Bizar was het wel. Een statische test van de toekomstige eerste trap van Tianglong 3 verliep iets minder statisch dan vooropgesteld. Spectaculaire beelden waren het wel. Iets minder spectaculair mag het dinsdagavond zijn. Bij de eerste langverwachte lancering van de Ariane VI. Duimen maar dat alles goed gaat. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Ariane VI op het lanceerplatform bij een eerdere test.

De lancering kan je live volgen via allerlei ESA-streams (zie verder) maar ook via Volkssterrenwacht Urania met mezelf als commentator.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Op zoek naar experimenten voor Raphaël Liégeois voor zijn ISS-vlucht in 2026.
ESA: Call for ISS activities from Belgian entities.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.  

01.07.2024 – Derde Japanse HIII-raket lanceert ALOS-4.
Japan Today: Japan's space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due to weather.
JAXA: About Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 “DAICHI-4”(ALOS-4).
JAXA: Launch Time and Launch window of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 “DAICHI-4” (ALOS-4) aboard the third H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F3) [Rescheduled].
JAXA: Launch Result of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 “DAICHI-4” (ALOS-4) aboard the third H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F3).
JAXA: Status of Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 "DAICHI-4" (ALOS-4).

Space News: H3 launches ALOS-4 advanced Earth observation satellite.
SpaceCom: Japan launches advanced Earth-observing satellite on 3rd flight of H3 rocket.
UPI: Japan succesfully launches H3 next-gen rocket with new observation satellite.

Filmpjes:
JAXA: Preflight persconferentie (in het Japans).
JAXA: Launch of Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 “DAICHI-4” (ALOS-4) aboard the third H3 Launch Vehicle.
SciNews: H3 launches ALOS-4 (Daichi-4).

03.07.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 8-9 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from Florida early on July 3 after delay.
UPI: SpaceX launches 20 new Starlink satellites in orbit, bringing total to 103.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 178 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 July 2024.

04.07.2024 – Firefly Aerospace lanceert met succes Alpha-raket – Noise of Summer.
NASA: NASA CubeSats Loaded for Launch.
NASA: NASA’s ELaNa 43 Prepares for Firefly Aerospace Launch.
NASA: Launch Update for NASA’s ELaNa 43 CubeSats.
NASA: Firefly Aerospace Reschedules CubeSat Launch After Scrub.
NASA: Eight CubeSats Lift Off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace Rocket!.

Deze lancering gebeurde vanop Vandenberg Space Force Base. Maar Firefly gaat in de toekomst ook van elders lanceren.
Space News: Firefly to launch Alpha from Wallops.

Space News: Firefly to launch Alpha rockets from Esrange in Sweden.
European Spaceflight: Firefly Will Launch its Alpha Rocket From Esrange in Sweden.

Spaceflight Now: Ground equipment issue scrubs Firefly’s 5th Alpha launch of 8 CubeSats for NASA.
NSF: Firefly successfully launched Alpha on Noise of Summer mission.
Space News: Firefly Aerospace launches NASA-sponsored cubesats

Space Voyaging: Firefly Brings Alpha to Europe and the US East Coast.
Ars Technica: Firefly is building fast and breaking things on path to a reusable rocket – MLV.

Filmpjes:
Firefly Aerospace: Alpha FLTA005 "Noise of Summer" – SCRUB.
SciNews: Firefly Alpha aborted launch, 2 July 2024.
Firefly Aerospace: Alpha FLTA005 "Noise of Summer".
SciNews: Firefly Alpha launches 8 CubeSats.

05.07.2024 – Chinese Lange Mars 6A lanceert een twee TianHui-5 satellieten.
ECNS: China successfully launches new satellite group.
ECNS (foto’s): China's modified Long March rocket sends satellite group into space.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China successfully launches new satellite group.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches TianHui-5 02.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

09.07.2024 – De allereerste lancering van Ariane VI.
Via Satellite: The Exploration Company Aims to Bring More Competition to the Space Capsule Market.

ESA: Ariane 6 first passengers – with names.
Twee Belgische experimenten aan boord van Ariane VI.
ESA: Ariane 6 launches Peregrinus: students take on the Sun.

ESA: Ariane 6 launch: how to watch and what to look out for.
ESA: Ariane 6 first flight timeline.
ESA: Ariane 6 first passengers – with names.
ESA: Tracking Ariane 6 as it soars over the Azores.
European Spaceflight: Rafale Combat Aircraft Arrive in Kourou to Secure Skies for Ariane 6 Debut.

Via Satellite: The Exploration Company Aims to Bring More Competition to the Space Capsule Market – NYX – BIKINI.

PhysOrg: Ahead of Ariane 6 launch, what are the other big rockets?

Filmpjes:
ESA: Europe’s next big rocket in a nutshell.
ESA: Ariane 6 first flight (Official broadcast).
ESA: Ariane 6 first flight - clean feed (Official broadcast).

