Sneller dan de meeste verwacht hadden, maar over een week zou het zesde Starship gelanceerd worden. Het ISS en het Chinese Tiangong kenden beide heel wat belangstelling. Bij het Chinese ruimtestation was er een aflossing van de bemanning. En er blijft voorlopig nog een boel mist hangen rond het hospitaliseren van een Crew 8 astronaut. Daarenboven zijn er geruchten (door NASA ondertussen tegengesproken) dat het ook niet zo goed zou gaan met Suni Williams aan boord van het ISS.

We doken ook in het lijstje van artikels die eerder het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart niet haalden. Veel extra berichten over raketten en aanverwanten, maar ook hebben we een inhaalbeweging gemaakt wat militaire ruimtevaart betreft. Bij de meeste van die artikels is ook de datum van verschijnen vermeld

Dat allemaal en nog veel meer in deze vrijwel dubbellange editie van het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: In het Chinese ruimtestation Tiangong werd de bemanning van Shenzhou 18 afgelost door die van Shenzhou 19. Foto CGTN

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

BIRA – 60 jaar oud.
Het Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimteaëronomie bestaat 60 jaar. Op deze link vind je een online tentoonstelling over het geleverde onderzoek sinds 1964. Een mooie en boeiende kennismaking met het BIRA.

PROBA 3 wordt op 4 december gelanceerd.
Times of India: ISRO set to launch EU’s Sun observatory mission in december.
ESA: Proba-3 will constantly measure Sun’s energy output.

Het von Karman Institute ondertekent ESA’s Zero Debris Charter.
Vorige week werd dit nieuwsitem al vermeld. Bij deze nog de persmededeling van het VKI zelf.
VKI: The von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) is committed to sustainable space!
De Tijd: Afvalloze satelliet van morgen wordt mee in België bedacht.

Testen v/e cubesat in Redu.
ESA: From Canada to Belgium, the CalgaryToSpace team completes a vibration test campaign.

Science Connection Nr 72.
De nieuwe Science Connection is uit, met o.a.
- Project Biosphere
- De nieuwe Europese draagraket - Ariane 6.
- Mare Tranquillitatis
Je vindt nummer 72 hier (PDF).

Het archief van Science Connection vind je hier.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

04.11.2024 – Japanse HIII-22S lanceert Kirameki 3.
JAXA: Launch Result of X-band defense communication satellite-3 aboard the 4th H3 Launch Vehicle (H3 F4).
Space News: Japan launches Kirameki 3 military communications satellite with H3 rocket.
SpaceCom: Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket.

Filmpjes:
JAXA: Lancering live.
JAXA: Hoogtepunten.
SciNews: H3 launches Kirameki 3 (DSN-3).

04.11.2024 – Russische Soyuz 2.1b lanceert 2 ruimteweersatellieten. Plus een reeks kleinere waaronder ook twee satellieten voor Iran.
TASS: Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket with space weather satellites installed at Vostochny launch pad.
SpaceCom: Russia sends 53 satellites to orbit on record-breaking launch.

Reuters: Iran sends satellites to Russia for rocket launch, Tasnim reports.
TASS: Iran ships two satellites to Russia for launch atop Russian carrier rocket — media.

Space In Africa: Zimbabwe Launches Second Satellite, ZIMSAT-2.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Ionosfera-M launch.

05.11.2024 – Lancering bevooradingscapsule Dragon CRS SpX31 naar het ISS / Koppeling geslaagd.
Volgens SpaceX was dit de 400ste succesvolle Falcon-lancering.
NASA: NASA Science on Health, Safety to Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX 31st Resupply Mission to Launch Experiments to Station.
NASA: NASA, SpaceX 31st Commercial Resupply Mission Overview.
NASA: NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station.

NASA CRS Blog: NASA, SpaceX Update Space Station Resupply Launch Date.
NASA CRS Blog: NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 31st Station Resupply Launch, Arrival.
NASA CRS Blog: NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31: Launch Coverage Underway.
NASA CRS Blog: NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31: Dragon Launches at 9:29 p.m. EST.
NASA CRS Blog: Dragon Approaching Station on 31st Cargo Mission.
NASA CRS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Docks to Harmony Module.

