Na een klein probleempje en een kleine onderbreking lanceert Falcon 9 opnieuw satellieten. Starliner komt (wellicht) terug voor het vertrek van Crew 9 en Polaris Dawn moet wachten tot eind augustus. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Na een korte onderbreking wordt Falcon 9 weer gelanceerd, met Starlink-satellieten. Foto: SpaceX

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Space Applications Services – SAS en STARFAB.
Een hele tijd geleden werd hier STARFAB al vermeld, een geautomatiseerd ruimtemagazijn.
STARFAB heeft nu ook zijn eigen website: https://www.horizon-starfab.com/

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.  

Falcon 9 mag weer satellieten lanceren.
Ars Technica: The Falcon 9 rocket may return to flight as soon as Tuesday night.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX completes Falcon 9 static fire test amid return to flight campaign.
Teslarati: SpaceX successful in Falcon 9 static fire test.

SpaceX: Falcon 9 returns to flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX finds cause of Falcon 9 failure, eyes return to flight as soon as July 27.
CosmosMag: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket deemed safe to fly again by FAA.

SpaceCom: SpaceX rocket failure highlights need for multiple launch options: 'Falcon 9 is not invulnerable'.

27.07.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 10-9 (KSC).
SpaceCom: SpaceX bounces back from Falcon 9 failure with successful Starlink launch.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 return to flight mission from the Kennedy Space Center.
NSF: Falcon 9’s returns to flight reminds spaceflight industry of past anomalies.
Ars Technica: SpaceX roars back to orbit barely two weeks after in-flight anomaly.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 180 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 July 2024.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

18.08.2024 – Crew 9 zijn de volgende bewoners van het ISS.
NASA: NASA, SpaceX Targeting Aug. 18 for Crew-9 Mission to Space Station.

Filmpje: 
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Overview News Conference.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Flight Crew News Conference.
NASA : NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Training Resource Reel.

Crew Dragon splashdowns niet meer aan de oostkust.
SpaceCom: SpaceX moving Crew Dragon splashdowns to West Coast after multiple space debris incidents.

Polaris Dawn uitgesteld tot na vertrek Crew 9.
SpaceX: SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

Ariane 6.
Space News: Europe sees Ariane 6 launch as an end to its “launcher crisis”.

Filmpjes:
ESA: How Europe’s biggest rocket came to be: Ariane 6 montage.
ESA: YPSat witnesses ISTSat-1 & 3Cat-4 CubeSats deployment from Ariane 6.

Raketnieuws.

Raket RS1 vernietigd na een static fire  – ABL Space Systems.
Space News: ABL loses rocket after static-fire test.
SpaceCom: ABL Space System's 2nd RS1 rocket destroyed during preflight testing.

Statische test voor Chinese Nebula als voorbereiding op hop.

Filmpje:
Point Or View: BOOM! Chinese commercial rocket Nebula-1 thunders during static fire test before VTVL hop.

Beelden testen Miranda – Firefly Aerospace.
Firefly (filmpje): 3+ Minute Rocket Engine Hot Fire!

New Frontier Aerospace test Mjölnir-motor.
Space News: New Frontier Aerospace tests rocket engine for point-to-point travel.

Vulcan in september?
Ars Technica: A mid-September test flight of Vulcan could permit a military launch this year.

China test motor 3de trap maanraket – LM10.
ECNS: Rocket engine for lunar mission completes test.

Filmpje:
HiChina: China’s new-gen manned launch vehicle completes first high-altitude simulation test.
SciNews: Long March-10 - upper stage engine tested.

Zweden onderzoekt “air launched rocket” m.b.v. het Gripen-gevechtsvliegtuig.
Breaking Defense: Sweden commissions study on Gripen fighter jet satellite launch capability.

Weldra eerste lancering vanop SaxaVord door het Duitse RFA – RFA ONE.
Space News: SaxaVord prepares for first orbital launch.

