Twee belangrijke verhaallijnen deze week. Starliner en Crew 9 enerzijds, Polaris Dawn, het weer en een omgevallen Falcon 9 booster anderzijds.
En zoals altijd, ook deze week nog veel, veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De lancering verliep zonder problemen, de landing van de booster op het droneship deed dat niet. Of de booster net iets te hard neerkwam waardoor één van de landingspoten brak, het is één van de theorieën waarom de booster omviel. Foto’s: SpaceX.

Starliner komt onbemand terug op 7 september, Crew 9 wordt gelanceerd met slechts 2 astronauten.

Starliner komt onbemand terug op (onze tijd) 7 september.
NASA CCP: NASA, Boeing Teams “Go” for Starliner Uncrewed Return.
SpaceCom: Boeing's 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6.
Ars Technica: Boeing will try to fly its troubled Starliner capsule back to Earth next week.
Space News: Starliner return from ISS set for Sept. 6.

Filmpje:
Aviation Week: Podcast: NASA’s Starliner Saga.

Starliner CFT – Astronauten komen terug met Crew Dragon in februari 2025.
Payload: NASA Finally Chooses Dragon for Starliner Crew Return.
Teslarati: SpaceX bails out Boeing and employees are reportedly ‘humiliated’.

De Standaard: Acht dagen in de ruimte worden opeens acht maanden: wat doet dat met een astronaut?

Filmpje:
PBS NewsHour: Why NASA is turning to SpaceX to bring Boeing Starliner astronauts home.

24.09.2024 – Crew 9 vertrekt met slechts 2 astronauten en maakt zo plaats voor Starliner-astronauten.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch.
TASS: Russian cosmonaut Gorbunov to go to ISS in September — NASA.

Space News: Hague and Gorbunov to fly Crew-9 mission to ISS.
Ars Technica: NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final Crew-9 assignments.
Spaceflight Now: NASA bumps two astronauts from SpaceX flight to make room for Starliner crew.

Polaris Dawn uitgesteld omwille van het weer, terwijl een Falcon 9 booster omvalt bij landing. Lanceren mag ondertussen weer v/d FAA.

??.09.2024 – Polaris Dawn.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX completes static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission.
Spaceflight Now: Launch delay: SpaceX pushes Polaris Dawn astronaut launch due to ‘a ground-side helium leak’.

SpaceCom: SpaceX delays Polaris Dawn astronaut launch until at least Aug. 30 due to bad weather.
Space Policy Online: Polaris Dawn slips again for a different kind of weather problem.
SpaceCom: Polaris Dawn crew patiently await SpaceX launch amid multiple delays.

28.08.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 8-6 (CCSFS) – Booster gaat verloren.
SpaceCom: Falcon 9 booster lost in rare unsuccessful landing.
Ars Technica: For the first time in more than three years, SpaceX misses a booster landing.

Een gevolg was dat een volgende lancering werd uitgesteld, aldus SpaceX.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Lancering Live.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 188 launch and Falcon 9 first stage failed landing, 28 August 2024.
NSF: A Shortfall of Gravitas Returns after Falcon 9 Landing Failure.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX’s crashed Falcon 9 rocket returns to Port Canaveral.

Gevolg – FAA legt Falcon 9 lanceringen stil.
Teslarati: FAA may have just pushed back SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission after Falcon 9 mishap.
Space News: FAA pauses Falcon 9 launches to investigate failed booster landing.
Payload: Falcon 9 Grounded After Booster Landing Failure.
Space Policy Online: FAA suspends Falcon 9 launches to investigate landing failure.

Filmpjes:
NSF:  First Falcon 9 Landing Failure in 267 Launches.
Scott Manley: Why Did SpaceX's Oldest Booster Crash Land? - Was it Engines? Radar? Big Waves?

Falcon 9 Return To Flight – FAA zet licht weer op groen.
Space Policy Online: FAA Oks Falcon 9 Return To Flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight, FAA says.
Teslarati: SpaceX Falcon 9 regains flight approval operations from FAA.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

28.08.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 8-6 (CCSFS) – Booster gaat verloren.
Over deze lancering vind je hogerop de details.

29.08.2024 – Ceres 1S lanceert zes satellieten – How Far I’ll go.
ECNS: China conducts 12th sea-based satellite launch successfully.
ECNS: China launches commercial CERES-1 rocket from sea (foto’s).