SpaceX: Falcon 9 launches cargo Dragon mission to ISS.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 31st cargo resupply mission to the space station for NASA.
SpaceX: SpaceX launches 3 tons of cargo on 31st ISS resupply flight for NASA.

Space Policy Online: SpaceX Cargo Dragon to demonstrate ISS reboost.
Ars Technica: After 31 cargo missions, NASA finds Dragon still has some new tricks.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply mission.

Via de ICE Cubes Services van het Belgische Space Applications Services gaan drie experimenten mee naar het ISS.
Zie deze LinkedIn-post voor meer details.
PhysOrg: Space Innovation Lab experiment heads to International Space Station.
NASA: NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station.
Gizmodo: Wooden Satellite Reaches Space for the First Time – LignoSat.
SpaceCom: World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test.

Filmpje:
NASA: Science Launching on SpaceX's 31st Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station.
NASA: CRS-31 Prelaunch News Teleconference.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX 31st Cargo Resupply Services Launch.
NASA: NASAs SpaceX 31st Cargo Resupply Services Rendezvous and Docking – Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-31 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-31 Dragon docking.

05.11.2024 – RocketLab en “Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes”.
RocketLab: Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes.
RocketLab: From Contract to Space in Less Than Ten Weeks: Rocket Lab Launches its 54th Electron Mission.

Space News: Rocket Lab launches undisclosed commercial payload.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches mystery mission on company's 12th launch of 2024.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Change In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches “Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes”.

07.11.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-77 (CCSFS).
SatNews: SpaceX orders “Hold, hold, hold” at two minutes left and scrubs Starlink Group 6-77 due to helium leak.
Spaceflight Now: Helium issue on Falcon 9 booster scrubs Starlink 6-77 mission at Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch due to apparent rocket helium leak.
NewsWeek: SpaceX Failed Launch: Here's What Went Wrong.

Spaceflight Now: SpaceX aces Starlink 6-77 mission launch from Cape Canaveral on 3rd launch attempt.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch, 3 November 2024.
NSF: SCRUB: SpaceX Launches Starlink 6-77.
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 202 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 November 2024.

09.11.2024 – Chinese Lange Mars 2C lanceert 4 PIESAT-2 satellieten.
Space News: Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches Four PIESAT-2 Satellites in 544th Long March Rocket Flight.
SciNews: Long March-2C launches four PIESAT-2 satellites.

09.11.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 9-10 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX California launch slips two days.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 203 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 9 November 2024.

Raketnieuws.

Vulcan.
Spaceflight Now: ULA’s Vulcan rocket in “final phase” of certification, awaiting first national security launch date.

ULA (filmpje): Take a Tour: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Over de tweede lancering van Vulcan en over de plannen met Vulcan
The Space Review: Gaining confidence in new launch vehicles.

New Glenn.
Universe Today: New Glenn Booster Moves to Launch Complex 36.

RocketLab en Neutron.
Space News: Rocket Lab confirms plan to bid for Pentagon launch contracts with new medium rocket – NSSL – Neutron.

Filmpje:
Rocket Lab: Neutron | Archimedes Testing Continues at Stennis.
The Space Bucket: Rocket Lab Is Getting Closer To Neutron’s Maiden Flight.

Astra en zijn Rocket.
Payload: Inside Astra’s Rocket Reinvention.

Relativity Space in de problemen – Terran.
Payload: Is Relativity On The Rocks?

OMAN lanceert zijn eerste raket in december.
SpaceTech Gulf: Oman’s First Rocket Set for December Launch, Confirms Etlaq.

Gilmore Space krijgt het licht op groen om de Eris-raket nog dit jaar (?) te lanceren vanuit Australië.
Space News: Gilmour Space secures license for first orbital launch.
Spaceflight Now: Gilmour Space touts permit for launch of Australia’s first orbital-class rocket.

