Het heeft even geduurd maar uiteindelijk kreeg NASA een tijdje geleden een nieuwe grote baas. En die is niet bij de pakken blijven zitten. Zo kon je hier al enkele weken lezen hoe het Artemis-programma op zijn kop werd gezet. En het blijft duren. Zoals de vraag of die eerste landing wel op de zuidpool moet? En er zijn nu geruchten dat het SLS misschien ook niet meer nodig gaat zijn. Ten voordele van SpaceX ? En dat allemaal nadat honderd jaar geleden Robert Goddard voor het eerst een raket(je) op vloeibare brandstof lanceerde. En we verzamelden nog een boel artikels over allerhande satellietconstellaties (er blijven nieuwe mega constellaties aangekondigd worden) alsook over ruimteafval en on-orbit satellite servicing (en aanverwante). Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: Het SLS arriveert een tweede keer op het lanceerplatform, en dat met het oog op een lancering tijdens de nacht van 1 op 2 april. Foto:NASA/Joel Kowsky.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

MATTEO – België krijgt een eerste militaire satelliet.
Redwire: Redwire Awarded Prime Contract to Build First National Security Satellite for Belgian Defence, in Close Collaboration with Aerospacelab.
Satellite Today: Belgium Selects Redwire to Build Natsec Satellite.

Proba-3 Coronagraph weer actief.
ESA Blog: Work ongoing to restore contact with Proba-3’s Coronagraph.
ESA Blog: Where is Proba-3’s Coronagraph?
ESA Blog: What happened to the Coronagraph?
ESA: Proba-3’s Coronagraph is alive!

SpaceCom: 'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

14.03.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-48 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral on cloudy Saturday morning.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 367 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 March 2026.

15.03.2026 – Chinese Lange Mars 6A lanceert Yaogan 50-02.
Xinhua: China launches new remote sensing satellite.
Space News: China launches new highly retrograde Yaogan satellite, KZ-11 rideshare deploys 8 satellites.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches Yaogan-50 02.

16.03.2026 – Chinese Kuaizhou 1A lanceert 8 satellieten.
China in Space: Orbital Refueling Test, AI Earth Observation Demo Satellites Delivered by Rideshare Launch [Kuaizhou-11 Y7].
Space News: China launches new highly retrograde Yaogan satellite, KZ-11 rideshare deploys 8 satellites.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Kuaizhou-11 Y7 Rocket Launches 8 New Satellites.
SciNews: Kuaizhou-11 launches 8 satellites.

17.03.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-24 (VSFB) – 10.000 Starlink-satellieten in een baan om de Aarde.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX reaches 10,000 simultaneous Starlink satellites in orbit following Falcon 9 launch from California.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 10,000th active Starlink satellite into low Earth orbit.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 368 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 March 2026.

17.03.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-46 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: Space launches 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Falcon 9 launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 369 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 March 2026.

19.03.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-33 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 370 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 March 2026.

20.03.2026 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert “Eight Days A Week”.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches private Japanese 'Strix' satellite.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches eighth Synspective radar imaging satellite.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Eight Days A Week' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches the eighth StriX satellite.

20.03.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-15 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 25 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 371 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 March 2026.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

Eerste lancering Kinetica-2 nog in maart.
China in Space: CAS Space's Kinetica-2 Set for March Debut Carrying Qingzhou Prototype.
China in Space: CAS Space Tests New Engines to Upgrade Kinetica-2 Rocket.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

In verband met de mislukte Hanbit-Nano lancering – 22.12.2025.
Space News: Innospace completes investigation into Hanbit-Nano launch failure.
SpaceCom: Private South Korean rocket exploded last December due to hardware failure, investigation finds.

Raketnieuws.

Robert Goddard en de eerste raket op vloeibare brandstof – 100 jaar geleden.
NASA: From Cabbages to Countdowns: NASA Marks 100 Years of Modern Rocketry.
SpaceCom: 2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today.
IEEE Spectrum: How Robert Goddard’s Self-Reliance Crashed His Rocket Dreams The pioneer’s failure to lead consigned his tech to oblivion.
The Space Review: Robert Goddard and the dawn of the rocket age.
Collect Space: 100 years later, where is Robert Goddard's first liquid fuel rocket?
Collect Space: Robert Goddard's rocket recreated as flying model kit 100 years later.