Meer geld voor het Britse HyImpulse.
European Spaceflight: HyImpulse Awarded £5M in UKSA Funding for SR75 Launch.

NSSL contractwijzigingen voor ULA en SpaceX.
Via Satellite: Space Systems Command Awards ULA and SpaceX NSSL Contract Modifications.
GovConWire: ULA, SpaceX Book $1.8B in Space Force Contract Modifications Under NSSL Phase 2 Contract.

Ruimtetoerisme – EOS- Space weldra vanuit Abu Dhabi.
Satellite Pro ME: EOS-X SPACE to launch space flights from Abu Dhabi in 2025
Meer info over EOS-Space vind je op hun website.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – Starliner (en dus ook Butch en Suni) blijft nog wat langer aan het ruimtestation gekoppeld.
NASA: NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing.
NASA: NASA, Boeing Discuss Ground Testing, Forward Work for Starliner Return.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Status News Conference (July 25, 2024).

SpaceCom: 50 days after launch to ISS, Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date.
Spaceflight Now: As it happened: NASA, Boeing provide update on the Starliner Crew Flight Test mission.
Spaceflight Now: Make-or-break tests on tap for Boeing’s Starliner capsule.
Space Policy Online: Starliner tests still underway, no date for Butch and Suni’s return.
Space News: More thruster tests for Starliner before return.
Ars Technica: NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft

ESA’s eerste parastronaut mag de ruimte in.
Telegraph: Disabled British astronaut John McFall cleared to travel into space.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Begins Week with Maintenance and Eye Checks.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Schedule Returns to Science on Tuesday.
NASA ISS Blog: Ultrasound Scans for Crew Today on Station Promoting Health.
NASA ISS Blog: Ultrasound Scans Continue to Understand Space Effects on Humans.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts, Cosmonauts Focus on Maintenance; SpaceX Crew-9 Introduces Itself.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 17/07/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 18/07/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 22/07/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 23/07/2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NASA: NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back.
Universe Today: Astronauts Can Now Watch 4K Streaming Video on the Station.

SpaceCom: ISS scientists make headway in cancer research: 'We're NASA, we do Moonshots'.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Star Sailors: July 26, 2024.
NASA: Expedition71 NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps talks with WFLA Tampa – Monday, July 22, 2024.

Hongaarse en Indische astronaut vliegen mee met Axiom Ax-4.
European Spaceflight: Hungary to Send Astronaut to ISS aboard Axiom AX-4 Mission.

Business Today: Indian astronaut 'Gaganyaatri' to journey to International Space Station in joint ISRO-NASA mission.
Hindustan Times: One Gaganyaan crew member to visit International Space Station in August: Union minister.

Britse Axiom-missie.
The Register: Tim Peake joins Axiom Space as an astronaut advisor.

Orbital Reef – Sierra Space doet opblaasbare module exploderen.
Sierra Space: Sierra Space heralds giant leap in microgravity research and production with historic tests of expandable space station technology.
NASA: NASA Supports Burst Test for Orbital Reef Commercial Space Station.
Space News: Sierra Space conducts second full-scale burst test of inflatable module.
Payload: Sierra Space’s Expandable Space Station Passes Key Milestone.

Filmpje:
Sierra Space: Advancing Next-Gen Space Station Tech with Sierra Space and NASA.

Commerciële ruimtestations.

Filmpjes:
Scott Manley: Where Will Astronauts Go After The ISS Is Destroyed?

ROSS – Nieuws over het toekomstige Russische ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: Russia unveils timeline for building its new space station, starting in 2027

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: Space station astronauts conduct emergency drill.
SpaceCom: Chinese astronauts simulate a debris-strike emergency on the Tiangong space station.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronauts Replace Experimental Samples, Conduct Emergency Drill in Space.
CGTN: China's Shenzhou-18 crew continues experiments after second spacewalk.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – SLS Core Stage gearriveerd in Florida.
NASA Artemis: NASA’s Artemis Rocket Core Stage Journeys to Florida.
NASA Artemis: NASA’s Rocket On Roll: Core Stage Arrives at Vehicle Assembly Building.