Een Japanse herbruikbare raket – Callisto – eerst in 2026.
European Spaceflight: JAXA Confirms Inaugural Callisto Flight Test Has Slipped to 2026.

ESA – Boost! / ESA – Thrust!
01.08 – ESA: Space propulsion-as-a-service gets a Boost!
Meer info over Boost! vind je hier bij ESA.

Thrust! – Technologies for Highthrust Re-Usable Space Transportation.
28.10 – European Spaceflight: ESA Selects Four Companies to Develop Reusable Rocket Technology.
Meer info over Thrust! vind je hier bij ESA.

Europa en zijn toekomstige raketten.
12.08 – European Spaceflight: ESA and Poland Test Fire Variable-Thrust Rocket Engine – TLPD.
18.08 – Space News: Orbex working towards 2025 first launch.

19.09 – European Spaceflight: ESA Taps Pangea Aerospace to Design Very High Thrust Engine.
22.09 – European Spaceflight: Isar Confirms Hot Fire Testing Has Commenced at Andøya – Spectrum.

16.10 – European Spaceflight: Avio to Continue MR10 Rocket Engine Testing This Month.
17.10 – European Spaceflight: Sirius Space Completes STAR-1 Hot Fire Test Campaign.
21.10 – European Spaceflight: CNES to Test Upgraded FROG Reusable Rocket Demonstrator in 2025.02.11 – European Spaceflight: Launch of DLR Reusable Flight Experiment Pushed to Late 2026.

04.11 – European Spaceflight: POLARIS Spaceplanes Begins Flight Tests of MIRA II Demonstrator.
06.11 – European Spaceflight: POLARIS Spaceplanes Completes MIRA II Rocket-Powered Roll Test.
06.11 – Space Voyaging: New Milestones for Themis, the First European Reusable Rocket.
07.11 – RFA: The Most Comprehensive Guide to Our Launch Vehicle.
08.11 – NSF: PLD Space unveils ambitious plan for the next decade.

Ariane 6 – Volgende vlucht eerst begin 2025.
Space News:Next Ariane 6 launch slips to early 2025.
Via Satellite: Arianespace Targets First Commercial Flight for Ariane 6 in Q1 2025 .
NSF: European Space Agency and Arianespace at a crossroads.

Eerdere Ariane-berichten:
31.07 – ESA: Ariane 6: post-launch update.
23.08 – ESA: Ariane 6 blueprint.
24.09 – European Spaceflight: Ariane 6 Upper Stage Test Article Makes Way for Phoebus.
28.10 – European Spaceflight: Arianespace Envisions Post-2030 Ariane 6 Upgrades.

Zuid-Korea wil de strijd aan gaan met SpaceX.
10.09 – Space News: $1,000 to LEO: South Korea’s reusable rocket plan targets SpaceX’s dominance.

China en de Lange Mars 8A / Lange Mars 9 (a.k.a. het Chinese Starship).
06.09 – CCTV+ (filmpje): China’s New Long March-8a Rocket Set for Maiden Flight in Late 2024.
16.09 – Space News: China prepares for 1st launch of new Long March 8A rocket.

Ars Technica: China reveals a new heavy lift rocket that is a clone of SpaceX’s Starship.
SpaceCom:  China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship.
Spacepage: China gaat zijn eigen 'Starship' raket ontwikkelen.
CNSA Watcher: Long March 9 Demo Completed: Reusable Flights Planned for 2030-2035.

China en commerciële lanceringen/raketten/lanceerbasissen.
14.07 – CCTV+ (filmpje): Industrial Park in East China Boosts Commercial Space Launches.$

10.08 – SciNews (filmpje): Lijian-2 will be reusable – Kinetica 2.
13.08 – Space News: Deep Blue Aerospace secures strategic funding, landmark VTVL rocket test soon – Nebula 1.
17.08 – Dongfang Hour: Why do some Chinese Rockets resemble SpaceX Designs?

