Starliner blijft een beetje langer met het ISS verbonden zodat de ingenieurs meer tijd krijgen om de heliumlekken en de problemen met enkele stuurraketjes te bekijken. Al stond men op een gegeven moment klaar om eventueel het ISS te ontruimen toen een oude Russische satelliet ontplofte en het ruimtepuin voor eventueel gevaar zou zorgen. Ariane VI blijft voorlopig op 9 juli maar de eerste vlucht van DreamChaser wordt uitgesteld. Vulcan zal zijn tweede lancering zonder vracht doen zodat het de toelating krijgt om enkele dringende militaire vrachten de ruimte in te sturen. En de terugkeercapsule van Chang'e-6 is terug op Aarde, met net geen 2 kg aan maanbodemmateriaal. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtvaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Chang'e-6 bracht net geen 2 kg aan bodemmateriaal terug van de achterkant van de Maan. Op de foto zie je de terugkeercapsule.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Science Connection 71.
In de recentste Science Connection enkele sterrenkundige en/of ruimtevaartgerelateerde artikels. Zoals bijvoorbeeld
Het VAMOS project (Venus) op pagina 24. Meer over VAMOS vind je hier ook hier bij het BIRA.
België en de Artemis Accords op pagina 32.

Je vindt nummer 71 hier (PDF).

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.  

23.06.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-group 10-2 (CCSFS).
24.06.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-group 9-2 (VSFB)..
UPI: SpaceX conducts two launches, deploying dozens of Starlink Internet satellites.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX completes Falcon 9 double launch day with Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Station.

PhysOrg: SpaceX successful with booster replacement on Starlink mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering Live. 
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 175 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 23 June 2024.
SpaceX: Lancering Live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 176 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 June 2024.

25.06.2024 – Falcon Heavy lanceert weersatelliet GOES-U.
NASA: NASA Completes Flight Readiness Review for GOES-U Mission.
NASA: ‘Go’ for Launch: GOES-U Launch Readiness Review Concludes.
NASA: GOES-U Weather Satellite Mission Overview.
NASA: Meet the GOES-U Weather Satellite, Science Instruments.
NASA: Key Countdown, Ascent, Landing Milestones for Today’s GOES-U Mission.
NASA: Launch Time Adjusted for GOES-U Mission.
NASA: NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite.
NASA: Signal Acquired! NOAA GOES-U Weather Satellite Begins Its Science Mission.

SpaceCom: The GOES-U satellite will catch a ride to space on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket.
SpaceCom: GOES-U satellite launch this month will bring a solar activity monitor to space.
Space News: GOES-U nears launch with a new sun sensor.

SpaceCom: Powerful GOES-U weather satellite cleared for launch today on SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
SpaceCom: SpaceX rolls Falcon Heavy rocket out to pad for GOES-U weather satellite launch.
SpaceCom: Powerful GOES-U weather satellite launches to orbit atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Space News: Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U weather satellite.

NSF: NASA, NOAA launch GOES-U aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy.

Meer info over GOES-U vind je op de NOAA website.

Filmpjes:
Lockheed Martin (filmpje uit februari): How to Ship a Spacecraft.
NASA: Experts To Preview June launch of Historic NOAA GOES-U Mission.
Lockheed Martin: GOES-U: Ready for Launch!
Lockheed Martin: GOES-U: Ready to GOES!
NOAA: GOES-U Mission Overview.
NOAA: From GOES to GeoXO: Past Highlights to Future Horizons.
NASA: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) Prelaunch News Conference.
NASA: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) Science Briefing.
NASA: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) Launch.

NASA: NASA, NOAA’s GOES-U Launch: Broadcast Begins.
NASA: NASA, NOAA’s GOES-U Liftoff.
NASA: NASA, NOAA’s GOES-U SpaceX Falcon Heavy Booster Separation.
NASA: NASA, NOAA’s GOES-U SpaceX Boosters Land in Florida.
NASA: NASA, NOAA’s GOES-U Spacecraft Separation.

SciNews: Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U.
SciNews: GOES-U deployment.

Lockheed Martin: GOES-U Successfully Launches to Orbit.

En nog eentje over Falcon Heavy zelf.
Eager Space: The Falcon Heavy Story.

27.06.2024 – Chinese CERES lancering ging niet door.
De lancering had vanop zee moeten gebeuren, maar het betrokken schip bleef in de haven liggen.

