Er is (eindelijk) een mogelijke lanceerdatum voor Artemis II: ten vroegste op 5 februari 2026. En alles lijkt voorlopig min of meer volgens schema te verlopen. NASA stelde ook een nieuwe reeks astronauten voor. Er waren 9 orbitale lanceringen waarvan 7 voor één of andere (grote) satellietconstellatie. Een elfde testvlucht voor Starship wordt half oktober verwacht. En DreamChaser ? Daarvan wordt een eerste lancering eerst eind 2026 verwacht. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De eerste lancering van Dream Chaser wordt nu eerst verwacht eind 2026. Foto: Sierra Space.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

21.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 10-27 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Sunday sunrise Falcon 9 flight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 304 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 21 September 2025.

22.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert NROL-48, 11de reeks satellieten voor Starshield.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 11th batch of 'proliferated architecture' US spy satellites.
Space News: Falcon 9 launch pushes NRO satellite fleet past 200 in orbit.
Spaceflight Now: NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X:  Watch Falcon 9 launch the NRO_gov's NROL-48 mission from pad 4E in California.
SciNews: NROL-48 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

23.09.2025 – Rocketlab lanceert suborbitale Electron/HASTE – JENNA.
HASTE staat voor Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test.
Veel informatie werd er niet vrijgegeven. Zie dit bericht op de RocketLab-website.
SatNews: Rocket Lab’s HASTE program sends JENNA on her mission.
Twee niet-officiële filmpjes van de lancering vind je o.a. in deze twitter-berichten van EasternShoreSpaceflight: Filmpje 1 & Filmpje 2.

24.09.2025 – Chinese Jielong 3 lanceert satellieten voor de Geely-constellatie.
China In Space: Geespace Launches Largest Future Mobility Group [Jielong-3 Y8].
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Geely-06 constellation satellites from sea.
Space News: Geespace secures $281 million for IoT constellation and global HQ.

Filmpje:
SciNews: Smart Dragon-3 launches Geely-06.

24.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert IMAP, SWFO-L1 en Carruthers Geocorona Observatory.
NASA: Upcoming Launch to Boost NASA’s Study of Sun’s Influence Across Space.
SpaceCom: SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system.
NASA: NASA Rideshares Integrated Ahead of Launch.

Over IMAP:
NASA: IMAP.
NASA: NASA’s IMAP Mission to Study Boundaries of Our Home in Space.
NASA (filmpje): NASA’s IMAP Mission (Trailer).
NASA (filmpje): Mapping the Boundaries of Our Home in Space with NASA’s IMAP Mission.

Over SWFO-L1:
NOAA: NOAA’s SWFO-L1 – Safeguarding society, a million miles from home.
SpaceCom: 'We must replace this capability now': New NOAA satellite to replace aging space weather sentinels launches Sept. 23.
Een filmpje over “NOAA's New Solar Weather Sentry: SWFO-L1” vind je hier.

Over de  Carruthers Geocorona Observatory.
NASA: Carruthers Geocorona Observatory.
NASA: New NASA Mission to Reveal Earth’s Invisible ‘Halo’.
NASA (filmpje): NASA Mission to Study Giant ‘Halo’ Surrounding Earth.

NASA: NASA, NOAA Launch Three Spacecraft to Map Sun’s Influence Across Space.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 3 probes to study space weather and map the boundaries of our solar system.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX to launch NASA, NOAA missions exploring the impacts of the Sun.
Space News: Falcon 9 launches three space weather missions.
NSF: NASA, SpaceX launch IMAP and rideshare payloads to study space weather at L1.

Meer filmpjes:
NASA: Three Missions Launch to Track Space Weather (Official NASA Trailer).
NASA: NASA Science News Conference on Three New Space Weather Missions (Sept. 21, 2025).
NASA: Three New Missions Launch to Track Space Weather.
SciNews: IMAP launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: Deployment of IMAP, SWFO-L1 and Carruthers.

25.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 10-15 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 305 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 September 2025.

25.09.2025 – Atlas V lanceert derde reeks satellieten voor Project Kuiper (KA-03).
Amazon: Kuiper mission updates: Kuiper constellation expands with fifth successful launch.
Spaceflight Now: ULA launches third batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: ULA rocket launches 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites.