09.09 – Payload: Chinese Launch Startup iSpace Raises $99M Series C.
11.09 – CCTV+ (filmpje): Asia's Largest High-Altitude Space Engine Simulation Test Facility Built in China's Shaanxi.
19.09 – NSF: China Roundup: Commercial launch providers drive forward reusability with more VTVL tests.
21.09 – CNSA Watcher (filmpje): Interstellar Glory completes reverse jet flow test on Hyperbola-3 rocket.

14.10 – Space News: Xichang to build commercial spaceport to boost China’s launch capacity.
19.10 – CNSA Watcher (filmpje): Tianhui Aerospace 85-ton Engine Passes Full-System Test for Commercial Space Market.
22.10 – Dongfang Hour (filmpje): China is on the Brink of Rocket Reusability.
31.10 – CGTN (filmpje): Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center continues to optimize for launch missions.

01.11 – Space News: Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap secures funding for rocket featuring chopstick recovery system.
09.11 – CNSA Watcher: Grid Fin System Test Success Ensures Precision in Rocket Recovery for LANDSPACE's Zhuque-3.
09.11 – CNSA Watcher: CASC's 80-ton Reusable Engine: Low Cost, High Performance.

Een aantal lanceerbasissen gaan samenwerken.
Via Satellite: International Spaceports Launch New Strategic Alliance.
Space News: International spaceports seek to collaborate.

Allerlei nieuws over lanceerbasissen.
02.08 – Space News: Foust Forward | Mind the launch gap – Over UK space ports.
10.09 – LiebertPub: How Spaceports Can Enable the Space Economy.
RoomEU: Spaceport America’s road to the future.

14.10 – Space In Africa: Kenya-Italy Space Centre to be Reused for Satellite Launches.
15.10 – SpaceQ: All Canadian Orbtial Launch Planned For Spaceport Nova Scotia.
15.10 – SpaceQ: Reaction Dynamics to conduct suborbital test launch from Australia of its Aurora launch vehicle.
21.10 – Space In Africa: Building South Africa’s Space Launch Capabilities.

01.11 – Press and Journal: Why one small step for Sutherland spaceport could mean a giant leap for ‘fragile’ far north.
04.11 – Space Daily: Southern Launch fully approved for Whalers Way rocket pad in South Australia.
04.11 – ABC.net.au: Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex receives final planning approval.
06.11 – The Planetary Society (filmpje): Spaceport Nova Scotia.

Vastebrandstofraketten/industrie in de US.
10.07 – Space News: X-Bow raises $70 million to boost solid rocket motor production.
23.07 – Breaking Defense: Solid rocket motors still a challenge for L3Harris subsidiary Aerojet: Lockheed and RTX officials.
17.09 – Space News: U.S. military invests $12.5 million in Ursa Major for solid rocket development.
25.10 – European Spaceflight: Avio to Build First US-Based Solid Rocket Motor Production Facility.
01.11 – Defense One: New solid-rocket maker (Ursa Major) aims to start production next year.

NASA en zijn infrastructuur om raket(motoren) te te testen.
24.09 – NASA Watch: NASA OIG Report on NASA’s Rocket Propulsion Test Program.
24.09 – OIG: NASA’s Rocket Propulsion Test Program (PDF).

Futuristische (?) raketvoortstuwingen.
02.06 – Scott Manley (filmpje): Why Nuclear Rockets Are Going To Change Spaceflight.
05.07 – Universe Mag: Proton beams can get a probe to Alpha Centauri fast.
26.08 – Lockheed Martin: The future of spaceflight has never been more (nu)clear – DRACO.
30.09 – Business AM: Revolutie in de ruimtevaart: nieuw aandrijfsysteem maakt oneindige ruimtereizen mogelijk.
25.10 – AstroBlogs: Video; voormalig SpaceX ingenieur neemt vlucht vooruit met ontwikkeling nucleaire microreactoren voor ruimtevaart.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – NASA verlengt de Commercial Resupply Services contracten tot 2030.
Space News: NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030.

ISS – Baan verhoogd – Voor het eerst met behulp van een Cargo Dragon.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time.