Space News: Galactic Energy launches six satellites with third sea launch.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Launches Six Satellites Carried by Commercial CERES-1 Rocket from Sea.
SciNews: Ceres-1S launches six satellites.

29.08.2024 – New Shepard lanceert weer 6 ruimtetoeristen – NS 26.
Blue Origin: Blue Origin Completes 26th Mission to Space with Six Crew Onboard.

Kent Reporter: Kent-based Blue Origin reveals six-member crew for next flight to space.
SpaceCom: 'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin.
SpaceCom:'The Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli opens up about her coming Blue Origin flight (interview).
SpaceCom: New record: Blue Origin launches youngest woman beyond Kármán line.

SpaceCom: Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch youngest woman above the Kármán line.

SpaceCom: Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will launch on Aug. 29.
SpaceCom: 'One of the cleanest flights I've seen.' Blue Origin launches 6 people to space, lands safely on NS-26 flight.
Space News: Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight.

Filmpjes:
Blue Origin: Laura Shepard Churchley looks back on her New Shepard flight.
Blue Origin: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-26 Webcast.
SciNews: Blue Origin NS-26 New Shepard launch and landing.

31.08.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 8-10 (CCSFS).
Na de FAA-stop als gevolg van de gecrashte booster, zette diezelfde FAA wat later het licht weer op groen en enkele uren later was de eerste lancering een feit.
Space News: SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 launches after brief FAA grounding.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 189 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 August 2024.

31.08.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 9-5 (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets within 65 minutes and aces 2 landings days after a failed booster touchdown.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 21 Starlink  satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 190 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 August 2024.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

13.10.2024 – New Glenn en ESCAPADE.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to debut Oct. 13 with NASA Mars launch.
Aviation Week: Blue Origin Faces Tight Eight-Day Window For New Glenn Debut Flight.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab's Mars probes reach launch site ahead of 1st flight on Blue Origin New Glenn rocket.

Spacepage: Blue Origin's New Glenn raket wordt op 13 oktober voor de eerste maal gelanceerd.

Filmpjes:
NASA: ESCAPADE Mission Trailer.
RocketLab: Makers of: Mars Mission.

Raketnieuws.

Over ABL Space Systems en de verloren gegane RS1-raket.
Space News: Fire, fed by leaking engines, destroyed ABL Space Systems rocket.
Space News: ABL Space Systems lays off staff.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – NASA kiest astronaut voor Soyuz MS-27.
NASA: NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission.

Gaganyaan-test nog dit jaar.
SpaceCom: India to launch Gaganyaan crew capsule test flight by end of 2024.

Jatan’s Space: Indian Space Progress #19: On the new rocket in town, and many mission updates.

Europese astronaut draagt vlag op opening Paralympics.
SpaceCom: Astronaut John McFall carries Paralympic flag at opening ceremony Aug. 28.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Monday Sees Physical Science Prep and Training for Station Crew.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Botany, Eye Research, Plasma Physics Fill Science Schedule on Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works Spacecraft Configurations and Eye Checks on Wednesday.
NASA ISS Blog: Busy Week of Science, Robotics, and Spacecraft Activities on Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Botany, Combustion Physics, and Eye Checks Finish Week.

NASA: Station Science Top News: August 23, 2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Space station’s orbit raised ahead of Soyuz manned spacecraft’s arrival.

NASA: NASA Invites Public Input on Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy.
NASA: NASA Seeks Input for Astrobee Free-flying Space Robots.
NASA: NASA Funds Studies to Support Crew Performance on Long-Duration Missions.

NASA: NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP).

Universe Today: How Can Astronauts Avoid Vision Loss from Spaceflight?

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Mission Update: Aug. 30, 2024.
NASA: NASA ScienceCasts: Station Science 101 - Growing Space Crystals to Improve Medicine.
ESA: How 6G centrifuges prepare astronauts for space travel – shorts.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Space News: With successful airlock test, Lockheed Martin invests in inflatable space structures.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: Space Log: Breathtaking views from China's Space Station.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Bouw ML-2 (Mobile Launcher) vraagt meer tijd en (nog) meer geld.
OIG: NASA’s Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project.

Space News: NASA’s inspector general predicts continued cost growth for SLS mobile launch platform.
Payload: NASA OIG Uncovers More Cost, Schedule Overruns for ML-2.
Ars Technica: NASA has to be trolling with the latest cost estimate of its SLS launch tower.
Space Policy Online: NASA IG issues another harsh report on NASA management of Mobile Launcher 2.

