Het discussiepunt van de week was de FAA. SpaceX kreeg het te verduren, niet alleen omdat ze blijkbaar maar eerst ten vroegste eind november (onder voorbehoud) mogen lanceren, maar ook omdat ze een aantal boetes toegewezen kregen. Falcon 9 doet onverdroten verder, met op komst zijnde de lancering van Crew 9 (met slechts twee inzittenden), de lancering van de Europese HERA en – met een Falcon Heavy – de lancering van NASA’s Europa Clipper. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Booster en Ship staan klaar voor IFT 5. Al blijft het wachten op een lanceerdatum. Foto: SpaceX.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Ruimtevaartakkoord in de Bene(Lux).
Flanders Space: Benelux samenwerkingsakkoord in de ruimtevaartindustrie.

VEOWARE (Leuven) haalt 2,5 miljoen euro op.
Space News: Belgian spacetech gem VEOWARE secures €2,5 million euro to empower spacecrafts with next-generation agility.
Zie ook de website van VEOWARE.

Zie ook dit bericht uit juni van dit jaar.
VEOWARE: Second CMG in space fully operational.

Het verhaal van PICASSO.
BIRA: Het verhaal van de gouden CubeSat PICASSO.

Septentrio.
Jan Van Hees (Septentrio) aan het woord op het Joint Navigation Conference  2024.
GPS World (filmpje): JNC 2024: Septentrio.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

17.09.2024 – Russische Angara lanceert 2 Kosmos-satellieten.
Russian Space Web: Angara-1.2 flies its third mission.
SatNews: Russia launches Angara 1.2 on Top Secret mission another launch scheduled later this month.
SatNews: Russian military satellite(s) payload identity highly uncertain top secret launch on Tuesday.

Filmpje:
ISRO: Lift-off of Angara-1.2 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

18.09.2024 – Falcon 9 lanceert twee Europese navigatiesatellieten – Galileo.
EUSPA: With two new satellites added, Galileo constellation continues to grow.
EC: Successful launch of two new Galileo satellites.
ESA: Two new satellites added to Galileo constellation for increased resilience.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 2 European navigation satellites, lands rocket.

SpaceX: In verband met het reentry profiel van de booster.

In verband met eerder gelanceerde satellieten (04.2024):
ESA: New Galileo satellites operational after successful in-orbit testing.
Space Voyaging: Galileo Constellation Expands with Activation of Two New Satellites.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch the European Commission’s Galileo L13 mission to orbit.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches Galileo L13 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

19.09.2024 – Lange Mars 3B lanceert twee Beidou-navigatiesatellieten.
Space News: China launches final pair of backup Beidou satellites.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+:  China Launches New Beidou Navigation Satellites.
CCTV+: Technical Improvements Made to Ensure Successful Launch of New Beidou Satellites.

SciNews: Long March-3B launches two BeiDou-3 satellites.

20.09.2024 – Lange Mars 2D lanceert 6 Jilin 1 Kuanfu-02B satellieten.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: China Successfully Launches 6 New Satellites.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B.

20.09.2024 – Chinese Kuaizhou 1A lanceert 4 Tianqi-satellieten.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Tianqi Constellation Satellites.
SciNews: Kuaizhou-1A launches Tianqi-29 ~ 32.

20.09.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 9-17 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 Starlink  satellites to orbit from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 193 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 September 2024.

21.09.2024 – Na scrub net voor liftoff lanceert Electron met enige vertraging “Kinéis Killed The RadIoT Star”.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for Second Dedicated Kinéis Mission to Deploy IoT Constellation.
Meer info op de RocketLabUSA website.

Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket experiences abort as its Rutherford engines began firing, prior to liftoff.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab aborts launch of 5 'Internet of Things' satellites at last second.

Space News: Electron launches second set of Kinéis satellites

De persmap vind je hier (PDF).