ISS – Crew 9 verhuist van koppelingspoort – Voor het eerst met de twee Starliner-astronauten.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Spacecraft Port Relocation – Sunday, November 3, 2024.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon relocation.

Nog even de bemanning van Crew 8 / Gezondheid ISS-astronauten ok ondanks allerlei geruchten.
Space News: Crew-8 astronauts remain mum about post-splashdown medical issue.
SpaceCom: NASA still mum about SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut's medical issue.
Space Policy Online: Crew 8 will reveal hospitalization details “in fullness of time”.

SpaceCom: Astronaut Suni Williams 'in good health' on the ISS, NASA says, refuting tabloid claims.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Post-Flight News Conference.

Dream Chaser.
Sierra Space: Sierra Space expands spaceplane fleet with in-house mission control.

ESA begint training van reserve-astronauten.
ESA: ESA Astronaut Reserve training kicks off at EAC.

Eerste Australische astronaut studeert af bij ESA.
IEEE Spectrum: Katherine Bennell-Pegg: Australia’s First Astronaut Makes History.

India en de eerste bemande Gaganyaan missie uitgesteld tot in 2026.
SpaceCom: India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026.
BBC: Why it costs India so little to reach the Moon and Mars.

Filmpje:
ISRO: India's Human Space Flight Program by Shri Hanamantray Baluragi;

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Week Wraps with Dragon Preps and Life Science.
NASA ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Undocks for Short Ride to New Port.
NASA ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Redocks to Station Before Next Cargo Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: Astronauts Relax with Light Science Before Dragon Cargo Mission Arrives.
NASA ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Docks to Harmony Module.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Unpacks New Station Science Delivered Aboard Dragon.
NASA ISS Blog: New Science Experiments Being Activated Aboard Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Science Activation and Training Top Friday’s Orbital Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Spacecraft Boosts Station for First Time.

NASA: Station Science Top News: Nov. 1, 2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SatNews: NASA’s 24th anniversary celebrates a “permanent human presence in space”.

Gizmodo: NASA Set to Resume ISS Spacewalks in 2025 After Terrifying Spacesuit Leaks.

SpaceCom: How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS.
SpaceCom: Why can't active NASA astronauts endorse US presidential candidates?

NASA: NASA Shares Space Food Insight with Commercial Food Industry.
NASA: Collecting Human Health and Performance Data in Space.

Nog eentje uit juli:
ExecutivGov: Aerojet Rocketdyne Modernizes NASA’s Space Vehicle Engine.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Location, Location, Location: Nov. 08, 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore Talks with Tennessee Tech – Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
SpaceCom: Blowing up: Inflatable space habitats could be key to exploring the solar system.

SpaceCom: Axiom Space looks to India and Europe for rockets to help build its private space station.

Space News: Vast signs agreement with Czech government.
Via Satellite: Czech Republic Ramps Up Space Ambitions with MoU with Vast.

Bemanning Shenzhou 18 weer terug op Aarde.
CGTN: China's Shenzhou-18 separates from space station combination, returning to Earth.
China Daily: China's Shenzhou XVIII spaceship separates from space station combination.
SpaceCom: China's Shenzhou XVIII spaceship separates from space station combination.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-18 astronauts return to Earth safely.
Space Policy Online: Shenzhou-18 crew back on earth.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Search and Rescue Team in Inner Mongolia Conducts Training for Shenzhou-18 Crew's Return.
CCTV+: Air Search Team Ready for Shenzhou-18 Return.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Spaceship Separates from Space Station Combination.

CCTV+: LIVE: China's Shenzhou-18 Crew Returns to Earth.
CGTN: Live: Special coverage of Shenzhou-18 crew's return to Earth (een wat langere live uitzending dan de vorige).