Spaceflight Now: NASA prepares to roll Artemis 2 core stage to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Ars Technica: Rocket delivered to launch site for first human flight to the Moon since 1972.

SpaceCom: 'We're pushing the limits:' Artemis 2 backup astronaut on 2025 round-the-moon mission (exclusive).

NASA: NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Gets Lift on Earth.

Filmpjes:
Boeing: Core Stage for NASA's Artemis II Mission Arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building.
Boeing: Artemis II Core Stage Delivered to Kennedy Space Center.
NSF: NASA Rolls Artemis II SLS Core Stage to the VAB.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Payload: How Artemis Got Its Name.

NASA: Ground Antenna Trio to Give NASA’s Artemis Campaign ‘LEGS’ to Stand On.
PhysOrg: Lunar exploration ground sites will enhance the Near Space Network's communications services.

European Spaceflight: Italy’s Lunar Surface Habitat Passes Key Milestone.

SpaceQ: CSA issues $36M Lunar Utility Vehicle opportunity – LUV.

Spaceflight Now (filmpje): Lunar Outpost competes to build NASA's next lunar rover.

CSA: Learning to explore the Moon in a Canadian meteorite crater.

Universe Today: The Shelf Life of Many Medications Is Shorter Than A Round Trip To Mars.
Science Daily: Expiring medications could pose challenge on long space missions.
PhysOrg: Moon dust could contaminate lunar explorers' water supply.
Daily Galaxy: Inventors Race to Develop Clean Water Solutions for the Moon.
Universe Today: Producing Oxygen From Rock Is Harder In Lower Gravities.

NASA: NASA Research Volunteers to Begin Next Simulated Mission to Mars – HERA.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
Space News: China wants 50 countries involved in its ILRS moon base.
Daily Galaxy: China Proposes Ambitious Earth-Moon Communication Superhighway.
Inside Outer Space: China/Russia Agreement on International Scientific Lunar Station – Ratified Action Plan

Filmpje:
CGTN: China aims to build international lunar research station by 2035.
CGTN: Space expert explains what makes China's lunar missions unique.

Starship – Op weg naar IFT 5.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: Wow!! Next-Generation Starship Spotted at Starbase! - SpaceX Weekly #124.
NSF: A Second Tower Quickly Rises At Starbase | Starbase Update.
NSF: Ship 30 Ready for Next Static Fire | SpaceX Boca Chica.
WAI: SpaceX Finally Does The Last Big Starship Test Before Flight 5!
Marcus House: Surprising changes to SpaceX Starship Unveiled! Why are they doing this?
NSF: Tower Module 4 Stacked! | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

NASA’s maanrover VIPER gecancelled.
Zie ook vorige NUDR voor meer berichten.
The Planetary Society: For parts: Lunar rover, never used – VIPER.
Space Policy Online: VIPER clears acoustic tests as scientists question proposed cancellation.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
Planetary Society (filmpje): Victory for VERITAS - Planetary Radio.

Aarde:
EC: 7 Times the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission gave us stunning images of our planet.
SpaceCom: June 2024 featured record-breaking heat and billion-dollar weather disasters, NOAA says.
ESA: Storm cloud viewed in thermal-infrared by EarthCARE.
ESA: EarthCARE’s multispectral imager puts clouds into context.
NASA: NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs.
ECNS: China's satellites for monitoring atmospheric environment, carbon put into use.

