Qua lanceringen hebben de Chinezen alsook SpaceX weer hun best gedaan. Voor de Australische Eris was het wel een afknapper toen de neuskegel van de raket viel nog voor de lancering. En in India liep het ook mis toen de derde trap van een PSLV-XL het liet afweten. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: De Indische PSLV-XL raket kende een mislukte lancering. De foto werd genomen tijdens de voorbereidingen op de lancering. Foto: ISRO.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

11.05.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 6A lanceert Yaogan 40 Group 02.
Space News: China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches.
SpaceCom: China launches trio of Yaogan remote-sensing satellites to orbit.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellites.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches Yaogan-40 02.

12.05.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 3C/E lanceert TJSW-19.
Space News: China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-3C launches TJSW-19.

13.05.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 15-4 (VSFB).
SatNews: SpaceX Starlink Group 15-4 smallsats launch moved to Monday.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB.

Filmpje:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 258 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 May 2025.

13.05.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-83 (KSC).
SatNews: SpaceX scrubs Florida launch of Starlink Group 6-83 smallsats to Tuesday.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 28th flight.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites using Falcon booster making a record 28th flight.
SatNews: Forrester’s Digest: SpaceX breaks another Starlink record.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 259 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 May 2025.

14.05.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 2D lanceert 12 stuks v/d Space Computing Constellation.
ECNS: China sends space computing satellite constellation into space.
Space News: China launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches Space Computing Satellite Constellation.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches “Space Computing Satellite Constellation”.

14.05.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-67 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, lands at sea.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 260 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 May 2025.

15.05.2025 – Geen eerste Australische lancering voor Eris. Neuskegel valt van raket nog voor de lancering.
Gilmore Space: TestFlight1 Postponed Following Pre-Launch Anomaly.

Ars Technica: The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch.
SpaceCom: Launch of Australia's 1st homegrown orbital rocket delayed indefinitely due to payload fairing issue.

16.05.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 15-5 (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 1,000th Starlink satellite of the year during Friday morning mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 261 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 16 May 2025.

17.05.2025 – Chinese ZhuQue-2E lanceert 6 satellieten.
SRN: China’s LandSpace launches improved methane-powered rocket.
Space News: Landspace launches 6 satellites with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China's commercial rocket sends six satellites into space.
SciNews: ZhuQue-2E launches six satellites.

17.05.2025 – RocketLab lanceert Electron – The Sea God Sees – SPS-SAR-10.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Schedules Next Mission for Multi-Launch Customer iQPS.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission.

De persmap vind je hier.

Space News: Rocket Lab launches radar imaging satellite for iQPS.
SpaceCom: Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese Earth-observing satellite early May 17.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'The Sea God Sees' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches QPS-SAR-10 “WADATSUMI-I”.

18.05.2025 – Mislukte lancering voor Indische PSLV-XL. Aardobservatiesatelliet gaat verloren.
The Times of India: ISRO’s PSLV-C61/EOS-09 launch mission fails.
The Times of India: ‘Mission could not be accomplished’: What ISRO chief said after EOS-09 setback.
NDTV: NDTV explains: Why ISRO’s EOS-9 satellite launch failed.

Space News: PSLV launch of Indian radar imaging satellite fails.
SpaceCom: Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost.

De persmap voor deze lancering vind je hier (PDF). Een hele reeks foto’s vind je hier.

Filmpjes:
ISRO: ISRO’s 101st Launch | PSLV-C61 / EOS-09 | 18 May 2025 (live).
SciNews: EOS-09 launch.
SciNews: PSLV-XL launch anomaly (PSLV-C61).

Te verwachten lanceringen.

Axiom 4 uitgesteld van 29.05 naar 08.06.2025.
Spaceflight Now: Axiom Mission 4 delayed due to Dragon capsule readiness.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's next private astronaut launch to ISS, Ax-4, delayed to June 8.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

Biomass ontplooit zijn antenna.
ESA: Forest satellite’s big antenna opens up.
L3Harris: L3Harris unfurlable mesh reflector successfully deploys on ESA’s Biomass satellite.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Biomass: From cleanroom to space.
ESA: Biomass antenna deployment selfie.

Raketnieuws.

Dumpt Rusland Baikonur na het ISS?
Space Daily: Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport.

Relativity Space en een update over Terran R.
Relativity Space (filmpje): Terran R March & April 2025 program update.

RocketLab mag lancering doen van Aspera – VADR.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab to Launch NASA Astrophysics Science Mission on Electron to Study Galaxy Evolution.
NASA: NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission.
Space News: Rocket Lab to launch NASA astrophysics smallsat mission.

China test herbruikbare methalox raketmotor.
Space Daily: China completes testing of powerful reusable liquid rocket engine.

Over de toekomst van Spaceport America.
SpaceCom: New Mexico's Spaceport America looks up and into the future.

Venus Aerospace test een “rotation detonation” raketmotor.
Ars Technica: For the first time in the US, a rotating detonation rocket engine takes flight.

