

Didymos en Dimorphos.
ESA (filmpje): The Incredible Adventures of the Hera mission – The Missing Puzzle Piece.
ESA: Hera asteroid mission’s side-trip to Mars.

Apophis.
Space News: Companies offer proposals for Apophis asteroid missions.

Planetoïden:
SpaceCom: This little robot can hop in zero-gravity to explore asteroids.

En om af te ronden:
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Debris kwam inderdaad van het ISS.
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Space Policy Online: NASA Agrees ISS debris hit home in Florida.
Collect Space: NASA confirms debris that fell on Florida home came from ISS pallet.

Om af te ronden – Een straf Falcon 9 verhaal.
Ars Technica: The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches.

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