Met deze week vooral lanceringen vanuit China nam de berichtgeving rond de op komst zijnde lancering van Starship Flight 12 alleen maar toe. De eerste lancering van versie 3 is hoe dan ook een belangrijke lancering met het oog op wat moet komen, zoals bijvoorbeeld de gezamelijke testvlucht van de maanversie van Starship en Orion. NASA gaf deze week ook de eerste details vrij over die derde Artemis-vlucht. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Een zicht op de onbemande bevoorradingscapsule Dragon van SpaceX. Het was alweer de 34ste lancering van een dergelijke missie. Samen met de Cygnus van Northrop Grumman zijn dit de twee ruimtetuigen die instaan voor de bevoorrading van het internationale ruimtestation. Ook China zou een bevoorradingscapsule lanceren, maar dan uiteraard voor Tiangong, het Chinese ruimtestation.  Foto: SpaceX.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.

Aetherspace over de voorbereidingen op de Rexus suborbitale vlucht.
Over de voorbereidingen zie dit linkedin-bericht alsook dit linkedin-bericht.
Met deze ESA-sondeerraket gaat dan een prototype mee van de Aether-cubesat, eentje die een reentry door de Aardse atmosfeer moet overleven.
Zie de website voor meer info.

EDGX en Sterna.
Voor meer info, zie de website.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

11.05.2026 – Chinese LM7 lanceert Tianzhou 10. Bevoorradingsschip koppelt met het Chinese ruimtestation Tiangong.
China in Space: Tianzhou-10 Cargo Spacecraft Rolls out Ahead of Tiangong Resupply.
China in Space: Tianzhou-10 Cargo Delivery Heads for Tiangong in Earth Orbit! [Long March 7 Y11].

ECNS: China launches cargo craft Tianzhou-10 to send supplies for space station (met foto’s).
ECNS: Cargo vessel to help advance space research.

Space News: Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft arrives at Tiangong space station.
SpaceCom: China's Tianzhou 10 freighter delivers 7 tons of cargo to Tiangong space station.
ECNS: China launches space experiment on artificial embryos.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Unveils Logo for Launch Mission of Tianzhou-10 Cargo Spacecraft.
CGTN (short): China's Tianzhou-10 'space delivery' ready for launch.
SciNews: Long March-7 Y11 ready to launch Tianzhou-10.
CCTV: Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site: Where “Tiangong” Take Flight.
CCTV: China's Tianzhou-10 Cargo Craft Transported to Launch Site.
CGTN: Tianzhou-10 rolls out! China's latest space supply ship on the move.
CCTV: China's Tianzhou-10 Cargo Craft Reaches Launch Pad.
CCTV: China's Tianzhou-10 Cargo Craft Ready for Launch After Joint Rehearsal.
CCTV: China's Tianzhou-10 Cargo Spacecraft to Deliver New Generation Spacesuits to Tiangong Space Station.
CCTV: China Extending Service Time of Cargo Spacecraft to Reduce Costs.
CCTV: China's Tianzhou-10 Cargo Spacecraft to Deliver 6.3 Tons of Supplies to Space Station.
CCTV: China Launches Tianzhou-10 Cargo Craft to Deliver Space Station Supplies.
CCTV: China Announces Successful Launch of Tianzhou-10 Cargo Craft.
CCTV: China's Tianzhou-10 Cargo Craft Marks Decade of Upgrades in Space Logistics.
CCTV: Tianzhou-10 Successfully Docks with Tiangong Space Station.
CGTN (shorts): Tianzhou-10 delivers zebrafish embryos to China Space Station for research.
SciNews: Tianzhou-10 launch.
SciNews: Tianzhou-10 docking.

12.05.2026 – SpaceX lanceert NROL-172 - GMTI (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office.

ExecutivGov: NRO Launches Second Proliferated Architecture Mission for 2026.
Space Daily: The NRO's 13th proliferated launch barely made headlines, and that's precisely the point — America's spy satellite doctrine is quietly being rewritten in plain sight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the NRO_gov and USSF_SSC’s NROL-172 mission from pad 4E in California.
SciNews: NROL-172 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

12.05.2026 – Chinese LM6A lanceert satellieten voor Quafan / SpaceSail Polar Group 09.
ECNS: Long March rocket sends broadband satellites into orbit.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Qianfan Polar Orbit 09 satellite group.
China in Space: Eighth Qianfan Satellite Group Placed Into Earth Orbit [Long March 6A Y23].