Artemis 3 – Opnieuw mensen op de Maan.
NASA Artemis Blog: Rocket Hardware for Future Artemis Flights Moved to Barge for Delivery to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Artemis – Human Landing System – HLS.
NASA (filmpje): Moon Minute: Artemis III Starship Human Landing System.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA: NASA, Boeing Optimizing Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay for Future SLS Stage Production.

Payload: How Nokia and Axiom Are Putting 4G on The Moon.

Space Daily: Mars and Lunar propellant production plans face complexity challenges.

SpaceCom: How can we protect humans on Mars from dangerous solar storm radiation?

Starship – Op weg naar IFT 5.
Ars Technica: Sparks are flying day and night as SpaceX preps Starship pad to catch a rocket.
Payload: SoCal Will Be Space Central With or Without Elon, Experts Say.

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre: Almost There! SpaceX Prepares to Catch the World's Largest Rocket - SpaceX Weekly #129.
WAI Plus: SpaceX Starbase Flyover! New Ship 30 Decal!
NSF: A New Era at Starbase Begins | Starbase Update.
WAI Plus: SpaceX' Tower 2 has finished Stacking!
NSF: Massive Chopstick Overhaul Ahead of Booster Catch | SpaceX Boca Chica.
WAI Plus: Getting Ready For Flight 5 Catch? New Chopstick Design!
WAI: SpaceX Massively Updates Starship! Ready For Flight 5!
NSF: Hopper Relocation Preparation and Chopstick Work Continues | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Marcus House: SpaceX’s Starship Transformation: Many Changes are Coming!

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CLPS – Firefly Aerospace maakt zich klaar voor de lancering van Blue Ghost.
Space News: Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander begins pre-launch environmental tests.
Voor meer details zie de Firefly Aerospace website.

Filmpje:
Firefly Aerospace: Blue Ghost Mission 1 - The Road Trip Begins!

CLPS – Probleem met klep was het probleem voor Peregrine.
Astrobotic:Astrobotic completes Peregrine Mission One review board and publishes findings.
Astrobotic: Peregrine Mission 1 – Post Mission Report (PDF).

Space News: Valve problem blamed for Peregrine lunar lander failure.
Space Policy Online: Independent review confirms bad valve doomed Astrobotic’s Peregrine 1 mission.
Ars Technica: Astrobotic’s lander didn’t make it to the Moon because of a failed valve.

Filmpje:
Astrobotic: Peregrine Mission One: Review Board Telecon.

CLPS – Intuitive Machines krijgt nieuwe missie toegewezen.
NASA: NASA Awards Intuitive Machines Lunar South Pole Research Delivery.
ESA: European drill and mini lab secure ride to the Moon.

Space News: NASA selects Intuitive Machines for south pole lunar lander mission.
Payload: Intuitive Machines Picked for Fourth Lunar Mission.

SLIM – Het definitieve einde.
JAXA: Conclusion of Lunar Activities of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM).
Space Policy Online: Farewell SLIM.
Universe Today: JAXA Officially Wraps Up its SLIM Lander Mission.
Inside Outer Space: SLIM Sliding Away: Japan’s Moon Lander.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: Solar Orbiter shows how solar wind gets a magnetic push.
Spacepage: Europese Solar Orbiter laat zien hoe de zonnewind een magnetische duw krijgt.

Aarde:
NASA: NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth.
NASA (filmpje): Discovering Earth’s Third Global Energy Field.
Cosmos: Canadian wildfire emissions dwarfed most countries.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4277-4279: Getting Ready To Say Goodbye to the King!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4280-4281: Last Call at Kings Canyon.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4282-4283: Bumping Away from Kings Canyon.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4284–4286: Environmental Science Extravaganza.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4287-4288: Back on the Road.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4289-4290: From Discovery Pinnacle to Kings Canyon and Back Again.
NASA: Perseverance Kicks off the Crater Rim Campaign!

Jupiter:
ESA: Timelapse of Juice’s lunar-Earth flyby.
NASA: NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Set of Super-Size Solar Arrays.
NASA (filmpje): Europa Clipper Cam Solar Arrays Installation Timelapse.
NASA Watch: Europa Clipper Transistors: Will They Work When They Have To?
Payload: Europa Clipper’s Chips Are Good Enough For Jupiter.

Didymos en Dimorphos:
SpaceCom: NASA's DART asteroid crash really messed up its space rock target.
SpaceCom: No, NASA's DART asteroid impact probably won't spark meteor showers on Earth — but maybe on Mars.

