Door omstandigheden verscheen deze Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart een dagje later. Het voordeel is dat de ganse Polaris Dawn ruimtevlucht in deze NUDR is opgenomen. De eerste private ruimtewandeling incluis. Starliner zindert ook nog na, met een getuigenis van Butch en Suni. Dat – en zoals altijd – nog veel meer in de editie van deze week.

Bij de foto: Met vier parachutes kwam de Polaris Dawn capsule terecht in het water, een einde van een veelbesproken ruimtevlucht. Foto: SpaceX.

Polaris Dawn

10.09.2024 – Lancering.
Polaris Dawn: Polaris Dawn Successfully Launches to Earth’s Orbit and Begins Five-Day Mission.
SpaceX (via X): Polaris Dawn Flight Day 1 Update.

Space News: Polaris Dawn Successfully Launches to Earth’s Orbit and Begins Five-Day Mission.
Ars Technica: Polaris Dawn takes to the skies, setting the stage for a daring private spacewalk.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX surmounts challenging weather, launches Polaris Dawn astronaut mission.
Collect Space: Elon Musk's pet dog inspires design for Polaris Dawn zero-g indicator.

Spacepage: Polaris Dawn missie gaat van start met succesvolle lancering!

Filmpjes:
SpaceX (via X): Watch live as Falcon 9 launches the PolarisProgram’s Polaris Dawn crew on a multi-day mission orbiting Earth.
SciNews: Polaris Dawn launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
NASA KSC: Liftoff of Polaris Dawn!

11.09.2024 – -Dag 2 – Nog nooit zo ver van de Aarde (de Maanvluchten niet meegerekend).
SpaceX (via X): Polaris Dawn Flight Day 2 Update.

Collect Space: Polaris Dawn crew flies higher than 1966 Gemini 11 orbital record.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts talk US flag and kids' books from orbit on historic spaceflight.

Filmpje:
SciNews: Polaris Dawn reaches apogee.

12.09.2024 – Dag 3 – De eerste privé-ruimtewandeling.
Polaris Dawn: Polaris Dawn Crew Tests New Suit and Completes First Commercial Spacewalk.
Polaris Program (via X): Polaris Dawn Flight Day 3 Update.

Space News: Polaris Dawn astronauts perform spacewalk.
Collect Space: Polaris Dawn astronauts 'stand up' on first commercial spacewalk.
Ars Technica: Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic.
NSF: Polaris Dawn crew conduct first commercial spacewalk.
Spaceflight Now: First non-government spacewalk goes off without a hitch for Polaris Dawn crew.
PhysOrg: Want to walk in space? It might cost you more than money.

Spacepage: Polaris Dawn crew voert 's werelds eerste private ruimtewandeling uit.

NPR: The Polaris Dawn spacewalk is SpaceX’s ‘risky adventure’.
PhysOrg: Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk.
SpaceCom: How SpaceX built a new spacesuit for Polaris Dawn's private spacewalk.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Watch Dragon’s first spacewalk with the PolarisProgram ’s Polaris Dawn crew.
Enkel en alleen de “wandeling: Via Euronews – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI2_ArKFiwE) 
SciNews: Polaris Dawn begins spacewalk.
SciNews: Polaris Dawn completes spacewalk.

13.09.2024 – Dag 4 – Een dag vol met onderzoek. En muziek.
Polaris Program (via X): Polaris Dawn Flight Day 4 Update.
SpaceCom: Polaris Dawn astronaut plays 'Star Wars' song in music video beamed from space.

Polaris Program (via X): Polaris Dawn crewmember and violinist Sarah Gillis invites you to enjoy this music.
CBS Saturday Morning (via X): Sarah Gillis shares how she prepared for the out-of-this-world moment to inspire the world.

14.09.2024 – Dag 5 – Meer ronderzoek.
Polaris Program (via X): Polaris Dawn Flight Day 5 Update.

Polaris Program (via X): Join the Polaris Dawn crew to learn details behind some of the ~40 science and research experiments being conducted during the mission. 

15.09.2024 – Weer thuis.
Spaceflight Now: Polaris Dawn crew aims for early Sunday splashdown in Gulf of Mexico.

Space News: Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Polaris Dawn mission.
NSF: Polaris Dawn has returned home after landmark commercial spaceflight.
NPR: Four astronauts on Polaris Dawn flight return to Earth after 1st commercial spacewalk.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts splash down to end historic spacewalk mission.
Collect Space: 9 firsts in 5 days: Polaris Dawn crew lands from history-making flight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Polaris Dawn splashdown.
SciNews: Polaris Dawn splashdown.
SciNews: Polaris Dawn recovery operations and astronauts egress.