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches 18 more satellites for commercial constellation.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 09.

13.05.2026 – Chinese ZhuQue-2E lanceert dummy vracht in eerste lancering.
Xinhua: China successfully launches Zhuque-2E Y5 carrier rocket.
China in Space: LandSpace Successfully Proves Stretched Zhuque-2E Launch Vehicle [Zhuque-2E Y5].
Space News: Landspace launches improved Zhuque-2E, Long March 6A lofts new Qianfan satellite group.

Space Weather: A “methalox comet” over the USA.

Filmpjes:
China View TV (shorts) : China successfully launches Zhuque-2E Y5 carrier rocket.
SciNews: ZhuQue-2E launches “customised test payload”.

15.05.2026 – Chinese Kinetica 1 lanceert 5 satellieten.
China in Space: CAS Space Delivers City-Backed Earth Imaging Satellites From Jiuquan [Kinetica-1 Y13].
Xinhua: China's Lijian-1 Y13 rocket successfully carries 5 satellites to space..

Filmpjes:
New China TV: China's Lijian-1 Y13 rocket successfully carries 5 satellites to space.
CCTV: China Launches First Satellite Dedicated for Monitoring Energy Engineering Infrastructure.
SciNews: Lijian-1 launches 5 satellites.

15.05.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Cargo Dragon CRS SpX34 naar het ruimtestation (CCSFS).
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview.
Aerospace America: SpaceX will reuse Cargo Dragon a sixth time on upcoming launch to ISS.

NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Target May 13 for Resupply Mission Launch.
NASA Blog: SpaceX Dragon Counts Down to Launch and Resupply Station.
NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Target May 15 for Resupply Mission Launch.
NASA Blog: Dragon Targets Friday Launch … .
NASA Blog: Dragon Counts Down to Launch to Resupply Space Station.
NASA Blog: SpaceX Dragon Lifts Off to Resupply Expedition 74 Crew.

NASA: NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station.

Spaceflight Now: For a second time, poor weather scrubs Cargo Dragon mission launch to the space station.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 6,500 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station after delay.
NSF: SpaceX CRS-34 launches to ISS on third attempt.
Spaceflight Now: NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon mission with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the space station.
Space News: SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS.

UCF Today: UCF Scientist Sends Blood Clotting Research to Space.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Prelaunch Teleconference.
13.05 - NASA: NASA's SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Launch (May 13, 2026 Attempt).
13.05 – SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch with CRS-34.
16.05 – NASA: NASA's SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Launch.
16.05 – SciNews: SpaceX CRS-34 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

19.05.2026 – Starship Flight 12 ten vroegste tijdens de nacht van 19 op 20 mei.
SpaceX: Starship’s Twelfth Flight Test.

SpaceCom: SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here's when it will fly.
Ars Technica: Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX targets May 19 for debut of Starship Version 3, Launch Pad 2.
Space News: SpaceX sets date for first Starship version 3 launch.
NSF: SpaceX’s new Starship pad readies for first launch.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket will do something completely new on Flight 12 — take a good look at itself.
SpaceCom: The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors.

Reuters: Exclusive: SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry.
NSF: Flight 12 readies for the debut SpaceX’s next Ship evolution.

SpaceCom: Will Starship launch from foreign shores? SpaceX 'constantly exploring' options for megarocket liftoff sites.

Filmpjes:
WAI: Starship Flight 12 Is Almost Here! What Still Needs to Happen.
NSF: SpaceX Performs Wet Dress Rehearsal of First V3 Starship - Attempt 2.
NSF: Starship Flight 12: Full Stack Awaits Launch Rehearsal | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF: Flight 12 Could Happen Any Day Now | Starship Update.
NSF: Waiting for a launch date - Starship Flight 12 - Countdown to Launch.
NSF: Is Starship Flight 12 three days away? - Countdown to Launch.

Shenzhou 23 – Raket voor nieuwe bemanning Chinese ruimtestation staat klaar.

Enkele filmpjes:
CCTV: China Prepares to Launch Shenzhou-23 Crewed Spaceship.
SciNews: Long March-2F Y23 ready to launch Shenzhou-23.

