Een week zonder SpaceX-lanceringen wil niet zeggen een week zonder SpaceX-nieuws. Integendeel. Elon Musk gaf een update over Spaceship, er gingen een beetje onverwacht tientallen Starlink-satellieten verloren en de rakettrap die op de Maan gaat botsen is dan toch geen SpaceX-raket. O ja, JWST heeft zijn eerste foto’s gemaakt en Astra kende een mislukte lancering. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: De "chopsticks" plaatsten voor het eerst een Starship boven op een Super Heavy. Foto: Elon Musk

James Webb Space Telescope – De eerste foto en de eerste selfie.
NASA: NASA to Discuss Webb Telescope Progress, Mirror Alignment.
NASA JWST Blog: Webb Is Chilling Out.
NASA JWST Blog: Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times.
ESA: Webb primary mirror selfie.

SpaceCom: Behold the 1st images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope!
SpaceCom: 'Holy cow!' How the James Webb Space Telescope took a selfie in space.

VRTNWS: James Webb-telescoop stuurt zijn allereerste foto én eerste selfie door.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Media Briefing: James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Alignment Update.
JWST: Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times.

Beelden Soyuz lancering vorige week.
Spaceflight Now: Soyuz launches Russian military spy satellite.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Soyuz-2.1a launches Kosmos-2553.

Arianespace lanceert met Russische Soyuz een nieuwe batch OneWeb-satellieten.
TASS: Russian Soyuz rocket installed on Kourou spaceport’s launch pad to orbit OneWeb satellites.
TASS: Arianespace successfully launches 34 OneWeb satellites.

NasaSpaceFlight: Arianespace begins its year with a OneWeb launch.

Filmpje:
Arianespace: Arianespace Flight VS27 - OneWeb (EN).
Arianespace: VS27 Lift-off sequence.
SciNews: OneWeb 13 launch.

Astra lancering ElaNa 41 cubesats (vier stuks) mislukt. 
NASA: Weather Looks Good for Launch of NASA’s ELaNa 41 Mission.
NASA: Astra Announces Launch Time for NASA CubeSat Mission.
NASA: Automatic Abort Triggered Before Launch of CubeSat Mission.
NASA: Astra To Reschedule ELaNa 41 Launch.
NASA: Weather Favorable for Astra Launch of NASA’s ELaNa 41 Mission.
NASA: We Have Liftoff! ELaNa 41 Mission Rockets to Space.
NASA: ELaNa 41 Mission Update.

CNBC: Astra shares drop 14% after rocket launch attempt aborted and postponed.
Parabolic Arc: Astra Space Stock Sinks After Last Second Launch Abort.

Space News: Astra launch of NASA-sponsored cubesats fails.
Florida Today: Astra launches first rocket from Florida, but NASA mission fails to reach orbit.
Teslarati: Astra ‘Rocket 3’ nosecone dooms first Florida launch attempt.

Via Satellite: Astra Calls Class Action Lawsuit ‘Without Merit’ After Launch Failure.
Space Explored: Astra stock plummets with launch failure and is hit with class-action lawsuit.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: SCRUB: Astra Scrubs Launch of NASA's ELaNa 41 Mission.
NasaSpaceFlight: Astra Launches NASA's ELaNa 41 Mission.

Scott Manley: Rocket Launch Doomed After Payload Fairing Won't Open.

SciNews: Astra Rocket 3.3 aborted launch with ELaNa 41.
SciNews: Astra Rocket 3.3 launches ELaNa 41.

SpaceX verliest tientallen Starlink-satellieten door zonne-uitbarsting.
Teslarati: SpaceX loses dozens of new Starlink satellites to “geomagnetic storm”.
Space News: Dozens of Starlink satellites from latest launch to reenter after geomagnetic storm.
Popular Mechanics: Why SpaceX Lost 'Up to 40' Starlink Satellites in a Solar Storm.

SatTrackCam Leiden: This week: rainshowers with a slight chance of falling satellites.
Gizmodo: Spectacular Video Shows Starlink Satellite Disintegrating Over Puerto Rico After Geomagnetic Storm.

