Nieuwe satellieten voor Redwire België, een nieuwe versie van Cygnus, herbruikbare raketten in China en Europa, Hayabusa en een problematisch doelwit, VIPER dan toch naar de Maan, satellietconstellaties en D2D, … en geloof het of niet, er is ook deze week nog veel meer in deze aflevering van het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: Europa werkt aan zijn versie van de Falcon 9. Themis is een prototype voor de eerste herbruikbare trap. Foto: ESA.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Twee interessante ruimtevaartavonden in Leuven.
06.11.2025 – Situational Awareness: Managing Risks in Space.
Meer info en inschrijvingslink via deze website.

13.11.2025 – Karakterfeest – Ruimtevaart in beweging.
Meer info en inschrijvingslink via deze website.

Redwire België en ESA’s QKDSat.
Zie ook de vorige NUDR.
ESA: ESA and Honeywell set for quantum data protection from space.
Honeywell: Honeywell And Redwire Advance Collaboration On Quantum-Secured Communications For Civil And Defense Customers

Zie ook dit artikel uit 2024.
ESA: ESA and Honeywell join forces for ultra-secure data protection with quantum-enabled satellites

Nog een contract voor Redwire België.
Redwire: ESA’s Skimsat VLEO Mission Moves forward with Redwire Primeship in Cooperation with Thales Alenia Space.
SatNews: ESA’s Skimsat VLEO mission moves forward with Redwire in cooperation with Thales Alenia Space.

Space Applications Services en hun Lunar Prospecting Scouting Rover.
SAS: Space Applications Services advances lunar rover design for ESA – A major step toward future Moon logistics.

Space Applications Services en astronauten-training in Keulen.
SAS: Astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre.

België aan boord van SpaceX CRS-33.
Lambda-X via linkedin: In verband met COLIS.

België aan boord van Cygnus NG-23.
Lambda-X via linkedin: In verband met HOST2.

SAS via linkedin: In verband met Media Set 
IceCubes: ICE Cubes
SCM: Connecting STEM to Space Introducing the Media Set MK2 for Real-Time Interaction with the ISS.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

15.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Cygnus-capsule naar ISS – NG-23. 
NASA: NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman CRS-23, SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch.
NASA: NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-23 Infographics & Hardware.
NASA: NASA Aims to Keep Fuel Cool Under Pressure with Zero Boil-Off Experiment On NG-23.

Collect Space: Northrop Grumman names first Cygnus XL for fallen Columbia pilot.
NASA: NASA, Northrop Grumman to Send Medical, Technology Studies to Space.

NASA ISS Blog: Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Launches on Falcon 9 Rocket to Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Solar Arrays Deploy as Cygnus XL Orbits Toward Station.
NASA: NASA Science, Cargo Launches Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-23.

Spaceflight Now: Launch preview: SpaceX to launch new, improved Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL resupply ship to the space station.
Spaceflight Now: Northrop Grumman’s 1st Cygnus XL spacecraft launches on cargo run to the space station.
NSF: SpaceX launches Cygnus XL to ISS on CRS NG-23 mission.
Space News: Falcon 9 launches upgraded Cygnus cargo spacecraft to ISS.
Ars Technica: Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker.

Spacepage: SpaceX brengt nieuwe cargomodule voor het ISS in de ruimte.

Filmpje:
Northrup Grumman; Meet NG-23: S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool.
NASA: Science Launching on Northrop Grumman's 23rd Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station.
NASA: NASA’s Northrop Grumman 23rd Commercial Resupply Mission - Prelaunch Media Teleconference.
NASA: NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 Launch.
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch NorthropGrumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft to the Space_Station.
SciNews: NG-23 Falcon 9 launches S.S. William McCool Cygnus XL and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

16.09.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 2C lanceert testsatellieten voor SatNet / Guowang.
China in Space: Internet Constellation Test Satellites Delivered to Orbit [Long March 2C/YZ-1S].

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches internet technology test satellite.
SciNew: Long March-2C launches “Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellite”.

18.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink Group 10-61 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 117th Falcon 9 flight of 2025.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 302 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 September 2025.