Ariane VI verliest contract aan SpaceX – Kritiek op EuMetSat.
Zie ook vorige NUDR.
Space News: Eumetsat shifts two tardy satellites to Ariane 6.
EurActiv: EU weather satellite agency’s SpaceX launch decision needs urgent review, lead space MEP says.

Raketnieuws.

30.06.2024 – Statische test eerste trap Tianglong 3 loopt fout en wordt echte lancering.
Space News: Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch and huge explosion.
Ars Technica: Chinese space firm unintentionally launches its new rocket.
SpaceCom: Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test.

PanDaily: Chinese Commercial Aerospace Company Space Pioneer Responds to Rocket Crash Incident.
ECNS: Space Pioneer issues apology after engine test explosion.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Tianlong-3 hot-fire test anomaly.
The Launch Pad: China Accidentally Launch Rocket Following Static Fire Test Failure.
The Launch Pad: China Accidentally Launch Rocket Following Static Fire Test Failure.
The Launch Pad: China Accidentally Launch Rocket Following Static Fire Test Failure.
The Launch Pad: China Accidentally Launch Rocket Following Static Fire Test Failure.
The Launch Pad: China Accidentally Launch Rocket Following Static Fire Test Failure.
Scott Manley: China's SpaceX Copy Destroyed in Bizarre Test Failure - Booster Static Fire Becomes Flight Test.

Vega C en Arianespace – De scheiding verloopt niet naar wens.
European Spaceflight: ESA Asked to Mediate Avio’s Split from Arianespace.

Te lanceren met Vega in september (?):
Airbus: Airbus built, Copernicus Sentinel-2C climate satellite heading for launch site.

Sentinel 1C wordt half november gelanceerd met Vega C (return to flight).

Nieuwe contracten voor SpaceX en Falcon 9.
NASA: NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Space Telescope Mission.
Ars Technica: NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope into an unusual orbit.
Space News: SpaceX wins NASA contract to launch gamma-ray astronomy mission.

Space News: SpaceX to launch Yahsat satellites.

Space Force en het OSP-4-contract.
Breaking Defense: Blue Origin, Stoke join Space Force pool of small launch vendors.
Space News: Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions.

RFA – Het lanceercomplex.
RFA: Standing on the shoulders of a giant: An overview of our launch pad (at SaxaVord).

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Polaris Dawn eind juli.
SpaceCom: SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission.

Filmpje:
NSF: 2 Funny Astronauts LIVE: with the Polaris Dawn Crew.

ISS – Starliner CFT blijft voorlopig in de ruimte.
Payload: Starliner Waits At ISS For Thruster Testing.
SpaceCom: Boeing's Starliner can stay in space beyond 45-day limit, NASA says.

The Space Review: Starliner struggles.

ISS – Cygnus – NG-21 wordt genoemd naar Francis “Dick” Scobee.
Collect Space: Northrop Grumman Cygnus named for fallen Challenger commander.

Filmpjes:
NG: Meet NG-21: the S.S. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee.

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.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Orbiting Higher; Routine Upkeep for Crew.
NASA ISS Blog: Routine Health Assessments and Cargo Ops Top Tuesday’s Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Observes Earth’s Nighttime Atmosphere, Conducts Station Maintenance.
NASA ISS Blog: Maintenance Tasks Continue Into Friday for Crew.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 18/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 19/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 20/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 21/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 24/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 25/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 26/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 27/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 28/06/2024.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 01/07/2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Universe Today; The Space Station Now Has Blisteringly Fast Internet.
NASA: Streaks in space! ISS astronaut's incredible timelapse photos highlight ghostly solar panels and lovely star trails.
SpaceCom: 'No fireworks on ISS,' so astronauts experiment with 'light painting' instead (photos).

Space News: Transferring the International Space Station into the future.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Midpoint: July 05, 2024.
NASA: Expedition 71 International Space Station Flyover of Hurricane Beryl - Monday, July 1, 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronauts Send Fourth of July Wishes From the International Space Station.
NASA: NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Earth Observation from the Space Station.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Space News: Commercial space stations go international.

En nog wat geschiedenis:
JWST: Opinion: Spacehab Was The Beginning Of Commercial Space.

Filmpje:
Axiom Space: Axiom Thruster Vacuum Testing.

ROSS – Het Russische ruimtestation goedgekeurd. Eerste module in 2027.
TASS: Roscosmos chief approves schedule of creating Russian orbital station through 2033.
TASS: AI to help create new Russian Orbital Station — chief designer.
TASS: First manned launch to Russian Orbital Station scheduled to late 2028.