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: SCRUB | Rocket Lab - 'Kinéis Killed The RadIOT Star' Launch.
SciNews: Electron aborted launch with Kinéis 6-10.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Kinéis Killed The RadIOT Star' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches Kinéis 6-10.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

26.09.2024 – Crew 9. 
SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut launch delayed to Sept. 25.

NASA: What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission.
NASA: Houston, we have a podcast: Crew 9.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Crew Arrival at Kennedy Space Center.

04.10.2024 – Vulcan en CERT 2.
Space News: United Launch Alliance prepares for crucial certification flight as U.S. Space Force watches closely.

07.10.2024 – Falcon 9 lanceert Europese HERA.
ESA: Hera CubeSats’ touchdown.
SpaceCom: Europe's Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022.

ESA heeft ook een HERA Launch Kit.

Europlanet (filmpje): EPSC 2024 Press Briefing: ESA Hera Mission.

10.10.2024 – Falcon Heavy lanceert Europa Clipper.
NASA: Technicians Work to Prepare Europa Clipper for Propellant Loading.
NASA: 8 Things to Know About NASA’s Mission to an Ocean Moon of Jupiter.
SpaceCom: NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries.
Space Policy Online: Europa Clipper Launch Window Extended.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Europa Clipper: Exploring Jupiter’s Ocean Moon (Mission Overview).
NASA: Europa Clipper Mission Countdown: Preview to Launch.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

29.08.2024 – Blue Origin blikt terug op NS 26.

Twee filmpjes:
Blue Origin: The Journey of NS-26.
Blue Origin: New Shepard Mission NS-26: Apogee.

ESA en de lancering van Vega / Sentinel 2C.
Een filmpje:
ESA Extra: Sentinel-2C to Vega and orbit – fit-check to liftoff timelapse.

Raketnieuws.

Space Perspective doet onbemande test “SpaceShip Neptune” – Ruimtetoerisme.
Florida Today: Space Perspective sends balloon and capsule up 100K feet during Gulf of Mexico test flight.
Gizmodo: So-Called ‘Space Balloon’ Completes Crucial Test Ahead of Tourist Flights.

Ariane VI – ESA kent de oorzaak waarom APU niet opnieuw opstartte.
ESA: Ariane 6 joint update report, 16 September 2024.
European Spaceflight: Investigation Identifies Cause of Ariane 6 APU Anomaly.

Europese lanceercontracten voor Japanse HIII.
Space News: Eutelsat signs multi-launch agreement for MHI’s H3 rocket.

Franse lanceerfirma Sirius gaat raketten lanceren vanuit Australië.
Sirius Space Services (via Linkedin): Sirius Space Services Partners with Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) for a Major Space Launch Milestone!.
Payload: French Launcher Sirius to Fly From Australia.
European Spaceflight: French Rocket Builder Sirius Space Secures Launch Pad in Australia.

FAA beboet SpaceX / Falcon 9 voor een 630.000 dollar / Ook Starship moet uitgesteld worden.
FAA: FAA Proposes $633,009 in Civil Penalties Against SpaceX.
SpaceCom: FAA plans to fine SpaceX $630,000 for alleged launch violations.
Space News: FAA fines SpaceX for launch license violations.
Ars Technica: Elon Musk threatens to sue FAA after feds propose fining SpaceX $633,000.

Space News: Congress, industry criticize FAA launch licensing regulations.

Teslarati: Elon Musk roasts FAA while revealing SpaceX Starship static fire success.
SpaceCom: SpaceX blasts proposed FAA fines in complaint letter to Congress.
Space News: SpaceX letter criticizes FAA for “systemic challenges” in launch licensing.

Space Policy Online: SASC tees up extension of FAA learning period and third Party indemnification.
Space News: FAA to complete orbital debris upper stage regulations in 2025.

Filmpje:
NSF: Why Falcon 9 Faced FAA Investigations But Not Starliner | We Asked The FAA.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

India en Gaganyaan.
The Hindu: ISRO will take all precautions before manned Gaganyaan mission: Somanath.

Starliner – Boeing ontslaat het hoofd v/d “Space & Defense” afdeling.
SpaceCom: Boeing Space & Defense chief Ted Colbert is leaving: reports.