Amazon: Inside Project Kuiper's Florida hub: Preparing satellites for Amazon's space network.

Filmpjes:
ULA: Rocket Launch: Atlas V Kuiper 3.
SciNews: Atlas V launches Kuiper 3 (KA-03).

26.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 17-11 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 306 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 26 September 2025.

26.09.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 4C lanceert Fengyun 3H.
China in Space: Night Launch Delivers New Weather Spacecraft [Long March 4C Y45].
ECNS: China launches new Fengyun meteorological satellite.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-4C launches FengYun-3H (FY-3H).

27.09.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 6A lanceert SatNet Group 11.
China in Space: GuoWang Grows With Latest Taiyuan Launch [Long March 6A Y16].
People’s Daily Online: China launches low Earth orbit satellite group.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches Low Earth Orbit Satellite Group.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches SatNet LEO Group 11.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

29.09.2025 – New Glenn lanceert ESCAPADE naar Mars.
15.08 – Space.Com: Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29.
24.09 – Space News: ESCAPADE launch on New Glenn planned for late October or early November.
24.09 – SpaceCom: Twin Mars spacecraft arrive in Florida for launch on Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket.
26.09 – SpaceCom: Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket.

12.08 – Space News: ESCAPADE trajectory design creates new options for Mars smallsat missions.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: ESCAPADE | Journey to Mars.

Raketnieuws.

ESA’s toekomst op vlak van lanceerders.
ESA (filmpje): Europe’s future space transport ecosystem – Odyssey.

Nieuws over Ariane 6.
European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup Awards Contract for Components of 27 Ariane 6 Rockets.

European Spaceflight: Ariane 6 Selected to Launch German Military Communications Satellites.
Over de Duitse investeringen in militaire ruimtevaart, zie verder.

Nieuws over Isar Aerospace.
European Spaceflight: R-Space Selects Isar Aerospace to Launch First Two GreenBox Satellites.
Payload: European Launchers are Racking Up Bookings.

De werken op KSC en CCSFS – SpaceX / Blue Origin / Stoke / Relativity.
NSF: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities.

China en herbruikbare raketten.
China in Space: Testing Grid Fins on Older Rockets to Support Reusability Efforts.
Space News: U.S. military sees China’s reusable rocket push as a space security concern.
Ars Technica: US intel officials “concerned” China will soon master reusable launch.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

NASA kiest nieuwe reeks astronauten.
NASA: NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates.
SpaceCom: NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars.

Collect Space: NASA names 24th astronaut class to train for future Artemis missions.
Space News: NASA selects new astronaut class.
Spaceflight Now: A geologist, a former SpaceX launch director and a commercial astronaut; meet NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates.
Ars Technica: NASA names 24th astronaut class, including prior SpaceX crew member.

SpaceCom: This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space.

SpaceCom: 'This is how I'm going to land': New NASA astronaut candidate's helicopter skills could come in handy on the moon.

NASA: Houston, we have a podcast: On a Desert Island with the 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates.

NASA Watch: Prior Astronaut Announcement Censorship At NASA.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA Selects 2025 Astronaut Candidates.

Dream Chaser eerst eind 2026 een eerste vlucht. NASA herziet CRS 2-contract.
Sierra Space: Dream Chaser® makes its first flight and aims for multifunctional applications.

NASA: NASA, Sierra Space Modify Commercial Resupply Services Contract.
NSF: NASA’s contract overhaul puts Dream Chaser’s ISS future in jeopardy.
Space News: NASA modifies Dream Chaser ISS cargo contract as Sierra Space shifts to defense work.
Space Policy Online: Dream Chaser Slips to End of 2026 for Free-Flyer Demo Only.
Spaceflight Now: Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser debut mission delayed again, no longer docking to station.
Ars Technica: Sierra’s Dream Chaser is starting to resemble a nightmare.

De switch bij Sierra Space naar meer werk voor defensie is al een tijdje bezig.
11.06 – Sierra Space: Sierra Space Defense Announcement.
11.06 – Space News: Sierra Space doubles down on defense.

Filmpje:
NSF Breaking Space: NASA Cancels Dream Chaser - Will It Survive?

Over Cygnus.
Northrop Grumman (filmpje): The Cygnus Lifecycle.