CNSA Watcher: Footage of Shenzhou 18 return capsule reentering atmosphere captured from the ground.
CCTV+: Return Capsule Carrying Shenzhou-18 Crew Lands in North China.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronaut Ye Guangfu Comes out of Return Capsule.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronaut Li Guangsu Comes out of Return Capsule.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronaut Li Cong Comes Out of Return Capsule.
CGTN: Shenzhou-18 taikonauts arrive in Beijing after six-month space mission.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Astronauts Return to Earth with Scientific Materials.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-18 Carried Life Science Experiment Samples Delivered to Scientists.
CCTV+: Experiment Samples Brought Back by Shenzhou-18 Spaceship to Spur Further Scientific Progress.
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou-18 Crew Completes 192-Day Space Mission with Record-Breaking Achievements.
SciNews: Shenzhou-18 undocking.
SciNews: Shenzhou-18 landing.
SciNews: Shenzhou-18 astronauts egress.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: Mirror platform for science experiments on China's space station now operational.
ECNS: Shanxi to benefit from space rice research.

Filmpjes:
CNSA Watcher: Tiangong Space Station Completes Crucial Ground Platform for Pairwise Space Experiments.
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou 19's first week in Tiangong Space Station.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
NASA: NASA Stennis Plants Artemis Moon Tree.

Universe Today: Launching Mass From the Moon Helped by Lunar Gravity Anomalies.
Aviation Week: NASA Looks For Quantum Tech To Find Inhabitable Lunar Lava Tubes.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Boeing finishing expansion of NASA SLS Core Stage production facilities at KSC.

Chinese maanraket Lange Mars 10A kent wellicht in 2026 een eerste lancering.
Space News: China’s new rocket for crew and moon to launch in 2026.

Filmpje:
CNSA Watcher: Long March 10A: Net Recovery System and Improved Efficiency in 2026.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.

Filmpje:
Astrum: Why Is China Suddenly So Interested in the Moon?

Starship – IFT6 mogelijk al op 18 november.
Space Explored: Starship ship-to-ship propellent test coming March 2025.
Gizmodo: SpaceX to Attempt Daring Orbital Refueling Test of Starship.

SpaceCom: SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch.
Ars Technica: The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks.
Space News: SpaceX plans next Starship flight for mid-November.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX targets Starship Flight 6 launch on November 18.

Spacepage: SpaceX plant volgende Starship lancering voor half november.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starship | Fifth Flight Test.
Cosmic Perspective: Starship Launch to Catch: 2 hours of Uncut Slowmo Tracking Footage.
NSF: Raptor Tripod Insanity!!!!
NSF: The Next Super Heavy Booster To Fly.
NSF: Booster 13 Static Fires.
LabPadre Space: Awesome! Starship Block 2 Tests Its Stretched Propellant Tanks! - SpaceX Weekly #139.
NSF: Ship 31 preps for Flight 6 | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: Pad B Takes Shape at Starbase! Ship 33 Gets Frosty | Starbase Update.
WAI: SpaceX suddenly gives out HUGE info about Lunar Starship!
NSF: Massive Crane Makes Way for Next Starship Launch | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: Starship Banana for Scale (and a Hot Staging Ring) | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon/Venus:
NASA: Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass.
SpaceCom: NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies by Venus before historic sun encounter.

Venus:
SpaceCom: Venus' 'missing' giant impact craters may be hiding in plain sight.

Aarde:
Via Satellite: Acres of Potential: How NASA Acres Works to Bring Satellite Imagery to the Agriculture Industry.
ESA: Devastating floods in Spain witnessed by satellites.
SpaceCom: Satellites can now spot plastic trash on Earth's beaches from space.
SpaceCom: NOAA satellites watch Hurricane Rafael make landfall in Cuba.
NASA: Hurricane Helene’s Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA’s AWE.
UPI: NASA: Hurricane Helene produced 'enormous' gravity waves in upper atmosphere.

Maan:
Space News: NASA evaluating “next steps” for VIPER lunar rover mission.
Collect Space: Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes lunar rover (LTV) out for debut drive.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4352-4354: Halloween Fright Night on Mars.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4355-4356: Weekend Success Brings Monday Best.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4357–4358: Turning West.
Space News: NASA MSR review continues despite committee leadership change.
SpaceCom: Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought.
Universe Today: Scientists Have Figured out why Martian Soil is so Crusty.
Cosmos Mag: Chinese Mars rover finds evidence of ancient sea’s shoreline.