Planetoiden:
NASA: Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter – Near-Earth Object Surveyor.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

08.09.2024 – Reentry voor Europese Cluster-satellieten – na 24 jaar.
ESA: Watching Salsa’s reentry live from the sky.
ESA: Cluster reentry to be observed live from a plane.
ESA: Salsa to reenter atmosphere between 18:20 and 21:20 CEST on 8 september.
ESA: Cluster reentry animation.
ESA: Cluster’s Salsa satellite primed to reenter and break up.

SpaceCom: Salsa's last dance: This European satellite will fall from space soon in a spicy reentry.

Zonnezeil ACSS dan toch ontplooid.
NASA: NASA’s Solar Sail System Readies Sail Deployment.
NASA: NASA Updates Deployment Efforts for Solar Sail Demonstration.
Gizmodo: NASA’s Pioneering Solar Sail Mission Is Stuck.

NASA: NASA Composite Booms Deploy, Mission Sets Sail in Space.
SpaceCom: NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space.

Spacepage: NASA's nieuwste zonnezeil begint aan zijn missie.

Constellaties – Galileo – Navigatie.

Mei:
ESA (filmpje): World's most precise satnav system: Galileo Second Generation.

Juni:
Airbus: Europe’s Galileo satellites show the way.
ESA: Green light for Galileo Second Generation satellite design.
European Spaceflight: Second Generation Galileo Satellite Designs Pass Critical Milestone.
EUSPA: What is Galileo?

Augustus:
Payload: Rise and Stall of GPS: The Average Age of GPS Satellites Hits 13 Years.

Constellaties – China – LEO Broadband / MEO.

Mei:
ECNS: China's low-orbit broadband satellite internet deploys trial verification in Thailand.
Space News: Chinese firm files plans for 10,000-satellite constellation.
Space News: Chinese reusable rocket maker to cooperate on new MEO constellation.
The China Space Monitor: The Dark Horse for Building China's Starlink.

Juni:
The China Space Monitor: China's Satellite Internet Race Breaks Wide Open.

Augustus:
China Space Monitor: China's Commercial Starlink Competitor Sets Sail.

Constellaties – SpaceX – Starlink.

Mei:
Space Explored: SpaceX just demoed its first Starlink phone-to-phone video call without special hardware.
Teslarati: Starlink shares demo of first-ever Direct to Cell satellite video call.
Constellations Podcast: The Evolving Maritime Market, Offices at Sea and the Impact of Starlink.
TASS: Russian troops blocking Starlink service in Ukraine — NYT.
The Space Review: Starlink’s disruption of the space industry.

Juni:
Ars Technica (filmpje): Ars Live: How Profitable Is Starlink?
SpaceCom: SpaceX unveils new Starlink Mini antenna for internet users on the go.

Augustus:
Space News: FCC approves Starlink first generation upgrade plan.
PCMag: AT&T, Verizon Tell FCC to Reject SpaceX Plan for Cellular Starlink.
Teslarati: SpaceX cellular Starlink would cause interference to AT&T, Verizon: FCC document.

Constellaties – Meer nieuws.

Mei:
Payload: Open Cosmos To Build Greece’s First EO Constellation.
Via Satellite: Open Cosmos Wins ESA Deal to Build EO Constellation for Greece.

Juni:
Space News: Kepler demonstrates optical data relay service in LEO.
Space News: Spanish startup gets funds to deploy commercial IoT constellation.
Space Daily: Iridium Expands Satellite Time and Location Service to Europe and Asia Pacific.
Space News: Space Force seeks bids for ‘Resilient GPS’ satellite program.

Juli:
GPS World: Space PNT targets large LEO telecom constellations.
GPS World: Spirent Communications enables novel LEO PNT signals.
GPS World: Iridium focuses on timing and critical infrastructure.
Space News: Amazon gears up for NASA satellite data relay demonstration.
Payload: Iridium and the Satcom R&D Lifecycle: Payload Research.

August:
Via Satellite: Viasat Starts Service on First ViaSat-3 Satellite, Debuts Constellation Management Software.
Space News: Viasat developing small satellite constellation management service.
Space Daily: Non-Geostationary Constellations Set to Dominate High Throughput Satellites Market.
Space News: Globalstar gets conditional approval to replenish constellation.
Space News: Amazon expands Kennedy Space Center facility to accelerate satellite deployments.
Via Satellite: Amazon Invests Nearly $20M in Second Kuiper Facility at Kennedy Space Center.

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