SpaceX en China domineren het lanceernieuws van de voorbije week met samen 8 lanceringen. In de week die komt zijn er 2 lanceringen waar we naar uitkijken. De Return To Flight van Vega C en de lancering van PROBA 3. In het ISS was er even alarm toen bij het openen van de pas gearriveerde Progress-capsule een vreemde geur vrijkwam. En begin volgend jaar zijn er (eindelijk) nog eens 2 lanceringen naar de Maan voorzien. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week. 

Bij de foto: De 90ste Progress die koppelde met het ISS zorgde even voor een alarmerende toestand toen zich een vreemde geur verspreidde bij het openen van het toegangsluik. Foto: NASA

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

04.12.2024 – India zal PROBA 3 lanceren.
ESA: Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch.
Er is ook een pre-launch briefing vanuit Redu.
Meer detail in dit persbericht van Redwire.

ESA: Eclipse-maker: How Proba-3 subtracts the Sun.
ESA: Proba-3 spacecraft stack.
ESA: Proba-3 infographic: Made in Europe and Canada.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Proba-3: Creating artificial Solar Eclipses in space .

EDGX – Computers en straling.
EDGX: How do we know that our computer will survive the extreme space conditions.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

24.11.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 9-13 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on the 400th Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 209 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 November 2024.

24.11.2024 – Electron/HASTE-raket lanceert HIPPO (MACH-TB) voor Leidos.
HASTE staat voor Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron.
MACH-TB staat voor Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed.
Space Voyaging: Rocket Lab Launches Second HASTE Mission for Leidos.
Zie ook verder voor de tweede RocketLab-lancering in 24 uur.

25.11.2024 – Chinese LM 2C lanceert SuperView Neo 2-03 en 2-04.
Space News: China launches pair of SuperView Neo-2 radar satellites.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches two new satellites.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches two new satellites.
SciNews: Long March-2C launches SuperView Neo 2-03 & 04.

25.11.2024 – Electron-raket lanceert “Ice AIS Baby”.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Two Missions in Less Than 24 Hours.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches two Electrons within 24 hours.
Payload: Rocket Lab Does the Daily Double.

De RocketLab persmap vind je hier (PDF).

Meer over de Kineis satellietconstellatie vind je hier.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Ice AIS Baby' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches Kinéis 11-15.

25.11.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 12-01 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX breaks turnaround record, launching Falcon 9 booster, B1080, twice in less than 2 weeks.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida, including 12 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 210 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 November 2024.

27.11.2024 – Chinese ZhuQue 2E lanceert twee satellieten.
Space News: Landspace puts 2 satellites in orbit with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket.

Filmpjes:
CNSA Watcher: China's 58th launch in 2024: Zhuque-2E rocket debuts with GuangChuan test satellites.
SciNews: ZhuQue-2E first launch.

27.11.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 6-76 (KSC).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 400th successful Falcon 9 flight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 211 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 November 2024.

29.11.2024 – Russische Soyuz 2.1a lanceert Kondor FKA n°2.
Russian Space Web: Roskosmos launches Kondor-FKA2 radar imager.

Filmpje:
SciNews: Soyuz-2.1a launches Kondor-FKA No.2.

30.11.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 6-65 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX lofts 24 Starlink satellites in midnight launch from Florida.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 212 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 30 November 2024.

30.11.2024 – SpaceX lanceert NROL-126.
NRO: NRO launches fifth proliferated architecture mission with NROL-126.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches combination of NRO Starshield and Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites, 20 Starlink spacecraft from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the NatReconOfc’s NROL-126 mission and 20 Starlink satellites to orbit from pad 4E in California.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches NROL-126 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

30.11.2024 – Een eerste lancering voor de Chinese Lange Mars 12.
ECNS: New rocket in China's Long March series to make maiden flight.
ECNS: Long March 12 to debut from new space complex.
ECNS: China's Long March-12 Y1 carrier rocket to make maiden flight.

Space News:  China launches first Long March 12 from new commercial spaceport in boost for country’s lunar plans.