Didymos/Dimorphos:
ESA: Hera burns towards Mars.
ESA (filmpje): See ESA Hera spacecraft's trajectory to the Didymos asteroid system.

Voyager:
Uninverse Today: Voyager 1 is Forced to Rely on its Low Power Radio.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Een nieuwe satellietconstellatie op komst – 3.960 extra satellieten.
Space News: Ex-Google exec attracts financial backers for LEO megaconstellation.
Payload: Logos and the Demand for Another Mega Constellation.

SpaceCom: Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches.

Wat is er gebeurd met de oudste Britse satelliet Skynet-1A?
BBC: Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why.

Satellietje geraakt door ruimteafval  – Blijkbaar zonder gevolgen.
SpaceCom: Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it.
Mashable: An object struck a satellite in Earth's orbit, leaving a hole.

Trump en ruimtevaart.
Space Policy: What will a second Trump term mean for space policy?
Ars Technica: Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all.

SpaceCom: 'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech.

Nog van voor de verkiezingen:
The Space Review: Comparing Harris and Trump on space policy.

US – Regeltjes voor exporteren ruimtevaarttechnologie worden versoepeld.
Space News: U.S. government eases export controls on space technologies.
ExecutivGov: BIS Updates Export Controls for Space-Related Products.
SpaceNews: U.S. eases export rules for space tech, but high-resolution radar satellites remain under tight control.
Via Satellite: Commerce Dept. Seeks Input on Changes to Space Export Controls.
Space News: Space export reforms to march forward amid transition to new administration.

Ruimtevaart en militairen.
22.08 – Via Satellite: Achieving Agility in Satellite Manufacturing.

23.09 – Ars Technica: Satellite images suggest test of Russian “super weapon” failed spectacularly.
25.09 – ESPI: A Party for Everyone? Analysing International Efforts in Space Debris Mitigation (met een download v/h rapport).
26.09 – Payload: Momentum Builds for Global Space Sustainability Policy.
26.09 – Via Satellite: Rocket Lab Completes Pioneer Testing, Integration for Varda’s 2nd Pharmaceutical Mission.

01.10 – USSF: US Space Command begins dual-track operations of spaceflight safety services with Office of Space Commerce – SSA.
01.10 – Space News: U.S. faces stiff competition from China in satellite remote sensing – REMSENS.
02.10 – Space News: Radar satellite companies sharpen focus on military market – REMSENS.
04.10 – Space News: Impulse Space wins $34.5 million contract for U.S. Space Force missions – OTV – TacRS – DoD.
04.10 – Air and Space Forces: Two New Tactically Responsive Space Missions to Demo Maneuver in Orbit – OTV – TacRS – DoD.
04.10 – Space Daily: LEO satellites hold the key to resilient, interference-free navigation – GPS – Jamming – MIMO.
17.10 – Space News: Firefly to launch True Anomaly’s Jackal vehicle for U.S. Space Force mission – TacRS – Victus Haze – Victus Nox.
22.10 – Space News: Space Force refining commercial backup plan for military satellites – Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR).
23.10 – Space News: Millennium Space secures $386 million contract for missile-defense satellites – MEO Missile Warning and Tracking Epoch 1.
23.10 – Air and Space Forces: Space Force Adds 6 New Satellites to Its MEO Missile Warning Constellation.
23.10 – Space News: Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $1.8 billion contract extension for missile warning satellites – NG OPIR.
24.10 – Breaking Defense: Space Force grants Northrop Grumman $1.8B to build missile warning birds for polar orbit – NG OPIR
24.10 – Space News: NRO readies open call for satellite remote sensing – REMSENS.
25.10 – SatNews: US Space Force: Preparing for new threats.
25.10 – SatNews: Can nuclear bombs threaten satellites?
25.10 – SatNews: Satellite Spectrum Security: Jamming of PNT is child’s play.
27.10 – Space Daily: Space Systems Command awards second plane of Epoch 1 satellites – MEO Missile Warning and Tracking Epoch 1.
30.10 – Via Satellite: How Earth Observation Companies Stay Ahead of the Cyber Threat.
30.10 – Via Satellite: Trawling Hacker Forums Uncovers Crucial Information on Space Cyber Attacks.

