Terwijl SpaceX een nieuwe 150 meter hop aan het voorbereiden is, deze keer met SN6, wordt er ook elders gehopt. Meer bepaald in China waar LinkSpace een 300 meter hop deed. Mooi om te zien, maar ook hier is nog een lange weg af te leggen tot er daadwerkelijk een volwaardige raket in een baan om de aarde komt. En het ISS lekt. Dat, en nog veel meer, in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: HTV-9 is hier nog met het ISS verbonden. Heel goed is de ruimte te zien waar de oude batterijen opgeborgen werden. Ze werden vervangen tijdens een aantal ruimtewandelingen in juli. Foto: NASA.

SpaceX lanceert alweer een reeks Starlinks. Eerste trap vestigt record.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s 99th Falcon launch checks off new rocket booster reuse record [updated].

Spaceflight Now: More Starlinks and SkySats ready for launch Tuesday from Cape Canaveral.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX adds more satellites to ever-growing Starlink network.

Space News: Falcon 9 reaches new reusability record during Starlink, SkySat launch.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Breaks Record with Booster’s Sixth Flight.
Satellite Today: SpaceX Starlink Launch Completes Planet Constellation.

En de neuskegel werd opgevangen.
Teslarati: SpaceX makes rocket fairing catch look easy with “autopilot” recovery.

Spacewatch Global: Planet Skysat Constellation Now Complete.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SpaceX: Starlink Mission Control Audio.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 11 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 August 2020.

Het lijkt Love Boat wel :-)
SpaceX: Ms Tree catches a fairing half.

National Security Space Launch – SpaceX zet door met rechtzaak.
Space News: SpaceX pressing on with protest against U.S. Air Force despite launch contract win.
Geek Wire: Despite winning contract, SpaceX sticks with lawsuit against feds and rocket rivals.

Meer Falcon 9 nieuws.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starlink rideshares to launch entire small satellite constellations.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Elon Musk talks next goals for Falcon rocket reusability.

Over enkele recent gelanceerde satellieten.
Spacewatch Global: Latest Blacksky satellites deliver first images.

ECNS: China's Gaofen-7 satellite put into service.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China newest satellite goes into service.
CCTV: China's Gaofen-7 Satellite Officially Put into Use.

LinkSpace doet een 300 meter hop.
Parabolic Arc: Video: Linkspace Rocket Makes 300 Meter Hop.

Skyrora lanceert raket vanop Ijsland.
Satellite Evolution Group: Skyrora’s Skylark Micro rocket launches from Iceland.

Afscheid van de laatste HTV (in afwachting van de nieuwe versie).
Spaceflight Now: Last in current line of Japan’s HTV cargo ships departs space station.
NasaSpaceFlight: Final JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle bids farewell to ISS.
Collect Space: Japan's final HTV cargo spacecraft leaves space station for fiery end.
JAXA: Successful re-entry of H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI9” (HTV9).

Filmpje:
SciNews: HTV-9 departure.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA Space Station Blog: International, Commercial Partners Gear Up for Cargo and Crew Missions.
NASA Space Station Blog: Japanese Cargo Craft Completes Station Mission.
NASA Space Station Blog: Space Traffic Clear at Station Until October.
NASA Space Station Blog: Crew Spending Weekend in Station’s Russian Segment.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/014/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/017/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/018/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/019/2020.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/020/2020.

NASA: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of August 17, 2020.

ISS – Een lek(je) in het ruimtestation.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts face no threat after air leak at orbital outpost.
TASS: ISS crew locks itself down inside Russian segment.
The Verge: NASA is going to try to hunt down a leak on the International Space Station this weekend.
Russian Space News: An air leak has occurred on the ISS.
Space News: ISS crew to spend weekend in one module to track down air leak.

Spacepage: NASA onderzoekt lek in ruimtestation.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Russia delivers Nauka research module to Baikonur spaceport for launch to orbital outpost.
NasaSpaceFlight: Russia’s Nauka ISS module arrives at Baikonur for final launch preparations.

TASS: Russia to launch Soyuz MS-17 crewed spacecraft to orbital outpost on October 14.

En ja, ze zien ze zelfs in het ISS vliegen …. de Starlink-satellieten.
RT America: Cosmonaut records mysterious lights — UFO? (video).
RT: Mysterious UFO video footage captured by cosmonaut sent to Russian experts for analysis.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Final Flight: 08/21/2020.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - August 21, 2020.
NASA: In-Flight Event – U.S. Navy's "At The Helm" with ISS Commander Chris Cassidy.

