Eind augustus wordt het duidelijk. Of Starliner nu al dan niet bemand terug naar de Aarde gaat komen. Ondertussen hebben de Russen een Progress-capsule vervangen aan het ISS en zal half september de bemanning van het Russische segment afgelost worden. Ondertussen tikt de klok en komt Polaris Dawn missie dichterbij. Dat is de ruimtevlucht van Jared Isaacman en de eerste private ruimtewandeling. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Progress-capsules spelen nog altijd een belangrijke rol bij het ISS. Bevoorrading, baanverhoging en afval de dampkring in sturen. Op de foto Progress MS-26 bij diens vertrek van het ISS. Foto: NASA.

De lanceringen/koppelingen van de afgelopen week.

10.08.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 8-3 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.

Filmpje: 
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 185 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 10 August 2024.

11.08.2024 – Electron lanceert “A Sky Full of SARs.
RocketLab: A Sky Full Of SARs.
De Media Press Kit vind je hier (PDF).

Space News: Rocket Lab launches Capella Space SAR satellite.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'A Sky Full of SARs' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches Acadia-3.

12.08.2024 – Falcon 9 lanceert ASBM – Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission.
Space Norway: HEOSAT – Milestones.
EC: Successful launch of Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman-Built Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission Successfully Launches to Extend Arctic Connectivity.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launched twin communications satellites for Space Norway.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-tying 22nd time, sending Arctic broadband satellites to orbit.
Space News: SpaceX launches two satellites for Arctic broadband mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches ASBM and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: ASBM deployment.

12.08.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-7 (KSC).
UPI: SpaceX launches new round of Starlink satellites after Sunday scrub.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch, 11 August 2024.
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 186 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 August 2024.

13.08.2024 – Progress MS-26 vertrekt bij het ISS en vergaat in dampkring.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Vertrek Progress MS-26.
SciNews: Progress MS-26 undocking and departure.

15.08.2024 – Soyuz-raket lanceert Progress MS-28, een onbemand bevoorradingsschip.
Russian Space News: The launch vehicle carrying Progress MS-28 has been placed on the Baikonur launch pad.

TASS: PREVIEW: Russian cargo spacecraft to be launched to ISS.
TASS: Progress MS-28 cargo spacecraft with food, equipment for ISS placed in orbit.

NASA: Progress Cargo Craft Headed to Station Following Successful Launch.
SpaceCom: Russia launches 89th Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Progress 89 Cargo Ship Launch – Wednesday, August 15, 2024.
Roscosmos: Broadcast of the launch of the cargo ship Progress MS-28.
SciNews: Progress MS-28 launch.

15.08.2024 – Falcon 9 lanceert WorldView Legion 3 & 4.
Maxar: Maxar’s third and fourth Worldview Legion satellites performing well after launch.
Meer info over de Worldview Legion satellieten vind je hier.

Space News: SpaceX launches second pair of Maxar WorldView Legion imaging satellites.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 2 sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites to orbit Aug. 15.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live. 
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches Maxar 2 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

16.08.2024 – Indische SSLV lanceert (o.a.) aardobservatiesatelliet.
Times of India: Isro set to launch advanced Earth observation satellite EOS-08 on SSLV.
The Hindu: ISRO successfully launches EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite.

Space News: Indian solid SSLV rocket launches Earth observation satellite.
SpaceCom: India launches Earth-observing satellite on 3rd mission of new rocket.

Filmpjes:
ISRO: The launch of SSLV-D3 developmental flight.
SciNews: SSLV launches EOS-08 and SR-0 DEMOSAT (SSLV-D3).
ISRO: A cool nugget: From folding a paper to unfolding a Satellite.

16.08.2024 – Chinese LM-2D lanceert nieuwe groep Yaogan-43 aardobservatiesatellieten.
ECNS: China launches new remote-sensing satellite group.
Space News: Long March 4B launches experimental Yaogan-43 satellite group.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite Group.
SciNews: Long March-4B launches Yaogan-43 01.

16.08.2024 – SpaceX lanceert 116 satellietjes met Transporter 11.
ESA: Preparing ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite for liftoff.
ESA: Arctic Weather Satellite: advancing weather forecasting in a changing climate.
European Spaceflight: ESA Weather Satellite to Launch Aboard Falcon 9 Today.
ESA: Watch Arctic Weather Satellite and Φsat-2 launch live.
ESA: Arctic Weather Satellite lifts off to set the stage for better forecasts.
ESA: New satellite demonstrates the power of AI for Earth observation.