18.09.2025 – New Shepard lanceert reeks experimenten in suborbitale vlucht – NS-35.
26.08 – SpaceCom: Blue Origin postpones launch of 200th payload on 35th New Shepard rocket again due to avionics issue.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin launches 35th New Shepard flight after long delay.
Space News: Blue Origin retires New Shepard capsule after payload flight.

Filmpjes:
Blue Origin: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-35 Webcast.
SciNews: Blue Origin NS-35 New Shepard launch and landing.

19.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink Group 17-12 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California following back-to-back weather scrubs.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (scrub omwille van het weer).
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch, 17 September 2025.
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 303 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 September 2025.

Raketnieuws.

Meer raketnieuws uit China – Kinetica 2 – Hyperbola 3 – Tianlong 3 – Wenchang – Spark Space.
China in Space: Reusable Rocket Infrastructure Undergoes Testing.

China in Space: CAS Space Delays Kinetica-2, Eyes IPO.
Space Daily: Kinetica 2 rocket on track for inaugural mission in 2025.
Space News: Launch startup iSpace secures fresh funding as hot fire tests heat up China’s reusable rocket race – Hyperbola.

China in Space: Space Pioneer a Year on From Its 'Static' Fire.
China in Space: Tianlong-3 Successfully Performs Static Fire.
Global Times: China successfully conducts first-stage propulsion system test for Tianlong-3 rocket.
China Daily: Beijing rocket firm sets record for thrust.

China in Space – Spark Space – New Launch Startup Bets on Electrically Driven Engines.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Adopts Mass Production for Commercial Launch Rockets.
SciNews: Tianlong-3 - hot-fire test of the first stage.

Firefly/Alpha – Isar Aerospace/Spectrum – Astra/Rocket 4.
Space News; Isar Aerospace prepares for second Spectrum launch.

Zie ook NUDR 2025/36.
Space Com: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket cleared to fly again after April 29 launch failure.
Firefly Aerospace (filmpje): Meet Firefly Aerospace.

Space News: Astra plans mid-2026 first launch of Rocket 4.

Europese Themis op lanceerpad.
ESA: Themis stands on the launch pad.
ESA: Themis T1H on the launch pad.

European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup Completes Themis Integration Ahead of Combined Tests.
Ars Technica: After a very slow start, Europe’s reusable rocket program shows signs of life.

Franse Callisto niet voor 2027. FROG-H in 2026.
European Spaceflight: CNES Call Reveals Inaugural Callisto Flight Test Pushed to 2027.
European Spaceflight: CNES Pushes FROG-H Reusable Rocket Demonstrator Debut to 2026.

PLD Space / Miura 5.
European Spaceflight: PLD Space Completes MIURA 5 Stage 1 Burst Test.
Een filmpje vind je hier.

Contracten voor het militaire “Rocket Cargo” programma – REGAL – Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics.
SpaceCom: US Air Force selects Blue Origin and Anduril for rocket cargo delivery project: report.
Space News: Blue Origin, Anduril win military ‘rocket cargo’ study contracts.

Data News: Blue Origin en Anduril ontwikkelen ‘rocket cargo’ voor het Amerikaanse leger.

KSC – Meer lanceringen voor Falcon 9 – Starship impact nog onder studie.
Space News: FAA approves increase in Falcon 9 launches while studying Starship environmental impacts.

Nieuws van SpinLaunch – Relativity Space/Terran.
Space Explored: What has SpinLaunch been up to lately?

Relativity Space (filmpje): Terran R August 2025 Program Update.

New Glenn, Vulcan en Ariane moeten de frequentie van hun lanceringen (dringend) opdrijven.
Space News: Launch companies double down on increasing flight rates despite setbacks.
Space News: Arianespace examines options to increase Ariane 6 launch rate.

Een beetje gerelateerd:
19.08 – Space News: Telecom money is funding a new era in space.

Avio en VegaC.
European Spaceflight: Avio Approves €400M Capital Increase to Expand Defence and Rocket Production.

Ariane 6 en Phoebus.
ESA: Phoebus: keeping cool with oxygen.

