Langzaam maar zeker zien we meer lanceringen die met allerlei satellietconstellaties te maken hebben. Zo begon China met een eerste lancering voor een tweede satellietconstellatie in een lage aardbaan. SpaceX lanceerde een reeks satellieten voor het militaire Starshield. Opvallend: geen lanceringen voor Starlink deze week. Maar OneWeb bestelde 100 bijkomende satellieten en Europa gaat van start met zijn eigen satellietconstellatie IRIS². Afgelopen week werd er ook heel wat in de ruimte gewandeld, door de Chinezen met een recorduitstapje en door de Russen. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Nog een zalige kerstmis.

Bij de foto: De Chinezen voerden met iets meer dan 9 uur de langste ruimtewandeling ooit uit.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Limburgse studenten opnieuw naar de ruimte aan boord van Spacerider.
ESA: Meet the Team: OSCAR-PINQ.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

14.12.2024 – Electron lanceert Stonehenge – HASTE. 
HASTE – Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron.
Buiten het feit dat het om een suborbitale lancering ging, is er niet veel geweten over deze lancering.
Een vorige HASTE lancering had op 24.11 plaats (zie NUDR 2024/48-727).
Zie ook nog het volgende artikel.
SpaceCom:Rocket Lab's secretive launch last month was a hypersonic test for the US military (photos).

16.12.2024 – China begint aan een tweede satellietconstellatie – SatNet / Guowang – m.b.v. Lange Mars 5B.
Space News:  China set to launch first Guowang megaconstellation satellites on Long March 5B.
ECNS (foto): China launches low-orbit internet satellites.
Space News: China kicks off Guowang megaconstellation with Long March 5B launch.
Ars Technica: China orbits first Guowang Internet satellites, with thousands more to come.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China launches internet satellite group.
SciNews: Long March-5B launches SatNet LEO Group 01.

16.12.2024 – Chinese Lange Mars 2D lanceert vier PIESAT-satellieten.
ECNS (foto’s): China sends new satellite group into space.

Filmpjes:
New China TV: China launches new satellite group.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches PIESAT-02 09~12.

17.12.2024 – SpaceX lanceert RRT-1 (GPS-3 7).
Tijdens de nacht van 13 op 14 december:
SpaceCom: SpaceX scrubs launch of mysterious RRT-1 mission due to high winds.

Spaceflight Now: SpaceX scrubs the RRT-1 launch from Cape Canaveral.

SpaceNews: SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force ‘rapid response’ GPS mission.
Spaceflight Now: U.S. Space Force launches expedited GPS mission using Falcon 9 rocket.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the RRT-1 mission from pad 40 in Florida.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches RRT-1 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

17.12.2024 – SpaceX lanceert NROL-149 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Starshield satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California for the NRO.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 6th batch of next-gen US spy satellites from California.
Space News: NRO hits milestone with more than 100 satellites in low Earth orbit.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the @NatReconOfc’s NROL-149 mission from pad 4E in California.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches NROL-149 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

17.12.2024 –  SpaceX lanceert O3b mPOWER 7 & 8 (KSC).
SES: SES’s Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched, Bolstering MEO Constellation.

Space News: SpaceX launches redesigned O3b mPower satellites.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launching 2 mPOWER communication satellites from Florida today.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches first two SES O3b mPOWER satellites with upgrades to address power issues seen on earlier spacecraft.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the @SES_Satellites O3b mPOWER mission to orbit.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches SES O3b mPOWER 7 & 8 satellites and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

18.12.2024 – Mislukte lancering voor Japanse Kairos.
Eerst was er enkele dagen uitstel … 
PhysOrg: Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit.
De Morgen: Japans Space One stelt satellietlancering opnieuw uit.

… maar dan kon de lancering toch doorgaan. Kairos is een vastebrandstofraket.
Space News: Second Kairos launch fails.
SpaceCom: Private Japanese rocket explodes after liftoff in its 2nd launch failure of 2024 (photos).
UPI: Japan's Space One suffers second Kairos rocket failure.
PhysOrg: Japanese startup's space rocket launch fails.

Filmpje:
SciNews: KAIROS launch anomaly, 18 December 2024.

19.12.2024 – Chinese Ceres 1S lanceert Loong (4 Tianqui satellieten).
Space News: China nears record launch year with Ceres-1 and SAR satellite missions.

Filmpjes:
CNSA Watcher: China's 66th launch in 2024: GalacticEnergy's Ceres-1 launches Tianqi Constellation satellites.
CCTV+: Thousands Gather to Witness Rocket Launch from Sea in Shandong.
SciNews: Ceres-1S launches Tianqi-33 ~ 36.

20.12.2024 – Chinese Lange Mars 3B/E lanceert TJSW 12.

Filmpjes:
CNSA Watcher: China's 67th Launch in 2024: Telecommunication Satellite No. 12 Launched from Xichang.
SciNews: Long March-3B launches TJSW-12.

21.12.2024 – SpaceX lanceert Bandwagon 2 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission on Falcon 9 rocket from California.
NSF: SpaceX launch Bandwagon-2 rideshare from Vandenberg.
Space News: SpaceX launches second mid-inclination rideshare mission.

Space Daily: Exolaunch to deploy 22 satellites on SpaceX Bandwagon-2 mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the Bandwagon-2 mission to a mid-inclination orbit.
SciNews: SpaceX Bandwagon-2 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

21.12.2024 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert “Owl The Way Up” – Synspective – Strix.
Het weer wilde niet echt meewerken.
RocketLab via X: With heavy rain and strong winds at LC-1 in the coming days … .
Een dag later was er een technisch probleempje dat de lancering verhinderde.
RocketLab via X: We are standing down from today’s launch attempt … .

