Verrassing van de week: RocketLab koopt Iridium. En verder maakt NASA nieuwe MoonBase-vluchten bekend m.b.v. CLPS-partners. Laatste Atlas V kende zijn vlucht (tenzij Starliner nog zou vliegen) en Pegasus lanceerde Link naar Swift. Astronauten herstellen robotarm ISS. Dat en nog veel, veel meer n het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: Een beeld van twee ruimtewandelaars op 30 juni bezig met het herstel van de Canadese robotarm. Astronauten in actie waren Jessica Meir en Chris Williams – Foto NASA.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

28.06.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-40 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceCom: SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit on Falcon 9 launch from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 401 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 June 2026.

29.06.2026 – SpaceX lanceert SXM-11.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh.
Space.com: SpaceX launches 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit from Florida

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the SiriusXM SXM-11 mission to orbit.
SciNews: SiriusXM SXM-11 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: SiriusXM SXM-11 deployment.

SCRUB - 01.07.2026 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert “The Grain Goddess Provides”.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab aborts launch of Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite at last second

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: SCRUB | Rocket Lab - 'The Grain Goddess Provides' Launch
SciNews: Electron aborted launch with QPS-SAR-13

02.07.2026 – Chinese LM4B lanceert Haiyang 2E.
China in Space: Replacement Haiyang-2 Ocean Spacecraft Delivered Into Orbit [Long March 4B].
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Haiyang-2E satellite.

Filmpjes:
CGTN (shorts): China launches new marine satellite.
SciNews: Long March-4B launches Haiyang-2.

02.07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-46 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 402 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 2 July 2026.

02.07.2026 – Atlas V lanceert Amazon-Leo (Group LA-08).
ULA: United Launch Alliance Successfully Delivers 29 Broadband Satellites for Amazon Leo
De Mission Webpage vind je hier.

SpaceCom: Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites to orbit from Florida.
Spaceflight Now: ULA launches final Atlas 5 rocket supporting Amazon Leo’s broadband internet satellite constellation.
The Verge: Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor.
Space Policy Online: Atlas V Launches More Amazon Leos with Only Six Starliner Flights Left on the Books.
Space News: Final Atlas 5 Amazon Leo mission launches.

Filmpjes:
ULA: Rocket Launch: Amazon Leo 8.
SciNews: Atlas V launches Amazon Leo 8 (LA-08).

03.07.2026 – Pegasus XL lanceert Swift Boost Mission.
NASA Blog: What to Expect: Commercial Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift.
NASA Blog: Launch of Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Scrubs Due to Weather.
NASA Blog: Weather Delays Launch of Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift.
NASA Blog: Launch of Swift Boost Mission Delayed, Teams Reviewing Data.
NASA Blog: NASA, Partners Update Launch Date for Mission to Boost Swift.
NASA Blog: Mission To Boost NASA’s Swift Launches From Marshall Islands.
NASA Blog: Teams Make Contact With Spacecraft Set to Boost NASA’s Swift.

SpaceCom: NASA to launch rescue mission July 1 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
NSF: Pegasus XL set to air launch Swift Boost Mission to save NASA space telescope.
Sky & Telescope: Mission Launches to Rescue Swift Observatory.
Space News: Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission.
Space Policy Online: Katalyst’s LINK On Its Way to Reboost Swift.

The Space Review: A swift effort to boost the prospects for satellite servicing.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

10.07.2026 – Lancering herbruikbare Lange Mars 10B.
China in Space: Zhuque-3, Long March 10B Aiming for Booster Recovery in July

NET 12.07.2026 – Eerste lancering Indische Vikram-1.
The Hindu: India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 set for launch.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

19.06.2026 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert VICTUS HAZE Puma.
02.07 – Payload: True Anomaly Approaches, Images Rocket Lab Craft
03.07 – SpaceCom: 1 private spacecraft intercepts another on Space Force's groundbreaking 'Victus Haze' mission.

Raketnieuws.