Europa en ruimtevliegtuigen – VORTEX.
Space News: Does Europe need a spaceplane?

Een kijkje op het Centre Spatial Guyanais.
Vier filmpjes:
CSG: 1. Visite des installations du CSG.
CSG: 2. Balade dans les savanes de Kourou.
CSG; 3. Guyaspace Expérience.
CSG: 4. Assister à un lancement de fusée.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

18.09.2025 – Koppeling Cygnus NG23 met ISS geslaagd na uitstel door thruster problemen.
SpaceCom: Northrop Grumman's 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft suffers thruster issue on way to the International Space Station.
Space News: Thruster issue delays Cygnus arrival at ISS.
Space Policy Online: Cygnus Cargo Ship Enroute to ISS Experiences Propulsion Anomalies.
Spaceflight Now: NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue.
Ars Technica: A record supply load won’t reach the International Space Station as scheduled.

Space Policy Online: NG-23 Cygnus Back on Track, Arrives at ISS Tomorrow.

NASA ISS Blog: NASA, Northrop Grumman Assessing Cygnus XL Engine Burn Plan.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA, Northrop Grumman “Go” to Proceed with Cygnus XL Station Arrival.
NASA ISS Blog: Cygnus Resupply Ship Approaching Station for Capture.
NASA ISS Blog: Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Captured by Station Robotic Arm.
NASA ISS Blog:  Robotic Arm Maneuvering Cygnus for Station Installation.
NASA ISS Blog: Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Installed on Station’s Unity Module.

Space News: Cygnus arrives at ISS after thruster glitch.
SpaceCom: Northrop Grumman's biggest-ever cargo spacecraft arrives at ISS on its debut mission.
Spaceflight Now: Northrop Grumman cargo ship reaches space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 Rendezvous and Capture.
NASA: NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 Installation.
SciNews: NG-23 S.S. William McCool Cygnus XL capture.
SciNews: NG-23 S.S. William McCool Cygnus XL berthing.

ISS – Columbus – 100.000 rondjes rond de Aarde.
ESA: Columbus: 100 000 orbits and counting.
ESA: Columbus at 100 000 orbits: a Q&A with experts.

ISS – De blogentries / On the ISS this week.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Awaits Second Cargo Mission in Less Than a Week; Keeps Up Biotech Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Awaits Cygnus Cargo Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA, Northrop Grumman Collaboration Ensures Resupply Mission Success.

SpaceCom: Astronauts find sweet treats aboard extra-large Cygnus supply ship | On the International Space Station Sept. 15-19, 2025.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Axiom Space: Axiom Space, Spacebilt Announce Orbital Data Center Node Aboard International Space Station.
Space News: Axiom and Spacebilt to establish ISS data center node.

SpaceCom: Will the International Space Station be replaced before its fiery death in 2030?

Commerciële ruimtestations – CLD.
Aerospace America: NASA chief of staff emphasizes role of private sector for future LEO presence.
Space News: Vast backs new NASA commercial space station strategy.

Space News: Short-duration space station missions not part of NASA’s long-term plans.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station Crew: Ongoing Experiments.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Chinese Astronauts Conduct Experiments in Neuroscience, Botany Aboard Tiangong Space Station.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Ready to Fly Crew.
NASA: NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Secures Critical Abort System Hardware for Artemis II.

SpaceCom: Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon.

NASA: From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II.
Het bijbehorende filmpje vind je hier.

NASA: Avatars for Astronaut Health to Fly on NASA’s Artemis II – AVATAR: A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response.

Jatan Space: Moon Monday #242: Artemis II advances, and so does Long March 10.

Filmpje:
CSA: Artemis II mission : The backup role.

Artemis 3 – Derde European Service Module aan NASA overhandigd.
ESA: Keys to the Moon: ESA hands over third European Service Module.

Artemis 3 – Opnieuw mensen op de Maan / HLS.
NASA: Helicopter Training for Artemis Missions.

SpaceCom: NASA safety panel warns Starship lunar lander could be delayed by years.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
SpaceCom: 'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars.
NASA: Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon.

Aerospace America: Excerpt: How the Artemis program got its name.

