Er zijn deze week heel wat interessante dingen (niet) gebeurd. Denk maar aan de lancering van de Europa Clipper en de problemen voor Artemis 2. Maar dat raakte (figuurlijk) ondergesneeuwd door de vijfde testvlucht van Starship. Met het ongelooflijk spectaculaire zicht hoe de Super Heavy booster uit de lucht werd geplukt door Mechazilla. Dat en – uiteraard – veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Super Heavy is op weg naar Mechazilla, de twee zgn. chopsticks die enkele seconden na dit beeld de booster zouden vastpakken. Met voorsprong het beeld van het ruimtevaartjaar 2024. Foto: SpaceX.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

België één van de hoofdrolspelers in ESA’s Safeplace.
ESA: Revolutionising crisis response in Europe with Safeplace.
Meer over ESA’s Civil Security From Space vind je hier.

Space Applications Services en PUPPETEER in ESA’s LUNA faciliteit.
European Spaceflight: Space Applications Introduces PUPPETEER Astronaut Training System.

Over PROBA 3.
ESA: Proba-3 double satellites set for launch following last test.
De lancering is momenteel voorzien voor ten vroegste 29 november met een PSLV-XL vanuit India.

Over PROBA 3 maar ook Altius, e.a. 
Redwire Space: Redwire Prepares for a Major European Satellite Delivery in the Fourth Quarter as International Customer Demand Increases.

Over ESA’s HERA.
Redwire: Redwire’s Onboard Computer Enabling ESA’s Hera Mission to Study DART’s Impact on Planetary Defense.

Celestia Antwerp en TTC.
Via Satellite: Celestia Antwerp Launches New Tracking, Telemetry and Command Solution.
Talk Satellite: Celestia Antwerp launches new Virtual Integrated Baseband, the smart solution for satellite tracking, telemetry and command. 

Aerospacelab is één van ESA’s Rising Stars.
ESA: ESA announces the laureates of the 2024 rising stars award.

Een voordracht over satellietnavigatie.
IE-net: Satellite navigation - Opportunities and threats - an update.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

13.10.2024 – Ongelooflijk – Geslaagde booster catch bij vijfde testvlucht Starship – IFT5.
Het begon met de FAA-goedkeuring.
Space Policy Online: FAA approves Starship IFT-5 test flight tomorrow.

Space News: SpaceX launches fifth Starship, catches Super Heavy booster.
NSF: SpaceX Catches a Super Heavy Booster During a Milestone Flight 5.
Space Policy Online: SpaceX catches a Booster – A Big One.
Payload: SpaceX Catches Starship Booster In Historic First.
Collect Space: SpaceX catches rocket returning to launch pad on fifth Starship flight.
Universe Today: SpaceX’s Mechazilla Catches a Starship Booster on First Try.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX pulls off mid-air launch pad capture of descending Super Heavy booster.
Ars Technica: SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality.

Spacepage: SpaceX lanceert vijfde Starship en vangt succesvol Super Heavy rakettrap.

SpaceCom: SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says.
Teslarati: SpaceX will take Starship catch one step further very soon, Elon Musk confirms.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Starship's fifth flight test.
Volkssterrenwacht Urania: RB66 - Hoe je een raket uit de lucht plukt - De 5de testvlucht voor Starship.
NSF: Watch live: SpaceX launches Starship on 5th test flight, attempts to catch returning booster.
NSF: Starship Super Heavy Sonic Boom PSA.
NSF: SpaceX Launches & Catches A Starship Booster! 
SciNews: Starship launch and Super Heavy landing, 13 October 2024.
SciNews: Starship reentry and landing, 13 October 2024.
The Launch Pad:  CATCH! SpaceX Starship Superheavy Booster Catch | Tower Cam 1.
The Launch Pad: CATCH! SpaceX Starship Superheavy Booster Catch | Tower Cam 2.
The Launch Pad: CATCH! SpaceX Starship Superheavy Booster Catch | Drone Cam.
LabPadre Space: Incredible! First Ever Catch Attempt of Superheavy is a Complete Success! - SpaceX Weekly #136.

NSF: Animation vs Reality - Starship Super Heavy.
Go To Space: Starship SYNCED - IFT5 VS IFT4.
Go To Space: Starship Reentry SYNCED IFT5 v IFT4 v IFT3.
Scott Manley: How SpaceX Landed A Rocket... Without Landing Legs. Catching a Giant Rocket With Giant Chopsticks.
Marcus House: SpaceX Starship Flight 5 Catch Explained! Yes, finally it happened!