VRTNWS: SpaceX verliest 40 satellieten in geomagnetische storm.

Filmpje:
Scott Manley: SpaceX Loses 40 Satellites To Solar Storm
Engineering: Solar Storm Destroys 40 New SpaceX Satellites in Orbit | Musk says No Risk to Earth
Video From Space: Watch a SpaceX booster tumble in space en route to moon impact

Ariane VI – Nuttige lading eerste vlucht bekend – Met Belgische bijdrage.
ESA: ESA selects payloads for Ariane 6 first flight.
NasaSpaceFlight: Arianespace discusses Ariane 5 fly-out requirements, launcher’s legacy to Ariane 6 and beyond 

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws uit Europa.
The Space Review: Defining European space ambitions.

ESA: ESA’s Vega rocket marks ten years with countdown to more powerful successor.

EUSPA: The European 112-emergency number to reach new heights thanks to Galileo.

In afwachting van de "European Space Summit" kan je de 14th European Space Conference in Brussel (25-26 januari) herbeleven.
Via deze link vind je het programma en links naar de video’s van de verschillende programma onderdelen.
Een reeks interviews vind je hier.

Zie ook: European Space Policy Institue (ESPI): European Space Summit in 2022 - What is at stake? met een te downloaden PDF via deze link.
Op deze link (French Presidency of the Council of the European Union – Informal Meeting of European Ministers Responsible for Space) is nog niet veel terug te vinden.

RoomEU: Gilmour looks to Europe for mission critical launcher system (AFTS – ERIS).
Rocket Factory Augsburg: RFA and Southern Launch sign agreement for launch facilities 

ESA zoekt astronauten – Nog 50 Belgische kandidaten.
ESA: Final figures show astronaut applicants from all ESA Member States.
De Standaard: Nog 50 Belgische kandidaat-astronauten.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Psychology and Ultrasonic Exploration Begin Week on Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Boosts Orbit for March Crew Swap.
NASA ISS Blog: Gripping Research on Station as Cargo Missions Near Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: Human Research Exploring How Astronauts Adapt to Long-Term Spaceflight.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Gets Ready for Russian and U.S. Cargo Missions.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/07/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/08/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/09/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/10/2022.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of February 7, 2022.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Roscosmos: ISS orbit altitude correction postponed to February 8.

TASS: Soyuz-2.1a rocket with Progress space freighter installed at Baikonur launch pad.

Parabolic Arc: Matthias Maurer Tests Concrete on the International Space Station.

Roscosmos: Roscosmos enterprise patented single-orbit ISS rendezvous scheme.
SpaceCom: Russia wants to speed up space station cargo deliveries with shorter, one-orbit flights.

Space News: NASA outlines cost savings from ISS transition.

CNN Opinion: What a NASA astronaut learned about working with Russians.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Awaiting New Arrivals: 02/11/2022.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - Jan. 11, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 66 Astronaut Kayla Barron Answers Indiana Student Questions - Feb. 7, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 66 Space Station Crew Answers Texas Student Questions - Feb. 9, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 66 Astronaut Mark Vande Hei Answers Virginia Student Questions - Feb. 10, 2022.
ESA: Space stowage in 360° | Cosmic Kiss.
ESA: Health, food, and climate | We explore. You benefit.
ESA: Water and sanitation | We explore. You benefit.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: China's space station to realize first combined flight with six spacecrafts in 2022: blue paper.
ECNS: China to make 6 human spaceflights, rocket's maiden flight in 2022.

ECNS: Quick return plan to facilitate China's Shenzhou-13 back to Earth in April.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China to Complete Space Station with Six More Missions in 2022: Blue Book.
CCTV: All Carrier Rockets for China's Space Station Further Building Mission Ready for Launch: Experts.

Artemis 1 – Nieuws.
NASA Artemis Blog: Progress on Testing and Instrumentation Installation Ahead of Artemis I Launch.