MaiaSpace en Miura.
EuroNews (filmpje): MaiaSpace: Europe steps up in the race for reusable rockets.

Japanse H3 ondergaat een tweetal static fires.
11.03 – JAXA: The second combustion test (CFT) of the H3 rocket No. 6 (30th configuration test vehicle) using the first stage actual tank stage was conducted.
15.03 – JAXA: Results of the second combustion test (CFT) of the H3 rocket No. 6 (30th configuration test vehicle) first stage actual tank stage.

Filmpjes:
11.03 – JAXA: Press briefing on the preparation status for the second first-stage tank-stage combustion test (CFT) of the H3 rocket No. 6 (30th configuration test vehicle).
14.03 – JAXA: H3 Rocket No. 6 (30th Model Test Vehicle) Second First Stage Actual Tank Stage Combustion Test (CFT).
15.03 – SciNews: H3-30 Captive Firing Tests (CFT).

Lancering aangepaste Vulcan wordt deze zomer verwacht.
Payload: Modified Vulcan Expected to Launch This Summer.

ULA/Vulcan verliest (alweer) een GPS-lancering aan SpaceXFalcon 9.
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Switches From ULA to SpaceX Rocket for Upcoming GPS Launch.
Teslarati: SpaceX is quietly becoming the U.S. Military’s only reliable rocket.

Space News: Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues.
SpaceCom: US Space Force moves GPS launch to SpaceX Falcon 9 due to Vulcan rocket glitch.
Ars Technica: Once again, ULA can’t deliver when the US military needs a satellite in orbit.

New Glenn – Beelden van de productiehal.
NSF: Blue Origin ramps up New Glenn manufacturing, unveils Orbital Data Center ambitions.

Suborbitale deal voor RocketLab – MACH-TB 2.0 – HASTE.
Space News: Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab scores $190 million launch deal to test hypersonic tech for US military.

NASA verzamelt explosieve data voor volgende generatie raketten.
NASA: How NASA is Collecting Explosion Data for Next Generation Rockets.
Ars Technica: NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes.

Florida en het Kennedy Space Center.
Tampa Bay Times: Florida without Kennedy Space Center? Director sounds alarm over relationship.

Nieuws van lanceerbasissen – Nova Scotia / SaxaVord.
Payload: Canadian Launchers and Spaceport Get Funding Boost.
Satellite Today: Canada to Invest in New Spaceport in Nova Scotia.

Payload: HyImpulse Signs Launch Agreement with SaxaVord.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ESA koopt een Crew Dragon vlucht naar het ISS.
Space News: ESA to fly dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS.
European Spaceflight: ESA to Purchase SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission to ISS.

ISS – Progress vertrekt bij het ruimtestation.
TASS: Progress MS-31 undocked from the ISS.
TASS: Russia's Progress MS-31 cargo spacecraft completes mission.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Vertrek Progress MS-31.
SciNews: Progress MS-31 undocking.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Roscosmos Progress Cargo Spacecraft Departs Station.
ISS Blog: Progress 92 Cargo Spacecraft Undocks, Crew Preps for Upcoming Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Crew Wraps Final Spacewalk Preparations.
ISS Blog: Spacewalkers Prep to Install Solar Array Mod Kit Today.
ISS Blog: Spacewalkers Exit Station for Solar Array Mod Kit Install.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Install Solar Array Mod Kit, Complete Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Crew Enjoys Light-Duty Day, Debriefs Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Week Wraps with Health Research and Spacewalk Closeout Procedures.

ISS – Nieuwe ruimtewandelingen op de planning.
SpaceCom: Watch live today: NASA astronauts conducting spacewalk delayed by ISS medical evacuation.
SpaceCom: Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months.

Filmpjes:
NASA: U.S. Spacewalk Preview News Conference (Monday, March 16).
NASA: U.S. Spacewalk 94 Animation – March 17, 2026.
NASA: U.S. Spacewalk 95 Animation – March 17, 2026.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
PhysOrg: ISS study identifies thresholds for muscle atrophy and fiber changes in reduced gravity.
The Times of India: Why astronauts may face a hidden blood clot risk in space.
Space News: An astronaut’s tiny stand-in: tissue chips in space health.
Scientific American: 24 mice launched to orbit in 2023. What happened to their bodies could help humans better survive in space.