27.06.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-group 10-3 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 350th Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink flight from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 rocket on record 22nd flight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 177 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 June 2024.

29.06.2024 – SpaceX lanceert NROL 186 (VSFB).
NRO: NROL-186.
Space News: SpaceX launches second batch of satellites for NRO’s proliferated constellation.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches multiple satellites for the NRO from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering Live.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches NROL-186 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

29.06.2024 – Chinese LM 7A lanceert Zhongxing-3A. 
Gov.CN: China launches Zhongxing-3A satellite.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches Zhongxing-3A Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-7A launches ZhongXing-3A (ChinaSat-3A).

Te verwachten lanceringen.

09.07.2024 – De allereerste lancering van Ariane VI.
Arianespace: Europe aims to end space access crisis with Ariane 6’s inaugural launch.

ESA (filmpje): Media briefing on Ariane 6’s inaugural flight.

ESA: Ariane 6 launch zone tunnel.
ESA: First glimpse of Ariane 6 flight model 1 on the launch pad.
ESA: Ariane 6 before wet dress rehearsal.
ESA: Ariane 6 who makes what infographic.
ESA: Ariane 6: on the launch pad and ready for liftoff.

SpaceCom: Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket on track for long-awaited 1st launch on July 9.

Filmpje:
ESA: Europe's new rocket is on the launch pad and ready for liftoff.

Ariane VI verliest contract aan SpaceX – Kritiek op EuMetSat.
European Spaceflight: Arianespace Advocates Enforcing European Launcher Preference.

EuMetSat: Meteosat satellite to be launched with SpaceX.
Ars Technica: Mere days before its debut, the Ariane 6 rocket loses a key customer to SpaceX.
European Spaceflight: CNES Chief Responds Harshly to Eumetsat’s Decision to Ditch Ariane 6.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

RocketLab – De 50ste Electron-lancering.
Ars Technica: Sir Peter Beck unplugged: “Transporter can do it for free for all we care”.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Peter Beck reflects on reaching 50 launches.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Team Members Look Back on 50 Launches.
RocketLab: The Road to 50 Launches.

Raketnieuws.

23.06.2024 – Een 10 km hoge VTVL-testvlucht voor China.
ECNS: China advances toward reusable rocket with successful test.

Space News: China’s state-owned SAST performs reusable rocket test.
Space News: China may need to adjust its approach toward SpaceX.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China's reusable rocket completes 10 km vertical takeoff, landing test.
SciNews: 10-kilometre VTVL test.

Tweede Vulcan-lancering NIET met DreamChaser. 
Space News: ULA changes payloads for second Vulcan launch.
Ars Technica: ULA will launch its second Vulcan rocket without a real payload.
SpaceCom: ULA delays Dream Chaser space plane launch to certify Vulcan Centaur rocket for US military missions.
Payload: ULA Sets Vulcan Cert-2 for September Without Dream Chaser.

Filmpje:
Spaceflight Now: ULA changes payload for Vulcan rocket to keep national security missions on track.

Is er naast Ariane VI nog leven voor andere raketten in Europa?
Vooreerst vind je hier – European Rocket Index – een overzicht van Europese raketten, vroeger, nu en in de toekomst.
En ook een mooi overzicht is deze “Top European Launch Companies of 2023’ (met dank aan European Spaceflight).

Duitsland – HyImpulse:
European Spaceflight: HyImpulse Signs Agreement to Launch SL1 Rocket From Australia.

Duitsland – Isar Aerospace.
Space News: Isar Aerospace raises $70 million.
Via Satellite: NATO Innovation Fund Backs Isar Aerospace Series C Extension Round.
European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace Extends Series C Funding Round to €220M.

Frankrijk – Maia Space.
Space Voyaging: The Future of European Space: MaiaSpace’s Reusable Launcher Technology.

Frankrijk – Latitude:
European Spaceflight: Latitude Awarded €15M in New France 2030 Funding.

Spanje  – PLD Space.
European Spaceflight: PLD Space Likely to Be the First to Use New Launch Complex in Kourou.
Space Voyaging: PLD Space will Build the Miura 5 Launch Complex in French Guiana.
European Spaceflight: PLD Space Offers Free Flights Aboard First Two Miura 5 Flights.

ESA – Hypersonische tuigen.
ESA: Hypersonic vehicles for Europe’s fast future into space.

