Het zijn om allerlei redenen spannende tijden. Zo werden en worden dit jaar de nodige (onbemande) maanlanders gelanceerd. Duimen op een goede afloop. Spannend is het ook voor het NASA-maanprogramma, Artemis. Deze week bevestigde het Witte Huis de samenwerking met Japan in kader van dat programma. Maar ondertussen lijkt Boeing de nodige stappen te ondernemen om 400 personeelsleden te ontslaan. En dat in kader van het afbouwen van het SLS-programma. Al is daar officieel (nog) niks over geweten. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Blue Origin lanceerde New Shepard NS-29 waarbij de zwaartekracht van de Maan werd gesimuleerd voor het uitvoeren van een reeks experimenten. Foto: Blue Origin.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

België en ESA’s Venussonde.
In vorige NUDR kon je lezen dat ESA een contract getekend heeft voor de bouw van EnVision.
BIRA: België zal actief deelnemen aan het exploratieprogramma van Venus (artikel uit 2021).

Onderzoek aan de Universiteit van Gent.
ESA: For astronaut radiation protection, just add water.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

02.02.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 11-4 (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 22 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 228 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 1 February 2025.

02.02.2025 – Japanse H3-22S lanceert Michibiki 6 (QZSS 6).
JAXA: Launch Schedule of MICHIBIKI No. 6, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-6) aboard the 5th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F5) [Rescheduled].
JAXA: Launch Time and Launch window of MICHIBIKI No. 6, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-6) aboard the 5th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F5) [Rescheduled].
JAXA: Launch Result of MICHIBIKI No. 6, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-6) aboard the 5th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F5).

Meer info over Michibiki vind je hier bij JAXA.

SpaceCom: Japan launches navigation satellite on nation's 1st mission of 2025.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: H3 launches QZS-6.

04.02.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 12-3 (CCSFS).

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 229 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 February 2025.

04.02.2025 – New Shepard – NS-29 – Onbemande lancering met NASA-experimenten.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin to launch New Shepard moon-gravity mission on Feb. 4 after glitch.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard research rocket launch.
Space News: Blue Origin launches New Shepard on lunar gravity suborbital flight.

Blue Origin: Blue Origin Completes 29th New Shepard Mission, Successfully Simulates Lunar Gravity.
NASA: NASA Tests in Simulated Lunar Gravity to Prep Payloads for Moon.

Filmpjes:
Blue Origin: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-29 Webcast.
SciNews: Blue Origin NS-29 New Shepard launch and landing.

05.02.2025 – SpaceX lanceert WorldView Legion 5 & 6.
Space News: SpaceX launches third pair of Maxar’s WorldView Legion imaging satellites.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches final block 1 WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Technologies.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the Maxar 3 mission to orbit.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches Maxar 3 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

05.02.2025 – Russische Soyuz 2.1v lanceert Cosmos 2581, 2582 en 2583.
TASS: Russian Soyuz-2.1v rocket with military satellite lifts off from Plesetsk spaceport.
Russian Space Web: Soyuz-2-1v launches first mission of 2025.

08.02.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 12-9 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 21 Starlink  satellites to orbit from Florida, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 230 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 8 February 2025.

08.02.2025 – RocketLab / Electron lanceert IoT 4 You and Me.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches fourth set of Kinéis satellites.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches 'Internet of Things' satellites from New Zealand.
Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab launches first Electron rocket of 2025 from New Zealand.

Voor meer info, kijk hier bij RocketLab.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'IoT 4 U and Me' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches Kinéis 16-20

Te verwachten lanceringen.

27.02.2025 – CLPS – Intuitive Machinese IM2 & ODIN & Lunar Trailblazer.
Inside Outer Space: Next stop the Moon! Intuitive Machines Lunar Lander Arrives at Launch Site.
SpaceCom: SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe 'Lunar Trailblazer' on Feb. 26.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA CLPS What’s On Board Intuitive Machines IM-2 Mission.