The Times of India: ISS retirement countdown sparks global concern: US faces growing uncertainty over iets future in orbit.

De vijfde astronaut in het rijtje is geen onbekende :-)
ESA: ESA astronauts on the International Space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Science in Space: 25 Years of Supporting the Space Station.
ESA: 3 weeks and 3 cargo departures for Epsilon.

Ruimtestations – Een beetje geschiedenis.
Universe Today: The Coming Age of Space Stations.

De nieuwe astronautengroep van NASA.
NASA: Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class.
Collect Space: NASA's newest astronaut candidate class billed as the Platypi.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS – Een nieuwe ruimtewandeling.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station: Crew Experiments Spotlighted.

ECNS: Shenzhou XXI astronauts perform 7-hour spacewalk outside Tiangong.
ECNS: Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete second series of extravehicular activities (foto’s).
China in Space: Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Perform Second Spacewalk, Harvest Space Tomatoes [SZ-21 EVA-2].
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station Spacewalk: New Tasks Completed.
SpaceCom: Chinese astronaut conducts record-tying 6th spacewalk outside Tiangong space station.

Filmpje:
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Crew Advances Space Experiments, Equipment Maintenance on Tiangong.
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Astronauts Complete Second Series of Extravehicular Activities.
SciNews: Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete second spacewalk.

ROSS – Nieuws over het toekomstige Russische ruimtestation.
TASS: Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps preparing for flights to Russian Orbital Station — cosmonaut.
TASS: First ROS crew to be on ISS at time of modules’ undocking — Russian cosmonaut.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

NASA en ScaN.
NASA (filmpje): Commercializing NASA's Space Communications and Navigation.

Artemis 2 – Rollout op 20.03 (onze tijd). Lancering NET 2 april (onze tijd).
NASA Blog: NASA Eyes New Date for Artemis II Rocket Rollout.
NASA Blog: NASA Reassessing Artemis II Rollout as Ground Teams Make Up Time.
NASA Blog: NASA Finalizes Artemis II Rollout, Crew Begins Quarantine.
NASA Blog: Artemis II Moon Rocket Heads Back to Launch Pad.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Artemis II Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad 39B.

SpaceCom: NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20.
SpaceCom: NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the launch pad.
Space News: Artemis 2 returns to the pad for April launch attempt.

Filmpjes:
NSF: SLS returns to 39B ahead of Artemis II Moon Launch.
Philip Sloss: Weekly Artemis update and Q&A Livestream, 22 March 2026.
NASA: NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Kennedy Space Center.
Philip Sloss: Artemis II back at Launch Pad 39B for April launch window: Live coverage and Q&A.
NSF: SLS enters pad flow ahead of historic Artemis II mission.
Video From Space: Artemis 2 rocket rolls out at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
NASA: Moon Rocket on the Move.

Artemis 2 – Meer nieuws.
ESA: The radiation paradox: why solar maximum is the safest time to travel to Mars.

NASA: To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun.
NASA: Artemis II: Into the Path of Solar Eruptions.

Filmpjes:
Philip Sloss: NASA gets Artemis II ready again, OIG worried about lunar lander schedules and safety.
NASA: NASA Simulations Improve Artemis II Launch Environment.

Artemis – Over de recente programma-wijzigingen.
Space Daily: Course Correction or Controlled Crash? Inside NASA's Artemis Overhaul - Part 1.
Space Daily: Hostage to the Moon - How Artemis Became Industrial Welfare in a Space Suit - Part 2.
Space Daily: Apollo Cosplay on a 21st-Century Clock - Why Artemis Keeps Slipping Toward 2029 - Part 3.
Space Daily: Changing the Rules Mid-Race - How Artemis Lets Washington Redefine "Winning" at the Moon - Part 4.

Space Policy Online: NASA Convening Artemis International Partners Next Week.

MSN: SpaceX knocks Boeing from dominant role in NASA moon mission.

