Er zijn zo van die momenten op TV dat je met allerlei herhalingen om je oren wordt geslagen. Wel, in de ruimtevaart was het deze week ook van dat. De 8ste testvlucht van het Starship liep fout op gelijkaardige wijze (zo leek het toch) als de vorige. En de tweede Intuitive Machines landing op de Maan onderging hetzelfde lot als de eerste: de lander viel om. Verder lijken ook Lunar Trailblazer en Odin opgegeven te worden. Maar er was ook goed nieuws. Een andere Amerikaanse maanlander – Blue Ghost – landde wel “zacht en rechtopstaand”, Ariane VI voerde een tweede geslaagde lancering uit, en het ruimtevliegtuigje X-37B kwam na meer dan een jaar in de ruimte veilig en wel terug naar de Aarde. We verzamelden in deze aflevering ook het voorbije nieuws over HST, JWST en andere telescopen in de ruimte. En uiteraard blijven Trump en Musk niet uit de actualiteit weg te branden (ook niet als je enkel over ruimtevaart en aanverwanten spreekt). Dat en zowaar nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Het lijkt een mooie foto van een maanlander met de Aarde op de achtergrond. Maar het laat vooral zien dat diezelfde maanlander is omgevallen. Het einde voor IM-2. Foto Intuitive Machines.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Met Belgische inbreng.
BELSPO / Belgian Earth Observation: Radar experiments for improved climate monitoring.

Nieuws van PROBA-3.
ESA: Close-up of Proba-3’s Coronagraph, ready to dance.

Een resultaat van het Belgische NOMAD aan boord v/d Europese ExoMars TGO.
JGR Planets: Aerosol Climatology on Mars as Observed by NOMAD UVIS on ExoMars TGO.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

01.03.2025 – Ontplofte Chinese Kuaizhou 1A nog voor de lancering?
Er zouden geruchten zijn dat de raket ontplofte nog voor de lancering met (wellicht) het FTS als schuldige.
FTS staat voor Flight Termination System en wordt geactiveerd/activeert zichzelf als het met de raket niet volgens plan verloopt.
Al zou het ook gebeurd kunnen zijn op moment van liftoff.

Hetzelfde pad wordt gebruikt door de Ceres-raket en die lancering werd uitgesteld.

Een lancering in 03.2015 liep mogelijk ook fout.
Point Or View (filmpje): Widely suspected Chinese Kuaizhou-1A allegedly exploded in a rare failure.

02.03.2025 – Russische Soyuz-21.b lanceert Cosmos 2584, een Glonass-navigatiesatelliet.
Russian Space Web: Soyuz launches newest navsat.

Filmpje:
The Space Devs: Russian Space Forces Glonass-K2 No. 14

03.03.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 12-20 (CCSFS) – Booster gaat verloren bij landing.
UPI: SpaceX deploys a batch of 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Space News: Falcon 9 booster lost after droneship landing.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit, loses Falcon 9 booster after landing.

Het verlies van de booster was niet te zien in de livestream, maar werd vermeld in het rapport achteraf.
SpaceX: Starlink Mission.
alsook in deze tweet.

Space News: Fuel leak blamed for Falcon 9 booster loss after landing

Filmpje:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 238 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 March 2025.
Spaceflight Now (filmpje): SpaceX investigates fiery loss of Falcon 9 booster after landing.

06.03.2025 – Na een vertraging van enkele dagen doet Ariane 6 bij zijn 2de lancering perfect zijn werk.
Wie de livestream op 3 maart volgde kreeg eerst een wachtbeeld en dan de mededeling dat er geen lanceerpoging meer zou volgen.
Arianespace: Flight VA 263: Postponement of the launch.

Uiteindelijk zou men op 06.03 een nieuwe poging wagen.
ESA: Ariane 6 takes flight for the second time
Thales Group: CSO-3 optical earth-observation satellite successfully launched.
Airbus: Ariane-6 launches CSO-3: double success for France and Europe.

Space News: Ariane 6 launches French spysat on second flight.
Ars Technica: When Europe needed it most, the Ariane 6 rocket finally delivered.
Spaceflight Now: Arianespace successfully launches Ariane 6’s first commercial launch following Monday scrub.
VRTNWS: Nieuwe Europese raket Ariane 6 maakt eerste commerciële vlucht.

Space Policy Online: French Minister heralds European space launch autonomy in changing geopolitical landscape.