The Science Times: Scary NASA Photo Shows How Astronauts Do Intense Training for Dark Moon Missions [LOOK].

Filmpje:
ESA: Artemis I – European Service Module perspective.
Lockheed Martin: Orion Crew Module Designed to Take the Heat.
Space Videos: Massive Artemis 1 rocket stacked by NASA in epic time-lapse.

Artemis – Nieuwe RS-25 test.
NASA: NASA Conducts Second RS-25 Engine Test of Year at Stennis Space Center.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA Stennis Live Stream (08.02.2022).

Artemis – Meer nieuws uit “cislunar space”.
Parabolic Arc: Advanced Space, U.S. Air Force Sign Cooperative Agreement to Collaborate on Cislunar Activities.

SpaceX – Musk geeft een “update” over zijn plannen met Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to present first Starship update since 2019.
Teslarati: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk updates schedule for first orbital Starship launch.

Space Explored: Live updates on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship update.
Space Policy Online: Musk “highly confident” Starship will reach orbit this year.
Spaceflight Now: Musk foresees Florida as a home for Starship operations.
Space News: SpaceX considers shifting Starship testing to Florida.
Florida Today: SpaceX's Starship program has roots on the Space Coast, despite primary development in Texas.
Ars Technica: Elon Musk provides an update on Starship: “It’s been mindbogglingly difficult”.
NasaSpaceFlight: Musk outlines Starship progress towards self-sustaining Mars city.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starship Update.
SpaceX: Starship Animation.
SciNews: SpaceX Starship 2022 update in 5 minutes.
NasaSpaceFlight: Elon Musk's Starship Update Presentation Reaction & Analysis.
What About It: SpaceX Starship Presentation 2022 Summary – The Holy Grail Breakthrough!
Engineering Today: Elon Musk's Long-Awaited SpaceX Starship Update - All details covered.

SpaceX – Meer nieuws over Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX preparing the ultimate backdrop for Elon Musk’s Starship update.
SpaceCom: Elon Musk giving update on SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket Thursday.
Tesmanian: SpaceX New Job Listing Seeks Engineers To Build A Starship Orbital Launch Tower In Florida.
Teslarati: SpaceX assembles world’s largest rocket with giant robot arms.
Spacepage: Starship voor de tweede maal volledig geassembleerd.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 4 and Ship 20 pair up for Starship update.

Interessant om te lezen in het licht van de update van Musk.
Ars Technica: SpaceX’s Starship update comes at a critical time for the program.

Interessant om eens te bekijken in het licht van het FAA onderzoek.
Parabolic Arc: Video: SpaceX Boca Chica Starbase Draft Environmental Assessment Teardown.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Booster 4 Lift - Starbase Preps for Elon's Update.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 4 Lifted Onto the Launch Mount | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Elon Update Imminent, Booster 4 and Ship 20 to be Stacked | Starship Update (Narrated).
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship Transfer Tube with Anti-Vortex Device Delivered | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Chopsticks Ready to Lift Ship 20 | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Chopsticks Prepare for Ship Lift | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Stacks Starship onto Super Heavy with Chopsticks.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Full-Stack for Elon Presentation | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Full Starship Stack Still Stands Over Starbase | SpaceX Boca Chica.

LabPadre: Starship 20 Moves In For The Lift.
LabPadre: Historical Super Heavy Full Stack Time Lapse.

Lockheed Martin mag raket(je) bouwen voor het Mars Sample Return programma.
NASA: NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples from Mars.

Space News: Lockheed Martin wins contract to build rocket for Mars Sample Return.

Parker Solar Orbiter ziet voor het eerst in het zichtbare licht het oppervlak van Venus.
NASA: Parker Solar Probe Captures its First Images of Venus' Surface in Visible Light, Confirmed.
SpaceCom: NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured the first visible-light images of Venus.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA’s New Views of Venus’ Surface From Space.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: Introducing ESA Vigil: Earth’s devoted solar defender.
ESA: Vigil.
ESA (filmpje): Introducing: ESA Vigil.
NASA: New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment – MUSE and HelioSwarm.
Space News: NASA selects two heliophysics missions.