Artemis 4 – Dan toch niet naar de zuidpool van de Maan?
Space Policy Online: Kshatriya Hints NASA May Reconsider South Pole for Initial Artemis Landings.
SpaceCom: Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuing a 'more achievable' path back to the moon.

NASA OIG over het Human Landing System – HLS.
Zie ook en vooral vorige NUDR.
Futurism: NASA Has No Plan to Rescue Lunar Astronauts in Case of Emergency.
Space Com: Artemis Accords nations grapple with how to handle emergencies and 'harmful interference' on the moon.

Filmpjes:
Engineering Today: SpaceX Starship Gets Stuck on the Moon! What Happens to the Crew?
Avid Space: NASA And SpaceX Disagree on Approach To Critical Starship HLS Risk Reduction Requirements.

Artemis – Over wat nog volgt.
Payload: Isaacman Plans Monthly Uncrewed Lunar Landings In 2027.
Space News: NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings.

The Space Review: If China returns to the Moon first, will Americans care?

Artemis – Lunar Gateway.
Inside Outer Space: To Gateway…or Not To Gateway?

Artemis – Een eerste maanbasis.
23.02 – European Spaceflight: ESA Awards Contracts for Lunar Remote Camp Studies.
27.02 – NASA: Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon.
05.03 – Space Daily: Lunar spacecraft exhaust could obscure clues to origins of life.
05.03 – Space Daily: Lunar dust model maps how charged grains stick to spacecraft.
05.03 – SpaceCom: Making hummus on the moon? Scientists just grew chickpeas in simulated lunar dirt.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
25.02 – Universe Today: Why Mars Astronauts Need More Than Just Space Greenhouses.
28.02 – Universe Today: Growing Future Meals in Space Will Require Human Waste.
03.03 – SpaceCom: Lessons from 'The Martian': How astronaut poop could help us settle the Red Planet.
04.03 – NASA Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 169: Designing the Roadmap to Mars.
10.03 – NASA: Expanding the Human Factors Toolbox:  An Approach to Balancing Crew and Mission Design Parameters.
21.03 – Universe Today: How Will Martian Gravity Affect Skeletal Muscle?

China en Rusland naar de Maan.
TASS: 5-kW nuclear power plant to be landed on Moon by mid-2030s — Rosatom CEO.

Asteroid Mining – Asteroid Redirect Mission 2.0 (maar dan niet door NASA).
Space News: TransAstra aims to move 100-ton asteroid to stable orbit for processing.
Ars Technica: A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid.

Asteroid Mining – Een beetje geschiedenis – Asteroid Redirect Mission.
Scott Manley (filmpje): Whatever Happened To The Asteroid Redirect Mission?

Asteroid Mining.
24.02 – Universe Today: The Legal Void of the Asteroid Gold Rush.
04.03 – Constellations Podcast: 226 - Is Orbital Cleanup the Launchpad for Asteroid Mining?
21.03 – Inside Outer Space: Can Asteroid Mining Power a Trillion-Dollar Space Economy?

Starship nieuws – Wachten op v3.
NSF: Booster 19 concludes initial test campaign on Pad 2.
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st time ahead of April launch.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s Starship V3 is almost ready and it will change space travel forever.

Filmpjes:
NSF:  SpaceX Performs First Booster Static Fire on Pad 2
NSF: Sparks from Booster 19 (is fire next?) | SpaceX Starbase.
WAI: Starship Booster 19 Tests Ramp Up! What It Means for Flight 12.
NSF: First Starship Static Fire on Pad 2? Booster 19 Testing Explained | Starship Update.
WAI: SpaceX Just DID IT! Starship Raptor 3 BURNS At Starbase! What Happened?
NSF: SpaceX rolls back Booster 19 from Pad 2.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
ESA: How does an ice satellite detect a geomagnetic storm?
ESA (filmpje): Earth’s magnetic field during solar flare, January 2026.

Zon:
Universe Today: Eclipse Study Tracks Turbulence Through the Solar Corona.

Aarde:
NASA: Lava Flows Down Mayon.
NASA (filmpje): SWOT Mission Unlocks a New View of Our Waterways.