New Glenn Update.
Blue Origin: New Glenn Return to Flight.

Space News: Blue Origin outlines new launch pad approach as it pushes to return New Glenn to flight.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin starts rebuilding launch pad damaged by New Glenn rocket explosion — and it will look very different when it's done.
Spaceflight Now: Blue Origin outlines return to flight logistics for its New Glenn rockets.
GeekWire: Blue Origin decides not to re-create ruined pad but will move on to a different launch concept.
NSF: Blue Origin accelerates LC-36 recovery via hybrid plan.
Ars Technica: NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure.

Filmpje:
Blue Origin: Launch Complex 36: Reborn.
NSF Breaking Space: Blue Origin Reveals New Hybrid Plan for New Glenn at LC-36.
Ars Technica: New Glenn Catastrophe Aftermath: What's Next for the Space Industry? | Ars Live.

Rapport oorzaak falen PSLV bij de twee recentste lanceringen niet openbaar.
The New Indian Express: Needless secrecy over failures of PSLV: Scientists.

Statische test voor Chinese ZhuQue 3.
PanDaily: LandSpace's Zhuque-3 Static Fire Test Succeeds as Commercial Aerospace Scales Up.
China in Space: Zhuque-3, Long March 10B Aiming for Booster Recovery in July.

Filmpje:
CGTN: China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket completes static fire test.
SciNews: ZhuQue-3 Y2 hot fire test.

Firefly - Eerste orbitale lancering vanuit Zweedse Esrange in 2028.
Space News: SSC Space, Firefly set 2028 target for first orbital launch from Sweden’s Esrange.
Payload: Firefly Targets Swedish Launch in 2028 Under New Franchise Model.

Filmpje:
Firefly Aerospace: Firefly x SSC Space | Unlocking Orbital Launch at Esrange Space Center.

Contract voor Isar Aerospace/Spectrum.
Space News: Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite.
European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace to Launch Satellite for Planet Germany.

Franse MaiaSpace denkt aan upgrade.
European Spaceflight: MaiaSpace Plans to Double Its Rocket’s Performance with One Extra Engine.

Franse Latitude gaat eerste lancering doen vanuit Oman.
European Spaceflight: Latitude to Launch Inaugural Flight from Oman.
Space News: Latitude plans to conduct first launch from Oman.

PLD Space en Miura 5.

Filmpje:
PLD Space: MIURA 5's second stage is now assembled and has been shipped for its qualification test campaign.

Grotere raketten zijn daarom niet altijd beter.
Het rapport “Super Heavy Lift Launch: Unlocking the future of space”  (PDF) vind je op de website van Aerospace.org

Space News: Study argues bigger launch vehicles may not always be better.
Gizmodo: Bad News for SpaceX: Bigger Isn’t Always Better.

Drones en lanceerbasissen.
Space News – Opinion: Unseen threats overhead: Drones endanger U.S. rocket launch sites.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

NASA’s OIG over het Commercial Crew programma – Starliner.
OIG: NASA’s Management of Its Commercial Crew Program.
OIG: NASA’s Management of its Commercial Crew Program (PDF).
En er is de bijbehorende video.

SpaceCom: NASA audit puts Boeing's Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again?
Ars Technica: NASA inspector general suggests Boeing’s Starliner will now be a decade late.
Space News: Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Ready for Tuesday Spacewalk to Repair Canadarm2 Robotic Arm.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Prepare to Exit Station for Robotics Repair Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Repair Canadarm2 Robotic Arm.
ISS Blog: Spacewalkers Continuing Canadarm2 Robotic Arm Repairs.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Repair Canadarm2 Robotic Arm and Complete Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Crew Splits Day Between Relaxing, Spacesuit Work, and Cardiac Research.
ISS Blog: Cartilage, Cardiac Studies and Cargo Ops Wrap Up Week Aboard Station.

ISS – Ruimtewandeling.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk.
SpaceCom: Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during spacewalk today.
SpaceCom: ‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2
Spaceflight Now: Astronauts ‘operate’ on space station’s broken robot arm.