Maan:
European Spaceflight: GMV Completes Testing of its Multi-Use Moon Rover Concept – EMRS.
Payload: Japan’s Bet on the World’s Lunar Race (Hakuto / IM2 / Tenacious).
ispace (filmpje): HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Micro Rover Completion Press Conference.
PhysOrg: Chinese lunar probe finds water in moon samples.
Daily Galaxy: Water on the Moon? Chinese Lunar Probe Discovers Water Molecules in Moon Samples.
CGTN (filmpje): Mineral with water molecules discovered in Chang'e-5 lunar sample.
Inside Outer Space: China’s AI-driven Mini-Moon Rover – Chang’e 6.
Video From Space: China's 'AI-powered' mini-rover snaps lunar lander on moon's far side – Chang’e 6.
Satellite Pro ME: Orbital Space unveils Arab world’s first privately funded lunar mission.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4250-4252: So Many Rocks, So Little Time.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4253-4254: Pit Stop for Contact Science.
Universe Today: Curiosity Drives Over a Rock, Cracking it Open and Revealing an Amazing Yellow Crystal.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock.
Ars Technica: No, NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet, but the latest discovery is intriguing.
SpaceCom: NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds possible signs of ancient Red Planet life.
CGTN (filmpje): China to focus on Mars sample return mission – MSR.
NASA: UPDATED: 10 Things for Mars 10.

Jupiter:
ESA: 31-second burn keeps JUICE on track.

Uranus:
Universe Today: Now Uranus’ Moon Ariel Might Have an Ocean too.

Voorbij de grenzen van het zonnestelsel:
Universe Mag: Beyond the stars: the five most distant spacecraft.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Problemen voor Europese IRIS2?
Politico: EU’s rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink struggles to take off.

Een fusie op komst tussen Thales en Airbus?
Space Economy Institute: The merger between Thales and Airbus in the space sector, which could impact Iris², and the role of Leonardo.
Reuters: Airbus and Thales explore tie-up of space activities, sources say.
Via Satellite: How Strategic is Space for Europe? A Potential Airbus-Thales Space Merger Could Have the Answer.

Nieuwtjes uit de ruimtevaartindustrie.
Het gaat uiteraard allemaal over centjes.
Payload: SIA Reports Record Growth for the Satellite Industry in 2023.
Payload: The $570B Space Economy.
Space Capital geeft regelmatig updates over de ruimtevaartindustrie. 
Space Capital: Space IQ: Q2 2024.

Mei:
Space News: Satellogic lays off 13% of workforce.

Juni:
Space News: Iridium secures $94 million U.S. Space Force contract for satellite communications support.
Via Satellite: SES’ Acquisition of Intelsat Marks a New Chapter in the History of the Space Age.
Via Satellite: SES Secures Financing for Intelsat Acquisition.
Payload: Astroscale Shares Surge in Market Debut.
Space News: Satellogic announces new round of layoffs.
Space News: ExoTerra raises $8 million to boost propulsion system production.
Via Satellite: Airbus Logs $1B in Charges on Satellite Programs in the First Half of 2024.
Space News: Airbus takes a charge of nearly $1 billion on space programs.
Via Satellite: Planet to Lay Off 17% of its Workforce.
Space Explored: SpaceX’s stock price jumps to $112, $210 billion valuation.

Juli:
Space News: Chinese satellite manufacturer MinoSpace raises $137 million.
GovConWire: J2 Ventures Raises $150M for New Fund to Support Startups With Tech Offerings for National Security Missions.
Payload: Alpine Space Ventures Closes €170M Fund.
Space News: KBR to acquire defense and space contractor LinQuest for $737 million.
Via Satellite: UK Space Agency Announces $43M in Funding for 23 Space Projects.
Payload: Star Catcher Closes $12.25M Seed Round.
Space News: Star Catcher banks $12.25 million for orbital energy grid.
SpaceCom: Florida startup Star Catcher snags $12 million to help develop 1st off-Earth energy grid.
Space News: Astranis fully funds Omega with $200 million fundraise.
Payload: Astranis CEO Talks 2024’s Largest US Space Funding Round.
Via Satellite: Orbit Fab Secures New U.K. Project Grants and Contracts, Triples U.K. Workforce.
Space News: D-Orbit forms U.S. venture to pursue satellite manufacturing.
Payload: D-Orbit USA Rolls Out Satellite Bus Plans.

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