Deze week is er spijtig genoeg maar één “hoogtepunt”. De inval in Oekraïne, de maatregelen tegen Rusland, het heeft ook zijn gevolgen op het vlak van ruimtevaart.  In deze “Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart” dan ook een uitgebreide reeks artikels over die (mogelijke) gevolgen. Maar ook nog veel meer.

Bij de foto: Astronaut Mark Vande Hei is aan zijn laatste dagen in het ISS bezig. Samen met de Russen Shkaplerov en Dubrov keert hij einde maart aan boord van Soyuz MS-19 terug naar de aarde, in omstandigheden die er heel anders uitzien dan toen hij een klein jaar geleden naar het ruimtestation vertrok. 

Over ruimtevaart, Rusland, Oekraïne en de rest van de wereld.
UPI: Experts: Ukraine crisis challenges International Space Station cooperation.
Space News: NRO warns satellite operators of possible Russian attacks.
Politico: As Ukraine crisis deepens, U.S. and Russia maintain fragile peace in space.
The Science Times: ISS Astronauts Isolated From Ukraine-Russia Crisis, Ex-Space Official Says; European Space Partnerships Affected?
The Verge: US and Russia still tethered by International Space Station during Ukraine conflict.
C4ISRNET: US space officials expect Russia, Ukraine conflict to extend into space.
Space News: Biden: Sanctions will “degrade” Russian space program.
CNN: Russia's space agency warns US sanctions could 'destroy' cooperation on the International Space Station.
SpaceCom: New Russia sanctions won't imperil International Space Station operations, NASA says.
Space Policy Online: Biden imposes more sanctions on Russia, but no apparant impact on ISS.
Space News: ESA to continue cooperation but monitoring situation following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Verge: Russian space director’s wild threats could have real implications for the ISS.
Spacepage: Zal de oorlog tussen Rusland en Oekraïne impact hebben op de ruimtevaart?
Parabolic Arc: Rogozin Welcomes NASA Statement in Response to Threat to Send Space Station into Earth’s Atmosphere Over Populated Area.
SpaceCom: Europe's space chief says cooperation with Russia will continue, but experts aren't so sure.
Reuters: NASA shrugs off Roscosmos leader's rant over U.S. sanctions and space station.
TASS: Roscosmos suspends launches from Guiana Space Center in response to sanctions - CEO.
Parabolic Arc: Roscosmos Suspends Soyuz Joint Launch Operations From Kourou, Recalls Personnel From Europe’s Spaceport.
TASS: DDoS attack on Roscosmos website comes from Ukraine’s Lvov - space agency.

SpaceX lanceert nieuwe batch Starlink-satellieten.
Spaceflight Now: Next SpaceX launch to deploy fewer Starlink satellites into higher orbit (om problemen met zonnestormen te vermijden).

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX inserts Starlink into higher orbit on Group 4-8 mission.
Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 booster aces eleventh launch and landing for the second time.
Tesmanian: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Lifts Off 11th Time To Launch 46 Starlink Satellites.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 37 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 21 February 2022.

SpaceX lanceert nieuwe batch Starlink satellieten (bis).
Teslarati: SpaceX set for third Starlink launch in a row [webcast].
Tesmanian: SpaceX is rapidly building the Starlink broadband constellation, the next satellites will launch from California –Watch It Live!

NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX launches Starlink Group 4-11 from Vandenberg.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 38 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 February 2022.

Vierde testvlucht Stratolaunch ROC.
Parabolic Arc: Stratolaunch Flight 4 Objective Today: Raise & Lower Landing Gear for First Time.
SpaceCom: Roc soars again: Biggest airplane ever built aces 4th test flight.

Filmpje:
Stratolaunch: Preparing for "Roc" Carrier Aircraft Flight Test 4.
NasaSpaceFlight: Stratolaunch ROC Test Flight 4 | World's Largest Aircraft By Wingspan - FULL STREAM (live).

ISS – Cygnus NG-17 wordt m.b.v. robotarm aan het ruimtestation bevestigd.
Voor berichten over de lancering, zie vorige NUDR.

SpaceCom: Cygnus cargo ship arrives at space station.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: NG-17 S.S. Piers Sellers Cygnus capture.
SciNews: NG-17 S.S. Piers Sellers Cygnus berthing.