ARTEMIS – Blue Origin stelt hun versie van het Human Landing System voor.
Space News: Blue Origin team delivers lunar lander mockup to NASA.
Geek Wire: Blue Origin and its partners deliver a lunar lander mock-up for NASA to try out.

Filmpjes:
Blue Origin: Blue Origin-Led HLS National Team's Mission to the Moon.
Blue Origin: Blue Origin-Led HLS National Team Mockup.

ARTEMIS – SLS/Orion en Gateway.
NASA Artemis Blog: Orion Window Panel Complete for Front-Row View on Artemis Moon Mission.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I Launch Team Fires Up Fueling Simulation.

NASA: Orion Crew Module Cone Panel (video).

NASA: Houston We Have a Podcast: Moon Deliveries.

China zoekt partners voor maanbasis.
Space News: China is aiming to attract partners for an international lunar research station.

SPACEX – Starship SN6 bijna klaar voor een 150 meter hop.
NasaSpaceFlight: SN6 begins test campaign as future Starships hatch plans for SpaceX’s next leap.

Teslarati: SpaceX’s next Starship hop a step closer after ‘cryo proof’ test.
Teslarati: SpaceX crushes rocket engine world record during Raptor test.
Teslarati: SpaceX installs Starship Raptor engine, moves next test forward as storms.

Space News: SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in equity.

Popular Mechanics: SpaceX's Starship Prototypes Will Keep on Hoppin'.

Bij Spaceflight Now geven ze m.b.v. dagelijkse filmpjes een overzicht van de activiteiten in Boca Chico.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN6 enters test series - Drive Past Overview.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Starship SN6 receives Raptor SN29.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - Launch Site Build Out and SN6 Static Fire Prep.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Boca Chica - 4 Starships and a Test Tank - SN5, 6, 7.1, 8, and 9 all in work.

What About It?: What is SpaceX actually building in Boca Chica?
What About It?: What goes on inside a Starship Raptor?

Het Japanse iSpace haalt extra geld op voor de Hakuto-R-maanlander.
iSpace: ispace Raises $28 Million in Series B Funding; Announces Lunar Data Business.
Space News: Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $28 million.

Filmpjes:
iSpace: HAKUTO-R Flight Model Lander.
iSpace: Blueprint Moon: ispace's Lunar Data Business.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
TASS: Russian specialists work on mission to bring soil from Venus to the Earth, says scientist
TASS: Russian scientists plan to test theory of existence of life on Venus in future missions.
RoomEU: Upgraded Electron rocket will be heading to Venus says Rocket Lab's CEO.

Aarde:
NASA: NASA Explores Earth's Magnetic 'Dent' (filmpje).
NASA: NASA's Terra Images the 1200+ Mile Trail of Smoke From California Fires.

Maan: 
The Observer: Japan Joins the Space Race With a New Moon Lander, Set For 2022 Mission.
Parabolic Arc: Chang’e 4 Lander and the Yutu 2 Lunar Rover Awakened Autonomously and Entered 21st Day Work Period.
Universe Today: Lunar Landings Will Make it Harder to Study the Moon’s Ice Deposits.
SpaceCom: India's Chandrayaan-2 moon mission hits 1-year mark in lunar orbit.

Mars:
Spaceflight Now: Mars missions complete first course corrections on journey to Red Planet.
Spacewatch Global: Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe Completes “Perfect” Trajectory Correction.
CCTV: China's Mars Probe Completes Self Test of Instruments.
SETI: Perseverance: A Martian Rover to Find Life?
NASA: Sols 2856-2857: In Between Drill Holes.
NASA: Sols 2858-2859: Ready for Round Two.
Space Policy Online: NASA establishes independent review board for Mars Sample Return.
Ars Technica: Ancient lake sites suggest lots of precipitation on Mars;
Filmpjes:
Los Alamos National Lab: Mars Technica Podcast | #1 | Was there life on Mars?
Los Alamos National Lab: Mars Technica Podcast | #2 | SuperCam: The eye on the rover.
Los Alamos National Lab: Mars Technica Podcast | #3 | Powered by plutonium.

Jupiter:
Space News: Compatibility issue adds new wrinkle to Europa Clipper launch vehicle selection.

Saturnus:
NASA: What You Need to Know About Enceladus.

Uranus:
SETI Institute: A New Mission to Uranus?

Ryugu:
Parabolic Arc: Hayabusa2 Sample Return Capsule to Land in Australia on Dec. 6.

Planetoïden:
Space News: NASA’s planetary science program shifts priority to asteroid missions.

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