Met een geslaagde Vega-C-lancering en een al even geslaagde parachutetest voor ExoMars kende afgelopen week twee Europese hoogtepunten. Aan boord van het ISS bereidt de bemanning van Crew 10 zich voor op de terugkeer als donderdag Crew 11 zal gelanceerd worden. En op Starbase lijkt de opwinding toe te nemen want men verwacht “weldra” een nieuwe Starship-testvlucht. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Vanop 29 km hoogte werd een mockup ExoMars gedropt als test van het parachutesysteeem. Foto: Vorticity

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

22.07.2025 – SpaceX lanceert O3b mPOWER 9& 10.
Space Daily: SpaceX scrubs launch of 2 SES mPOWER satellites.
SpaceCom: SpaceX aborts satellite launch 11 seconds before liftoff.
SatNews: SpaceX ‘Hold Hold Hold!’ aborts 11 seconds before Monday’s launch of O3b mPower satellites.

SES: SES’s Ninth and Tenth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched.
Boeing: Two Boeing-Built O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launch, Enhancing SES Constellation.

SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 2 powerful internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 15th mission for SES following one-day scrub.
Space News: SpaceX launch brings SES closer to completing MEO broadband upgrade by 2027.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the SES_Satellites O3b mPOWER mission to orbit – ABORT.
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch, 21 July 2025.
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the SES_Satellites O3b mPOWER mission to orbit.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches SES O3b mPOWER 9 & 10 satellites and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

23.07.2025 – SpaceX lanceert TRACERS en 5 andere (VSFB).
SpaceCom: NASA launching TRACERS mission to protect Earth from space weather today.
NSF: FAA caused Falcon 9 TRACERS launch scrub.

NASA Blog: NASA’s TRACERS Mission Scrubbed, July 23 Next Attempt.
NASA Blog: NASA’s TRACERS Mission Launch Attempt Today.
NASA Blog: NASA’s TRACERS Mission Launch Takes Flight.
NASA Blog: NASA’s TRACERS Mission in Orbit.
NASA: NASA Launches Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetic Shield.

NSF: SpaceX, NASA set to launch TRACERS to study Earth’s magnetic field.
Space News: Falcon 9 launches NASA TRACERS space science mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the @NASA TRACERS mission to orbit from California – ABORT.
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch, 22 July 2025.
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the @NASA TRACERS mission to orbit from California.
SciNews: TRACERS launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

25.07.2025 – Russische Soyuz-raket lanceert twee Ionosfera-M-exemplaren. En 18 andere, o.a. voor Iran.
TASS: Launch of Ionosfera-M satellites scheduled for late July — Roscosmos.
TASS: Launch of second pair of Ionosfera-M satellites set for Friday morning — Roscosmos.
TASS: PREVIEW: Soyuz-2.1b with two Ionosfera-M satellites to blast off from Vostochny.
TASS: Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b rocket with Ionosfera-M satellites blasts off from Vostochny spaceport.
TASS: Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites successfully delivered into designated orbit — Roscosmos.
TASS: Two small Geoscan satellites launched aboard Soyuz rocket reach target orbit.

NSF: Roscosmos Ionosfera science mission launches atop Soyuz from Vostochny Cosmodrome.
SpaceCom: Russia launches satellite for Iran toward orbit alongside 2 space weather probes.

Tasnim News Agency: Iranian Satellite to Launch Friday Aboard Russian Soyuz.
Space Daily: Russian rocket puts Iran satellite into space: Iran media.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Ionosfera-M 3 & 4 launch.
SciNews: Ionosfera-M 3 & 4 launch.

26.07.2025 – Vega C lanceert 4x CO3D satellieten alsook de MicroCarb – VV27.
ESA: Building Vega-C flight VV27.
ESA: MicroCarb in preparation for its flight on Vega-C.

Arianespace: Arianespace successfully launches CO3D and MicroCarb satellites.
Een “launch kit” kan je op volgende pagina downloaden.

SpaceCom: European Vega C rocket launches CO2-mapping satellite, 4 Earth-observation spacecraft to orbit.

Over CO3D vind je meer bij CNES.
Over MicroCarb vind je meer bij CNES.
Deze laatste maakt deel uit van het Europese IOD/IOV programma.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Flight VV27 | CO3D / MicroCarb | Vega C I Arianespace.
ESA: Flight VV27 | CO3D / MicroCarb | Vega C | Liftoff Sequence.
SciNews: Vega-C launches CO3D and MicroCarb.

26.07.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-26 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 284 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 26 July 2025.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

31.07.2025 – Crew 11.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Enters Quarantine.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Flight Readiness Review Underway.
NASA: NASA, SpaceX Managers Proceed Toward Crew-11 Launch.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Departs Houston.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Lands at NASA Kennedy.

NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Gears Up for Space Station Research.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule 'Endeavour' arrives at pad ahead of July 31 astronaut launch.

NASA: NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 Launch, Docking.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Arrival at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Training B-Roll Reel Provided By SpaceX – Monday, July 21, 2025

Raketnieuws.