Astra Space over de mislukte lancering van Rocket 3.3
Parabolic Arc: Astra Space’s Update on Launch Failure.
Parabolic Arc: Astra Space Faces Class Action Lawsuits.

Rocket Lab stelt tweede lanceerpad voor.
Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab to debut new launch pad on next mission.
Space Explored: Rocket Lab’s new launch pad is complete and ready to launch next week.

Filmpje:
Spaceflight Now: Spaceflight Now talks with Peter Beck about Rocket Lab's new launch pad.

Toerisme – Virgin Galactic boekt 1 miljard dollar verlies in de laatste 2 jaar.
Ars Technica: Virgin Galactic has lost $1 billion during the last two years.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic Announces $81 Million Net Loss for Q4, $353 Million Loss for 2021.

Space News: Virgin Galactic on schedule to start commercial human suborbital flights this year.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA TV is Live Monday Broadcasting Cygnus Arrival at Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Cygnus Nears Station for Capture Live on NASA TV Now.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Capture U.S. Resupply Ship Packed With Cargo.
NASA ISS Blog: Cygnus Being Installed to Station Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Cygnus Installed to Station for Cargo Transfers.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Unloads Cygnus and Begins New Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Kicks Off Skin Aging, Cancer Research and Unloads New Cargo Craft.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Gears Up for Spacewalks While Conducting Cancer Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Friday’s Station Research Looks at Skin Cells, Plant Genetics and Exercise.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/11/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/14/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/15/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/16/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/17/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/18/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/21/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/22/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/23/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/24/2022.

Space Station Science Highlights: Week of February 21, 2022.

ISS – De link met commerciële ruimtestations.
Space News: ISS transition to commercial stations poses challenges for partners.

ISS – Nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
ESA: 100 days for Maurer.

Wired: What It Would Take to Bring the ISS Back to Earth in One Piece.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Shipping and Receiving: 02/25/2022.
NASA: SpaceCast Weekly - Feb. 25, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 66 Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Craft Arrives at Space Station - Feb. 21, 2022.
NASA: Expedition 66 Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Craft Space Station Installation - Feb. 21, 2022.
ESA: Columbus, Kibo and a Dragon | Cosmic Kiss 360°.
ESA: Keeping it fluid(ics) | Cosmic Kiss 360°.
Collect Space: ISS astronauts pay tribute to 60 years of Americans in orbit.
Space Generation: Health in Space series: Genes in Space.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Astroblogs.NL: China breidt in 2022 het ruimtestation Tiangong flink uit met twee nieuwe modules ‘Wentian’ en ‘Mengtian’.

Filmpjes:
Dongfang Hour: The Next Big Upgrade to the Chinese Space Station?
CGTN: Space Log: View of Earth from China Space Station.

Artemis 1 – Update.
SpaceCom: NASA successfully retests Artemis 1 moon rocket core stage engines after fault.
Spaceflight Now: NASA says engine controller failure not a roadblock to first SLS test flight.

UPI: NASA plans update on SLS moon rocket's first flight.

Space News: NASA to roll out SLS in mid-March for launch rehearsal.
SpaceCom: NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission, 1st flight of new megarocket, won't launch until May.
Space Policy Online: Artemis 1 still on track for major test in March.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Media Briefing: Artemis I Status Update.
NASA: Watch as NASA stacks its Artemis Moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center.

Artemis – Nieuwe test voor RS-25.
NASA: NASA Powers Up RS-25 Engine Testing for Deep Space Launches.
Beelden van de test vind je hier.

Artemis – Meer nieuws.
Parabolic Arc: NASA Selects Three US Universities to Develop Lunar Infrastructure Tech.

Thales: Thales Alenia Space wins study contract to develop payload to extract oxygen on the Moon.
ESA: Small companies partake in ESA’s European Service Module.

Space News: How Software Steers the Return to the Moon.

SpaceX – Meer nieuws over Starship.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Full-Stack for Elon Presentation | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 22 Moved to the Rocket Garden | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: New Booster Methane Transfer Tube Design Spotted | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Path to Crew Starship Becomes Clear | Starship Update (Narrated).
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 20 Performs Latest Cryo Proof Test | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Large Methane Tanks Delivered to the Orbital Launch Site | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Five Huge New Methane Tanks Lifted Into Place at the Orbital Tank Farm | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX Florida Starship Factory Primed for Construction | Cape Update - Narrated.
NasaSpaceFlight: Stacking of Starship 24 Begins in the High Bay | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Video From Space: Fly around SpaceX Starship during destacking in amazing drone footage.
What About It: What are the solutions to SpaceX's Starship FAA delays?
What About It: SpaceX Starship Raptor 2 – Changing more than just the thrust output!