Filmpjes:
NASA: U.S. Spacewalk 95.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Roscosmos, NASA define strategy for safe deorbiting of ISS
Payload: ISS Risk Margin ‘Alarming’ As NASA Nears 2030 Extension Date.

ESA: Supporting εpsilon from Earth.

Gizmodo: NASA Is Making a Fifth State of Matter in Orbit.

The Conversation: From pureed meals to fresh greens: how space food is advancing to keep astronauts healthy.
SpaceCom: Could future astronauts use oysters as water filters? Here's why one company thinks so.

Filmpjes:
NASA: ESA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with “ELLE” Magazine – Thursday, July 2, 2026.
ESA (filmpje): 3D-printed metal.
ESA (filmpje): The most spectacular aurora of the εpsilon mission (so far!)
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts Answer Our Questions!

Meer over Qingzhou.
China in Space: Qingzhou to Bring Cargo to Tiangong in Early 2027.

Filmpje:
CGTN (shorts): New in-orbit achievements of China's Qingzhou experimental spacecraft unveile.
SciNews: Qingzhou to be launched in 2027.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
Xinhua: China Focus: China completes in-orbit test of muscle monitor for astronauts.
China in Space: Shenzhou-23 Mission Past One Month Mark, Taikonauts Remain Productive.

Filmpjes:
CGTN (shorts): Pumpkin in space: Shenzhou-23 crew marks one month in orbit.

Nieuws over Gaganyaan – Eerste (onbemande) testvlucht schuift op naar 2027.
The Indian Express: Gaganyaan mission: Isro chairman hints first uncrewed test flight may slip to 2027

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis III.
Italian Government: President Meloni receives ESA astronaut Parmitano.

Artemis IV – De eerste maanlanding voor Artemis.

Filmpje:
Philip Sloss: With Gateway and EUS gone, are NASA's Artemis delays over?

Artemis – Moon Base Update – Nieuwe CLPS-missies.
NASA: NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities.
Astrobotic: Astrobotic Awarded 2 NASA Contracts for CLPS Moon Base Missions.
Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Aerospace Awarded $144 Million NASA CLPS Contract for Accelerated Blue Ghost Lunar Mission
Intuitive Machines: Intuitive Machines Secures Sixth NASA CLPS Award to Establish High-Volume Lunar Utility Pipeline (pdf).

Aerospace America: NASA awards second round of contracts for Moon Base development.
Space Policy Online: NASA Awards More CLPS Contracts, May Send Mars Rover Engineering Model to the Moon.
Space News: NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions.
Sky & Telescope: NASA Announces Four New Lunar Lander Missions for 2028.
NSF: NASA announces new lander contracts for Moon Base Phase On.

Payload: Payload Field Guide: CLPS Missions.

Filmpje:
NASA: Moon Base: June 2026 Update (kort).
NASA: NASA Moon Base Update (June 30, 2026) – Livestream.

Artemis – Moon Base Demonstraties – NextSTEP-3.
NASA: NASA Seeks Industry Input to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies.
NASA: NextSTEP-3 A: Lunar Enabling Technology.
NASA: NextSTEP-3 B: Moon Base Demonstrations.

Artemis – Moon Base – Nucleaire Marsauto naar de Maan.
Ars Technica: NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon.
Space.com: 'PROMISE' me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface.
GeekWire: NASA considers sending a spare Mars rover to the moon to rev up preparations for lunar base.

Filmpje:
NASA: PROMISE: NASA’s Nuclear-Powered Lunar Rover Concept.

Artemis – Moon Base – Allerlei.
MaxSpace: Max Space selected for NASA funding to advance expandable lunar habitat human certification – NASA ACO.
De volledige lijst van “Selection Announcements - 2025-2026 Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) Awards” vind je via deze link.
Opgelet. ACO gaat in principe niet alleen over maantechnologieën.
Zie ook (ook vermeld in vorige NUDR): NASA: NASA Identifies More Than 40 Space Technologies for Collaboration.