Een mediakit voor deze lancering vind je hier. Je vindt er ook de foto-gallerij.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Flight VA263 | CSO-3 | Ariane 6 | First Commercial Flight I Arianespace – Broadcast.
Arianespace: Flight VA263 | CSO-3 | Ariane 6 | Liftoff Sequence.
SciNews: Ariane 6 launches CSO-3.

06.03.2025 – Starship IFT-8 – Vlucht wordt een herhaling van de vorige testvlucht – Ship ontploft.
Lancering was voorzien voor 04.03 maar werd op minder dan een minuut voor het vertrek afgebroken.
Eerst uitgesteld naar 05.03 en dan naar 06.03.

Space News: SpaceX scrubs Starship launch.
SpaceCom: SpaceX calls off Starship Flight 8 launch test due to rocket issues.

Space News: Starship destroyed on second consecutive test flight.
NSF: SpaceX Catches Booster 15, but Once Again Loses the Ship.
Spaceflight Now: Starship upper stage lost in second mishap in a row.
Space Policy Online: IFT-8: Another booster catchn another Starship RUD.
Ars Technica: The Starship program hits another speed bump with second consecutive failure.

SpaceCom: SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch.
SpaceCom: Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas.
SpaceCom: FAA investigating SpaceX Starship Flight 8 explosion that disrupted commercial flights.

Astronaut Don Pettit zag het Ship ontploffen vanuit het ISS. Bij deze de foto’s.

Payload: The Highway to Mars (deel 2).

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: Starship Flight 8 Tomorrow! - SpaceX Weekly #156.
SpaceX via X: Starship’s flight trajectory (animation).
SpaceX via X: Watch Starship's eighth flight test  (abort).
SciNews: Starship aborted launch 3 March 2025.
NSF: SpaceX Starship Flight 8 - Stakeout Stream.
NSF: Starship Launch Attempt Scrubbed but Next Attempts This Week - Countdown to Launch.
NSF: Stack Aborted! Starship Loses Part During Stacking - Countdown to Launch.
SciNews: Starship launch and Super Heavy landing, 6 March 2025.
SciNews: Starship launch anomaly, 6 March 2025.
Scott Manley: SpaceX's Starship Explodes Over Gulf Again.
Scott Manley: SpaceX Make The Same Mistake Twice With Starship Flight 8.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

??.03.2025 – Alweer uitstel voor SPHEREx & PUNCH.
SPHEREx = Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer.

De lancering werd dus al een aantal keren uitgesteld.
NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Move Launch of Space Telescope, Sun Missions.
NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Update the Launch of Space Telescope and Sun Missions.
NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH Mission.
NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH Missions.
NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions.
NASA Blog: NASA Missions ‘Go’ for Launch; News Briefing at 3:30 p.m. EST.

NASA Blog: NASA’s SPHEREx, PUNCH Spacecraft Encapsulated as Launch Nears.
NASA Blog: Prelaunch News Briefing Delayed for SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions.

NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH Missions.
SpaceCom: NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 6.

NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Stand Down on Launch for SPHEREx, PUNCH.

Mid 03.2025 – Lancering Eris – Eerste orbitale lancering van een Australische raket.
Space News: Gilmour Space announces mid-March target for first Eris launch.
SpaceCom: The 1st Australian rocket to launch from Australian soil could reach orbit next month.
ABC.net.au: Gilmour Space Technologies announces launch window for Australia's first orbital rocket.

Raketnieuws.

In afwachting van eerste Spectrum-lancering, nieuw lanceercontract voor Isar Aerospace.
European Spaceflight: Isar Secures New Launch Contract as it Prepares for Spectrum Debut.
Space News: Isar Aerospace secures first Asian customer ahead of debut launch.

X-37B terug op aarde na meer dan 1 jaar in de ruimte.
Van begin januari:
SpaceCom: Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane soars past 1 year in orbit.

En dan de terugkeer op 07.02.2025
US Space Force: X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle concludes seventh successful mission.
Air & Space Forces: X-37B Spaceplane Showed New Techniques in Latest Flight.
Space News: U.S. military spaceplane completes 7th mission, including advanced orbital maneuvers.
Spaceflight Now: U.S. Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane lands following 434-day orbital mission.
Ars Technica: The X-37B spaceplane lands after helping pave the way for “maneuver warfare”.
Inside Outer Space: Military Space Force X-37B Mission Ends: Vandenberg Tarmac Touchdown.
Space Policy Online:X-37B back home from 7th mission.