Space Voyaging: Sateliot Will Launch Four New 5G Satellites On Board SpaceX’s Transporter-11.
Air and Space Forces: Space Force Payload Launches Aboard Allied Satellite in Historic First.
SpaceCom: SpaceX to launch 1st space-hardened Nvidia AI GPU on upcoming rideshare mission.
Breaking Defense: Hydrosat launches first payload to monitor hot-spots on Earth.
Space In Africa: Senegal Launches its First Satellite, Gaindesat-1A.
NASA: NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches – Tanager 1.
BBC: UK military satellite launches to boost space power.
The Guardian: UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite.
SpaceTech in Gulf Region: Bayanat and Yahsat Successfully Launch UAE’s First SAR Satellite.

NSF: SpaceX launches Transporter-11 rideshare with 116 payloads.
Space News: SpaceX launches Transporter-11 smallsat rideshare mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Lancering live.
SciNews: SpaceX Transporter-11 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

17.08.2024 – Progress MS-28 koppelt met het ISS.
TASS: Orbital outpost’s Russian crew practices manual docking ahead of space freighter’s arrival.
TASS: Progress MS-28 cargo spacecraft with food, equipment to dock ISS on Saturday.
TASS: Progress MS-28 cargo spacecraft with fruit, scientific equipment, other cargo docks ISS.

SpaceCom: Robotic Russian Progress 89 cargo ship docks at ISS with tons of fresh supplies.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Live uitzending koppeling Progress MS-28.
SciNews: Progress MS-28 docking.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

26.08.2024 – Polaris Dawn – In afwachting van de lancering.

Filmpje:
2 Funny Astronauts: Episode 33 - Polaris Dawn Crew (all of them, on a couch) (pt 1).

01.09.2024 – Lancering Russische Bion-satelliet uitgesteld naar 2025.
TASS: Launch of Russia’s Bion-M biosatellite postponed to 2025 — source.

29.09.2024 – New Glenn en ESCAPADE.
Satellite Pro ME: Rocket Lab completes integration of twin spacecraft for Mars mission.
Via Satellite: Rocket Lab Completes ESCAPADE Spacecraft Testing, Ready to Ship for Mars Launch Later This Year.
Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab’s Mars-bound twin satellites – Blue and Gold – hit the road ahead of Blue Origin launch.

NSF: New Glenn’s maiden flight approaches as hardware undergoes testing.

Eentje die je moet gezien hebben, Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd op bezoek bij Jeff Bezos en Blue Origin.
Everyday Astronaut: First Look Inside Blue Origin's New Glenn Factory w/ Jeff Bezos!

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

Chinese raket zorgt voor ruimteafval.
Zie vorige NUDR voor meer details. Het aantal gevonden brokstukken is ondertussen opgelopen tot meer dan 700.
Space News: Chinese rocket stage breaks up into cloud of more than 700 pieces of space debris.

Raketnieuws.

Wordt ULA verkocht aan Sierra Space?
Reuters: Exclusive: Boeing, Lockheed Martin in talks to sell rocket-launch firm ULA to Sierra Space.
Bloomberg: The Pentagon’s Top Rocket Launcher Is Behind Profit Goals and Losing Staff.

Stoke Space en hun lanceerplannen.
Techcrunch: Stoke Space’s initial launch plans at Cape Canaveral take shape.

Payload (filmpje): 100% Reusability, with Andy Lapsa (Stoke Space).

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Starliner eind augustus weer weg (?). Met of zonder bemanning.
NASA: NASA to Provide Crew Flight Test Status Update.
NASA: NASA Leaders Discuss Review Process for Starliner Crew Flight Test.
Filmpje: NASA: Media Briefing: NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (Aug. 14, 2024).
Spaceflight Now: As it happened: NASA officials discuss latest on Boeing Crew Flight Test.

Space News: NASA pushes Starliner return decision to late August.
Space Policy Online: Lesssons learned from Challenger and Columbia guide Starliner decisions.
Ars Technica: NASA is about to make its most important safety decision in nearly a generation.
Ars Technica: I trust NASA’s safety culture this time around, and so should you.

TASS: Roscosmos, NASA work together to address Starliner crew return delays, chief says.