Raketnieuws.

Blue Origin op zoek naar vers geld (?).
Ars Technica: Blue Origin may need external funding to hit ambitious launch targets.
Geek Wire: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture reportedly considers seeking outside investment for the first time.

RocketLab krijgt contract voor HASTE.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Awarded $30 Million Contract for HASTE Hypersonic Rocket Launches for Anduril.
Space Daily: Nobody outside SpaceX has ever made vertical integration work in space, and Rocket Lab just staked its entire future on proving it can.
NSF: Rocket Lab signs new launch contracts and acquires robotics company during Q1 2026.

ULA test vastebrandstofraket. Nog even wachten op Vulcan. AST SpaceMobile mogelijk ook op Vulcan.
Spaceflight Now: ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues.
Space News: AST SpaceMobile may use ULA’s Vulcan.

Relativity Space – Een Terran R update.
Relativity Space (filmpje): Terran R April 2026 Program Update.

Virgin Galactic vliegt nog dit jaar opnieuw.
Zie ook vorige NUDR.
Space News: Virgin Galactic reaffirms plans to begin commercial service this year.

Filmpje:
Virgin Galactic (episode 14): We Build SpaceShips: Ground Testing.

NASA’s nieuwe baas voor het KSC en Wallops.
Zie ook de vorige NUDR.
Space News: Former NASA chief of staff returns to lead agency launch operations.

Geluidsoverlast van raketten in Florida en Texas.
KWTX: Dozens of Central Texas residents file suit against SpaceX alleging ‘terrestrial bombardment’ resulting in property damage.
Florida Today: Rocket noise analyzed in Florida as Texas homeowners sue SpaceX for damages.

Fenix Space test prototype van zijn Fenix Alpha raket.
Payload: Fenix Space Flies Tow-Launch Prototype.

Ook LEAP test een eerste prototype.
Payload: Exclusive: LEAP Launches its First Rocket.

Italië test een “air-launched” raket.
European Spaceflight: Italy Completes Air-Launched Rocket Demonstrator Test.

ESA en het FLPP.
ESA: 2026 first quarter: Future Launchers Preparatory Programme highlights.

VORTEX – Samenwerking tussen OHB en Dassault.
European Spaceflight: OHB Joins Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX Spaceplane Initiative.
Defense One: ‘Everyone wants a spaceplane’: More countries eye on-orbit protection for satellites.

Het Indische Skyroot en de Vikram-1.
Ars Technica: A promising Indian launch startup nears its first orbital test flight.

Indische firma kiest voor SpaceX na falen PSLV.
The Print: Hyderabad start-up TakeMe2Space turns to SpaceX after ISRO PSLV mission failure.

Weldra eerste lancering van de Chinese Zhihang-1 raket.
China in Space: Zenk Space's Zhihang-1 Aiming for June Debut Flight in Rapid Push.

Meer raketnieuws uit China.
NSF: China prepares cargo, crew, and deep space missions, as commercial sector steps towards reusability.

China in Space: Qianfan Operator Invests in Sea Launch to Secure Greater Space Access.

Point or View (filmpje): BIG LEAP: China’s Sun Yat-sen university nailed a hop test with the Yixian-3 reusable rocket.

Rusland test met succes Sarmat ICBM.
TASS: Putin briefed on successful Sarmat ICBM test: what is known.
CGTN (filmpje): Russia test-launches new Sarmat ICBM.
The War Zone: Russia Plans To Deploy Sarmat ICBM Operationally Later This Year.

TASS: Soviet developments in rocket engineering and challenges: Putin's statements.

Over de Soyuz 5.
TASS: Soyuz-5 is completely new rocket, not version of Zenit — expert.

Over het Flight Termination System.
NSF (filmpje): How Rockets Are Destroyed Mid-Flight | Flight Termination Systems Explained.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Rusland zou ruimtevaarders voor andere landen gaan trainen.
09.04 – TASS: Russia working on deals with several friendly countries to train their cosmonauts.