Filmpjes:
CNSA Watcher: The Long March 12 was horizontally transferred to Hainan Commercial Launch Site today.
CNSA Watcher: Successful transfer of improved Zhuque II carrier rocket in light snow by LANDSPACE.
CNSA Watcher: Long March 12 rocket set for first launch at Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center.
New China TV: China's Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site completes first mission.
SciNews: Long March-12 first launch.
CGTN: Details about the newest Long March carrier rocket released.
CGTN: China's seaside commercial spacecraft launch site completes first mission.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

03.12.2024 – Vega C gaat Sentinel-1C lanceren.
Space News: Vega C return to flight slips a day.
Spaceflight Now: Vega-C return to flight launch slips a day to allow for ‘further precautionary checks’.

ESA: Sentinel-1C ready for encapsulation in Vega-C's fairing.
ESA: Encapsulating Sentinel-1C inside Vega-C's fairing.

ESA: Watch live: Vega-C to launch Sentinel-1C.

Begin oktober had nog een test plaats van Vega C’s tweede trap, de Zefiro 40.
ESA: Avio’s Zefiro-40 firing.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Sentinel-1C pre-launch media briefing.

Met een terugblik op Sentinel 1.
ESA: 10 ways Sentinel-1 data lets us ‘see’ our world.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Sentinel-1 tracking maritime traffic.
ESA: Sentinel-1: revealing Earth’s surface.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

22.11.2024 – New Shepard lanceert nieuwe vlucht met toeristen – NS28.
De Standaard: Astronaute ontsnapt zelfs in de ruimte niet aan “kleingeestige mannen”: “Ik ga me niet verontschuldigen voor mijn reactie”.

Filmpje:
Blue Origin: The Journey of NS-28.

Raketnieuws.

Test motor Japanse Epsilon S loopt fout af.
CNA: Japan's space agency halts Epsilon S rocket engine test after large fire at site.
PhysOrg: The engine of Japan's flagship new small rocket explodes during a test for a second time.
SpaceCom: New Japanese rocket engine explodes during testing for 2nd time in 16 months.

Vulcan Centaur – Volgende lancering.
SpaceCom: Powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket gearing up for 1st Space Force mission.

ESA doet verder met Vega E.
European Spaceflight: ESA to Award Avio New Vega E Contract Before the End of 2024.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Progress MS-29 – Na het openen van het luik met het ISS roken de kosmonauten een “giftige” lucht.
Ars Technica: After Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell.
Space Policy Online: Toxic smell from Progress MS-29 triggers decontamination procedures on ISS.
Space News: ISS crew reports “unexpected odor” from Russian Progress cargo spacecraft.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Biology, Tech Studies Fill Day as Station Boosts Orbit.
NASA ISS Blog: Bio Tech Dominates Research Schedule to Advance Space, Earth Industries.
NASA ISS Blog: Advanced Tech Research Tops Crew Schedule Day Before Thanksgiving.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Preps Space Botany Experiment, Packs Dragon for Return to Earth.

NASA: Station Science Top News: Nov. 22, 2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS:  Russia’s Progress MS-28 cargo spacecraft diverts ISS from collision with space debris.

SpaceCom: How does spaceflight affect astronauts' brains? There's good news and bad.
NASA: Space Station Research Tests Performance of Self-Healing Quantum Technology.
De bijbehorende video vind je hier.

NASA: Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Six Minutes of Serenity: Nov. 27, 2024.
NASA: Space Station Astronauts Deliver a Thanksgiving Message for 2024.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
SpaceCom: NASA’s Commercial Partners Make Progress on Low Earth Orbit Projects.

Tianzhou 7 vergaat in de atmosfeer.
SpaceCom: China's Tianzhou 7 spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere to end cargo mission.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Conduct Tasks in Orderly Manner After Receiving Supplies from Earth.
CGTN: Shenzhou-19 crew conducts tasks after receiving supplies from Earth.
CNSA Watcher: View of the Tiangong space station from the perspective of the Tianhe module’s robotic arm.
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou-19 astronauts mark one month in space on Tiangong space station with busy science work.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.

Filmpjes:
Philip Sloss: SpaceX reveals Flight 7 launch date! + SpaceX & Nasa show new Lunar Starship Design!