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
EUSPA: EUSPA helps European companies embrace Earth Observation.
CSA (filmpje): Space in service of agriculture.
Space News: Orbital Sidekick notes growing demand for hyperspectral data.

Maan:
Parabolic Arc: Astrobotic Completes Griffin Lunar Test Model.
Space News: CAPSTONE lunar cubesat mission to launch this spring.
Gizmodo: Chinese Rover Spots Unusual Glass Beads on Far Side of the Moon..

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3391-3394: Rocky Road (But Not the Tasty Kind) For the Holiday.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3395: Last Chance for Contact.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3396-3397: Sediment Before the Pediment.
Universe Today: China Releases a Selfie-Stick Video of Tianwen-1 Above Mars.
Roscosmos: Proton-M rocket for ExoMars 2022 mission prepared for shipment to Baikonur.
NASA: NASA and HeroX are Crowdsourcing the Search for Life on Mars.
SpaceCom: Mars' atmosphere: Facts about composition and climate.

James Webb Space Telescope – Het gaat nog steeds de goede richting uit.
NASA JWST Blog: To Find the First Galaxies, Webb Pays Attention to Detail and Theory.
NASA JWST Blog: Webb Mirror Alignment Continues Successfully.

Ars Technica: Webb Telescope reaches major milestone: All its light is in one place.
Universe Today: Here’s Exactly how Engineers Are Aligning JWST’s Segmented Mirrors.
SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope instrument checkouts on track amid mirror alignment.

Filmpjes:
ESA: The James Webb Space Telescope | Meet the experts.
ESA: Webb’s workhorse: NIRSpec.

Nog eens de Europese “Space Summit”.
Space News: European Union lays out plan to bolster space traffic management capabilities.
Scott Manley (filmpje): Why European Astronauts Have To Hitch A Ride to Space.
Defense-Aerospace: Space Planes: The Missing Piece of European Space Policy (Part 1).

Van wie is nu die rakettrap die op de Maan gaat crashen?
Techradar: That rocket about to hit the Moon might not be SpaceX's junk – and that's actually worse.
CNA: China denies rocket set for moon crash was from 2014 Chinese mission.
Space News: China claims rocket stage destined for lunar impact is not from its 2014 moon mission.
Inside Outer Space: March Madness! Upper Stage Hitting the Moon: Will the Real Owner Please Stand Up?
Space News: Moon-bound rocket stage still most likely from 2014 Chang’e mission, despite China’s denial.

SpaceCom: When a rogue rocket hits the moon March 4, NASA orbiter will hunt for its crater grave.
Science.org: The Moon could soon have a space junk problem.
Inside Outer Space: What to Do About Moon “Traffic Jams”.

Filmpje:
Primal Space: Why SpaceX Isn’t Actually Crashing Into The Moon.

Satellite Servicing – Mission Extension – Orbit Transfer.
Parabolic Arc: Launcher Selects SpaceX for Multiple Launches of Orbit Transfer Services.
Parabolic Arc: NSR’s In-Orbit Services Report Projects $14.3 Billion in Revenues as Non-Geo Constellations Grow Demand.

Parabolic Arc: SpaceLogistics Announces Launch Agreement with SpaceX and First Mission Extension Pod Contract with Optus.
Space Explored: Satellite-servicing robots built by Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics to begin mission in 2024.
Space News: Northrop Grumman to launch new satellite-servicing mission in 2024.
Teslarati: SpaceX to launch “next-generation satellite-servicing vehicle” for Northrop Grumman.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
Op komst tussen 21 en 26 maart: Deel 1 van de Belgian Space Week.

Op komst tussen 23 april en 30 juni:
XPO – Space – The Human Quest

Professor Floris Wuyts werkte mee aan een studie over de menselijke hersenen in de ruimte.
Het artikel “Brain Connectometry Changes in Space Travelers After Long-Duration Spaceflight” vind je hier in Frontiers in Neural Circuits.

Om af te ronden – Een Starship op de Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport.
Teslarati: SpaceX to send retired Starship to local Texas airport, says Elon Musk.
Tesmanian: SpaceX will display a Starship at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport.

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