SpaceCom: Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says.

Starship – IFT 11 – Nog deze maand?
Reuters: US court rejects challenge to FAA approval of expanded SpaceX operations.

NSF:Starship Block 3 development continues at Starbase and McGregor.
SpaceCom: SpaceX moves next Starship spacecraft to launch pad for testing.
NSF: Ship 38 on Pad 1 for Static Fire testing as Masseys rebuild continues.

Ars Technica: Starship will soon fly over towns and cities, but will dodge the biggest ones.
Space News: Opinion – How SpaceX turned a Texas marsh into the world’s most watched spaceport.
Space News: Opinion – The grief of a fandom: on Starship, Musk and losing the spark.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: V2 Superheavy Static Fired For The Last Time - Spaceflight Weekly #184.
NSF: Pad 2 Comes Alive & Massive Block 3 Progress! | Starbase Update.
WAI:  SpaceX Surprisingly Reveals New Starship Heat Shield Plan! Flight 11 Launch Window.
NSF: "Up Next: Ship 38 Static Fire" | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF: SpaceX Performs Static Fire of Final Block 2 Ship - Second Attempt.
Lab Padre: [SCRUB] WATCH LIVE - Ship 38 Static Fire Test - LabPadre Space.
NSF: [SCRUB] WATCH LIVE - Ship 38 Static Fire Test - LabPadre Space.
Marcus House: Starship Test Trouble… and Block 3 Finally Unveiled! 

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Leven op Mars (?).
Zie ook vorige NUDR.
The Space Review: The greatest story on planet Mars: the sequel.

SpaceCom: Landing site for Rosalind Franklin rover may be ripe with clues about ancient Mars life.

NASA en de Mars Telecommunications Orbiter.
NSF: Rocket Lab eyes Mars Telecommunications Orbiter as NASA revives mission concept.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab | Building the Backbone for Communications at Mars.
NSF Breaking Space: Rocket Lab Loves This Mars Satellite - Here's Why.
NSF: Why is Rocket Lab So Interested in Mars? | Sir Peter Beck | NSF Live.

Hayabusa 2 en zijn (te) kleine doelwit (?).
SpaceCom: Can a spacecraft land on a teeny tiny asteroid? Japan's Hayabusa2 will certainly try.
Universe Today: Doubt Creeps Into Hayabusa 2's Planned Visit To Its Next Asteroid.
The Register: Turns out Hayabusa2's next asteroid target isn't much bigger than the probe itself.

Filmpjes:
ESO: Hayabusa2’s next target is smaller and faster than we thought | ESO News.

Dragonfly – Goed en slecht nieuws.
NASA Watch: Two Different Takes On Dragonfly.
ExecutivGov; NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Clears Key Tests Ahead of 2028 Titan Launch.
NASA OIG: NASA’s Management of the Dragonfly Project (PDF).

Payload: Dragonfly Mission Progresses Despite Cost Overruns.

CLPS – VIPER gaat dan toch naar de Maan. Met Blue Origin.
NASA: NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole.

SpaceCom: VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027.
Space News: NASA revives VIPER lunar rover mission with Blue Origin lander award.
Space Policy Online: VIPER Might Have A New Ride to the Moon on Blue Origin.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
NASA: NASA Analysis Shows Sun’s Activity Ramping Up.
SpaceCom: 'The sun is slowly waking up': Scientists say a rise in solar storms awaits us.

Aarde:
ESA: First view of aerosols from MetOp-SG’s 3MI instrument.
Terrawatch: Earth Observation Essentials: September 15, 2025.
ESA – Cryosat: 85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica.

Maan:
Payload: ispace (Europe) Inches Closer to Another Lunar Attempt – MAGPIE.
SpaceCom: Scientists track down fresh boulder falls on the moon.
Satellite Pro ME: MBRSC and CNES collaborate for Rashid Rover 2 lunar mission.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4655-4660: Boxworks With a View.
Universe Today: Ancient Floods and Rolling Rocks Boosts the Hunt for Life on Mars.
Universe Today: Sulphur Volcanoes on Mars May Have Warmed the Planet.
PhysOrg: New Mars research reveals multiple episodes of habitability in Jezero Crater.
Cosmos: What’s going on inside Mars’ north polar vortex?
Universe Today: A Rover To Mine Martian Volcanoes – ISRU.
SpaceCom: 50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions' findings are still discussed today.