SpaceCom: US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit.

Polen test de “Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator”.
ESA: Vary that thrust: longer hot-fire of rocket engine demonstrator.
European Spaceflight: Poland Completes Second Variable-Thrust Rocket Engine Test Campaign.

Filmpje:
ESA: Vary that thrust: longer hot-fire of Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator.

Poolse SpaceForest doet succesvolle test hybride raketmotor voor suborbitale PERUN raket.
European Spaceflight: SpaceForest Completes Full-Duration Test of Hybrid Rocket Engine.

Duitse POLARIS Spaceplanes mag een hypersonisch onderzoekstuig bouwen.
European Spaceflight: POLARIS Spaceplanes Secures Contract for Hypersonic Research Vehicle.

Firefly Aerospace krijgt lancering toegewezen voor het TacRS-programma – Alpha – Victus Sol.
Space News: U.S. Space Force awards Firefly $21.8 million contract for rapid-response launch mission.

Firefly Aerospace krijgt lancering toegewezen van NASA’s INCUS – VADR.
Space News: NASA to launch Earth science smallsat mission on Firefly Alpha.

Nieuws van de Spaanse MIURA 5.

Filmpje:
SpaceWatch Global TV: GSTCE 2025 | Miura 5’s Upcoming Launch & Spain’s Expanding Space Program.

Canadese NordSpace gaat orbitale raket Tundra ontwikkelen.
SpaceQ: NordSpace plans to launch rockets from Newfoundland and Labrador.

ULA en New Glenn.
Space News: ULA boss says Vulcan ready for multiple launches in 2025.
Space News: Space Minds Podcast: Inside the Making of ULA’s Next Rocket.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – Crew 10 maakt zich klaar voor lancering.
NASA: NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch, Docking.
NASA: What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Explore Deep Space Exercise, Health.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch site for Crew-10 astronaut flight to ISS.
TASS: NASA uses previously utilized Crew Dragon capsule for Crew-10 mission.

TASS: Training for flights on Soyuz vehicles more serious than for Crew Dragon (Artemyev – Crew 12).

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Training Resource Reel.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Crew Arrival at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Flight Crew News Conference.
NASA: Crew-10 Mission Overview Teleconference.

ISS – Starliner astronauten doen een laatste persconferentie.
PhysOrg: NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space.
Ars Technica: Butch Wilmore says Elon Musk is “absolutely factual” on Dragon’s delayed return.
SpaceCom: 'Stuck' NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end. 'From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.'
Space Policy Online: Butch, Suni and Nick stay focused on isS mission, not politics.

Space News: ISS astronauts reject call for early retirement of the station.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Pre-Departure News Conference – Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

ISS – “Change of Command” – Alexei Ovhinin neemt over van Suni Williams.
TASS: Cosmonaut Ovchinin to assume ISS commander duties.

Filmpje:
NASA: International Space Station Change of Command Ceremony – Friday, March 7, 2025.

ISS – Crew 9 maakt zich klaar voor vertrek – Starliner astronauten (eindelijk) naar huis.
NASA: Ahead of Crew Return, NASA’s Crew-9 Concludes Science Mission.
SpaceCom: For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last.

Ars Technica: NASA officials undermine Musk’s claims about ‘stranded’ astronauts.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Scientific Mission Aboard the Space Station.

ISS – Ook Soyuz MS maakt zich klaar voor lancering.
TASS: Russia to launch Soyuz MS-27 manned spacecraft to orbital outpost on April 8 — Roscosmos.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Training Resource Reel.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Metal 3D Printing and Heart Health Kicks Off March on Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Departing Crew Talks to Journalists, Keeps Up Human Research and Lab Maintenance.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works Vein Scans and Muscle Stimulation Prior to Upcoming Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Preps for Command Change, Conducts Heart and Bone Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Swaps Commanders and Keeps Up Research Before Crew Swap.

NASA: Station Science Top News: Feb., 27, 2025.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Universe Today: For the Sake of Astronaut Health, Should we Make the ISS Dirtier?
ESA: Metal made in space lands on Earth.
NASA: NASA Seeks Commercial Partner for Robots Aboard Space Station.