Starliner – Terugblik – De toekomst.
Spaceflight Now (filmpje): Starliner crew speak on seeing ship depart without them – what's next for the Boeing capsule.

Polaris Dawn – Terugblik.
The Space Review: Framing the success of the Polaris Dawn mission.
The Verge: What the Polaris Dawn mission could reveal about human health in space.

SpaceCom: NASA astronaut photographs SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn capsule reentry from ISS.

Filmpjes:
Everyday Astronaut: I interviewed #polarisdawn while they were in space! Check out the full convo on “Spacewalk Podcast”.
Scott Manley: Is Testing A New Space Suit in Space The Ultimate Thrill?
NBC Nightly News: Crew talked to Lester Holt.
Today Show: Polaris Dawn Interview.
CNBC: The First-Ever Private Spacewalk with Polaris Dawn Mission Commander Jared Isaacman.
Soaceflight Now: Polaris Dawn Debrief - A post-mission conversation with the full crew.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Trio Nears Departure During Biology Research, Spacesuit, and Cargo Work.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Science Advancing Health as Two Crews Near Station Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: Departure Preps Underway as New Crew Steps up Science, Maintenance.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Demonstrates AI Assistant and Ultra-High Res Camera.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Wraps Week with Landing Preps and Advanced Tech Studies.

NASA: Station Science Top News: September 13, 2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: Astronauts 3D-print 1st metal part while on ISS.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s Scientific Mission aboard Space Station.

TASS: PREVIEW: Russian cosmonauts to set record for longest single ISS spaceflight.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts Kononenko and Chub mark one year in space

De Standaard: Gestrande astronauten kiezen hun president noodgedwongen vanuit de ruimte.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Sunita in Charge: Sept. 20, 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronaut discusses life in space with KCRA-TV, Sacramento.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Crew Sends Video Message to German Teens During CMG Cultural Event.
CCTV: Shenzhou-18 Crew Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival High Above Earth.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 1.
Space Voyaging: Scientists Share First Artemis I Radiation Measurements Results.
PhysOrg: Artemis I mission data show astronauts sent to the moon aboard Orion will be protected from radiation.

Filmpje:
Philip Sloss: Artemis II alternatives for Orion heatshield issue.

Artemis 2 – De eerste bemande vlucht naar de Maan na Apollo.
NASA: NASA Teams Update Camera Software Ahead of Artemis II Launch.
Newsweek: NASA's Artemis II Crew Visits 'Most Lunar-Like' Place on Earth For Training.

Space Daily: German cubesat to hitch a ride on Artemis II lunar mission.

Filmpje:
NASA: Moon Minute: Artemis Emergency Egress System.
Philip Sloss: Artemis hardware assembly continues, how will SpaceX's stance on the environment impact schedules?

Artemis – Near Space Network – Contract voor Intuitive Machines.
NASA: NASA Selects Lunar Relay Contractor for Near Space Network Services.
Space News: NASA selects Intuitive Machines for lunar communications and navigation services.
GovConWire: Intuitive Machines Books $4.8B NASA Contract for Lunar Relay Systems Support.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Sierra Space: Sierra Space unveils groundbreaking technology designed to extract oxygen from lunar soil, enabling sustainable human presence on the Moon.

Open Lunar Foundation: White Paper: Cooperative Landing Pads- Enabling the highway to space exploration.

Interessant overzicht van de “Emerging Industrial Base for Lunar Activities” van Bryce Tech.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
Space News: China is taking a keen interest in lava tubes as possible lunar habitats.
The National: UAE's Orbital Space joins China’s ambitious Moon base programme.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Chief Designer on China's Exploration of Moon's South Pole.
CGTN: China's Lunar Exploration: Why South Pole of the moon? How can AI assist?