Jupiter:
SpaceCom: Juno spacecraft finds auroral 'footprints' of Jupiter's moon Callisto for 1st time.

Saturnus:
Universe Today: Enceladus, The Life Signs That Weren't.

Ceres:
NSF: Data from NASA’s Dawn reveals chemical energy source on Ceres.

Apophis:
Space News: China proposes flyby mission to asteroid Apophis during 2029 Earth encounter.
Space News: Ramses asteroid mission on track ahead of key funding.
SpaceCom: 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will fly by Earth in April 2029 — and these 3 space probes will be watching.
SpaceCom: 2 billion people will be able to see 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis when it buzzes Earth in April 2029.

Lucy en Donaldjohanson
NASA: Regions on Asteroid Explored by NASA’s Lucy Mission Get Official Names.

Planetoïde 2024 YR4.
Universe Today: Destroying Asteroid 2024 YR4 Is The Best Option To Stop It From Hitting The Moon.

Planetoïden:
Inside Outer Space: China Proposes Asteroid Defense System.
China in Space: How China Plans to Defend Earth From Asteroids.
Universe Today: One Wrong Hit Could Send an Asteroid on a Collision Course with Earth.

Oumuamua:
SpaceCom: 1st known interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is an 'exo-Pluto' — a completely new class of object, scientists say.

3I/Atlas:
Universe Today: Interstellar Objects Like Comet 3I/ATLAS Could Act As Planetary Seeds.
Universe Today: Early Images of 3I/ATLAS Provide Clues About Other Solar Systems.
Uninverse Today: A Spacecraft Could Explore 3I/ATLAS to Learn More About "Cosmic Noon".
Science Alert: Strange Green Glow From Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Has Scientists Puzzled.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Nieuwe resultaten van Gaia.
ESA: Gaia proves our skies are filled with chains of starry gatherings.
ESA: Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseries.

Filmpje:
ESA: Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseries.
ESA: Star-formation in the Milky Way, zoom out.
ESA: Stellar nurseries up to 4000 light-years from the Sun.

Russische biosatelliet Bion-M 2 terug op Aarde.
TASS: Biosatellite Bion-M No. 2 with mice on board to land in Orenburg steppes.
TASS: Bion-M biological satellite descent module touches down in Orenburg Region.

Achtergrond over satellietconstellaties en de D2D-interesse.
Space Daily: Orbit Over Obsolescence: How Satellite Constellations Are Replacing Cell Towers One Layer at a Time.
Space News: Military spending and direct-to-device competition are reshaping the space economy.
Via Satellite: How GEO is Evolving to Secure its Place in the Multi-Orbit Puzzle

China en zijn satellietconstellaties.
China in Space: China to Have 10 Million+ Satellite Connectivity Users by 2030, MIIT Aims.
Ars Technica: China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink.
Space News: China promotes direct-to-device satellite services with new guidelines and licensing.

Satellietconstellaties en sterrenkunde/aardobservatie.
20.08 – SpaceCom: SpaceX partners with astronomers to protect radio astronomy from satellite interference.
26.08 – Space News: Satellite constellations fall short of meeting brightness goals.
11.09 – SpaceCom:  SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base.

Xona, PNT en in-orbit servicing.
06.08 – Payload: Next-Gen PNT Constellation Commits to Sustainability.

Starlink nieuws.
13.08 – Inside GNSS: Exploiting Starlink LEO for PNT.
20.08 – Space News: West Virginia joins states handing satellites a tiny share of rural broadband subsidies.
21.08 – Ars Technica: Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperating.
25.08 – TASS: Polish president's veto on aid to Ukrainian refugees also nixes Starlink funding for Kiev.
27.08 – European Interest: Polish president’s veto threatens Ukraine’s Starlink access.
08.09 – Teslarati: SpaceX to expand Central Texas facility with $8M Bastrop project.
16.09 – Space News: SpaceX planning first tests of new direct-to-device spectrum next year.
17.09 – Teslarati: SpaceX is partnering with chipmakers to enable Starlink satellite-to-cell service.