04.2025 – Bandwagon 3 – Het Europese Atmos Space Cargo krijgt FAA licentie voor reentry. Lancering later dit jaar -Phoenix.
Space News: Atmos Space Cargo secures regulatory approvals for first reentry mission.
European Spaceflight: FAA Approves ATMOS Re-Entry Capsule Test Ahead of 2025 Launch.
Payload: ATMOS Space Cargo is Go for Reentry.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

29.01.2025 – Indische GSLV Mk II lanceert NVS-02 (IRNSS-1K). Satelliet geraakt niet in geostationaire baan.
Space News: Indian navigation satellite stuck in transfer orbit after propulsion failure.
Economic Times India: After historic 100th launch, ISRO’s NVS-02 satellite encounters orbit-raising hurdle.
SpaceCom: Newly-launched Indian satellite left stranded by propulsion problem.

Raketnieuws.

Ariane VI gaat ook tweede generatie Galileo-satellieten lanceren.
Satellite Pro ME: Arianespace secures launch contract for second-gen Galileo satellites.

Maar ook:
Ars Technica: Europe has the worst imaginable idea to counter SpaceX’s launch dominance.

Derde Vulcan moet plaatsruimen voor Atlas V.
Spaceflight Now: ULA begins de-stacking Vulcan rocket, pivots to Atlas 5 launch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites for first 2025 mission.

ISRO test cryogene raketmotor.
ISRO: Preparing for inflight re-ignition - Vacuum ignition trial of Cryogenic engine with Multi-element Igniter conducted successfully.
Economic Times: We want to restart cryogenic stage in flight for mission advantages: ISRO chief.

Rusland stelt plasma raketmotor voor.
WNN: Mars in 30 days? Russia unveils prototype of plasma rocket engine.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Niet echt een verrassing – Boeing boekt extra verlies op Starliner.
In NUDR 04-736 hadden we hierover al een eerste bericht.
Ars Technica: Boeing has now lost $2B on Starliner, but still silent on future plans.
Payload: Boeing Starliner Losses Top $2B—And Counting.
Space News: Boeing reports Starliner losses of more than half a billion dollars in 2024
Space Policy Online: Boeing's Starliner losses reach $2 billion.

Russische isolatie missie SIRIUS-23 loopt ten einde.
SpaceCom: A year in isolation: 366-day mock moon mission wraps up in Russia.

ESA zoekt mensen om twee maanden in bed te liggen.
ESA (filmpje): Why these volunteers are in bed for 2 months.

ISS – Crew 9 – Butch en Suni dan toch een paar weken vroeger naar huis (?).
Ars Technica: NASA will swap Dragon spacecraft on the ground to return Butch and Suni sooner.

ISS – Nieuwe Soyuz vertrekt in april.
TASS: Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft to be launched to ISS in April — senior Roscosmos official.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Cleans Up After Spacewalk, Studies Space Agriculture and Physics.
NASA ISS Blog: Robotics Demonstration, Air and Water Quality Checks Aboard Orbital Lab.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Navigation Test, Plasma Crystal Research Top Wednesday Science Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Busy Day of Research, Lab Upkeep, and Cargo Ops on Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Relaxation, Housekeeping Wrap Up Work Week Aboard the Station.

NASA: Station Science Top News: Jan., 31, 2025.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Cosmonauts Platonov, Artemyev to fly aboard US Crew Dragon spaceships to orbital outpost – Crew 11 – Crew 12.

Filmpje:
NASA: Space to Ground: Hailing Frequencies: Feb. 07, 2025.
ESA: Say hello to ALISSE!

Het einde van het ISS.
ExecutivGov: NASA Safety Panel Report Urges Concrete ISS Transition Plan.

Commerciële ruimtestations – VAST.
Vast Space: Vast Passes Critical Haven-1 Test Milestone.
Space News: Vast begins Haven-1 testing and reschedules its launch.
SpaceCom: Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station after key milestone (photos).

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Space News: China to launch 2 new space station cargo spacecraft on commercial rockets in 2025.
Space Daily: Astronaut insights from mid mission aboard Tiangong.

Filmpjes:
CNSA Watcher: Astronauts of Shenzhou-19 performing spacewalk captured by extravehicular spacesuit camera.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Het Witte Huis bevestigt Artemis-samenwerking met Japan.
Space Policy Online: White House reaffirms US-Japanese Artemis Cooperation.