Starship – IFT5 ten vroegste eind november.
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up 6th Starship to prep for test flight.
SpaceCom: Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX for $15 million over land dispute

Filmpjes:
NSF: WHY Is Starship FLIGHT 5 Delayed? | Starbase Update.
WAI Plus: Chopstick Testing! A Detailed Look Inside Starbase!
NSF: Starhopper Has A New Home.
NSF: FULL REPLAY: SpaceX Static Fires Ship 31 - Upper Stage of the Sixth Starship Flight.
NSF: FULL REPLAY: SpaceX Rolls Booster 12 to the Launch Site (& Ship 31 Roll) | Starbase.
NSF: Booster 12 and Ship 30 Roll Out For Testing, Ship 31 Static Fires and Rolls Back | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: FULL REPLAY: SpaceX Stacks Ship 30 on Booster 12 | Starbase.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

BepiColombo en Mercurius.
Universe Today: BepiColombo’s New Images of Mercury are Cool.
ESA: BepiColombo’s fourth Mercury flyby: the movie.
ESA: Fly over Mercury with BepiColombo.
SpaceCom: Magnetic mystery at Mercury revealed by BepiColombo probe.
Europlanet (filmpje): EPSC 2024 Press Briefing: Updates on the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo Mission to Mercury.

JUICE bevestigt dat de Aarde bewoonbaar is.
ESA: Juice confirms that Earth is habitable.
ESA: Juice snaps an Earth–Moon portrait.
SpaceCom: ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why.

Ispace en Hakuto-R landen eind dit jaar op de Maan.
iSpace (filmpje): HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Launch Timing, RESILIENCE Lander Progress, and Planned Lunar Landing Zone.
Space News: Second ispace lunar lander planned for launch in December.
Payload: ispace Sets Second Moon Landing Attempt For December.
Moon Monday: On the horizon: ispace’s second Moon mission and a Trailblazer (verder scrollen na het eerste item).

Over de toekomst van VIPER.
NSS: Press Release: NSS Releases Position Paper on NASA’s VIPER Mission to the Moon.
Payload: Congress on VIPER Cancellation: Not So Fast.
Space Policy Online: NASA evaluating 11 VIPER proposals as Congress asks questions.

CLPS Nieuws.
Firefly Aerospace (filmpje):  Meet the Welder Working on the Next Lunar Lander.
Space News: Ice-hunting Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2 nearly ready for January 2025 launch.
Inside Outer Space: Trailblazing Moon Orbiter to Scout for Lunar Water Ice.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
Universe Today: Groundbreaking New Maps of the Sun’s Coronal Magnetic Fields.
NSF: NASA and ESA missions unexpectedly collaborate to reveal what accelerates solar winds.

Aarde:
ESA: The 2024 Global Methane Budget reveals alarming trends.
SpaceCom: 'Surprising' warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record.
Universe Today: Earth Might Have Had Rings Half a Billion Years Ago.
ESA:  Sentinel-2C delivers stunning first images.
Daily Galaxy: Massive underground ocean found 700 km below Earth’s surface : Groundbreaking discovery stuns scientists.
Via Satellite: NGA Selects 10 Vendors to Compete Under $290M Luno A Global Monitoring Program

Moon:
SpaceCom: The moon might still have active volcanoes, China's Chang'e 5 sample-return probe reveals.
Space News: Chang’e-6 orbiter turns up at Sun-Earth Lagrange point after moon sampling mission.
Moon Monday: Continuing the trend, China repurposes Chang’e 6 orbiter module.
The Times of India: Chandrayaan-3 records 250+ seismic events, 50 need studies to check link to moonquakes.
TASS: Scientific equipment for Luna-26, Luna-27 missions almost ready — academician.
Space Voyaging: Luna-27: Two Poles Are Better Than One.
CCTV (filmpje): China's Lunar Rover Sends Home Latest Images on Moon's Far Side.
SciNews: Yutu-2 sends back new images.
Inside Outer Space: China’s Yutu-2 Moon Machinery: Longest-working Lunar Rover
SpaceCom: China's Yutu 2 rover still going strong after nearly 6 years on the far side of the moon.
Interlune: Interlune reveals details of quest to bring home lunar resources – ISRU / Mining.