Een probleem met de Dragon ISS Reboost Kit.
The Register: SpaceX Dragon huffs, puffs... and fizzles out as NASA aborts ISS boost.
Klaarblijkelijk liep het de dag nadien wel goed (zoals af te leiden valt in de volgende ISS-blogentries.

ISS – De blogentries.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Studies Cardiac Health and Unpacks Cygnus, Progress Spacecraft.
NASA ISS Blog: Exercise Research and Computer Upgrades Keep Crew Busy on Tuesday.
NASA ISS Blog: Cutting Edge Medical Studies Look at Crew Fitness and Vision.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Medicine Protecting Crews, Station Reboost Aborted.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Studies Space Orientation, DNA Data Storage as Dragon Reboosts Station.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NASA: Lettuce Find Healthy Space Food! Citizen Scientists Study Space Salads.
PhysOrg: Space-grown lettuce falls short on calcium and magnesium for astronaut diets, citizen scientists find.
Universe Today: Lunar Astronauts Could Grow Their Own Tea.
NASA: NASA Flights Study Cosmic Ray Effects for Air, Future Space Travelers.
NASA: NASA’s Astrobee Robots Advance Through Strategic Partnership.
Redwire: Watch: Redwire Chief Scientist Appears on NYSE Live, Discusses Latest Advancements in Space Biotech.

JAXA: Five CubeSats successfully deployed from "Kibo"!

NSS: In Space for Earth: Breakthroughs from the ISS.

Zie ook deze voordracht:
NSS: NSS Space Forum - In Space For Earth: Breakthroughs in ISS In-Space Production Applications.

Commerciële ruimtestations – CLD Axiom / Starlab.
Redwire: Redwire Awarded Contract to Provide Roll-Out Solar Arrays for Axiom Space’s First Space Station Module.
Space News: Redwire to provide solar arrays for Axiom space station module.

Starlab Space: Starlab Selects Vivace to Manufacture Primary Structure for Commercial Space Station.
Satellite Pro ME: Vivace chosen to manufacture Starlab space station.
Payload: Voyager Selects Vivace to Manufacture Starlab.

Bharatiya Antariksh Station – Nieuws over het Indische ruimtestation.
The Times of India: ‘6 BHK apartent’: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla says first module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station to launch soon; explains design.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
China in Space: Taikonauts Tie Chinese Record With Fourth Spacewalk [SZ-20 EVA-4].
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-20 crew completes fourth round of extravehicular activities.
ECNS (foto’s): China's Shenzhou XX crew completes fourth round of extravehicular activities.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou-20 Astronauts Complete 4th Spacewalk.
SciNews: Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete fourth spacewalk.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Lancering in februari 2026 (?).
SpaceCom: 'A front-row seat to history': NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot could launch as early as Feb. 5.
BBC: Nasa plans first crewed Moon mission in 50 years for February 2026.
Ars Technica: NASA targeting early February for Artemis II mission to the Moon.
SpaceCom: 'We are ready for every scenario.' NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts say they're all set for historic flight to the moon.
Gizmodo: First Lunar Crew Since Apollo Could Launch in 4 Months. Seriously?
Aerospace America: NASA aims for Artemis II launch as early as February.
Aerospace America: Artemis II crew set to pilot Orion capsule manually.
Space News: Artemis 2 could launch as soon as February.
Universe Today: NASA is Looking to Launch Artemis II by February.

Spacepage: NASA wil Artemis II missie in februari 2026 lanceren.

NASA: Artemis II Crew Members Name Their Orion Spacecraft – Integrity.
Collect Space: Introducing Integrity: Artemis II astronauts name their ride to moon.

SpaceQ: Science at the moon: How Artemis 2 fits into NASA and CSA plans.
Lockheed Martin: When Milliseconds Matter: How Orion’s Launch Abort System Protects Astronauts.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Artemis II Mission Overview News Conference (Sept. 23, 2025).
NASA: Artemis II Science and Technology News Conference (Sept. 23, 2025).
NASA: Artemis II Crew News Conference (Sept. 24, 2025).
CSA: Artemis II - Canada on its way to the Moon.
Lockheed Martin: Orion Crew Safety: Launch Abort System.