Artemis 4 – Gateway.
Spacepage: Lunar Gateway: het ruimtestation in een baan om de maan.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Space News: Lockheed Martin unveils solar power array for Artemis program – LVSAT.
The Space Review: The search for a commercial lunar economy.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
SpaceCom: How China plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.
Inside Outer Space: China’s Moon Masonry Expert: 3D Printing of Lunar Habitats.

Starship – IFT 7 in januari.
Space News: FAA updates environmental review for increased Starship launches.
NSF: Starbase continues its rapid pace of advancement after Starship Flight 6.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Pad Inspections Ahead of Starship Flight 7 | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: Starship Flight 6 Aftermath: Pad Work, Vehicle Updates & Flight 7 News! | Starbase Update.
WAI: SpaceX reveals Flight 7 launch date! + SpaceX & Nasa show new Lunar Starship Design!
NSF: Booster 16 Parts Spotted (Flight 9)! | SpaceX Boca Chica.
WAI: SpaceX Starship about to change massively! Launch prep continues!
Marcus House: Starship Flight Test 7 Info Revealed, and Fun New Design Changes Coming!?

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CLPS – Blue Ghost – Firefly Aerospace.
Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 1 to the Moon Readies for Launch.
Space News: Firefly sets January launch date for first lunar lander mission.
Inside Outer Space: Heading for the Moon: Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Slated for Mid-January liftoff.

Filmpje:
Firefly Aerospace: Blue Ghost's Journey to the Moon.

CLPS – NASA over het stopzetten van VIPER.
Space News: NASA outlines impacts of VIPER on CLPS lunar lander program.
Space Policy Online: NASA provides more details to Congress about Viper decision.

iSpace – Maanlander M2 Resilience – Lancering  in januari.
SpaceCom: Private Japanese moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of January SpaceX launch.

NASA kiest Falcon Heavy voor lancering Dragonfly naar Titan.
NASA: NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Dragonfly Mission.
Space News: NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Dragonfly mission.
SpaceCom: NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Mercurius:
ESA: BepiColombo's fifth Mercury flyby.

Venus:
Space News: VERITAS Venus mission seeks to avoid further delays.

Aarde:
SpaceCom: NASA satellites reveal Earth's continents are getting drier.
Thales Alenia: Thales Alenia Space to lead carb-chaser project, the first French constellation to monitor human-induced CO2 emissions.

Mars:
Inside Outer Space: China Mars Return Sample Planning: New Details – MSR.
Universe Today: A CubeSat Mission to Phobos Could Map Staging Bases for a Mars Landing – PERSEUS.
SpaceCom:Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart.

Jupiter:
NASA: NASA’s Europa Clipper: Millions of Miles Down, Instruments Deploying.
Universe Today: Testing the Robots that Might Explore Europa.
Business AM: Microrobots van NASA gaan op zoek naar leven op maan van Jupiter.

Uranus/Neptunus:
SpaceCom: Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked.

Didymos/Dimorphos:
Astrum (filmpje): NASA Hit an Asteroid 26 Times Further Than Expected | DART Dimorphos Impact.

Ryugu: 
Universe Today: Asteroid Samples Returned to Earth Were Immediately Colonized by Bacteria.
SpaceCom: Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria.
PhysOrg: Ryugu asteroid samples indicate damage from microscopic meteoroid bombardment.

Psyche:
PhysOrg: How much are asteroids really worth?

Voyager:
SpaceCom: Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft finds its voice again as NASA restores communications.
NASA – JPL Live Talk: Fixing Voyager: How NASA Restored Communications with Voyager 1 from Across the Solar System.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Zonneweer en satellieten.
Payload: Satellites Face More Stormy Weather in 2025.
Live Science: Solar maximum just knocked 3 satellites out of orbit. Here's why more may be on the way.

Chinese navigatiesatellieten – De nieuwe generatie Beidou-satellieten.
ECNS: China to build next-gen Beidou system.
ECNS: China's next-generation BeiDou system to be more technologically advanced.
Space News: China to launch next-generation Beidou satellites in 2027.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China to Build Next-generation BeiDou System.

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

Koen