Rusland wil een robot naar het ISS sturen.
10.04 – TASS: Russia’s Teledroid robot to be sent to ISS in 2026.
10.04 – TASS: Russian specialists develop AI system for Teledroid space robot.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Crew Relaxes Before Busy Week of Science, Dragon Arrival, and Spacewalk Preps.
ISS Blog: Station Hums With Advanced Research as Dragon Nears Launch.
ISS Blog: Crew Preps for Dragon Arrival and Keeps Up Research, Maintenance.
ISS Blog: Dragon Targets Friday Launch as Crew Keeps Up Science and Spacewalk Preps.
ISS Blog: Dragon Nears Launch as Crew Works Biomedical Science and Spacewalk Preps.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Space News: NASA retaining six-month ISS missions.

NASA: Nutrition Research Arrives Aboard Space Station.
NASA: NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current.
NASA: Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space.
NASA: Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth.
NASA:Designing safe space habitats - ISS Microbial Mapping guides the design of space habitats that better support astronaut health.

NASA: Antarctic Microbes Put Survival to the Test in Space.
Zie ook: NASA – MISSE: Multi-purpose ISS Experiment Flight Facility (External Facility).

Payload: Exobiosphere, Voyager Partner on ISS Mission.

Commerciële ruimtestations - CLD.
The Space Review: Three steps forward but one step back.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Builds Space Embryo Research System to Lay Groundwork for Deep Space Exploration.

Nieuws over Gaganyaan.
India Today: Isro to help upgrade Hope habitat in Ladakh for training Gaganyaan astronauts.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis II.
SpaceCom: How NASA lunar scientists taught Artemis 2 astronauts to see the moon with different eyes.

Filmpjes:
PBS NewsHour: WATCH LIVE: Senate Commerce Committee welcomes Artemis II astronauts to Capitol Hill.

Artemis III – NASA geeft eerste details.
NASA: NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans.

Space News: SLS to launch without upper stage for Artemis 3.
Ars Technica: NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain.
SpaceCom: Artemis 3 astronaut test flight will be 'one of the most highly complex missions NASA has undertaken.' These new details reveal why.
Space Policy Online: NASA Shares Early Planning for Artemis III.
Universe Today: Artemis III: The Mission That Has to Work Before Humans Can Return to the Moon..

SpaceCom: NASA's Artemis 3 rocket is taking shape for 2027 launch to test lunar landers.

SpaceCom: Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training.

Filmpjes:
Philip Sloss: Artemis III SLS Core Stage mated, but uncertainty continues about mission plans and dates.

Artemis – Lunar Gateway.
The Space Review: After Gateway: the case for a middle power lunar consortium.

Artemis – Een eerste maanbasis.
Space News: Northrop Grumman targets lunar navigation market with Webb-derived guidance system.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Ruimtesonde Psyche krijgt een duwtje van Mars.
SpaceCom: NASA's Psyche asteroid probe will fly within 3,000 miles of Mars today: Here's what to expect.
SpaceCom: NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?
Universe Today: Psyche Spacecraft Spies Mars Ahead of May 15th Gravitational Assist.

Een communicatiesatelliet voor Mars.
NASA: NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network – MTN.
Space News: NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
Unverse Today: Bizarre Venus Surface Formations Puzzle Planetary Scientists.
European Spaceflight: OHB Space UK to Begin Work on ESA EnVision Venus Explorer Mission.

Aarde:
Space News – Opinion: Why Earth observation data is getting stuck in orbit.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4886-4892: Ingenuity and Perseverance, Curiosity Style.
NASA: NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier.
NASA: Perseverance Stuns in New Selfie.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Westernmost Selfie.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Captures Panorama at ‘Arbot’.
SpaceCom: NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars.
Universe Today: NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About To Finish A Marathon.
ESA: Waterworn chaos on Mars.
ESA: A view from above: Shalbatana Vallis on Mars.
SpaceCom: Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods.
RocketLab – ESCAPADE: Mission To Mars | The Road Ahead.

Planetoïde 2016 HO3.
SpaceCom: Is Earth’s Constant Companion a Stray Asteroid or a Chunk of the Moon?

Planetoïde: Apophis:
Space News: ESA and JAXA finalize agreement on Apophis asteroid mission.
TASS: Russia plans to send probe to approaching asteroid Apophis.

Aan de rand van het zonnestelsel:
SpaceCom: NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft are very low on power after nearly 50 years. How long can they keep going?