Europa en de Maan (en Mars) – Argonaut.
Space News: ESA to seek lunar mapping capability for Argonaut lander.

NASA zoekt vrijwilligers voor gesimuleerde Maanmissie.
NASA: NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission.

Een voetbal naar de Maan (?).
SpaceCom: NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon — if the US wins the World Cup.
PhysOrg: NASA vows to send ball to the moon if US wins World Cup.

Rusland naar de Maan.
Business AM: Rusland wil kerncentrale op de maan tegen 2036.
TASS: Russia develops 'Moon training ground' to train astronauts for lunar missions

Starship – Voorbereidingen op Flight 13.
SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up all 6 of Starship's engines ahead of 13th test flight.
NSF: Starship in Florida pushing for launch this year.

Filmpjes:
Avid Space: SpaceX Closing In On Starship's 13th Flight! - Starship Weekly News.
Engineering Today: SpaceX's next battle isn't Starship. It's building the world's first rocket economy.
WAI: SpaceX Starship Flight 13 Final Prep! Two Starships At Once?
NSF: New Questions After Ship 40 Test | Starship Update.
NSF: SpaceX Performs Engine Testing of Ship 40.
NSF: Starship Shell Game at Starbase | SpaceX Starbase.
Marcus House: SpaceX Is Changing How Starship Launches.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
SpaceCom: Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend.

Aarde:
VRTNWS: Voor en na: satellietbeelden tonen grote verwoesting na aardbeving in Venezuela.
ESA: Sentinel-1 shows ground displacement after Venezuela earthquakes.
ESA: Mediterranean Sea breaks June surface heat record.
ESA: Time to say goodbye to Sentinel-1A.
Space News: Vantor offers up-to-date imagery with WorldView 3D.
ESA: Authorisation paves the way for Aeolus-2 wind mission.
Airbus: Airbus awarded Aeolus-2 wind sensing satellite contract.
NOAA (filmpje): NOAA Satellites Monitor Western Wildfire Outbreak.
ESA: Earth from Space: Grand Canyon, US.
CCTV (filmpje): China Pushes Boundaries of Remote Sensing Satellites.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4934-4940: In the Land of the Polygons.
Universe Today: ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Has Yet to Detect Methane On Mars.
Universe Today: Ancient Martian River Channel Yields Complex Organics.
Universe Today: Mars May Have Vast Magma Systems Beneath Its Surface.
SpaceCom: Mars may have once been filled with seas of magma that made the Red Planet habitable.
Ars Technica: A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it’s not clear why.
The Planetary Society (filmpje): Rosalind Franklin and the search for life on Mars - Planetary Radio.

Saturnus:
EuroPlanet: The Tentative Payload Complement for the L4 Flagship Mission to Enceladus.
Universe Today: ESA Outlines High-Tech Lander Instruments for 2050 Enceladus.
SpaceCom: Could humans someday explore Saturn's moon Titan, or will humanoid robots do it for us?

Planetoïde Kamo’oalewa:
Gizmodo: China Prepares Its First Asteroid Landing on Earth’s Quasi-Moon.
The Planetary Society (filmpje): Tianwen-2: China closes in on Kamoʻoalewa.

Planetoïde 2024 YR4:
TASS: Expert identifies most dangerous asteroid to approach Earth in 2028.

Didymos en Dimoprhos:
ESA (filmpje): Humans changed an asteroid. Now we find out how.

Planetoïde Apophis:
ESA: Surface CubeSat contracted for Ramses asteroid mission.

Meer planetoïden nieuws:
Inside Outer Space: Today is Asteroid Day: Risks and Opportunities.
ECNS: China to build space-ground asteroid monitoring and early warning system.
CGTN (filmpje/shorts): China to build space-ground monitoring system for asteroids.
Inside Outer Space: China Plans to Establish Asteroid Defense System.