Maan:
Universe Today: A 60-Year Old Mystery About the Moon's Magnetosphere Is Finally Solved.
China in Space: Shanghai Academy Exploring Methane-Powered Economical Lunar Landers.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4832–4837: Driving the (Contact) Line!
Ars Technica: Perseverance’s radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars.
Universe Today: How Long Could Earth Microbes Live on Mars?
SpaceCom: NASA won't give up hope on silent MAVEN Mars probe: 'We're still looking for it'.
26.02 – Ars Technica: A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission – MTO – MTN.

Jupiter:
Universe Today: JUICE is Planning To Do Science On Jupiter's "Minor" Moons Too.

Jupiter / Saturnus:
SpaceCom: Astronomers keep finding new moons of Jupiter and Saturn.

Saturnus:
SpaceCom: NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan.

Planetoïden – Didymos en Dimorphos:
ESA: Hera on course for asteroid rendezvous.

Planetoïde – Bennu:
NASA: Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why.
NASA: Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries.

Planetoïde Ryugu:
SpaceCom: Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find.
Sky and Telescope: Asteroid Ryugu Also Contains Life’s Building Blocks.

Planetoïde Apophis:
Satellite Today: European Space Agency Taps Terran Orbital Subsidiary for Defense Deal.

Planetoïden:
NSF: Blue Origin Unveils NEO Hunter: A Hybrid Planetary Defense Concept.
SpaceCom: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how.
Space News: China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test.

Algemeen:
Space News: NASA grappling with planetary science funding shortfall.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart – EDA en het VLEO-DEF project.
16.03 – European Spaceflight: European Defence Agency Awards Contract for First VLEO Military Satellite Concept.
16.03 – Satellite Today: EDA Commits to New VLEO Military Research Project.
17.03 – SatNews: GomSpace Joins EDA Consortium to Develop VLEO Military Satellite Concept.

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart – Oekraïne.
13.03 – Space News: Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome

Space Force – Iran.
The Jerusalem Post: IDF 9900 intel official: We destroyed Iran's base for attacking satellites to keep space supremacy.

Space Force – Meer nieuws.
22.01 – Air and Space Forces: Vice Chief: Space Force Should Be Thinking About Cislunar ‘a Lot Right Now’.
18.03 – Air and Space Forces: Space Force ‘Serious’ About Planning for Cislunar Operations.

17.03 – Breaking Defense: New Space Force acquisition portfolios include space control, orbital warfare.
17.03 – Space News: Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios.
18.03 – Space News: Space Command classified wargame to include 50 commercial players.

19.03 – Space News: Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems – RMWT.
19.03 – Ars Technica: Dogfighting in space won’t look like the movies, but this company wants in on it – JACKAL.

Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
16.03 – The Space Review: Golden domes, fragile firms: the business risks of AI-enabled space infrastructure.
17.03 – Air and Space Forces: Pentagon’s Golden Dome Cost Estimate Grows to $185 Billion.
17.03 – Space News: Golden Dome cost estimate rises to $185 billion as Pentagon expands space layer.
18.03 – Aerospace America: ‘We’re all focused on the Golden Dome’: Pentagon official looks to new technologies.

Debris/Ruimteafval.
06.02 – Universe Today: The Dirty Afterlife of a Dead Satellite.
10.02 – SpaceCom: Earth orbit is getting crowded. Can this map of 1 million routes around our planet help prevent satellite collisions?
15.02 – Inside Outer Space: Report: Crowded Orbits – A Call to Action on Space Debris.
16.02 – RoomEU: New tool could reduce collision risk for EO satellites.
18.02 – Space News: SpaceX unveils space traffic management system – Stargaze.
20.02 – ESA (filmpje): Zero Debris Webinar – Requirements, policies and regulations (13 February 2026).
24.02 – Satellite Today: Applied Aerospace Acquires Vestigo Aerospace for Deorbit Drag Sails.
25.02 – Space News: In space traffic coordination, the biggest challenge may be coordination.