Over de experimenten.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring trek into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt.
SpaceX: Polaris Dawn EVA Animation.
Via Satellite: Polaris Dawn Mission to Test Starlink Laser.
SpaceCom: Meet the NASA science flying on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission.
PhysOrg: Polaris Dawn project aims to prevent bone loss in space.

The Space Review: Polaris’s dawn.

Eerste nabeschouwingen.
Ars Technica: So what are we to make of the highly ambitious, private Polaris spaceflight?

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

11.09.2024 – Soyuz MS-26 lanceert twee Russen en een Amerikaan naar het ISS. Koppeling drie uur later.
TASS: Soyuz MS-26 crew with new TASS correspondent to head to ISS from Baikonur spaceport.
TASS: State commission authorizes fueling, launch of Soyuz MS-26 crewed spacecraft.
TASS: Soyuz MS-26 deployed in orbit as it carries international crew to ISS.
TASS: Soyuz MS-26 takes new crew, including new TASS correspondent, to ISS.
TASS: Soyuz MS-26 crew enters International Space Station.

SpaceCom: Space MacGyver: NASA astronaut and inventor Don Pettit eager to return to ISS on Sept. 11.
Spaceflight Now: NASA astronaut Don Pettit makes fourth trip to the International Space Station.

NSF: Soyuz MS-26 has launched NASA and Roscosmos crew to ISS.
Collect Space: NASA's oldest active astronaut launches on 'next flight' aboard Soyuz.

SpaceCom: New record! 19 people are orbiting Earth right now.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station.

Filmpje: 
Roscosmos: Broadcast of the launch of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-26.
Roscosmos: Broadcast of the docking of the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft with the ISS.
Roscosmos: Broadcast of the opening of hatches between the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft and the ISS.
NASA: Next Space Station Residents Prepare for Launch.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Soyuz MS-26 Launch (live broadcast).
NASA: Soyuz MS 26 Launch Day Highlights - Sept. 11, 2024.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-26 launch.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-26 docking.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-26 hatch opening.

12.09.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Blue Bird Bloc 1 (1-5) (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket.
Meer info over BlueBird vind je bij AST SpaceMobile.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch the AST_SpaceMobile BlueBird 1-5 mission to orbit.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches BlueBird 1-5 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: BlueBird 1-5 deployment.

13.09.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 9-6 (VSFB).
Spaceflight now: SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from West Coast.
PhysOrg: SpaceX launches its 60th Space Coast mission for the year.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 192 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 September 2024.

14.09.2024 – Iran lanceert Chamran 1.
AP News: Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears.
AlJazeera: Iran launches new research satellite Chamran-1 into orbit.
NewsWeek: Iran Launches New Satellite Into Space Using Technology Feared by West.
EuroNews: Video. Iran says it successfully launched domestic-made satellite into space.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

25.09.2024 – Crew 9. 
NASA CCP: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Enters Quarantine Ahead of Launch.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research.
TASS: NASA delays Crew Dragon mission with Russian cosmonaut aboard by one day.

Raketnieuws.

Landspace stuurt testversie herbruikbare raket tot 10 km hoogte. En terug. – ZhuQue 3.
ECNS: Reusable carrier rocket achieves breakthrough.
ECNS: Private Chinese space company completes 10-km vertical takeoff, vertical landing launch test.
ECNS (foto’s): Private reusable test rocket completes vertical takeoff, landing flight test.

Space News: Landspace completes 10-kilometer reusable rocket test, eyes 2025 orbital launch.
Inside Outer Space: China Reusable Rocket: Vertical Takeoff and Landing Test Flight.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+:  China's Zhuque-3 Reusable Rocket Completes 10 Km Vertical Takeoff, Landing Test.
SciNews: ZhuQue-3 10-kilometre VTVL test.
CNSA Watcher: Landing moment of Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 rocket 10km-level recovery by LandSpace.

New Glenn.
Payload: New Glenn Debut Delayed Along With EscaPADE Mars Mission.
Payload: Jeff Bezos Opens Up About New Glenn, Discusses Reusability and Manufacturing.

Filmpje:
The Space Bucket: Blue Origin Wants To Land New Glenn’s Booster On The First Try.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Starliner – Butch en Suni aan het woord.
SpaceCom: Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says.
Ars Technica: The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after Starliner’s return.
TASS:  Roscosmos offered its help to NASA in Starliner situation — head.

The Space Review: Starliner stranding: commercial space partnerships and international law.
The Space Review: Whither Starliner?
The Space Review: NASA and safety: more is better.

Space News: Starliner astronauts adjust to long-term ISS stay.
Ars Technica: Navy captains don’t like abandoning ship—but with Starliner, the ship left them.
Space Policy Online: Butch and Suni enjoying extended stay on ISS, Suni to be next ISS commander.
BBC: Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with 'space smell'.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams News Conference From Space Station.