Een Russische versie van Starlink.
Reuters: Russia developing Starlink rival at 'rapid pace,' space chief says.

Project Kuiper nieuws.
04.09 – Space News; Project Kuiper scores first airline win as JetBlue picks LEO over GEO.
05.09 – SpaceCom: Sorry, Starlink: JetBlue becomes 1st airline to pick Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites for in-flight Wi-Fi.
16.09 – Space News: Project Kuiper plots broadband services in five countries by end of March.

Nog eens EchoStar.
Zie vorige NUDR.
SpaceCom: SpaceX buys $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum to beef up Starlink broadband service.
Space News: EchoStar eyes satcom expansion after ‘forced pivot’ from spectrum sales.
Via Satellite: EchoStar is at a ‘Pivot’ With Fresh Capital After FCC Investigation and Spectrum Sales.

Eutelsat en OneWeb.
04.09 – Via Satellite: Eutelsat Unifies Brand, Keeps OneWeb Constellation Name.

SES en het meoSphere concept.
Via Satellite: SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh Unveils meoSphere Concept for Next-Gen MEO Network.
Space News: SES moves to iterative MEO deployment with K2 Space partnership.
SatNews: SES launches new brand.
SatNews: SES’ new rebrand representing merger with Intelsat.
SES: Ready to Soar.

Viasat en Space41 vormen D2D Joint Venture Equatys.
Payload: Viasat and Space42 Launch D2D Joint Venture.
Space News: Viasat and Space42 to pool satellite spectrum for direct-to-device services.

Europa: IRIS2 e.a.
Space News: Telesat pitches Lightspeed as stopgap to Europe’s IRIS².
European Spaceflight: Poland to Commission Six Satellites as Added IRIS2 Contribution.

Via Satellite: Capgemini, Thales, and Thales Alenia Space to Lead French D2D Project.

En nog een interessant document:
Ey.com: The evolving role of LEO satellites in Europe’s connectivity future (PDF).

De EU Space Act / ESA’s Strategy 2040.
Deze werd gepubliceerd eind juni 2025 en je vind ze hier.
Via Satellite: The EU Space Act: How Will New Laws Affect Space Businesses?
Payload: Op-ed: The EU Space Act Will Stifle Innovation And Hurt US Space Companies.

ESA: ESA Director General's opening remarks at the General Assembly on Defence, Space & Cybersecurity.
Space News: Josef Aschbacher on geopolitics and Europe’s changing space debate.

ESA: ESA Strategy 2040
Space Scout: Strategy 2040: Europe’s Vision for Exploration Beyond Artemis.
Space Scout: ESA Increases Mars Ambitions with Mars Transportation Infrastructure.

China en de Verenigde Staten.
Commercial Space Federation: REDSHIFT: The Acceleration of China’s Commercial and Civil Space Enterprise & The Challenge to America.

Via Satellite: Moving Toward a Realistic Appraisal of China’s Potential in Space.
Payload: Report: China Pushes on Space Diplomacy, Science, Launch.
Ars Technica: A new report finds China’s space program will soon equal that of the US.
Inside Outer Space: “Redshift” Report – China’s Steady Progress in Space.

Chinese en Amerikaanse satellieten bekijken elkaar.
China in Space: Chinese, American Firms Begin Imaging Each Other in Space.
Interesting Engineering: China snaps US ‘surveillance’ satellite in rare eye-for-eye move over space assets.
Economic Times: Chinese and US satellites play I-Spy up in the space, a new era of espionage startst.

Amerikaanse satelliet bekijkt Britse kunstmaan.
Air & Space Forces: US Maneuvers Satellite to Observe UK Spacecraft in First-Ever Demonstration.
Space News: U.S., UK Space Commands execute first joint satellite maneuvers.