TASS: Russian cosmonauts aboard ISS congratulate women on International Women’s Day.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: On the Station, On the Moon: March 07, 2025.
JAXA: [Part1] Opening (ISS/KIBO Utilization Symposium 2025).
JAXA: [Part2] KIBO×HTV-X (ISS/KIBO Utilization Symposium 2025).
JAXA: [Part3] KIBO×Science (ISS/KIBO Utilization Symposium 2025).
JAXA: [Part4] KIBO×Commercialization (ISS/KIBO Utilization Symposium 2025).

Commerciële ruimtestations.
TASS: NASA to utilize different station after finishing use of ISS.

Filmpje:
NSF: Building a Next Generation Space Station - Live Interview with VAST CEO Max Haot.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Advances Space Experiments Four Months into Mission.
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou-19 Crew Updates: 4 Months in Space.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Continues Scientific Exploration, Space Station Maintenance.
New China TV: Female Chinese astronaut sends Int'l Women's Day greetings from space.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Trump en Musk: Naar Mars.
Space Policy Online: Trump renews support for Humans on Mars, Golden Dome.
SpaceCom: The US will 'plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond,' Trump tells Congress.

En wat met het SLS?
Ars Technica: Long-time advocate of SLS rocket says it’s time to find an “off-ramp”.

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: Engineers Install Orion Solar Array Wings for Artemis II.
UPI: NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft, twin rocket boosters for moon mission.

NASA: NASA Invites Creators to Design Mascot for Artemis Moon Mission.

Filmpje:
NASA: How to Know You’re in Space: Zero Gravity Indicators.
Philip Sloss: Artemis II Orion solar array install, Starship refueling delayed to 2026, SLS phase out?
Philip Sloss: NASA EGS Artemis II launch preps for Orion and astronauts, Part II.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Universe Today: How Brine Shrimp Adapted to Mars-like Conditions.
PhysOrg: Astronauts could replace their own mitochondria to treat radiation sickness.

Filmpje:
NASA: RS-25 Hot Fire Test at NASA Stennis Shows How NASA's SLS Rocket "Steers"!

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
ECNS: China advances manned lunar program for 2030 moon landing.

Filmpjes:
CNSA Watcher: CNSA's ambitious space missions: space station and moon exploration by 2030.

Space Resources.
The Space Review: US space resources law needs clarification by Congress.
SpaceTech in Gulf Region: Esper Secures $5M to Map Critical Minerals from Space.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CLPS – Blue Ghost Mission 1 staat op de Maan !
NASA: Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon.
NASA: Blue Ghost Lands on Moon.

Collect Space: Blue Ghost on the moon! Firefly safely lands, delivers NASA science.
Spaceflight Now: Firefly Aerospace aces Moon landing on first attempt.
Ars Technica: Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration.
SpaceCom: Sunrise on the moon! Private Blue Ghost lander captures amazing shot after historic lunar touchdown.
SpaceCom: Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo).
Inside Outer Space: Blue Ghost Moon Lander: Meeting Mission Objectives – Experiments Performed.
Inside Outer Space: Blue Ghost Moon Shots: Sounder Experiment Deployed.
The Space Review: Firefly lands on the Moon.
NASA: NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon.
Inside Outer Space: Blue Ghost Lunar Lander: Payload Deployments.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing (Official NASA Broadcast).
Firefly Aerospace: Moon Landing - Firefly Blue Ghost Makes History.
Firefly Aerospace: We Landed on the Moon! Blue Ghost Week 7 Update.
SciNews: Blue Ghost M1 landing on the Moon (Onboard Camera View) (anders gemonteerd).
SciNews: Blue Ghost M1 observed by NASA’s LRO.
Scott Manley: Blue Ghost Landed On The Moon - But Can We Figure Out Where?
Scott Manley: Blue Ghost's Landing Video Reveals Exactly Where It Landed On The Moon.
Video From Space: Firefly's Blue Ghost on moon seen by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
PBS Newshour: Blue Ghost lunar landing highlights NASA’s partnership with the private sector.

CLPS – IM-2 Athena landt op de Maan en valt om. Einde missie. 
SpaceCom: Private Athena moon lander enters lunar orbit ahead of March 6 touchdown try.
Space News: IM-2 lunar lander touches down, status unclear.
Collect Space: Intuitive Machines' Athena on moon but yet again at off-nominal angle.
Ars Technica: Intuitive Machines’ second attempt to land on the Moon also went sideways.