Polen test TRS, een suborbitale raket voor wetenschappelijke opdrachten.
European Spaceflight: Poland Launches Demonstration of Suborbital Research Rocket.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Nieuwe planning voor volgende missies naar het ISS.
NASA CCP Blog: NASA, Partners Adjust Summer 2025 Space Station Flight Planning.

Over samenwerken met India – ESA – VAST.
Science/Bussiness: Europe and India to cooperate on human space exploration.

The Economic Times: U.S. firm Vast keen to use Indian rockets for rides to its planned space station.

TDRS wordt vervangen door commerciële oplossingen – SCaN. 
NASA (filmpje): NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation: Embracing Commercial Relay Services.

Zie ook dit NASA-bericht uit oktober 2024:
NASA: NASA to Embrace Commercial Sector, Fly Out Legacy Relay Fleet.

ISS – De blogentries.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Kicks off the Week with Cargo Stowage, Health Research, and Maintenance and Agricultural Work.
NASA ISS Blog: Biotech, Fire Safety Research and Station Maintenance topped Tuesday’s Schedule for the Expedition 73 Crew.
NASA ISS Blog: Wednesday Boasted Health Scans in Space and More Dragon Cargo Stowage and Advanced Science Experiments for the Expedition 73 Crew.
NASA ISS Blog: Ongoing ISS Operations: Training, Research, Outreach, and Station Maintenance.
NASA ISS Blog: Friday is Full of Advancing Dragon Cargo Stowage, Advanced Research, and Maintenance of Orbital Systems.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NASA: Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?
NASA: Innovation in Focus: Surprising Science
NASA: Space Station Research Explorer – Bacteria Resistant Polymers in Space

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Bon Appétit: May 16, 2025.
NASA: Astronaut Tracy Dyson Talks Communication Aboard ISS.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou-20 Crew Adapts to Space Life, Carries out Key Missions Smoothly.
CCTV: First Experiment on Planarian Regeneration Conducted at China's Space Station.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: NASA to Fly Saudi Arabia CubeSat Aboard Artemis II Test Flight.
ESA Blog: Artemis II : Orion Complete.
ESA: Orion on the move.
NSF: Artemis II stacking and preparations underway even as SLS faces budget cuts.

Filmpje:
NASA: Almost time for Stacking! Orion Spacecraft Makes Moves at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Artemis 3 – Opnieuw mensen op de Maan / HLS.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis III Core Stage Receives Thermal Protection Coating.

Filmpje:
NASA: Liquid Hydrogen Tank for Artemis III Rocket Moves to Final Assembly at NASA Michoud.

Artemis 4 – Gateway.
Space News: MDA Space sees options for robotic arm technology should Gateway be canceled.

Artemis 5 – Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
NASA Houston We Have a Podcast: Commercial and International Lunar Rovers.

Artemis Accords – Nu ook Noorwegen.
NASA: NASA Welcomes Norway as 55th Nation to Sign Artemis Accords.
Space News: Norway signs Artemis Accords.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA: NASA Enables Construction Technology for Moon and Mars Exploration.

Ars Technica: If Congress actually cancels the SLS rocket, what happens next?

SpaceCom: Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center

The Conversation: Space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could

Filmpjes:
NASA: Can Studying Lunar Regolith Prepare Us for Life on the Moon?.

ILRS – China naar de Maan. 
Live Science: China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust

Starship – IFT 9 – 27.05.2025 om 01u30 (onder voorbehoud).
Space Explored: Starship Flight 9: SpaceX shows off Ship 35 heading for testing.
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft again ahead of 9th test flight.
Ars Technica: After back-to-back failures, SpaceX tests its fixes on the next Starship.
SpaceCom: SpaceX will launch Starship's 9th test flight next week, Elon Musk says.
The Register: Next week's SpaceX Starship test still needs FAA authorization.
Inside Outer Space: Upcoming Starship-Super Heavy Flight: FAA Flight Determination Decision.
Space News: FAA license update brings SpaceX closer to next Starship launch.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre: The Second Launch Mount Finally Arrives! - SpaceX Weekly #166.
NSF: DOUBLE HEADER: Flight 9 Ship Tested as Pad B Launch Mount Lifted.
NSF: Ship 35 Drama Continues + New Orbital Launch Mount Rolls Out! | Starbase Update.
NSF: Booster 14-2 Rolls to Launch Pad & Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-83 Mission.
NSF: We've got Static Fires, We've Got Booster Rollouts | SpaceX Boca Chica.
Engineering Today: Ready for SpaceX Starship's 9th test flight? Musk will explain the Mars game plan in Starbase.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

ispace/Hakuto-R2 in een baan om de Maan.
NASA: NASA’s LRO Views Japan’s RESILENCE Lunar Lander Landing Area.
Inside Outer Space: Japanese Moon Probe – When/Where Will It Land?

Filmpje:
ispace: TENACIOUS Rover Documentary Episode 4.