Artemis 3 – Vragen rond het HLS/Starship.
Space Policy Online: NASA Safety Panel Estimates Significant Delays for Starship HLS.
Inside Outer Space: Artemis Angst: Landing on the Moon Misery.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
InnovaSpace: Google & NASA’s Digital Assistant: A Space Doctor for Mars.

Filmpje:
Miles O’Brien: Miles to Go: "Powering the Final Frontier: The Case for Nuclear on the Moon".

Starship – IFT 11 op 14 oktober (?).
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 11th test flight .
Space Explored: Is Starship back? SpaceX prepares for Flight 11.

NSF: Preparation for East Coast Starship debut in 2026 continue to make progress.

Filmpjes:
NSF: SpaceX Performs Static Fire of Final Block 2 Ship - Third Attempt.
NSF: "Starwars... or Starbase?" | SpaceX Starbase.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CLPS – VIPER gaat dan toch naar de Maan. Met Blue Origin.
Space News: Blue Origin only bidder for new VIPER lander award.
Payload: Blue Origin Wins $190M VIPER Contract.

Psyche en deep space laser beam communicatie.
NASA: NASA’s Deep Space Communications Demo Exceeds Project Expectations.
SpaceCom: Psyche asteroid probe uses lasers to phone home from 218 million miles away.

Filmpje:
NASA: From Taters to Terabits: NASA Wraps Up Deep Space Laser Test.

Japanse ispace wil stukje van de Maan.
Ispace: ispace and ElevationSpace Sign Agreement to Undertake Japan’s First Private Lunar Sample Return Mission.
Payload: ispace and ElevationSpace Plan to Bring Back Moon Rocks for Japan.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Mercurius:
Universe Today: An Impact Between Equals Could Solve The "Mercury Problem".

Venus:
Universe Today: Japan's Akatsuki Venus Orbiter Completes its Mission.

Aarde:
PhysOrg: Al Gore's satellite and AI system is now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution.
PhysOrg: Biosphere 2's latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth, and how to make barren worlds habitable.
ESA: ESA selects WIVERN as 11th Earth Explorer mission.
SpaceCom: Satellites track Pacific tsunami in real time after massive Russian earthquake.
NASA: NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface – NISAR.
The Harvard Gazette: Methane tracking satellite lost in space — what now? – MethaneSat.

Maan:
PhysOrg: Mysterious moon rust explained by oxygen coming from Earth's 'wind'.
Inside Outer Space: Water on the Moon: China Lunar Lander Data Assessed.
SpaceCom: A tiny Apollo 17 moon rock is unlocking a secret lunar history.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4661-4667: Peaking Into the Hollows.
ESA: Mars’s atmospheric mille-feuille – ExoMars TGO.

Didymos & Dimorphos:
The Planetary Science Journal: High-speed Boulders and the Debris Field in DART Ejecta.
Scott Manley (filmpje): Stunning New Videos From NASA's Asteroid Impacting Spacecraft Reveal Amazing Details.

2024 YR4:
TASS: Idea of nuking moon-bound asteroid could be cover for lifting space arms ban — scientist.

3I/Atlas:
The Planetary Society: Where do 3I/ATLAS and other interstellar visitors come from?

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Nucleaire batterijen voor de ruimtevaart.
Zeno Power: Zeno Power and Orano Unlock Americium-241 Supply Through Strategic Agreement to Fuel Space Nuclear Batteries
SpaceNews: Zeno Power secures americium-241 supply for space nuclear batteries
WNN: Orano-Zeno deal aims to power space batteries from recycled nuclear ‘waste’

Duits Ministerie van Defensie gaat investeren in de ruimte.
European Spaceflight: Germany Commits €35 Billion to Space-Related Defence Projects.
Payload: Germany is Ramping Up Its Military Space Posture.
Via Satellite: German Defense Minister Details 35B Euro Investment in Space-Defense Capabilities.
Breaking Defense: German military to invest $41B in space capabilities.

Europe in Space: Defence is Reshaping the European Space Sector.

PWSA – Nieuws.
Lockheed Martin: Space-based Threat Detection Security is About to Get a Whole Lot Smarter.
Space News: Lockheed Martin delivers 21 satellites for next launch of U.S. military ‘Transport Layer’.

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