Nog dit. Het artikel zit achter een paywall, maar de titel is misschien al voldoende:
Space Intel Report: Small launcher startups MaiaSpace, PLD & RFA agree: There’s no business case for a reusable small launch vehicle.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – Starliner CFT blijft voorlopig in de ruimte.
SpaceCom: Will Boeing Starliner issues delay its 1st long-duration astronaut flight? It’s too soon to tell.
Universe Today: NASA Doesn't Know When Starliner Will Return From Orbit.
PhysOrg: Why NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch.

NASA: NASA, Boeing to Provide Commercial Crew, Space Station Update.
NASA: NASA, Boeing Discuss Ground Testing, Starliner Timeline.

Space News: Starliner to remain on ISS for more thruster tests.
Ars Technica: NASA orders more tests on Starliner, but says crew isn’t stranded in space.
Spaceflight Now: Starliner landing now on indefinite hold for more tests, but NASA insists crew not ‘stranded’ in space.

Filmpje:
NASA: International Space Station Operations (June 28, 2024).

Russische satelliet zorgt voor ruimteafval – ISS-bewoners zoeken even bescherming in hun capsules.
LeoLabs (via Twitter): LeoLabs has detected a debris-generating event in Low Earth Orbit.
Space News: Russian satellite breaks up, creating debris in low Earth orbit.
SpaceCom: ISS astronauts take shelter in Boeing Starliner and other return spacecraft after June 26 satellite breakup.

Opnieuw wordt ISS-ruimtewandeling afgebroken wegens problemen met ruimtepak.
SpaceCom:  NASA cancels ISS spacewalk due to spacesuit coolant leak.
Space Policy Online: Another spacewalk scrub for NASA astronauts.
SpaceCom: ISS astronauts conduct 'spacewalk review' after spacesuit coolant leak.
SpaceCom: NASA delays next ISS spacewalk until end of July due to spacesuit leak issue.

Problemen met ontwikkeling ruimtepakken voor ISS (en Artemis) – Aerospace Collins stopt ontwikkeling.
NASA: NASA Collins xEVAS Update.

Space News: Collins Aerospace pulls back from NASA spacesuit contract.
Ars Technica: NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag.
Space Com: Collins backs out of ISS spacesuit contract with NASA.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA Astronauts Preparing for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Spacewalk Cancelled Due to Spacesuit Cooling Unit Water Leak.
NASA ISS Blog: U.S. Spacewalk Update.
NASA ISS Blog: Crews Conduct Spacewalk Review, Physics Research, and Orbital Plumbing.
NASA ISS Blog: Cargo, Science, and Spacewalk Preps Fill Station’s Day.
NASA ISS Blog: Ongoing Spacewalk Preps, Science, and Plumbing Keep Crews Busy.
NASA ISS Blog: Crews Wrap Week; Managers Provide Starliner, Spacewalk, and Cargo Updates.

Deze week geen ISS Daily Summary Reports.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Russian Space News: Russian cosmonauts replaced the rechargeable battery in the Zarya module of the International Space Station.
TASS: ISS orbit adjusted by 1.36 km before Soyuz spacecraft reshuffle — Roscosmos.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Laying the Groundwork: June 28, 2024.
NASA: Space Station Crew Talks with the Baseball Hall of Fame – Tuesday June 25, 2024.
NASA: Expedition 71 Space Station Crew Talks with Yahoo Finance – Friday, June 28, 2024.

ISS – Hongarije stuurt Tibor Kapu met een Axiom-missie naar het ruimtestation.
European Spaceflight: Hungary Complete Its Astronaut Selection Process.

ISS – NASA kiest SpaceX om het ruimtestation in 2030 (of later) de dampkring in te sturen – USDV.
NASA: NASA Selects International Space Station US Deorbit Vehicle.
Space News: NASA awards SpaceX contract for space station deorbit vehicle.
SpaceCom: NASA selects SpaceX to build deorbit vehicle for International Space Station.
Ars Technica: NASA will pay SpaceX nearly $1 billion to deorbit the International Space Station.
Payload: SpaceX Will Destroy The ISS.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Via Satellite (filmpje): Exploring NASA’s Post-ISS Space Station Options.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

ESA – European Large Logistics Lander – EL3 – Argonaut – Test v/d motor.
European Spaceflight: ESA Signs Off on Argonaut Lunar Lander Engine Test.

Artemis 2.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Prepares for Vacuum Testing.