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Varda Space gaat geneesmiddelen in de ruimte produceren, samen met United Therapeutics.
Space News: Varda to collaborate with United Therapeutics on microgravity drug research.
Ars Technica: Could this be the moment that drug manufacturing takes off in orbit?
MIT Technology Review: A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial.
Scientific Amercian: This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy.

Nieuws over The Exploration Company en NYX, alsook ATMOS en Phoenix.
Zie ook NUDR 2026/17-800.
European Spaceflight: ATMOS Space Cargo Raises €25.7 Million to Begin Space Return Operations.
Space News: Atmos Space Cargo raises $30 million for reentry missions.

European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company Signs Agreement for Nyx Separation System.

SpaceX, Elon Musk en de beursgang.
Space Capital (filmpje): CNBC | Early SpaceX investor talks the potential IPO, Tesla collaboration and Orbital Data Centers.
Teslarati: SpaceX Board has set a Mars bonus for Elon Musk.
Ars Technica: Report: SpaceX IPO gives Musk unchecked power and forbids investor lawsuits.
Teslarati: Elon Musk explains why he cannot be fired from SpaceX.
CNBC: SpaceX IPO prospectus could land as soon as next week, sources say.

NASA’s FY2027 budget.
Space News: House appropriators approve spending bill that keeps NASA budget flat.
Space Policy Online: House Appropriators Reject Deep Cuts to NASA in FY2027.

Space News: The budget proposal that overshadowed Artemis 2.

Niet iedereen lijkt akkoord te gaan met NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
Space Scout: Op-Ed: Isaacman’s Actions Threaten Trust and Stability at NASA.

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart.
31.03 – Aerospace America: Report: European Union’s shift to defense space and security signals changing role for ESA.
07.04 – Via Satellite: Is Europe Moving Fast Enough to Close its Space Defense Gaps?

06.05 – European Spaceflight: LiveEO Secures €28 Million to Accelerate Push into Defence Applications.
11.05 – Pulse (Via linkedin): Space: a new theatre of conflict – how Sopra Steria is safeguarding Europe’s orbital infrastructure.

De oorlog in Oekraïne.
04.05 – TASS: Kiev could use Swedish satellite for sabotage in northwestern Russia — expert.
05.05 – TASS: Claims about US sabotage at Russian spaceports justify US military spending — expert.
05.05 – Space News: Ukrainian forces test direct-to-device satellite imagery for frontline troops.

De oorlog rond Iran.
China in Space: Emposat Denies Knowledge of Iran Using Chinese Satellite via Its Ground Stations.
China in Space: U.S. Sanctions Three Chinese Space Firms Over Alleged Iran Ties.

Golden Dome zou $1,2 biljoen gaan kosten. Duiezend miljard dollar.
Het rapport “Potential Costs of a National Missile Defense System” kan je via deze link downloaden.
Space News: Congressional Budget Office estimates $1.2 trillion price tag for Golden Dome.
Air & Space Forces: Golden Dome Could Cost $1.2 Trillion Over 20 Years, CBO Says.
Breaking Defense: Golden Dome-style missile shield could cost up to $1.2T over 20 years, CBO estimates.
VRTNWS: Trumps 'Golden Dome' kost 7 keer meer dan verwacht: prijskaartje loopt op tot 1,2 biljoen dollar.

Space News: Golden Dome chief pushes back on $1.2 trillion CBO estimate.
Aerospace America: Guetlein dismisses CBO’s Golden Dome cost estimate.
Breaking Defense: CBO’s $1.2 trillion Golden Dome estimate based on bad data: Guetlein.
Defense One: Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate.