Nieuws van New Horizons:
PhysOrg: New Horizons tracks solar wind slowdown as interstellar atoms add drag.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

RocketLab koopt Iridium.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium in Historic Deal, Creating A Fully Vertically Integrated Space Powerhouse Primed for Growth.
Space News: Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium.
Space News: Beck: Iridium acquisition the “logical next step” for Rocket Lab.
Ars Technica: In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications.
Satellite Pro ME:Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium Communications in $8bn deal
Breaking Defense: Rocket Lab to buy satellite communications firm Iridium
Spacepage: Rocket Lab neemt satellietoperator Iridium over voor 8 miljard dollar.

Eerder in mei:
Satellite Pro ME: Iridium Communications to acquire Aireon.

De Standaard: Geen wilde plannen om Mars te koloniseren, wel James Bond-raketten: Rocket Lab daagt SpaceX uit.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: UPDATE | Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium Communications
RocketLab: UPDATE | Rocket Lab's Latest Acquisition.

Over Xona Space Systems in het bijzonder en PNT in het algemeen.
De eerste Pulsar-satellieten waarvan sprake worden gebouwd door het Belgische Aerospacelab.
Space Capital: Xona Space Systems: Advancing Precision PNT Beyond GPS

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart.
23.06 – Payload: Ubotica Raises $11M for Satellite-Based AI Tech.
02.07 – Payload: Exclusive: Austria Taps R-Space for Its Second Military Sat.

De oorlog in Oekraïne.
NBC News: Russian satellite communications center hit, Ukraine says as a wave of drones targets Moscow.

Space Force / Golden Dome.
29.06 – Space News: Quantum computing is about to become a national security problem in orbit.
29.06 – Air & Space Forces: Space Force Approves New Satellite Jammer for Operational Use.
30.06 – Space News: Space Force fields mobile satellite-jamming system.
30.06 – Executiv Gov: US Space Force Accepts L3Harris’ Meadowlands for Operational Use.
02.07 – TechCrunch: Private space pilots are flying orbital missions for the US Space Force.

Constellaties – Navigate (PNT).
22.06 – GPS World: Galileo signal updated for internet-of-things use.
02.07 – PhysOrg: This satellite constellation transformed earth science by creatively tuning in to GPS signals.

Constellations – Nieuws uit Azië.
08.06 – China in Space: Tianqi Satellites Planned to 7x in Size for Connectivity Expansion.
15.06 – SatNews: Orbital Paperwork War: China’s Spectrum Squatting Reserves 244,000 Satellite Slots to Combat SpaceX’s LEO Monopoly.
19.06 – Space News: India’s Jio lays out sovereign LEO constellation plan ahead of IPO.
20.06 – Decan Herald: Jio platforms targets India’s Starlink moment with sovereign LEO constellation.
24.06 – Chaina in Space: China Moves to Manage Space-Based Computing Efforts.
25.06 – Payload: Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network.
29.06 – China in Space: State-Owned Firms Confident in Space-Based Computing Spacecraft.
02.07 – CCTV: China's First Space Computing Innovation Center Launched in Beijing

Constellaties – ODC’s en ander nieuws.
23.06 – Payload: Sophia Space Raises $7M, Taps Apex for 2027 Demo Flight.
26.06 – Space News: Starlink veterans launch startup to broaden megaconstellation ownership.
30.06 – Space News: Orbital files plans for 100,000 orbital data centers.
01.07 – IEEE Spectrum: The Space-based Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit Why the stars—and the math—won’t align for space compute anytime soon.

Constellaties en de gevolgen.
14.06 – IEEE Spectrum: Satellites Overwhelm Space Telescopes With “Railroad” Tracks Three-quarters of images from NASA’s SPHEREx telescope have unwanted trails.
01.07 – ESO: "Beyond the limit": one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky.
01.07 – ESO (filmpje): How many satellites is too many? | Chasing Starlight.
01.07 – SpaceCom: The growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic'
01.07 – Spacepage: Een miljoen satellieten en spiegels in de ruimte vormen een ernstige bedreiging voor de nachtelijke hemel.

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