En vrij volledige samenvvatting van wat er sinds de lancering allemaal is gebeurd.
The Space Review: Starliner’s uncertain future.

Nog dit:
News9Live: Will Sunita Williams set new recors with extended mission?

Axiom-4 met een half jaar uitgesteld.
SpaceCom: Axiom Space's next astronaut mission to the ISS with SpaceX delayed to spring 2025.
The Times of India: First Indo-US space mission delayed by 6 months.

Fram2 – Een cryptocurrency-ondernemer bestelt een bemande polaire ruimtevlucht bij SpaceX.
SpaceX: First human spaceflight to fly over Earth’s polar regions.
Space News: Crypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight.
Ars Technica: SpaceX announces first human mission to ever fly over the planet’s poles.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX to launch privately-financed international crew of four around Earth’s poles.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Explores Satellites and Lunar Cement Mixing for Space Construction.
NASA ISS Blog: Stem Cells, Fluid Physics on Station as Next Cargo Mission Nears Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Studies Space Effects on Humans, Plants; Managers Provide Starliner Update.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Delivery Launches to Station; Crew Studies Stem Cells, Works Life Support.
NASA ISS Blog: Short Day for Crew Before Roscosmos Cargo Craft Arrives.
NASA ISS Blog: Roscosmos Cargo Craft Approaching Station Live on NASA TV.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Delivery Arrives After Roscosmos Cargo Craft Docks.

NASA: Station Science Top News: August 9, 2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: New ISS research project will benefit cancer patients on Earth.
SpaceCom: How a quantum sensor on the ISS could revolutionize space exploration.
NASA: NASA Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Cool’ Quantum Sensor for First Time in Space.

NASA: Mental Well-Being in Space.

Filmpje:
NASA: Space to Ground: A Greener Space: Aug. 16, 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Talks with WBAL-TV Baltimore – Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
NASA: Space Station Crew Talks with ABC News Radio – Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Payload (filmpje): Space Station Foundations, with Colin Doughan (Gravitics).

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Footage Shows How Chinese Astronauts Maintain Space Station, Handle Emergencies.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Crew Carry Out Various Experiments in Orderly Manner.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – De eerste bemande vlucht naar de Maan na Apollo.
NASA: NASA Kennedy Team Completes Artemis Emergency Egress System Demonstration.
NASA: A Practiced Escape.
NASA: Rescuers at the Ready at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Sat News: L3Harris marks Artemis III + IV jettison solid rocket motor milestones.

SpaceX: How can we build landing and launch pads on the moon?
SpaceCom: Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty.
SpaceCom: NASA may use lasers to livestream from the moon one day.
Universe Today: Researchers Developed a Test Bed For Separating Valuable Material on the Moon.

Ars Technica: Researchers figure out how to keep clocks on the Earth, Moon in sync.
PhysOrg: International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon.
Universe Today: What Time is it on the Moon? Lunar GPS Needs to Know.

SpaceCom: Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity.

GeekWire: Cybertrucks on Mars? Space advocates and NASA consider ideas for sample return.

Filmpje:
NASA: Mobile Launcher Jack and Set Success.
NASA: Moon Minute: Improving Spacecraft Calibration.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
Space News: China could develop dual relay satellite system for Earth-moon communications to reduce geopolitical risks.

Starship – Op weg naar IFT 5.
CNBC: SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year, regulators found.

Space News: FAA postpones hearings on Starship environmental review.
Space Policy Online: SpaceX denies violating environmental regulations at Starbase.
Payload: SpaceX Back Up To Its Neck in Discharged Wastewater.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre: Nonstop Starbase Action! Elon Says Starship's Flight 5 is "About 3 Weeks" Away! - SpaceX Weekly #127.
WAI: SpaceX' Starship Flight 5! What’s left to do?
NSF: Flight 5 Vehicles Ready To Fly? (plus Raptor 3, Slap Testing & More) | Starbase Update.
NSF: Starship Version 2 Nosecones Spotted | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: This Is Starbase | SpaceX Starships Are Made Here.
Eager Space: Starship Orbital Refueling.
NSF: Booster Catch Testing #superheavybooster Booster 14.1.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Wordt VIPER gered door Intuitive Machines?
Payload: NASA: Can Anybody Use A High-End Lunar Rover?
Gizmodo: NASA’s Abandoned Moon Bot Might Get a Rescue Mission From a Lunar Startup.