NSF: Booster 12 Gets Hero's Return for Post Catch Inspections! | SpaceX Boca Chica.
WAI: SpaceX Reveals Flight 6 Starship! Possible Launch Date Available! Can They Do It?

14.10.2024 – Falcon Heavy lanceert Europa Clipper.
Lancering werd enkele dagen uitgesteld omwille van het slechte weer.
NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Secure Europa Clipper Ahead of Hurricane.
SpaceCom: SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton.

NASA: Can Life Exist on an Icy Moon? NASA’s Europa Clipper Aims to Find Out.
The Planetary Scoiety: Could Europa Clipper find life?
The Planetary Society: Europa Clipper: A mission backed by advocates.
SpaceCom: Why NASA is sending the Europa Clipper to search for aliens near Jupiter.

NASA: Journey to a Water World: NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Ready to Launch.
Space Policy Online: Europa Clipper ready for launch tomorrow.
Space News: Europa Clipper ready for launch.

NASA: NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission: Investigating an ‘Ocean World’.
NASA: Key Milestones for Today’s Europa Clipper Launch.
NASA: Meet NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft.
NASA: NASA’s Europa Clipper Science Instruments.
NASA: NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission: By the Numbers.
NASA: NASA Launch Manager Gives ‘Go’ for Launch.
NASA: Liftoff of NASA’s Europa Clipper!
NASA: Rocket Reaches Max Q, Booster Engines Cutoff, First Stage Separation.
NASA: Second Stage Engine Cutoff Reached.
NASA: Orbit Departure Burn Coming Up.
NASA: NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Separates From Falcon Heavy Second Stage.
NASA: Signal Acquired – NASA’s Europa Clipper Begins Journey to Jovian System.
NASA: Solar Arrays on NASA’s Europa Clipper Fully Deployed in Space.

Space News: Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Europa Clipper mission.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches $5.2 billion NASA mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa.
NSF: NASA, SpaceX launch historic Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter.
Collect Space: Europa Clipper launches on SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Jupiter icy moon.

SpaceCom: NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper had a rocky road to space. How it switched rockets and more to launch to Jupiter.
ESA: Juice and Europa Clipper: Dream team to Jupiter.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Europa Clipper Science Media Teleconference (Oct. 13, 2024).
NASA: Europa Clipper Prelaunch Media Teleconference.
NASA: NASA's Europa Clipper Launch - Date & Time TBA.
SciNews: Falcon Heavy launches Europa Clipper.
SciNews: Europa Clipper deployment.
NASA: NASA's Europa Clipper Mission: Signal Acquired.
NASA: NASA Science Live: Could Jupiter's Moon Europa Support Life?

15.10.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-10 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX notches 100th launch of 2024 with Starlink mission on Falcon 9 rocket.
Teslarati: SpaceX just completed its 100th launch of 2024.
Space Policy Online: SpaceX breaks own record for Falcon 9 launches.

Filmpje:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 Starlink  satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 195 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 15 October 2024.

15.10.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 9-7 VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB.

Filmpje
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 196 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 15 October 2024.

15.10.2024 – Chinese LM 6A lanceert 18 G60-satellieten in lage aardbaan – G60 Polar Group 02.
Space News: China launches second batch of 18 satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Qianfan Polar Orbit-02 satellite group.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Successfully Launches Another 18-Satellite Group for Qianfan Constellation.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 02.

16.10.2024 – Chinese LM 4C lanceert aardobservatiesatelliet Gaofen-12 05.
Space News: China launches new Gaofen-12 remote sensing satellite.
ECNS (foto’s): Gaofen-12 05 satellite sent into space.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Earth Observation Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-4C launches Gaofen-12 05.

17.10.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 8-19 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from Florida.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 197 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 October 2024.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

??.10.2024 – Blue Origin en een nieuwe New Shepard in NS-27 na nieuw uitstel.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin delays debut launch of 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket due to GPS glitch.
Voorlopig werd geen nieuwe lanceerdatum aangekondigd door Blue Origin.

03.12.2024 – Vega C en Sentinel 1C – Return To Flight.
ESA: First stage for Vega-C flight VV25 arrives at the launch pad.
ESA: Building Vega-C flight VV25 on its launch pad.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

04.10.2024 – Over het SRB-probleem bij Vulcan CERT2.
Space News: Vulcan SRB anomaly still under investigation.
Ars Technica: ULA is examining debris recovered from Vulcan rocket’s shattered booster nozzle.