Iran lanceert Qased-raket.
Reuters: Iran conducted suborbital test with Qased satellite launch vehicle, report says.
NewsWeek: Iran's Rocket Launch Raises Alarm.
Bryce (infographic): Iran Space Activity Overview.

Japan test nieuwe motor voor H3.
Japan News: JAXA Reports No Problems in H3 Engine Firing Test; Latest Rocket, Unlike Others, Has No Boosters.
JAXA: Results of the H3 rocket No. 6 (30 configuration test vehicle) first stage actual tank stage combustion test.

Meer info over de test vind je op deze Japanse website.

Filmpjes:
JAXA: Persconferentie.
JAXA: De static fire test.

Nog enkele weken voor de eerstvolgende Vulcan.
Aerospace America: U.S. Space Systems Command chief: First Vulcan national security launch is “weeks” away.

Transportproblemen voor Rocket Lab’s Neutron-raket.
TechCrunch: Rocket Lab’s first hurdle to flying its new rocket is getting it to the pad.

Blue Origin en Blue Ring in het voorjaar 2026.
Blue Origin: Blue Origin’s First Blue Ring Mission To Demonstrate Space Domain Awareness with Scout Space Sensor.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin to fly AI-powered space surveillance sensor on 1st flight of Blue Ring spacecraft.
Space News: Blue Origin to fly first Blue Ring spacecraft in spring 2026.

Noorwegen en Zweden maken ruzie om veiligheid rond lanceerbasis.
Orbital Today: Norway Accuses Sweden Over Spaceport Safety as Europe’s Rocket Race Escalates.

Amazon en het KSC.
Spaceflight Now: Amazon says $139.5 million investment in Florida is key to ramping up launch cadence with Project Kuiper.

Cape Canaveral en Kennedy Space Center – Volop in verandering.
NSF: Cape Canaveral infrastructure and support sees upgrades as launch cadence rapidy increases.

Trump, het milieu en raketten.
ProPublica: Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches.

Lanceerpad klaar voor Tianlong 3.
Space News: Space Pioneer completes launch pad for Tianlong-3 rocket.
China ‘N Asia Spaceflight (via X): SPACE-PIONEER completed the Tianlong-3 launch pad at Jiuquan.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Starliner eerstvolgende vlucht onbemand (?)
PhysOrg:  With delay until 2026, Boeing Starliner next flight may not carry humans, NASA says.

India en Gaganyaan.
The Times of India: Inidia’sown astronaut training & space psychology protocols ready.

ISS – De blogentries / On the ISS this week.
NASA ISS Blog: Bone and Robotics Research Informing Future Missions as Crew Nears Departure.
NASA ISS Blog: Brain, Muscles, and Robotics Research to Assist Healthy Crew Tops Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Preps for Crew Swap and Continues Space Health Studies.
NASA ISS Blog: Robotics, Exercise Studies Improving Space Missions as Crew Swap Nears.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Swap Preps Underway as Health and Robotics Research Wrap Week.

SpaceCom: Astronaut makes 'space kimchi fried rice' in orbit as crew starts packing for trip home | On the ISS this week July 21-25, 2025.

Crew 10 maakt zich klaar voor terugkeer.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return.

Filmpje:
NASA: Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-10 Participate In Pre-Departure News Conference – Friday, July 25, 2025.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Science Alert: Disturbing Eyesight Problem Affects 70% of Astronauts on Long Missions.
PhysOrg: Good news for astronauts: Arteries remain normal years after long-duration spaceflight.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Is Orion-capsule weldra ook commercieel beschikbaar?
Aerospace America: Lockheed Martin weighs selling Orion flights as a service.
Space News: Lockheed Martin may offer Orion as a commercial service.

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: NASA Tests New Liquid Hydrogen Tank for Crewed Artemis Missions.
NASA: Houston, we have a podcast: Artemis II – The Mission.

Artemis 4 – Gateway / ML2 – SLS Block 1B.
Europe in Space: An ESA Gateway Update.

SLS – Alternatieven voor EUS.
Space News: House appropriators interested in alternatives to SLS EUS upper stage.

Artemis Accords – Nu ook Senegal (maar is ook ILRS-lid).
NASA: NASA Welcomes Senegal as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.
Payload: ILRS Member Senegal Joins Artemis Accords.
SpaceCom: Senegal becomes 56th country to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration.
Space News: Senegal signs the Artemis Accords.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
PhysOrg: Engineers study little-known hazard of lunar landings.
Universe Today: When Moon Dust Becomes a Weapon!
Universe Today: Is It Worth Going Back to the Moon?

Payload: NASA Asks Industry for Interplanetary Comms Plans.

Artemis – Een eerste maanbasis.
Thales Alenia Space: Thales Alenia Space Italy to build the Multi-Purpose Habitation module for the Moon.

Zuid-Korea wil een maanbasis tegen 2045.
SpaceCom: South Korea wants to build a moon base by 2045.