Artemis 4 - Gateway.
NASA: Gateway: Up Close in Stunning Detail.
Via Satellite: MDA Space Wins New Canadian Space Agency Contract for Canadarm3.

Filmpje:
NASA: Gateway Lunar Space Station Flyby.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA: Six Adapters for Crewed Artemis Flights Tested, Built at NASA Marshall.

NASA: NASA Shares Two New Moon to Mars Architecture White Papers.
Het eerste document – Lunar Mobility Drivers and Needs – vind je hier (PDF).
Het tweede document – Lunar Surface Cargo – vind je hier (PDF).

SpaceCom: Could we launch resources from the moon with electromagnetic railguns?
ESA: The space bricks have landed! – Lego bricks.
ESA: LEGO bricks from space dust.
Collect Space: 'ESA Space Bricks' landing at Lego Stores could build real moon base.
Space News: Space Mining doesn’t need more international regulation from the U.N.
NASA: NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi.
Universe Today: Growing Habitats and Furniture in Space Out of Mushrooms.
Universe Today: Making Rocket Fuel Out of Lunar Regolith.
Universe Mag: 4G in space: how mobile communication will work on the Moon.
Universe Today: Determining the Safest Martian Caves for Future Astronauts.

Filmpje:
Astrobotic: Astrobotic Debuts Moonscape for Testing!

ILRS – China naar de Maan.

Filmpje:
Dongfang Hour: China's Plan to Establish a Permanent Base on the Moon.

Starship – Blue Origin vraagt om het aantal lanceringen vanuit Florida te beperken.
Teslarati: Blue Origin files public comment asking FAA to cap SpaceX launches.
Business Insider: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is annoyed with SpaceX's big rocket launches.

Starship – Op weg naar IFT 5
NSF: Starship preparations point to possible tower catch attempt on Flight 5.
Twee twitterberichten van SpaceX (met filmpjes) over het vangen van een booster op het lanceerplatform, een eerste met beelden van de test, het tweede met een animatie.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: Starship Infrastructure Continues to Expand at Starbase! - SpaceX Weekly #120.
NSF: Super Heavy Catch Attempt Test Incoming! | Starbase Update.
The Space Bucket: SpaceX’s New Raptor V3 Is Changing Starship's Design.
NSF: SpaceX Prepares Chopstick Test and Advances Second Launch Tower | SpaceX Boca Chica.
WAI Plus: New Launch Tower - Rapid Progress at SpaceX' Starbase!
WAI Plus: A Slap Test? - What is SpaceX doing to Booster 14.1.
Marcus House: SpaceX's Ultimate Starship Dare: Could This Really Work!?

En na vorige week volgt het tweede deel:
Everyday Astronaut: Interview w/ Elon Musk under world’s largest rocket, Starship, with post launch follow up!

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Chang’e 6 – Bodemmonsters achterkant Maan op de Aarde aangekomen.
CGTN: Chang'e-6 expected to bring back basalt from moon's far side from 2.5 billion years ago: study.

Space News: Chang’e-6 heads for Earth with first-ever lunar far side samples.
Space News: Chang’e-6 delivers first lunar far side samples to Earth after 53-day mission.

Inside Outer Space: Coming in Hot! China Ready to Receive Far Side Lunar Samples.
Inside Outer Space: China’s Chang’e-6 Moon Mission: Far Side Samples Received on Earth.

SpaceCom: China's Chang'e 6 probe will soon bring samples of the moon's far side to Earth — and scientists are getting excited.
SpaceCom: China returns samples from the moon's far side in historic 1st.

Universe Today: China’s Chang’e-6 Probe Drops Off Samples From Moon’s Far Side.
Ars Technica: Rocks from the far side of the Moon landed in Mongolia on Tuesday.
Space News: China gears up for deep space missions after collecting 1,935 grams of lunar far side samples.
ECNS: Xi hails success of lunar mission.
ECNS: China's Chang'e-6 mission generates hope for collaboration with U.S.

SpaceCom: What happened to China's Chang'e 6 lander on the moon's far side?