Het einde van SLS ? Boeing gaat wellicht 400 werknemers ontslaan.
Space News: Boeing warns SLS employees of potential layoffs.
Space Policy Online: Boeing warns of potential SLS layoffs.

Filmpje:
Philip Sloss: Boeing SLS layoff warning: precaution or precursor?

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: Stacking Artemis II.
Space Explored: Artemis 2: NASA has hope to launch sooner rather than later.

Filmpjes:
NASA: HOOKED ON SLS – Worm Center Segment is Stacked on Artemis II Rocket!
Philip Sloss: NASA updates Artemis II status, Gateway and Starship plans, and Boeing updates SLS stage builds.
Spaceflight Now: NASA, industry leaders outline progress towards Artemis 2 mission.

Artemis 4 – Gateway.
Europe in Space: Does Europe Have an Off-Ramp from Gateway?

Artemis – Thales bouwt Gateway Airlock voor UAE.
Thales Alenia: Thales Alenia Space signs a contract with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre to develop the Emirates Airlock Module, a critical element of Lunar Gateway.
Space News: Thales Alenia Space wins contract for Gateway airlock.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Spaceflight Now: NASA leaders, Artemis contractors argue importance of architecture continuity for returning to the Moon.

Space News: Safety panel urges NASA to reassess Artemis mission objectives to reduce risk.

SpaceCom: NASA just gave these 9 companies $24 million to dream up Artemis moon mission tech.

SpaceCom: Astronauts on the ISS experience vision changes — should Mars travelers be worried?

Starship – Opbouwen naar IFT 8.
SpacePolicy Online (via Blue Sky): … FAA confirming report of minor damage to a car from the Starship explosion ...
Ars Technica: It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite.
SpaceCom: How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?
NSF: Starbase making progress on second launch pad.

Space News: DIU studying applications of SpaceX Starship in-space refueling.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre: Finally! Tower 2 Gets Its Catch Arms At Starbase - SpaceX Weekly #152.
NSF: Vehicle Parts Everywhere! What Else Can We Find At Starbase? | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: Pad B's Major Milestones: Chopsticks, Tank Farm, and Flame Trench Developments | Starbase Update.
NSF: Super Heavy Rockets... and an Aircraft Carrier? | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

NASA zoekt partner voor VIPER.
NASA: NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner.
Space News: NASA requests industry proposals for VIPER lunar rover partnership.
Sky & Telescope: NASA looks to industry to continue Viper Lunar Rover mission.
The Planetary Society: Fighting for VIPER on Capitol Hill.

CLPS – Blue Ghost Mission 1.
EC: Tracking Galileo's signals from the Moon.

Filmpje:
Firefly Aerospace: Leaving Earth Orbit! Blue Ghost Week 3 Update.

CLPS – 09.2025 – Griffin Mission 1.
Space News: Astrolab to fly its FLIP lunar rover on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 lander.
Space News: Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission.
Ars Technica: After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer.

Het jaar 2029 wordt het “International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence” – Planetoïde 2024 YR4.
ESA: ESA endorses Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence.
SpaceCom: Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry.

ESA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 – Latest Updates.

Filmpje:
Scott Manley: Asteroid Impact In 2032 - What Are The Chances? What Can We Do?

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: Scientists spot tiny Sun jets driving fast and slow solar wind.
NASA Blog: Data Being Restored from Two NASA Solar Missions – SDO / IRIS.

Venus:
SpaceCom: Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and 'aerobots';

Aarde:
ESA: Top 10 persistent methane sources.
PhysOrg: NASA radar imagery reveals details about Los Angeles–area landslides.
SETI (filmpje): Press Release: Earth Detecting Earth.
EC: Sentinel-2A extending operations to meet user needs.
SpaceCom: NASA satellites catch Earth's magnetic field making music.
NASA: NASA CubeSat Finds New Radiation Belts After May 2024 Solar Storm.
NOAA (filmpje): NOAA Satellites Track Atmospheric Rivers.
Universe Today: Water Arrived in the Final Stages of Earth's Formation.
Spacepage: Nederlands satellietinstrument SPEXone produceert wereldkaart fijnstof.
Space News: Spire and OroraTech win Canadian Space Agency contract for wildfire detection satellites.
Government of Canada: WildFireSat.