Filmpje: 
BPS.Space: The Problem with Northrop's Solid Motors.

07.10.2024 – De lancering van HERA – De eerste foto’s.
ESA: Hera asteroid mission - launch highlights.

ESA: Hera's first images (Thermal Infrared Imager).
ESA: Hera’s first images offer parting glimpse of Earth and Moon.

The Space Review: The trials and tribulations of Hera.

Raketnieuws.

NSSL – SpaceX krijgt contract voor 8 militaire lanceringen. Ten nadele van ULA.
Ars Technica: SpaceX prevails over ULA, wins military launch contracts worth $733 million.
SpaceCom: US Space Force awards SpaceX $730 million to launch at least 9 national-security missions.
Air & Space Forces: SpaceX Wins New Launches; USSF Continues to Press for Competition.

SpaceX en de strijd om meer lanceringen vanuit California.
LA Times: California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk’s X posts.
Reuters: Musk's SpaceX sues California panel, alleges political bias over rocket launches.
Teslarati: SpaceX has officially sued California Coastal Commission for political bias.

Ariane VI en Vega C.
Space News: Europe lifts off from its launcher crisis.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Boeing Starliner wellicht nog niet in 2025 / Crew-10 en Crew-11 wel in 2025.
Space News: NASA further delays first operational Starliner flight.
Space News: When will Boeing’s Starliner fly astronauts again? NASA still doesn’t know.

NASA: NASA Updates 2025 Commercial Crew Plan.

Crew 8 – Wachten op goed weer om terug te keren.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Crew-8 astronauts to depart ISS for trip home soon amid weather delays.
NASA CCP: NASA, SpaceX Continue Weather Watch for Crew-8 Return.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew-8 Awaits Splashdown; Expedition 72 Stays Focused on Science.
NASA ISS Blog: Immunity and Heart Studies Top Schedule, Crew-8 Return Updated.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Medicine, Lab Upkeep Top Thursday’s Station Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Week Wraps with Light Science, Housekeeping as Crew-8 Awaits Return.

NASA: Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024
NASA: Science in Space: October 2024 – Spooky on the Space Station.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: Like Wall-E, this lovable trash compactor will help ISS astronauts take out the garbage.
NASA: Tissue Chips Accurately Model Organs in Space.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Celestial Visitor: Oct. 18, 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Talks with WGBH Boston Public Radio – Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Space News: Vast releases design of Haven-2 commercial space station.
SpaceCom: Vast Space unveils Haven-2, a private space station to follow the ISS after its fiery end.
Video From Space (filmpje): Vast's Haven-2 space station is NASA-certified - See animated views.

Space News: NASA weighing options for continuous human presence in LEO after ISS.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Crew Gears Up for Entry of Shenzhou-19 Members into Tiangong.
CGTN: Shenzhou-18 crew readies for entry of Shenzhou-19 members.
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou-18 Crew Shares Space Station Work Diary.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Moet lancering Artemis 2 opnieuw worden uitgesteld?
GAO: NASA Artemis Missions: Exploration Ground Systems Program Could Strengthen Schedule Decisions.
Het rapport zelf vind je hier (PDF).

Space News: Ground systems could delay Artemis 2 launch.
Space Policy Online: GAO: Lack of Ground Systems schedule margin adds to likelihood of Artemis II delay.
t-minus Space Daily (podcast): GAO throws EGS on Artemis.
Ars Technica: It’s increasingly unlikely that humans will fly around the Moon next year.
Bloomberg: NASA’s $100 Billion Moon Mission Is Going Nowhere.

Gateway.
ESA: Gateway refuelling module gets a boost – Lunar View.
Thales Alenia: ESPRIT module for Lunar Gateway orbital outpost set for a significant upgrade.

Rovers naar de Maan.
Space News: Astrolab unveils smaller lunar rover – FLIP / FLEX.

Het Axiom-ruimtepak voor Artemis.
Space News: Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit.
Collect Space: Artemis moon suit designed by Axiom Space, Prada revealed in Milan.

Artemis Accords.
SpaceCom: Estonia joins Artemis Accords as moon-exploration coalition agrees to continue outreach efforts.
Space News: Artemis Accords signatories look to recruit new members.

NASA: NASA, Artemis Accords Signatories Progress on Sustainable Exploration.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
SpaceCom: Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy.
Space News: Astroport and Orbit Fab Join Forces for Lunar Exploration Breakthrough.
Space Impulse: Building the Future of Space Logistics: Insights from NASA’s Dr. Jeffrey Smith on the Gateway Program.