02.03 – Space News: Stargazing into the future of SSA – Stargaze.
03.03 – SatTrackCam: The observed reentry of the Chinese CZ-2C upper stage 2018-054D over Australia on 28 February 2026.
05.03 – ESA (filmpje): Space safety hazards: space pollution.
05.03 – Universe Today: Scientists Publish the First Direct Measurement of Space Debris Pollution.
10.03 – SatNews: Astroscale France Joins ESA “ECO-Tethers” Project to Mature Propellant-Free Deorbiting Technology.
12.03 – ProPublica: Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk.
12.03 – SatNews: FAA Rescinds Proposed Orbital Debris Rule Amid Industry Pressure and Regulatory Reassessment.
20.03 – Space News: Holistic space observation: the shift from SSA to SDA.

Lasercommunicatie.
26.02 – ESA: World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite.
04.03 – ECNS: China achieves breakthrough in high-orbit satellite-ground laser communication.

Zichzelf genezende satellieten.
ESA: Self-repairing spacecraft could change future missions.
ESA: Self-healable Cassandra demonstrator.
SpaceCom: Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using 'self-healing' materials.

Constellaties – Starlink.
24.02 – Teslarati: Elon Musk denies Starlink’s price cuts are due to Amazon Kuiper.
25.02 – Teslarati: SpaceX targets 150Mbps per user for upgraded Starlink Direct-to-Cell.
26.02 – Space News: Virgin Media O2 launches Europe’s first Starlink direct-to-smartphone service.
26.02 – Teslarati: Starlink powers Europe’s first satellite-to-phone service with O2 partnership.

02.03 – Teslarati: SpaceX pursues 5G-level connectivity with Starlink Mobile V2 expansion.
02.03 – Teslarati: Starlink V2 to bring satellite-to-phone service to Deutsche Telekom in Europe.
02.03 – Space News: Deutsche Telekom aims to bring Starlink Mobile V2 to Europe in 2028.
02.03 – Satellite Today: Deutsche Telekom to Launch First Starlink MSS D2D Service in Europe.
13.03 – CBC.ca: Confidential settlement for scuttled Starlink deal means Ontarians kept in dark on payout.

Constellaties – Met Starcloud komt er nog een mega-constellatie van 88.000 satellieten.
Space News: Starcloud files plans for 88,000-satellite constellation.

Constellaties – Data Centers – Blue Origin doet mee.
19.03 – Space News: Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race.
20.03 – Ars Technica: Jeff Bezos just announced plans for a third megaconstellation—this one for data centers.

Constellaties – Data Centers – Meer nieuws.
05.02 – SpaceCom: China joins race to develop space-based data centers with 5-year plan.

02.03 – Space News: Hardware is no longer the problem holding back space-based data centers — the supply chain is.
09.03 – The Register: Amazon tells FCC to bin SpaceX's million-satellite datacenter dream.
11.03 –  Via Satellite: Amazon’s Petition to Deny SpaceX Orbital Data Constellation Draws Criticism from Brendan Carr..
15.03 – SatNews: Orbital Data Centers: Data or Debris?.
17.03 – PC Mag: SpaceX To Start Small With 1 Million Satellite Plan, Pushes Back On Critics.
17.03 – SatNews: The “Physics Wall”: Orbiting Data Centers Face a Massive Cooling Challenge.
18.03 – Scott Manley (filmpje): Is It Really Impossible To Cool A Datacenter In Space?

Constellaties – China.
07.03 – China in Space: Jiuquan Set to Host First Qianfan Constellation Launch in Coming Weeks.
10.03 – China in Space: How Large Are GuoWang's Mega-Constellation Satellites?

Constellaties – De gevolgen.
13.03 – SpaceCom: SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say.

Constellaties – Indisch navigatiesysteem in de problemen.
15.03 – India Today: India's GPS is dying: Isro's NavIC satellite network is down to three satellites.
18.03 – The Times of India: 10 years in space: ISRO’s IRNSS-1F completes its 10 year mission life with lasting impact on NavIC.
20.03 – The Hindu: Losing the Way: On ISRO and issues with its NavIC constellation.

Constellaties – Europese weersatellieten.
18.03 – ESA: OHB Sweden to build Sterna weather constellation.
19.03 – European Spaceflight: ESA Awards OHB a €248 Million Contract to Build Weather Satellite Constellation.
20.03 – Space News: OHB Sweden wins €248 million contract to build EPS-Sterna constellation.