Aarde:
Parabolic Arc: Cutting-Edge Instrument Ready to Join NOAA’s Space Weather Platform.
ESA: Monitoring crop health across the Netherlands.
Space News: Small satellite constellations promise resilient communications and Earth observation.
ESA: ESA hosts new office to coordinate global climate modelling push.
Space News: ESA to host flagship office to coordinate global climate models.
PhysOrg: New space-based weather instruments start gathering data.
Space News: SDA seeks commercial Earth-observation data.
NASA (filmpje): Landsat 9 Data Available!

Maan:
Spacewatch Global: India to launch Chandrayaan-3 lunar  lander in august.
SpaceCom: India to attempt its next moon landing with Chandrayaan 3 launch in August.
Space News: KSAT to support NASA LunIR mission.
SpaceCom: Russia aims to rekindle moon program with lunar lander launch this July.
Sci Tech Daily: Electricity Production on the Moon Is in the Hands of Estonians.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Update: Sols 3381-3382: Whence We Came.
NASA Curiosity Status Update: Sols 3383-3384: Picking Our Way to the Pediment.
SpaceCom: Rugged Mars has taken big bites out of the Curiosity rover's wheels (photos).
SpaceCom: Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 19th flight after historic Red Planet weather delay.
SpaceCom: UAE's Hope spacecraft marks 1 year in orbit around Mars.
Universe Today: UAE’s Mars Hope Team Publishes ‘Mars Atlas’.
SpaceCom: China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission marks 1st full year in orbit.
Universe Today: Mars Could Have Been wet for Much Longer Than Previously Believed.
Science Daily: How Mars lost its oceans.

Jupiter: 
Physics Astronomy: NASA Releases Stunning New Photos Of Jupiter Captured By Its $1 Billion Juno Spacecraft.

Ryugu: 
SpaceCom: Asteroid Ryugu samples, now on Earth, reveal inner workings of the space rock.

Psyche: 
Los Alamos National Lab (filmpje): Simulating Impact Craters on Asteroids.

De International Astronomical Union en (mega)constellaties. Ook NASA uit zijn bezorgdheid.
SpaceCom: International Astronomical Union launches new center to fight satellite megaconstellation threat.

Space News: NASA outlines concerns about Starlink next-generation constellation in FCC letter.
Via Satellite: NASA, Amazon, Satellite Operators Take Issue with SpaceX Starlink Gen-2 in FCC Filings.
Ars Technica: NASA says Starlink Gen2 may cause problems for Hubble and asteroid detection.
SpaceCom: NASA is concerned about SpaceX's new generation of Starlink satellites.

In verband met tweede trap Falcon 9 die op de Maan gaat crashen. ‘t Is een Chinese raket.
The Space Review: What to really worry about when a rocket stage crashes on the Moon.

SpaceCom: SpaceX rocket stage on a collision course with the moon captured in telescope images.
SpaceCom: A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the moon. It won't be the first.
The Science Times: Rocket’s Crashing on Moon Surface Expected to Move at 9,000 KPH Creating New Craters.

Ars Technica: Astronomers now say the rocket about to strike the Moon is not a Falcon 9.
Space Explored: US or China: Whose rocket is about to hit the Moon?

Filmpje:
SciNews: Falcon 9’s second stage on its way to the Moon.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
Er is de laatste tijd steeds meer info over ESA en startende ruimtevaartbedrijven, alsook hoe ESA jou firma kan helpen.
In België kan dat o.a. via het ESA Business Incubation Center:
Verhaert Masters in Innovation (filmpje): Introducing the ESA BIC Belgium programme
Verhaert Masters in Innovation (filmpje): ESA BIC application guide

In onderstaande uitzending kwamen spreken: Natalie Leys (Microbiology in Space), Angelique van Ombergen (Human Research in Space), Amandine Denis (Satellite Systems) en Marie van de Sande (Astrochemistry):
ESERO Belgium: Women in Science Day 2021.

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