Filmpjes
New China TV: GLOBALink | China gears up for Chang'e-6 return: behind the scenes at the landing site.
CCTV: China's Ground Team Well-prepared for Return of Chang'e-6 Probe.
CCTV: Meteorological Support Team Ready for Securing Chang'e-6 Return Mission.
CCTV+: China's Deep Space Monitoring Network to Guide Chang'e-6 Homeward.
CGTN: Live: Special coverage of Chang'e-6 lunar probe’s return.
CCTV+: LIVE: China's Chang'e-6 Returns to Earth.
CCTV+: China's Chang'e-6 Brings Back First Samples from Moon's Far Side to Earth.
CCTV: China's Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe Awaits Shipment to Beijing.
CCTV+: Returner of Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe Opened After Arrival in Beijing.
CCTV+: Live: Presser on China's Chang'e-6 Lunar Exploration Mission.
CCTV+: China's Chang'e-6 Retrieves over 1,935 Grams of Samples from Moon's Far Side.
CGTN: Chang'e 6 in a flash.
CGTN: Experts from multiple countries praise China's Chang'e 6 lunar mission.
CCTV+: Historical Lunar Sample Return Hailed as Major Breakthrough for Global Science Community.
CCTV+: Landing of Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe Assisted by Advanced Optical Systems.

SciNews: Chang’e-6 landing and capsule recovery.
SciNews: Chang’e-6 lunar samples extracted from the capsule.
SciNews: Chang’e-6 returned ~2kg of samples from the far side of the Moon.

Een geanimeerd overzicht in vier afleveringen:
CGTN: Chang'e-6: Journey to the far side of the moon, ep. 1 – Lunar landing.
CGTN: Chang'e-6: Journey to the far side of the moon, Ep. 2 – Sampling.
CGTN: Chang'e-6: Journey to the far side of the moon, Ep. 3 – Lunar samples' journey to Earth.
CGTN: Chang'e-6: Journey to the far side of the moon, Ep. 4: Back to Earth.

CCTV+: Lunar Dreams to Come True for Chinese, Pakistani Students.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: Proba-3 tries formation flying on the ground.
ESA: Seeing both sides of the Sun at once (PROBA 2 en Solar Orbiter).
ESA (filmpje): Solar plasma flying through the Solar System.
ESA (filmpje): Coronal mass ejection on 27 May 2024.

Aarde:
Universe Today: Satellites are Going to Track Garbage Drifting Across the Oceans.
SpaceCom: Sprites from space! Astronaut photographs rare red lightning phenomenon from ISS.
ESA (filmpje): EarthCARE highlights.
ESA: A first: EarthCARE reveals inner secrets of clouds.
ESA: Proba-2’s glimpse of home.
Universe Mag: Can agricultural monitoring from space save our harvest?

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 4225: Sliding Down Horsetail Falls.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4226-4228: A Powerful Balancing Act.
NASA Perseverance: Detective Work Enables Perseverance Team to Revive SHERLOC Instrument.
NASA Perseverance: Air sealed in Perseverance's Mars sample return tubes is as precious as the rocks themselves.
NASA: NASA’s Mars Odyssey Captures Huge Volcano, Nears 100,000 Orbits.
NASA: NASA Parachute Sensor Testing Could Make EPIC Mars Landings.
SpaceCom: Mars is an asteroid punching bag, NASA data reveals.
PhysOrg: Analysis of NASA InSight data suggests Mars hit by meteoroids more often than thought.

Jupiter:
Gizmodo: NASA Probe Spies Plumes Above Jupiter Moon's Lava Lakes.

Planetoïden – NEA.
ESA: Two large asteroids safely pass Earth just 42 hours apart.

Bennu: 
NASA: Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample.
SpaceCom: Phosphate in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample suggests space rock Bennu hails from an ocean world.

Didymos/Dimorphos:
ESA: Countdown to Hera: launch campaign begins at ESOC.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

China lanceert deze zomer eerste satellieten G60-constellatie.
Space News: China to launch first satellites for megaconstellation in August.

Satellieten op (ongewenst) bezoek.
Space News: Russian spy satellite reportedly continues suspicious maneuvers.
Payload: Russia’s Luch 2 Expected to Approach Intelsat Bird.
SatTrackCam: LUCH (OLYMP) 2 is on the move again.

Niet direct gerelateerd, maar toch.
Space News: U.S. Space Command ready for potential Russian satellite attack, general says.

Noordkoreaanse satelliet verhoogt (alweer) zijn baan.
SatTrackCam: The North Korean satellite Malligyong-1 raised its orbit again early June.

Starlink-reentries en de problemen met Dragon-reentries.
Ars Technica: NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk.

Space News: Military space trackers to keep public informed on Starlink satellite reentries.
Breaking Defense: Space Force working with SpaceX to closely watch falling Starlinks.

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