Extra Maan:
Universe Today: Earth Will Have a Tiny New Mini-Moon for a Few Months.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4307-4308: Bright Rocks Catch Our Eyes.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4309–4310: Leaning Back, Driving Back.
NASA: Margin’ up the Crater Rim!
SpaceCom: What's behind the Martian methane mystery?
NASA: NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars ‘Spiders’ in a Lab for First Time.
Universe Today: Scientists Recreate Mars Spiders in the Lab.
Universe Today: A Gravity Map of Mars Uncovers Subsurface Mysteries.
SpaceCom: Europe's Mars 'fetch rover' nails sample pick-up test in the field (video) – MSR.
ESA (filmpje): Below the surface - ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission.
Universe Today: How the ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Rover Will Drill for Samples on Mars.
SciNews (filmpje): Tianwen-3 will return samples from Mars.
Live Science: A long-lost moon could explain Mars' weird shape and extreme terrain.
Universe Today: Mars has an Amazing Variety of Clouds.

Jupiter:
SpaceCom: NASA's Juno probe spots massive new volcano on Jupiter moon Io.

Ceres:
SpaceCom: Mystery of dwarf planet Ceres' origin may finally be solved, thanks to retired NASA spacecraft.

Aan de rand van het zonnestelsel:
SpaceCom: Just how dark is the universe? NASA's New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yet.
NASA: Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap.
Live Science: NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space.
New Horizons: New Horizons Measurements Shed New Light on the Darkness of the Universe.
New Horizons: New Horizons Team Detects Evidence of Unexpected Population of Kuiper Belt Objects.
Universe Today: More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System.
SpaceCom: 2nd Kuiper Belt? Our solar system may be much larger than thought.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Over Europa, ESA en de ruimtevaartindustrie.
Via Satellite: European Space Startups Grapple With Red Tape on the Path to Growth.
Via Satellite: ESA Director General Details High-Risk, High-Reward Investment with European Vcs.

Space News: ESA seeks better coordination of European space spending. 
European Spaceflight: EU Commits €100M to Improve Competitiveness of European Space Industry.
European Spaceflight: EU Report Advocates for Scrapping ESA Geo-Return Policy.

European Spaceflight: “Competition Might Have Its Limits,” Says Arianespace CEO (over o.a. SpaceX).

ESPI: The Draghi Report (“space as a key strategic sector”) – ESPI reflection.
ESPI: The Draghi Report: It Takes a Village.

Filmpje:
EuroNews: Europe's space ambitions on the right trajectory, ESA Director General says

Axiom Space in de problemen.
Ars Technica: A key NASA commercial partner faces severe financial challenges.
Space Explored: Axiom’s commercial viability may be on the downturn.

The Space Bucket (filmpje): The First Commercial Space Station Is Running Into Problems.

Over de problemen van Planet Labs.
Payload: Planet Labs Commercial Revenue Is Softening

Eerdere berichten:
Space Daily: (augustus): Planet Labs signs agreement to support NATO's space surveillance program 
Space News: (september): Planet signs three-year DLR contract

De opkomst van Arrow Science and Technology.
Payload: The Steady Rise of Arrow Science and Technology.

Cluster / Salsa is niet meer.
ESA: Goodnight, Cluster: brilliant end to trailblazing mission.
ESA: Cluster Reentry – Live blog.
ESA: Cluster reentry explained: world's first targeted reentry.
ESA: First image of Salsa’s reentry.
ESA: Cluster satellite reenters Earth's atmosphere.

Space News: ESA performs targeted reentry of Cluster satellite.

Centaur Upper Stage uit 2018 ontploft en laat een berg ruimteafval na.
Payload: Slingshot Tracks Centaur Break-Up in HEO.

Verttraging voor vernieuwde Amerikaanse GPS – Aldus GAO.
Space News: U.S. GPS modernization faces delays, technical challenges: GAO report.
Het betrokken rapport vind je hier (PDF).

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