NewsWeek: Putin's New Space Station Gets Green Light.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: Shenzhou XVIII crew to conduct second extravehicular activities.
SpaceCom: China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts prep for 2nd spacewalk (video).
News:CN:  Major records of China's space station spacewalks.
Inside Outer Space: China Station Crew: 2nd Spacewalk, Installation of Space Debris Protection Devices.
SpaceCom: https://www.space.com/shenzhou-18-second-spacewalk-tiangong-space-debris-shield.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: China's Shenzhou-18 Crew Continues Experiments Abroad Tiangong for Second Month.
CCTV+: China's Shenzhou-18 Crew Conducts In-orbit EEG Test.
CCTV+: China's Shenzhou-18 Crew Trains for 2nd Spacewalk.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Crew to Conduct Second Extravehicular Activities.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronauts in Preparation for Second Spacewalk.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Crew Complete Multiple Tasks in Second Spacewalk.
SciNews: Shenzhou-18 astronauts complete second spacewalk.
CCTV+: Returned Shenzhou-17 Crew Meet with Public.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2.
NASA: NASA Announces its Artemis II Backup Crew Member for Moon Mission.
Zie o.a. het GAO-rapport: NASA: Assessments of Major Projects.
SpaceCom: NASA announces Artemis 2 moon mission backup astronaut — Andre Douglas will support 2025 lunar liftoff.

Artemis 3.
Space News: NASA assessment suggests potential additional delays for Artemis 3 lunar lander.

NASA: Behind the Scenes of a NASA ‘Moonwalk’ in the Arizona Desert.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Space News: How the Applied Physics Laboratory is tackling Artemis moon exploration.
Universe Mag: Small robot will accompany astronauts on lunar journeys.

Filmpjes:
SpaceCom: This Week In Space podcast: Episode 117 — A Home on the Moon.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
Space News: Kazakhstan joins China’s ILRS moon base program.

Starship – Op weg naar IFT 5.
SpaceCom: SpaceX teases catching Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' on upcoming Starship test flight.
NSF: Pad B Starts to Rise As Booster 12 Static Fire nears.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starship to fly again 'in 4 weeks,' Elon Musk says.

Filmpjes:
NSF: New Ablative Material Spotted on Ship 30 | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: SpaceX Gears Up for First Super Heavy Booster Catch! - Starbase Update.
WAI: SpaceX Drops Some Incredible Starship News! What Will This Lead To?
NSF: Starship Launch Tower Sections Outfitted for Installation.
WAI: How SpaceX Will Change The Entire Starship Launch Mount!
Marcus House: SpaceX Finally Unveils New Starship Flight Views, and Upgrades Explained.

En in afwachting van IFT 5 nog eens terugblikken op de vorige testvlucht, met een SpaceX-samenvatting van die vlucht.
SpaceX: Starship | Fourth Flight Test.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
Times of India: Isro's Aditya-L1 completes 1st halo orbit.
ESA (filmpje): Proba-3’s new view on space weather.

Aarde: 
NASA: Studying Hurricane Beryl from Space.
ESA: EarthCARE offers a sneak peek into Earth’s energy balance.

Maan:
Space Daily: Chang’e 6 – Samples from Lunar Far Side thicker and stickier.
SpaceCom: Get an up-close look at China's Chang'e 6 farside moon rover.

Mars: 
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4229-4231: More Analyses of the Mammoth Lakes 2 Sample!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4232-4233: Going For a Ride, Anyone?
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4234-4235: And That’s (Nearly) a Wrap on Mammoth Lakes!
NASA: Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits, captures epic view of solar system's largest volcano.
ESA Mars Express: A snaking scar on Mars.
ESA ExoMars: Laser upgrade for Mars rover.
Universe Today: Could We Replace Ingenuity With a Swarm of Robotic Bees?
ESA: Europe’s Earth Return Orbiter reaches design maturity – MSR.

Jupiter:
Universe Mag: Mysterious glow in Jupiter’s atmosphere may be caused by dark matter.
ESA: JUICE returns to Earth this summer.
ESA: JUICE ready to practice lunar-earth flyby.

Asteroid Day:
SpaceCom: It's International Asteroid Day, and astronomers have much to celebrate.
Payload: Asteroid Watchers Fret About Politicians Facing Dangerous NEOs.
NASA: NASA’s NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On.
NASA: NASA Asteroid Experts Create Hypothetical Impact Scenario for Exercise.
NASA: NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close Approaches.
SpaceCom: 2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action.
TASS: India seeks to join planetary mission ahead of Apophis asteroid passing close to Earth.
Universe Today: Swarms of Orbiting Sensors Could Map An Asteroid’s Surface.

Kuipergordel.
Universe Today: More Evidence that the Kuiper Belt is Bigger Than We Thought.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Project Kuiper kent nog wat vertraging.
Space News: Beta Project Kuiper broadband services pushed to early 2025.
Via Satellite: Amazon Pushes the First Full Kuiper Launch to Q4.

Smart Maritime Network: Amazon ramps up satellite production for Project Kuiper.

SpaceX en de Dragon Trunk debris.
Ook vorige week waren er ook al een paar artikels over dit onderwerp.
Space News: NASA and SpaceX studying ways to mitigate Dragon trunk debris.
Universe Mag: SpaceX wants to reduce the amount of debris in case of Dragon spacecraft crash.

Ook dat nog: Rusland geeft toe – Apollo 11 is op de Maan geland.
Newsweek: Russian Space Chiefs Finally Admit US Landed on Moon.

Om af te ronden – Splashdowns.
The Conversation: The science behind splashdown − an aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth.

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