NASA: NASA Selects Two Teams to Advance Life Sciences Research in Space.

ESA – Moonlight.
In het kort: LCNS.
In het lang: Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services.
ESA: ESA's Moonlight programme: Pioneering the path for lunar exploration.
ESA: Science & Exploration Lunar Pathfinder for lunar connection.
SpaceCom: Europe launches ambitious 'Moonlight' program to support lunar exploration.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
ECNS: China to conduct manned lunar exploration mission.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: China Unveils Two-Phase Plan for Building International Lunar Research Station.
CGTN: South Africa aims to join Chang'e-8 mission for lunar exploration.
CNSA Watcher: China's Manned Moon Landing and Astronaut Lunar Work Demo Animation Video.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

China’s plannen tot 2050.
Je vindt ze hier. Official | "National Space Science Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2024-2050).
ECNS: China unveils roadmap for space science development till 2050.
ECNS: China announces its medium- and long-term development plan for space science until 2050.
SpaceCom: The moon, Mars, asteroids and Jupiter: China reveals ambitious space exploration plans.

Filmpje:
CNSA Watcher: CNSA reveals future planetary exploration missions and objectives with CG.
CGTN: China looks to lead in key areas in space science by 2050.

Inslagkrater LCROSS (eindelijk) gevonden.
AGU: The LCROSS Impact Crater as Seen by ShadowCam and Mini-RF: Size, Context, and Excavation of Copernican Volatiles.
EOS: Fifteen Years Later, Scientists Locate a Lunar Impact Site.
PhysOrg: Fifteen years later, scientists locate a lunar impact site.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NASA: NASA, NOAA Provide Update on Solar Cycle Progress (Oct. 15, 2024).
Cosmos Mag: Confirmed: The Sun has reached solar maximum.
Sky & Telescope: The Sun’s activity is reaching a fever pitch.

Venus:
NASA: Old Data Yields New Secrets as NASA’s DAVINCI Preps for Venus Trip.
Jatan’s Space: Indian Space Progress #20–21: ISRO’s plan to study Venus alongside NASA and ESA.

Aarde:
Thales Alenia: Thales Alenia Space signs a contract with OHB to develop two radar instruments for ESA’s 10th exciting new Earth explorer Harmony mission.
ESA: EarthCARE's atmospheric lidar detects aerosols and thin clouds.
ESA: EarthCARE synergy reveals power of clouds and aerosols.
ESA: Future of Copernicus Expansion Missions secured.
NOAA (filmpje): NOAA Releases Initial Imagery from the GOES-19 Lightning Mapper.
BELSPO: Key findings on sea ice from the EU Copernicus Ocean State Report (OSR 8).

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4331-4333: Today’s Rover ABC – Aurora, Backwards Driving, and Chemistry, with a Side of Images.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4334-4335: Planning with Popsicles — A Clipper Celebration!
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4336-4337: Where the Streets Have No Name.
Space: How did Mars turn into an uninhabitable desert? Curiosity rover rock samples may have answers.
SpaceCom: Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on Mars.
SpaceCom: Alien life could lurk on Mars beneath protective ice, study suggests.
Space Policy Online: Bridenstine to lead NASA Mars Sample Return strategy review – MSR.

Saturnus:
NASA: Cassini Mission: 5 Things to Know About NASA Lewis’ Last Launch.

Apophis:
ESA: ESA moves forward with Apophis mission preparations.
Space News: ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid mission.
SpaceCom: Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029.

Planetoïden:
New Scientist (filmpje): Meet NEO Surveyor, NASA’s near-Earth asteroid detector.

Algemeen:
ENR (filmpje): Searching for Water in the Solar System and Beyond.
SpaceCom: Cubesats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system.
Maan en Planeten Podcast: Recente ontwikkelingen in het zonnestelsel - oktober 2024.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

NASA en TDRS – Geen nieuwe missies.
NASA: NASA to Embrace Commercial Sector, Fly Out Legacy Relay Fleet.
Via Satellite: NASA’s TDRS System to Stop Onboarding New Missions in November.

Er sneuvelen 2.500 jobs bij Airbus Defence and Space.
Via Satellite: Airbus to Cut 2,500 Jobs in Defence and Space.
Space News: Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid space segment losses.

Om af te ronden – Een beetje ontspanning: Jupiter films :-)
SpaceCom: 4 must-see Jupiter movies to help you prepare for NASA's Europa Clipper mission.

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

Koen