Oorzaken mislukte maanlanding IM-2 bekend gemaakt door Intuitive Machines.
Space News: Altimeter problems, lighting challenges caused IM-2 lunar lander to fall on its side.
Space News: How IM-2 payload operators made the most of the mission’s landing issues.
Space Policy Online: IM-2’s imperfect landing due to altimeter interference, south pole lighting conditions.
Spaceflight Now: Intuitive Machines’ CEO points to issues that prevented upright touchdown during IM-2 Moon landing.
Payload: Intuitive Machines Says The Moon Is Still Go.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
SpaceCom: Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
SpaceCom: Solar storms and cyberattacks can both cause blackouts. Knowing the difference could save billions of dollars.

Zon:
The Times of India: ISRO’s Aditya-L1 captures solar flare and plasma ejection, monitoring solar activity in near-ultraviolet light.

Venus:
SpaceCom: Venus' crust is surprisingly thin. Could this explain why it's so geologically active?

Aarde:
ESA: Night-time light emissions during blackout in Spain and Portugal.
ESA: Back to light.
Space News: How Earth observation satellite operators are teaming up to tip and cue one another.
NASA: NASA Satellite Images Could Provide Early Volcano Warnings

Maan:
SpaceCom: A tiny glass bead from the moon offers clues to its hidden interior – Chang’e 5.
SpaceCom: China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites – DRO.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4536-4538: Dusty Martian Magnets.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4539-4540: Back After a Productive Weekend Plan.
NASA Perseverance: NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars.
SpaceCom: Perseverance Mars rover becomes 1st spacecraft to spot auroras from the surface of another world.
NASA Perseverance: A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill.
NASA: Deimos Before Dawn.
ESA: Two faces of Mars, one stunning snapshot – Mars Express.
PhysOrg: Proposed experiment could clarify origin of Martian methane.
NASA: NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared.
SpaceCom: NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter.

Jupiter:
NASA: Jupiter’s Turbulent Atmosphere.

Planetoïden
Payload: Congress Examines NASA’s Planetary Protection Duty.
Space News: House hearing on asteroid threats also takes up budget threats.
Space Policy Online: NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting telescope on track for 2027 launch NEO Surveyor.
SpaceCom: After the Arecibo collapse in 2020, a lone NASA radar dish in the Mojave desert stepped up as a leading asteroid hunter.

Voyager:
Space Daily: NASA's Voyager 1 Revives Backup Thrusters Before Command Pause.
SpaceCom: NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'.
Scott Manley: The First Interstellar Software Update - The Insane Hack That Saved Voyager 1.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

VARDA landt derde terugkeercapsule – W3.
Space News: Varda Space reentry capsule lands in Australia, completes hypersonic research mission.
SatNews: A duo of Rocket Lab Earth return missions for two Varda spacecraft.

Space Force – Nieuws.
Space News: Pentagon taps more firms to build commercial-military satellite network – Hybrid Space Architecture – HSA.
Space News: Space Force selects vendors to build cloud-based ground station marketplaces –  Satellite Control Network – SCN.
Breaking Defense: Space Force should get a quarter of Pentagon spending, if DoD is serious about countering China.
Space News: Lawmakers raise alarm over rumored cuts to commercial satellite imagery funding – EOCL.
SES: SES Space & Defense to Provide Hybrid Space-Based Architecture to U.S. Department of Defense.
Breaking Defense: Space Force testing space-based sensors to track airborne targets.
Via Satellite: Muon Space Advances to Stage II on NRO Contract for Commercial Electro-Optical Imagery.
Via Satellite: What Can We Learn About Cybersecurity for Space from Existing Safety Procedures?

Politico: US space chief warns of emerging threats from China and Russia.

Space News: Beyond launch: SpaceX’s expanding role in U.S. defense.

Trump –  Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
Defense One: Golden Dome push sets stage for telecom battle over spectrum access.
Space News: Senate forms ‘Golden Dome Caucus’ to champion missile defense shield.
Air & Space Forces: ​​Golden Dome’s Price Tag Will Likely Exceed Half a Trillion Dollars, Space Force Chief Says.
Space News: Space Force officials say it’s too early to pin down Golden Dome costs.
Air & Space Forces: How Golden Dome Will Help Create Space Superiority.

DIA: DIA releases ‘Golden Dome’ missile threat assessment.

SatNews: Defense Intelligence Agency releases ‘Golden Dome’ missile threat assessment.

Trump, Musk en Isaacman.
Space Policy Online: A Second Trump National Space Scouncil would be busy.
Space Policy Online: Trump’s NASA budget – Shifting from Star Trek to Dune?
Politico: Former NASA chief: Trump’s budget takes ‘a chainsaw and a meat-ax’ to space agency.
SpaceCom: Space Insider – Trump's proposed 2026 NASA budget cuts will cede our space 'position of leadership to other nations', top scientists say.
SpaceCom: US Representatives worry Trump's NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids.

Via Satellite: Senators Call for Ethics Inquiry into Trump Administration Benefitting Elon Musk and Starlink in Trade Negotiations.

Politico: No one knows who’s in charge of Trump’s dramatic space policy.

Ondertussen in Europa.
Space News: Aschbacher calls on Europe to increase space spending.

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