On-Orbit Refueling – Shijin-21 en Shijin-25.
China in Space: Shijian-25/Shijian-21 Is on the Move!
Daily Galaxy: China May Beat NASA to Moon After Groundbreaking Satellite Maneuver.

Space News: Space Command chief calls for orbital gas stations as China tests satellite refueling.

RISE – ESA’s “mission extender”.
Eerst nog een artikel uit oktober 2024:
ESA: ESA to build first in-orbit servicing mission with D-Orbit.

Twee recente filmpjes:
ESA: RISE: ESA’s mission extender in geostationary orbit.
ESA: Extending satellites’ lifetimes in space - ESA’s RISE Mission.

President Trump en de Big Beautifull Bill.
01.09 – NASA Watch: NASA Forecast For September 2025.
04.09 - NASA Watch: NASA GAO Report: Program Costs And Contracting Metrics.
06.09 - Ars Technica: GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites.
09.09 – Space News: Office of Space Commerce loses 40% of budget in rescission.
11.09 – Space Policy Online: House Appropriators Approve FY2026 Budget for NASA.
13.09 – Ars Technica: Scientists: It’s do or die time for America’s primacy exploring the Solar System.
14.09 – Space Policy Online: What’s Happening in Space Policy September 14-20, 2025.
15.09 – The Space Review: I’m a former astronaut: NASA workers are afraid, and safety is at risk.
16.09 – NASA Watch: No Budget In Sight.
16.09 – NASA Watch: Unions And Congress Protest NASA Cuts.
16.09 – SpaceCom: 'We have to fully fund NASA': Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters.
16.09 – NASA Watch: Democrats Move To Protect NASA’s Budget.
17.09 – Politico: House eyes Friday vote on stopgap as partisan tensions flare.

Space Force – Nieuws.
29.08 – Via Satellite: VLEO Under Examination for Possible Use by US Space Force.
01.09 – Space News: Space Force wants to weave AI into everyday operations.
03.09 – Executive Gov: Amazon Kuiper Joins TraCSS Pilot Program.
08.09 – Breaking Defense: EXCLUSIVE: Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear steps down.
08.09 – Space News: Tournear leaves Space Development Agency for new role at Auburn University.
08.09 – Air & Space Forces: SDA Director Tournear Departing on Eve of Crucial Launch.
08.09 – GovConWire: Lockheed Awarded $133M Navy Contract Modification for Hypersonic Missile Development.
08.09 – Payload: New Acting Director at SDA as Tournear Leaves Agency.
16.09 – Northrop Grumman (video): Northrop Grumman Navigation Technology Completes Hypersonic Test Flights.
16.09 – Space News: Impulse Space and Anduril to demonstrate autonomous spacecraft maneuvers in GEO – RPO – MIRA – HELIOS.
17.09 – Space News: Space Force chief: Current satellite tracking ‘too slow’ for modern threats.
18.09 – Space News: New military satcom services program to focus on ‘maneuverable’ small GEO satellites – MGEO.
18.09 – Aerospace America: Space exploration advocates hold out hope that NASA missions won’t be canceled.
19.09 – The Planetary Society: September 2025 NASA Budget Update.
20.09 – Ars Technica: In a win for science, NASA told to use House budget as shutdown looms.

Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
01.09 – Space News: Golden Dome for NATO is better than one for America.
03.09 – Space News: Telesat to offer blocks of satellite bandwidth to DoD for Golden Dome.
04.09 – Breaking Defense: Golden Dome: Tackling the myths and rumors around America’s new missile shield (video).
10.09 – Aerospace America: Golden Dome Caucus running ‘behind schedule,’ chair says.
13.09 – Space News: Golden Dome’s cost: anywhere from billions to trillions, depending on design.
17.09 – Space News: President Trump’s Golden Dome: golden dream or black nightmare?
18.09 – Ars Technica: Trump’s Golden Dome will cost 10 to 100 times more than the Manhattan Project.
18.09 – Breaking Defense: Rep. Ken Calvert on Golden Dome and the ‘Department of War’ renaming [Video].
18.09 – Breaking Defense: For Golden Dome to work, it needs to be put to the test.
20.09 – Space News: Golden Dome faces congressional scrutiny.

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