Axiom 4.
Axiom Space (filmpje): Ax-4 Crew Onboarding.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Rest After Starliner Lands; Soyuz Crew Nears Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: Tuesday Sees Human Research and Space Biology Ahead of Crew Arrival.
NASA ISS Blog: Crewed Soyuz Spacecraft Launches, Trio Headed to Space Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Soyuz Spacecraft Docks to Station With Three Crew Members Aboard.
NASA ISS Blog: Soyuz Hatches Open, Expedition 71 Welcomes Trio Aboard Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Expands to 12 as New Arrivals Work Half-Day.
NASA ISS Blog: Expanded Crew Wraps Week with Biomedicine and Emergency Training.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Space News: Why space is the next frontier to accelerate medical research.
Universe Today: Space Stations Get Pretty Moldy. How Can We Prevent it?
Russia Today: More space and a pool: Cosmonauts share ISS wish list with RT.

Filmpje:
NASA: Space to Ground: A Space Community: Sept. 13, 2024.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Crew Implements Microbial Control, Medicine Experiments in Space.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Crew Completes Maintenance of China's Space Station.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Crew Continues Experiments, Maintenance, Training in Space.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – De eerste bemande vlucht naar de Maan na Apollo.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Crew Uses Iceland Terrain for Lunar Training.
NASA: Houston, We have a podcast: Developing Artemis II Training.
NPR: How the crew of NASA's Artemis II prepares for a mission to the moon.

Filmpjes:
Phillip Sloss: What do these Orion and SLS hardware deliveries say about Artemis II, III launch dates?
Phillip Sloss: Artemis II mission history and early preview.

Artemis 3 – Opnieuw mensen op de Maan.
NASA: 9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole.

Artemis 4 - Gateway.
NASA: Gateway Space Station in 3D.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA: Find Me on the Moon: NASA Lunar Navigation Challenge.

Universe Today: Artemis Missions Could Put the most Powerful imaging Telescope on the Moon.

TASS: Landing humans on Mars needs international collaboration — former NASA chief.
Space News: NASA charts path toward commercial services for Mars.

Filmpjes:
New Scientist: Meet Valkyrie, NASA’s humanoid robot paving way to the moon and Mars.
NASA: Moon Minute: Space Radiation.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
SpaceCom: China plans to build moon base at the lunar south pole by 2035.

Starship – FAA doet IFT5 uitstellen tot ten vroegste eind november.
Teslarati: SpaceX explains Starship test flight delay, reveals new target date.
Ars Technica: SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November.
Space Policy Online: SpaceX complains of Starhip licensing delay as House Committee questions FAA regs.
Space News: FAA defends Starship licensing delays.
NSF: Launch Pad work continues at Starbase as Flight 5 delayed by FAA.

Spacepage: Volgens Elon Musk wordt de eerste Starship naar Mars binnen twee jaar gelanceerd.
Daily Galaxy: Elon Musk Sets Ambitious Timeline for Mars Missions—First Crewed Flight in 2028?µ

NASA: Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Ames.
Daily Galaxy: SpaceX Starship Explosion Creates a Temporary Hole in Earth’s Atmosphere, Scientists Say.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Chopsticks Perform Catch Simulation | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Lab Padre: First Starship To Take Flight Leaves The Launch Site - SpaceX Weekly #131.
WAI Plus: SpaceX' Starhopper found a new Home!
NSF: Starship To MARS in 2 YEARS? | Starbase Update.
WAI Plus: Starship Aborted Static Fire! Is the Launch Tower Ready for Flight 5?
NSF: All This For The Catch | Starbase Update.
NSF: Hurricane Francine Floods Starbase | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Nog een maand en dan vertrekt de Europa Clipper naar Jupiter.
SpaceCom: NASA's Europa Clipper probe to icy Jupiter moon takes big step toward its Oct. 10 launch.
Space News: Europa Clipper passes pre-launch review.
Ars Technica: NASA will proceed with final preps to launch Europa Clipper next month.
Space Policy Online: Europa Clipper go for launch.
NASA: Testing Europa Clipper’s Solar Arrays.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Europa Clipper Next Steps (Sept. 9, 2024) – Media Conference.
NASA: Europa Clipper: NASA’s Mission to Jupiter's Ocean Moon (Mission Trailer).

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.
Door gebrek aan tijd kon het normale overzicht niet afgewerkt worden. ‘t Zal voor volgende week zijn.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4297-4299: This Way to Tungsten Hills.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4300-4301: Rippled Pages.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4302-4303: West Side of Upper Gediz Vallis, From Tungsten Hills to the Next Rocky Waypoint.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4304-4006: 12 Years, 42 Drill Holes, and Now… 1 Million ChemCam Shots!

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