NASA: NASA Receives Some Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission.
Ars Technica: After less than a day, the Athena lander is dead on the Moon.
SpaceNews: M-2 lunar lander mission ends.
Spaceflight Now: Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Moon mission ends with lander on its side.

Japan Today: Japanese firm's rover ends mission on moon, gives up surface exploration – Yaoki.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Athena Nova-C IM-2 captures the Moon.
NASA: Intuitive Machines-2 Lunar Landing (Official NASA Broadcast).
NASA: Intuitive Machines-2 Lunar Landing News Conference.
SciNews: Athena Nova-C IM-2 landing on the Moon.
SciNews: Athena Nova-C IM-2 status update.
SciNews: Athena Nova-C IM-2 - first image from the Moon.

Lunar Trailblazer in de problemen. Sonde verloren.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Spacecraft Separates From Falcon 9 Second Stage.
NASA Blog: Initial Signal Acquired, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Powered Up.
NASA Blog: NASA Working to Reestablish Communications With Lunar Trailblazer.
NASA Blog: NASA Continuing Efforts to Contact, Command Lunar Trailblazer.

Space News: NASA still working to restore contact with Lunar Trailblazer.
Ars Technica: NASA just lost yet another one of its low-cost planetary missions.

Ook Odin gaat verloren.
AstroForge: Earning the Learnings: The Launch of Odin.
AstroForge: Odin't: A Complete Debrief of Our Deep Space Mission.

SpaceCom: Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'.

iSpace en Hakuto R Mission 2 – Landingsdatum werd aangekondigd.
Japan Today: Japan startup targets June 6 moon landing.
Space Policy Online: Japan’s ispace announces landing date for second Hakuto-R mission.
SpaceCom: See Earth shine like a Blue Marble in this stunning photo by Japan's private Resilience moon lander.

Filmpje:
ispace: ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 2: Midterm Report.
ispace: TENACIOUS Rover Documentary Episode 2.

Chandrayaan 3 – Meer water op de Maan dan verwacht.
The Times of India: Ice on moon? ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 data hints at potential deposit sites.
SpaceCom: Water mining on the moon may be easier than expected, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander finds.
SciTechDaily: Lunar Ice Breakthrough: A New Discovery That Could Fuel Space Exploration.

Voyager schakelt tweetal instrumenten uit om stroom te besparen.
NASA: NASA Turns Off 2 Voyager Science Instruments to Extend Mission.
Universe Today: And Then There Were Three: NASA Shuts Down More Voyager 2 Science Instruments.
SpaceCom:  NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
ESA: Striking images tell the story of space weather.

Zon:
ISRO: Release of the Second Set of Aditya-L1 Science Data.
SpaceCom: India's Aditya-L1 solar probe watches powerful flare erupt from the sun.

Aarde:
PhysOrg: Satellites used to help predict susceptibility of landslides across Scotland.
PhysOrg: Finnish space center monitors climate change on the front line.
Via Satellite: BlackSky Shares First Images from New Gen-3 Satellite.
ESA: Nord Stream methane leak far bigger than estimated.
SpaceCom: Spectacular photo taken from ISS shows 'gigantic jet' of upward-shooting lightning towering 50 miles over New Orleans.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4468-4470: A Wintry Mix of Mars Science.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4471-4472: Marching Through the Canyon.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4473-4474: So Many Rocks, So Many Textures!
Science Alert: Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Discovered a Big Surprise.
NewsWeek: Mars: Unexpected Mineral Discovery Hints at Possibility of Ancient Life.
SciNews: Zhurong found ancient ocean beaches on Mars.
ECNS: China aims for Mars sample return mission in 2030 – MSR.
CNSA Watcher (filmpje): CNSA aims for Mars sample return by 2030.
SpaceCom: Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth.

Jupiter: 
Space News: End-run around radiation – The saga and surprise vulnerabilities of Europa Clipper.
Sky & Telescope: Europa Clipper successfully passed by Mars en route to Jupiter.

Saturnus: 
SpaceCom: Geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may not come from its underground ocean.

Planetoïde Apophis:
ESA: First CubeSat joins ESA's Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Het einde voor ESA’s Integral.
ESA: Mission accomplished for Integral, ESA’s gamma-ray telescope.