Maan:
SpaceCom: Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon.
Universe Today: The Moon has Two Grand Canyons, Carved in Minutes by an Asteroid Impact.
CNN: China plans to send a flying robot to search for water on the moon’s far side – Chang’e 7.
SpaceCom: Hopping robot will hunt for moon water on China's Chang'e 7 lunar mission in 2026.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4441-4442: Winter is Coming.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4443-4444: Four Fours for February.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4445-4446: Cloudy Days are Here.
ESA: Ka-Boom (meteoriet op Mars).
NASA: NASA’s InSight Finds Marsquakes From Meteoroids Go Deeper Than Expected.
NASA: Persevering Through Science.
SpaceCom: Perseverance Mars rover finds 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on Red Planet's Silver Mountain.
SpaceCom: 'Marsquakes' may solve 50-year-old mystery about the Red Planet.
Space News: Missing link still needed to save Mars Sample Return – MSR.

Jupiter:
NASA: En Route to Jupiter, NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Images of Stars.
Universe Today: Europa Clipper Tests its Star Tracker Navigation System.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Ruimteafval en het vliegtuigverkeer.
Nature: Airspace closures due to reentering space objects.
SpaceCom: Falling space debris is a growing worry for aircraft, new research suggests.
Inside Outer Space: Space Junk Could Re-Enter the Atmosphere in Busy Flight Areas.
Space In Africa: Space Debris Delays Flights to South Africa Amid Warnings of Falling Rocket Components.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Starlink satellite sparks brilliant fireball as it falls from space over US.

Russisch ruimtevaartagentschap Roskosmos krijgt nieuwe baas.
TASS: Bakanov to replace Borisov as Roscosmos chief, Kremlin announces.
SpaceCom: Putin axes Yuri Borisov, head of Russia's space agency.
Space Policy Online: Borisov replaced as head of Russia’s space program.

Trump wil Amerika naar Mars.
SpaceCom: Trump wants the US to land astronauts on Mars soon. Could it happen by 2029?
Het rapport waarvan sprake:
Nature: Scientific Reports: About feasibility of SpaceX's human exploration Mars mission scenario with Starship.

Trump, Elon en Isaacman – Krijgt Elon Musk teveel invloed (op NASA)?
Ars Technica: Concern about SpaceX influence at NASA grows with new appointee.
Space Policy Online: Key Congressional Democrats Query DoT, NASA about Musk conflicts of interest.
Space News: Members of Congress raise conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Musk’s role in DOGE.
NPR: NASA instructs employees to remove pronouns from all work communications.

NASA Watch: You Must Hide Your Pride At NASA
NASA Watch: DOGE Bots Will Assimilate All NASA Data.
NASA Watch: NASA Terminates “Gender Ideology”.
NASA Watch: Space Scientists Stand Up And Speak Out.

Trump en de Iron Dome.
Space News: Top Pentagon contractors poised for gains as Trump pushes missile shield expansion – Iron Dome.
Breaking Defense: The secret to delivering Trump’s Iron Dome program.
ExecutivGov: Senators Eye Expansion, Modernization of US Missile Defense Systems.
Air And Space Force: Missile Defense Agency Moves Out Quickly on ‘Iron Dome’.
Space News: GOP senators back Trump’s space-based ‘Iron Dome’ plan with $19.5B bill.

Trump, Elon en Isaacman.
Breaking Defense: The sky is not falling: Why Trump may not need the space council anyway.
Payload: US Chamber Launches Space Leadership Council.
Inside Outer Space: NASA Analysis and Assessment Groups Required to Hit the Pause Button! (Updated).
Space News: NASA pauses work of science groups, citing Trump executive orders.

The Verge: Elon Musk’s DOGE storms federal weather forecasters’ headquarters.
Space News: ‘Fork in the Road’ buyout offer reaches space and national security agencies despite exemptions.

Space News: What Trump’s first weeks back in office mean for space.

Ook dat nog – Geen Apollo-maansteen meer in de Oval Room van het Witte Huis.
Collect Space: Trump administration removes Apollo moon rock from Oval Office.

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