Space Force / Golden Dome.
04.05 – US Space Force: New deep space radar capability employed early.
04.05 – Space News: Vantor wins $70 million award to enhance NGA data-delivery platform.
04.05 – Air & Space Forces: Space Force Eyes Operations ‘Hub’ for Expansive Data Transport Constellation.
04.05 – ExecutivGov: NGA Expands Access to Commercial Vendors for Satellite Data, AI Analytics.
04.05 – Space News: NRO taps EarthDaily, Iceye, Pixxel to expand commercial data pipeline.
05.05 – Space News: Anduril teams with commercial space firms, Sandia lab on Golden Dome interceptor program.
05.05 – Space News: Startup develops software to help military tap commercial imaging satellites.
06.05 – Space News: Ground station operators grapple with military targeting.
06.05 – Breaking Defense: Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B.
07.05 – Space News: Rocket Lab joins Raytheon on space interceptor program for Golden Dome.
11.05 – The Space Review: Strategy is easy, but logistics is hard. Golden Dome proves it.
11.05 – Air and Space Forces: Space Force to Overhaul Key Early Warning, Surveillance Radars Around the World.
12.05 – Space News: Space Force awards TrustPoint $4 million for LEO navigation demonstration.
12.05 – Executiv Gov: NASA Issues SPOC On-Ramp Solicitation for Spacecraft Prelaunch Processing, Integration.
13.05 – Ars Technica: A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit.

Rusland – Satellieten bezoeken elkaar.
SpaceCom: 'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit.

Constellaties – De gevolgen.
Room.EU: Satellite brightness and the mitigation challenge.
SpaceCom: Lasers shine a new light on the space junk air pollution problem.
Space Daily: A Falcon 9 upper stage burned up over Europe last February, and German scientists just caught it doing something to the atmosphere nobody had directly measured before.
PhysOrg: Satellite launch pollution is rapidly accumulating in the upper atmosphere.

Constellaties – Cowboy Space verzamelt geld voor een “orbital data center”.
Space News: Cowboy raises $275 million to build rockets with orbital data center upper stages.
Space News: Cowboy files plans for up to 20,000 orbital data centers.
SpaceCom: Cowboy Space raises $275 million to launch AI data centers on brand-new rocket.
GeekWire: Cowboy Space raises $275M as it seeks 40-60 employees for new satellite and rocket hub in Seattle.

Filmpje:
Scott Manley: Space Cowboys Plan to Build Massive Satellite - Deep Space Updates May 13th.

Constellaties – Data Centers e.d.
05.05 – Payload: ESA Taps Edge Aerospace for Space Cloud Contract.
06.05 – Space News: Riding the orbital data center wave.
07.05 – Space Daily: The Orbital Data Center Stack Is Splitting Into Three Distinct Markets.
07.05 – Space News: Anthropic to consider using SpaceX orbital data center satellites.
12.05 – Teslarati: NewsSpaceX and Google mull massive partnership on Musk’s orbital data dream: report.

Constellaties – Minder GEO sats.
05.05 – Via Satellite: Telesat’s GEO Business Declines 25% in Q1.
11.05 – Via Satellite: Hughes Posts Decline in Broadband Subscribers and Service Revenue in Q1 2026.
13.05 – Space News: SES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites.
15.05 – Space Daily: SES just quietly killed two satellites Intelsat already paid to build, and the cancellation says more about the death of geostationary economics than any earnings call ever could.

Constellaties – Allerlei nieuws.
04.05 – Space News: OroraTech deploys wildfire constellation for Greece.
05.05 – Space News: Loft Orbital expands into full-service constellation deals.
05.05 – Space Daily: Basalt Space and Bay Area Rivals Aim to End Starlink’s Constellation Monopoly.
05.05 – SatNews: NASA Objects to Blue Origin’s “Project Sunrise”.
05.05 – Via Satellite: What Amazon’s Globalstar Acquisition Means for MSS Spectrum and D2D Market: Analyst Roundtable.
06.05 – SatNews: Access Hub and Maargin Release White Paper on Frugal LEO Constellations and Orbital AI.
06.05 – The Economic Times: Reliance eyes billions in LEO satellites to build India's answer to Starlink.
06.05 – Space News: Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign agreement to scale LEO services for maritime fleet.
06.05 – Space News: Bringing imagery and communications under one roof.
07.05 – PCMag: FCC Chair: Starlink Isn't Enough. We Need at Least 3 Satellite-to-Phone Services.
10.05 – SatNews: Globalstar Reports 17 Percent Revenue Growth in Q1 Amid Pending Amazon Merger.
11.05 – Ars Technica: Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.
12.05 – Space News: FCC approves SpaceX spectrum deal with $2.4 billion escrow condition.
13.05 – Teslarati: Elon Musk reveals how SpaceX is always on board Air Force One.
13.05 – SatNews: SES Extends IRIS² Review as Consortium Reaches Initial Project Milestone.

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