Hubble Space Telescope – Nieuws.
Universe Today: The Hubble Space Telescope is a Powerful Science Instrument Despite its Age.
NASA: Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy with Nine Rings.
Universe Today: Bullseye! Hubble Spots Ripples in Space From a Galaxy Collision.
NASA: Hubble Goes Supernova Hunting.
NASA: NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine’s Day.
NASA: Hubble Captures a Cosmic Cloudscape.
ESA: A spiral hiding an impostor.
NASA: Hubble Spies a Spiral That May Be Hiding an Imposter.
NASA: Hubble Captures a Cosmic Cloudscape.
NASA: NASA’s Hubble Provides Bird’s-Eye View of Andromeda Galaxy’s Ecosystem.
ESA: Survey of Andromeda's satellite galaxies.
ESA: Lifting the veil.
NASA: Hubble Captures New View of Colorful Veil.
Universe Today: Andromeda's Dwarf Galaxies Reveal Unique Star Formation Histories.
NASA: NASA’s Hubble Finds Kuiper Belt Duo May Be Trio.
SpaceCom: Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids .
NASA: Hubble Spies a Spiral in the Water Snake.

Filmpjes:
STScI: A Rose of Galaxies: Interacting Galaxies Arp 273 — Hubble Space Telescope #shorts.
HST: Public lecture: Exploring the Solar System with the James Webb Space Telescope.
STScI: IC 63 Ghost Nebula Optical to Infrared Animation - Hubble Space Telescope #shorts.
STScI: Animation of Comet 2I/Borisov - Hubble Space Telescope #shorts.
STSScI: Bird’s-eye View of Andromeda Galaxy’s Ecosystem - Hubble Space Telescope #shorts.
STScI: The Distribution of Satellite Galaxies around M31.
NASA: Hubble Finds Possible Triple System 3.7 Billion Miles Away.

James Webb Space Telescope – Nieuws.
SpaceCom: 'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch.

ESA: Webb investigates a dusty and dynamic disc.
ESA: HH 30 (MIRI & NIRCam image).
Universe Today: An Amazing JWST Image of a Protostar.
Universe Today: Our Best Look at the Cosmic Web.
Universe Today: JWST Finds the Smallest Asteroids Ever Seen in the Main Belt.
NASA: NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine’s Day.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Reveals the Ancient Surfaces of Trans-Neptunian Objects.
Univere Today: The JWST Gives Us Our Best Image of Planets Forming Around a Star.
NASA: Webb Maps Full Picture of How Phoenix Galaxy Cluster Forms Stars.
SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a cosmic 'Phoenix' cools off to birth stars.
SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope finds our Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole blowing bubbles.
Universe Today: Webb Space Telescope Tracks Fireworks Around Our Galaxy’s Black Hole.
ESA: Webb visits a star-forming spiral.
Universe Today: Rogue Planets are Born in Young Star Clusters.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Exposes Complex Atmosphere of Starless Super-Jupiter.
SpaceCom: Sparkling galaxy blazes with star formation in new James Webb Space Telescope image.
ESA: Webb wows with incredible detail in star-forming system.

Filmpje:
STScI: Webb Reveals the Protostar L1527 IRS — Visualization.
ESA: Zoom: A Spiral Amongst Thousands.

Chandra X-Ray Observatory – Nieuws.
SpaceCom: NASA X-ray telescope Chandra discovers black holes 'blow' on their food to cool it down.
SpaceCom: Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists.
Chandra: X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds.

XMM-Newton – Nieuws.
ESA: XMM-Newton finds two stray supernova remnants.

Euclid – Nieuws.
ESA: Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring.
NASA: Euclid Discovers Einstein Ring in Our Cosmic Backyard.
Universe Today: The Euclid Space Telescope Captures a Rare, Stunning Einstein Ring.

Einstein Probe – Nieuws.
ESA: Einstein Probe catches X-ray odd couple.
Space Voyaging: Einstein Probe Detects Rare X-ray Flash from Unusual Stellar Pair.

Gaia – Nieuws.
ESA: Wobbling stars reveal hidden companions in Gaia data.
Universe Today: Gaia Was Right. It Did Find a Planet.

Filmpjes:
ESA: ESA’s Gaia finds a mysterious planet and brown dwarf.

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope – Nieuws.
NASA: NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘Exoskeleton’.
SpaceCom: NASA installs 'bulletproof' sunshade on powerful Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Coming together: Roman’s Spacecraft Integrated Payload Assembly.
NASA: NASA's Roman Space Telescope Hardware Highlights: Summer/Fall 2024.