Constellaties – Uitstel voor Lightspeed.
10.03 – Satellite Today: Telesat Plans New Lightspeed Landing Stations in Quebec and Saskatchewan.
17.03 – Space News: Telesat pivots Lightspeed toward defense as delays push global service to 2028.
17.03 – Satellite Today: Telesat’s Lightspeed Service Launch Slips to 2028.
18.03 – SpaceQ: Telesat adds military Ka-Band to Lightspeed as GEO revenues slide.

Constellaties – Meer nieuws – Aardobservatie / Communicatie / Navigatie … . 
11.01 – Space News: Kepler network to link OroraTech sensors for Earth monitoring.

10.02 – Constellr: constellr Secures €37 Million Series A Funding to Deliver Defence Grade Thermal Intelligence.
17.02 – Space News: SatVu to expand thermal imaging constellation with NATO-backed funds.
23.02 – Satellite Today: The Coming Wave of Competition in LEO Constellations.
23.02 – Satellite Today: Examining the Size of the US Residential Broadband Opportunity for Leo Satcom.
23.02 – Space News: Aalyria hits $1.3 billion valuation after raising funds for satellite mesh network.
25.02 – Space News: OQ Technology secures $30 million from Europe for satellite-to-smartphone expansion.
25.02 – Satellite Today: OQ Technology Receives $29M Financing from European Investment Bank for D2D Constellation.
25.02 – Eutelsat (filmpje): How Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO Connects Business Aviation.
25.02 – Eutelsat (filmpje): How Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO Connects Aviation.
25.02 – Eutelsat (filmpje): How Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO Connectivity Works.

02.03 – Space News: ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative.
02.03 – Satellite Today: Open Cosmos Names ConnectedCosmos, its New LEO Constellation for Europe.
02.03 – Satellite Today: Orange Wholesale CEO Talks Commercial Launch for New D2D Service With AST SpaceMobile.
04.03 – Space News: Blue Origin’s surprise TeraWave constellation jolts LEO broadband race.
06.03 – EuroNews (filmpje): Ariane 64: Europe enters the era of mega-constellations with Amazon Leo satellites.
09.03 – GPS World: Iridium launches next-generation IoT platform.
10.03 – Via Satellite: Equatys D2D Venture Targets Up to 2,800-Satellite Constellation.
10.03 – SatNews: High-Frequency EO Constellations Target Southeast Asia’s “Gray-Zone” Maritime Security Gap.
10.03 – TASS: Prototype drone similar to Starlink planned for testing in spring of 2026 — CUST – UAV.
12.03 – SatNews - Titans of LEO in a Heavenly Price battle.
18.03 – Satellite Today: Satellogic Plans Next-Gen Merlin EO Constellation.
19.03 – NASA: NASA Laser Reflecting Instrument Makes GPS Satellite More Accurate.

De Aarde verlichten vanuit de ruimte.
The Times of India: What if the sun neverset? Reflect Orbital wants to light up Earth at night with space mirrors.
SpaceCom: 'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites

On-Orbit Manufacturing.
05.01 – Payload: Space Forge Ignites Plasma in Space
08.01 – SatNews: Aegis Aerospace and United Semiconductors to Launch Orbital Manufacturing Facility.
10.02 – Payload: UK to Invest Nearly £1M In In-Orbit Manufacturing.
16.03 – Fieldfisher: Space-based life sciences manufacturing: a regulatory pathway.

On-Orbit Satellite Servicing (Refueling e.a.).
15.01 – Space News: Indian startup Aule Space enters satellite servicing market.
15.01 – Payload: Aule Space Raises $2M to Build Life Extension Jet Packs.
15.01 – Aerospace America: Industry awaits Space Force guidance on maneuverable satellite refueling.
22.01 – ESA (filmpje): What does metal made in space look like up close?
26.01 – China in Space: Shijian-25 and Shijian-21 Are Going Their Separate Ways in Geostationary Space – Refueling.

10.02 – Payload: Momentus and NASA Will Collab on RPO Demo.
10.02 – Space News: Spaceium demonstrates refueling actuator in orbit.

12.03 – Space News: Mantis Space emerges from stealth with $10 million for solar-power constellation.

On-Orbit Space Surveillance.
10.03 – Astroscale (filmpje): ISSA-J1 Teaser Movie.

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