Starship – Weldra een nieuwe testvlucht – IFT10.
TechCrunch: SpaceX worker injury rates at Starbase outpace industry rivals.
NSF: Starship Salvage Operation off Coast of Mexico complete as B13 aft returns home.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre: The New Version 3 Superheavy is Here! - Spaceflight Weekly #176.
WAI: Starship Flight 10 NET August? Breaking Down SpaceX’s Current and Upcoming Plans.
NSF: Starship Static Fire Next Week? + New Pad Progress! | Starbase Update.
NSF: Booster 13 Comes Home | SpaceX Starbase.
Marcus House: Starship Tech Update Reveal, and Fire Time Already!?

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

ESA test parachutes ExoMars.
ESA: ExoMars parachutes ready for martian deployment.
Payload: ESA Recertifies ExoMars Parachutes After Years in Storage.
SpaceCom: Europe tests largest-ever Mars parachute in the stratosphere above the Arctic.
Universe Today: ExoMars Tests Its Parachute By Dropping From The Stratosphere.

Filmpje:
ESA: ExoMars parachute high-altitude drop test.

Over de redding van een Juno-camera.
NASA: NASA Shares How to Save Camera 370-Million-Miles Away Near Jupiter.
Universe Today: NASA's Junocam Heals Its Radiation Damage.

Een vervanger voor Plutonium-238 in (inter)planetaire sondes.
NASA: NASA Tests New Heat Source Fuel for Deep Space Exploration.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
SpaceCom: 2 Earth weather satellites accidentally spy on Venus.

Aarde:
Payload: Inside ICEYE’s Flood Watch From Orbit.

Maan:
Aerosspace America: How Intuitive Machines is planning to make its third moon landing a success.
Universe Today: How the Moon’s Hidden Protection Shields Against Solar Wind Erosion.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4604-4606: Taking a Deep Breath of Martian Air.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4607-4608: Deep Dip.
SpaceCom: Wild new 'Skyfall' Mars mission would drop 6 scout helicopters onto the Red Planet from the air.

New Horizons:
Universe Today: New Horizons Could Find Its Way to Proxima Centauri if it Wanted.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Raar maar waar – Starlink kent wereldwijde uitval een 2,5 uur lang.
Ars Technica: Starlink kept me connected to the Internet without fail—until Thursday.
Reuters: Ukraine says Starlink's global outage hit its military communications.

CNET: Starlink Acknowledges Software Failure Behind Outage of Satellite Internet Service.
Reuters: SpaceX probes for cause of Starlink's global satellite network outage.

Tweede GovSat op komst.
SES: SES and the Luxembourg Government to Develop and Launch New Defence Satellite for GovSat.
Via Satellite: SES, Luxembourg Order Second GovSat Satellite from Thales.

DeepSat kiest Redwire (US) voor VLEO aardobservatiesatellieten.
DeepSat: DeepSat Selects RedWire's AI-Powered Digital Engineering Systems for Precursor Mission in Very Low Earth Orbit.
RedWire: DeepSat Selects Redwire’s AI-Powered Digital Engineering Systems for Precursor Mission in Very Low Earth Orbit.

Reentry-capsules – GENESIS.
European Spaceflight: Genesis SFL Secures €300,000 to Develop Gen Re-Entry Capsule.

ISAM – In Space Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing.
Payload: SpaceWorks to Fly In-Orbit Manufacturing Tech in 2026.

European Spaceflight: Space Cargo Unlimited Secures €12.5M for BentoBox In-Orbit Platform.

GAO: In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing: Benefits, Challenges, and Policy Options.
Payload: GAO Examines ISAM’s User Uptake Challenges.

Space News: China’s orbital maneuvers blur the line between peaceful and provocative – Shiyan – Shijian.

En hoe is het met Isaacman?
Inside Outer Space: SpaceX Astronaut Exposes NASA’s Shocking Failures.

Big Beautiful Bill.
SpaceCom: Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' gives US Space Force $1 billion for secretive X-37B space plane.
The Hill: NASA’s summer of discontent may be coming to an end.

Space Policy Online: Senate Appropriators Join House in Opposing Trump’s NASA Cuts.
De wekelijkse vooruitblik: Space Policy Online: What’s Happening in Space Policy July 20-26, 2025.

Space Policy Online: Mars Sample Return Gets a Lifeline from House Appropriators.
Space News: Industry warns of severe consequences from ISS funding cuts.

SpaceCom: 'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil.
NASA Watch: NASA Releases Workforce Resignation Numbers.
SpaceCom: NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' program.

PWSA / Milnet – Nieuws.
De eerste Tranche 1 lanceringen zijn nog voor deze zomer.
Space News: Space Development Agency’s satellite network reaching ‘make-or-break’ moment.

Space Force – Nieuws.
Space News: Space Force rehearses mobilization of private satellite assets during orbital emergencies.
Space News: Spire Global launches new space-based intelligence products for defense market.
Via Satellite: Spire Builds Out its Space Reconnaissance Portfolio for Defense.

Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
Reuters: Exclusive: Trump's Golden Dome looks for alternatives to Musk's SpaceX.
Space News: Golden Dome chief outlines plan to deliver U.S. homeland missile defense in three years.
Ars Technica: What exactly is Golden Dome? This Space Force general owes Trump an answer.
Breaking Defense:  Space Force eyes ‘novel’ development tools for Golden Dome space-based interceptors.

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