Space News: Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover.

NASA vliegt mee met eerste (onbemande) Blue Moon Mark 1 lander.
Space News: NASA payload to fly on first Blue Origin lunar lander mission – SCALPSS.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
Space News: Get Space Weather Policy Right.

Venus:
Universe Mag: Twin sister: Venus’ geologic history turns out to be remarkably similar to Earth’s.

Aarde:
PhysOrg: Transforming satellite imagery: Innovative fusion method for precision agriculture.

Maan:
Inside Outer Space: China Rovers for Moon, Mars Exploration.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4268-4269: Admiring Kings Canyon.
NASA Curisoity Status Report: Sols 4270-4272: Sample for SAM.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4273-4274: Prep Rally.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4275-4276: A Familiar View.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Long Climb Up Martian Crater Rim.
SpaceCom: Mars orbiter hears the siren song of a salty Red Planet 'mermaid'.
Inside Outer Space: Mars Inner Secret: Subsurface Liquid Water.
Inside Outer Space: Mars: Astrobiological Potential – Perseverance Samples at Jezero Crater.
SpaceCom: How do you measure wind on Mars? These scientists have a plan.
Mars Daily: Tianwen-1 Releases High-Resolution Global Color Map of Mars.

Psyche: 
SpaceCom: Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt.

Planetoiden:
Ars Technica: NASA shuts down asteroid-hunting telescope, but a better one is on the way – NEOWISE – WISE.
Gizmodo: Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Has a Bizarre Origin Story.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Russische ruimtevaart in de problemen.
Ars Technica: Facing “financial crisis,” Russia on pace for lowest launch total in 6 decades.

Moscow Times: Russian Space Agency Says Break With West Cost It $2.1 Bln.
RFERL: Russian Space Agency Postpones First Flight Of New Spaceship Until 2028 – OREL.

Satellietconstellaties: Hun invloed op de sterrenhemel én de atmosfeer.
Universe Today: Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellites are Coming. What Will Be Their Impact on Astronomy?
SpaceCom: SpaceX's new direct-to-cell Starlink satellites are way brighter than the originals.

De hieronder vermelde petitite zou enkel voor inwoners van de Verenigde Staten zijn.
SpaceCom: Petition calls for halt of megaconstellation launches for environmental review .
Spacepage: Petitie voor stopzetting van lanceringen van megaconstellaties van satellieten.

Space News: Senate bill would create center to study satellite interference with astronomy.

Northrop Grumman doet het met minder volk.
Space News: Northrop Grumman continues to trim space workforce in California.

Lockheed Martin koopt Terran Orbital.
Eerst nog wat nieuwtjes over Terran Orbital uit de voorbije maanden:
Space Voyaging: Terran Orbital Unveils Two New Spacecraft Platforms for U.S. Government Agencies.
Via Satellite: Terran Orbital Receives Another Listing Notice for Stock Price.
Space News: Terran Orbital removes Rivada constellation from revenue backlog.
Via Satellite: Terran Orbital Revenue Dips as Cash Supply Dwindles.
Space News: Terran Orbital, York Space win U.S. military satellite contracts – Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma.

Nog een nieuwtje vanwege Lockheed Martin:
Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics Announce Solid Rocket Motor Strategic Teaming Agreement.
Space News: Lockheed Martin taps General Dynamics for solid rocket motor manufacturing.

En dan de deal:
Space News: Lockheed Martin to acquire Terran Orbital.
Via Satellite: Lockheed Martin Agrees to Acquire Terran Orbital for Less Than Original Proposal.
Payload: Lockheed Finally Buys Terran Orbital.

Ruimtevaart en de Amerikaanse presidentverkiezingen.
Payload: Space Policy in a Second Trump Term.
SpaceCom: Former astronaut Mark Kelly on shortlist for Harris' VP pick.
Space News: Space industry considers implications of Harris as presidential candidate.
Time (filmpje): Mark Kelly and the History of Astronauts Making the Jump to Politics.
Universe Mag: NASA astronaut Mark Kelly will try to save the ISS with political influence.

The Hill: What space policy could look like after the 2024 election.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president. Here's what it could mean for US space policy (op-ed).
Space News: Opinion – Make Space Great Again.

Nog dit: Bier maken in de ruimte.
PhysOrg: Beer in space: Researchers study microgravity's effect on fermentation.

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