Habitable Worlds Observatory – Nieuws.
Universe Today: Is the Habitable Worlds Observatory a Good Idea?.

Navigatiesatellieten.
ESA: ESA to develop optical technology for navigation.
Space News: Iridium exploring small satellites to advance PNT capabilities.
EUSPA (filmpje): The GNSS and Secure SATCOM User Technology Report is now available!
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Space News: GPS civil signals are vital for America’s national security.
GPS: ESA to develop optical PNT technology.

Space News: U.S. Air Force to explore Xona Space’s commercial alternative to GPS.
Via Satellite: Xona Space Systems Wins AFRL Contract to Demonstrate LEO GPS Alternative.
Space News: Astranis demonstrates GPS capability in race for Space Force contract.

Air & Space Forces: Researchers: US Bombs May One Day Use Chinese GPS Signals.

Militaire ruimtevaart – SDA en PWSA.
Space News: Congressional watchdog flags risks in Space Development Agency’s satellite program.*
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Spending Too Big Before Proving Laser Comms Works: Watchdog.

Space News: Space Development Agency pushes back on GAO’s criticism.

Via Satellite: Maxar Delivers First Spacecraft Bus to L3Harris for SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.

Breaking Defense: SDA again postpones launch of first ‘operational’ data relay, missile warning satellites.
Space News: Space Development Agency’s satellite program pushes launch timeline.

Militaire ruimtevaart – Space Force en China.
Space News: Report: Space Force strategy, resources insufficient to counter China.
Air & Space Forces: New Report Critiques Space Force’s Theory for Countering China.
Breaking Defense: Secret Space Force payloads monitor China’s satellite surveillance network, official says.
Air & Space Force: Space Force Secretly Tested Sensors that Alert When China Is Watching.

Militaire ruimtevaart – Space Force.
Breaking Defense: DoD needs to clarify Space Force roles and missions: Mitchell workshop.
Space News: Defense executives demand clarity on space agencies’ missions.
Space News: Time to refocus: America needs a stronger Space Force.
Space News: Wargaming the Unknown: The Space Force’s challenge in preparing for a war no one has fought.
Space News: War of words heats up over Space Force’s strategic posture.
Defense One: As space becomes more crowded, Space Force turns to AI.
Space News: Space Force chief calls for greater focus on ‘space superiority’.
US Space Force: Saltzman outlines Space Force priorities, what’s necessary to achieve them.
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Takes New Approach to Ground Control Systems.

Meer militaire ruimtevaart.
Space News: Investors advise caution in defense-focused space boom.
Space News: Space Development Agency satellite procurements moving forward amid heightened scrutiny.

Space News: U.S. military space tracking systems strain under new threats.
Space News: Kapta Space exits stealth mode with bold plans for space-based target tracking.

Space News: BAE lands $151 million contract for missile-warning satellite ground system.

Trump –  Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
Space News: Voyager to adopt partnership strategy for Golden Dome program.
Space Policy Online: Trump renews support for Humans on Mars, Golden Dome.
Lokheed Martin (filmpje): Golden Dome for America: A Shield for the Nation.
Space Defense: Space Force general: ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield requires Manhattan Project-scale effort.
Breaking Defense: Space-based capabilities are critical to enabling a missile shield for America.
Air & Space Force: Space Force Leaders Start Work on Golden Dome, See Massive Effort Ahead.

Trump en Elon en Isaacman.
The Hill: Want to give Elon Musk a reality check? Confirm Jared Isaacman.
NASA Watch: Jared Needs To Get Up To Speed.
Inside Outer Space: Where is Jared Isaacman?

Sky & Telescope: Federal shake-up: Impacts on space science and US leadership.
Ars Technica: White House may seek to slash NASA’s science budget by 50 percent.

The Verge: FAA staff reportedly ordered to find funding for deal with Musk’s Starlink.
Payload: Dems Sound the Alarm on FAA’s Dealings With Starlink.

The KYIV Independent: EU weighs satellite alternatives for Ukraine amid Starlink concerns, Politico reports.
Breaking Defense:  NGA suspends Ukraine’s access to commercial satellite imagery.
Space News: U.S. halts satellite imagery support to Ukraine in major policy shift.

Space Daily: Musk survives Royal Society expulsion; EU tasked to detail public funding to SpaceX, Tesla.

Space News: Regulations are in the crosshairs. But which ones?

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