04.11 – Space News: Five years of the Space Force’s strategic progress.
06.11 – Space News: U.S. Space Command expands intelligence-sharing program with commercial firms.
07.11 – Space News: Bind Russia to a new arms control treaty to ban nuclear weapons in space.
09.11 – CNA: North Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, aircraft in South.

US – Militairen en commerciële comsats.
14.10 – Space News: U.S. Army wraps up commercial satcom pilot program.

PWSA / Starshield – Algemeen.
08.07 – Space News: Space Force preparing for the age of proliferated low Earth orbit satellite networks.

17.10 – Space News: NRO pushes back on criticism of satellite intelligence delays.
22.10 – Space News: Space Force to increase spending on low Earth orbit satellite services.
22.10 – Space News: Space Development Agency taps Umbra for satellite integration study.
23.10 – Air and Space Forces: SDA Sets Approved Vendor Pool to Compete for Experimental Satellites.
24.10 – Space News: Space Development Agency selects 19 companies for low-Earth orbit demonstration program – PWSA – HALO.
24.10 – Via Satellite: SDA’s HALO Pool Opens the Door to Non-Traditional PWSA Vendors – PWSA – HALO.
29.10 – Space News: Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program soars to $13 billion – PLEO.
30.10 – Space News: NRO announces space tech agreements with three commercial companies – ALISTA.

05.11 – Ars Technica: NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites.

PWSA – Tranche 0.
04.09 – Space News: SpaceX satellites with Tesat terminals achieve first laser data exchange for U.S. military.

PWSA – Tranche 2.
31.07 – Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for the Latest Generation of Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Data Transport Satellites.
03.09 – Payload: There Aren’t Enough Satellite Thrusters For The SDA—Yet.

PWSA – Tranche 3.
08.10 – Space News: Space Development Agency unveils plans for next 200-satellite procurement.

NAVO/NATO.
10.10 – Defense One: NATO aims to publish its own commercial space strategy next year.

Europa en MilSpace.
14.10 – Space News: France and Germany join U.S.-led space defense coalition.
21.10 – ESPI: 18th ESPI Autumn Conference Recap: “Scaling European Space Capabilities for Security & Defence: From Ambition to Implementation”.
04.11 – Payload: New Spacecraft to Boost UK’s Military ISR Capabilities.
05.11 – Via Satellite: SSTL Wins UK Government Contract for Juno Satellite.

US en China.
21.08 – Aviation Week: Concerns Grow Over Chinese Space Maneuvering Capability.
25.09 – Defense One: China's satellites are dodging US eyes in space.
22.10 – Space News: U.S. Space Force faces growing demands in Indo-Pacific amid calls for expansion.
24.10 – ECNS: China thwarting satellites used to spy.
27.10 – Space Daily: China claims to counter foreign espionage efforts using satellites.
28.10 – TASS: China urges US to halt militarization of space — Chinese Foreign Ministry.
29.10 – ECNS: China opposes arms race in outer space.
31.10 – SatNews: The US Begins Deploying Meadowlands Jammers Against russian and Chinese Satellites Starting in 2025.

Australië stopt het Defense Joint Project – Geen geosats meer maar interesse in “multi-orbit” oplossingen.
Space News: Australia abandons $5 billion geostationary satellite program to explore ‘multi-orbit’ options.
Space Daily: Australia axes $7bn military satellite project.

Om af te ronden – Eentje om te bezoeken.
US Space Force: Centaur upper stage installation recognizes trailblazing space program.
Collect Space: Go Centaur! Space Force stands up rocket stage at Los Angeles base.
The Space Review: The difficult early life of the Centaur upper stage.

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