SpaceCom: Rocket Lab scrubs Strix radar satellite launch for Synspective over 'sensor data'.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches sixth Synspective radar imaging satellite.

De persmap vind je hier (PDF).

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Owl The Way Up' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches the sixth StriX satellite.

Raketnieuws.

Virgin Galactic gaat mogelijk vanuit Italië lanceren.
Space News: Virgin Galactic signs agreement to study suborbital spaceflights from Italian spaceport.
Payload: Virgin Galactic Considers Launching From Italian Spaceport.

Tweede Ariane 6 op het CSG.
ESA: Second Ariane 6 at Europe’s Spaceport.

Meer ESA-geld voor Avio en Vega.
ESA: Vega contracts for future operations and development.
Space News: ESA and Avio sign contracts for Vega upgrades and new launch.
European Spaceflight: ESA Awards €350M to Avio to Boost Vega C and Develop Vega E.

Europa wil een herbruikbare “Super Heavy Lift” raket.
ESA: Pathfinder activity to pave the way for European very heavy reusable rocket.
European Spaceflight: Third Time’s the Charm? ESA Once Again Publishes 60T Rocket Study Call.

Zie ook het eerdere ESA-bericht: Super heavy-lift, frequent flights to space for Europe: Protein study results.

Preliminary Design Review (PDR) voor Franse Baguette.
European Spaceflight: HyPrSpace Achieves Key Milestone in Baguette One Rocket Development.

Meer geld voor Duitse raketfirma’s.
European Spaceflight: Germany Commits €95M More to Isar, RFA, and HyImpulse.

Volgende Vulcan eerst in de lente van 2025.
Spaceflight Now: Space Force says first national security Vulcan launch now anticipated in spring 2025.

Plannen met Centaur V.
Aviation Week: ULA Optimizing Centaur Upper Stage For On-Orbit Maneuvering.
Space News: ULA pitches ‘space interceptor’ role for Vulcan rocket’s upper stage.

New Glenn – Wachten op een static fire (en de lancering).
Ars Technica: The New Glenn rocket’s seven powerful engines may light up as soon as today.

Heel even dacht men dat het tijd was voor de static fire, maar dat bleek vals alarm.
NSF: (filmpje) Blue Origin Tests New Glenn Full Stack for Maiden Flight.

Meer geld voor Amerikaanse lanceerbasissen.
Air and Space Forces: Space Force Plans Billions in Spending on Launch Infrastructure.

The Lawton Constitution: State approves up to $65 million for Cape Canaveral space project ‘to cement Florida’s place in history’.
Florida Today: 'Transformative' $1.8 billion space construction project may start next month at Cape Canaveral.

Weldra orbitale lanceringen vanaf het Zweedse ESRANGE?
SatNews: FMV procures satellite launch capability at Esrange Space Center from Swedish Space Corporation.

“Fit Check” voor Europese Themis-raket.
06.11 – ESA: Themis flight model: assemble!

ESA: Fit for service: Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator.
ESA (filmpje): Fit-check timelapse: Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator.
European Spaceflight: Themis Reusable Rocket Takes Shape as ArianeGroup Completes Fit Check.

Meer info: ESA: Themis.

Spintest voor SpinLaunch.
Gizmodo: Space Startup Spins the Living Crap Out a Satellite—and It Actually Survived.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Polaris Dawn – De eerste private ruimtewandeling – Een vlucht met een communicatieprobleem.
Reuters: Exclusive: Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee.
Gizmodo: SpaceX Reportedly Lost Communication With Private Astronaut Mission Before Historic Spacewalk.

Axiom 4: Een Indische astronaut naar het ISS in 2025.
Times of India: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to go to ISS in spring 2025.

Na dagen uitstel omwille van het week keert SpaceX Dragon CRS-31 terug naar de Aarde.
SpaceCom: SpaceX’s 31st Dragon cargo capsule departs ISS to head home to Earth.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASAs SpaceX 31st Commercial Resupply Services Undocking – Monday, December 16, 2024.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-31 Dragon undocking.

ISS – Crew 10 gaat een maand later vertrekken. Crew 9 (en de Starliner-astronauten) blijven dus (nog) wat langer boven.
NASA CCP: NASA Adjusts Crew-10 Launch Date.

Space Policy Online: Delay in new SpaceX Crew Dragon means another extension for Butch en Suni.
SpaceCom: Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay.
Space News: Next Crew Dragon mission delayed a month.

ISS – Russische ruimtewandeling.
NASA: NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk 63 Outside Space Station.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts begin spacewalk to install spectrometer on Zvezda module.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts install X-ray spectrometer on Zvezda module’s exterior.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk, installing X-ray spectrometer on Zvezda module.
SpaceCom: Russian cosmonauts install X-ray detector, jettison trash on spacewalk outside ISS.

Filmpje:
NASA: Roscosmos Spacewalk conducted outside space station (animatie).
Video From Space: Watch live! Cosmonauts perform spacewalk outside space station.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Leaves Station Packed With Science.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Returns to Earth, Cargo Mission Ends.
NASA ISS Blog: Life Science, Spacewalk Preps on Station as Dragon Splashes Down.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Works Advanced Exercise and Space Tech, Gets Ready for Thursday Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Prepare for Science and Robotics Spacewalk.
NASA ISS Blog: Spacewalkers Exit Station for Science and Robotics Work.
NASA ISS Blog: Roscosmos Spacewalkers Finish External Science Work.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Works Science Installs and Spacewalk Cleanup Before Holidays.

NASA: Station Science Top News: Dec. 13, 2024.
NASA: Station Science Top News: Dec. 20, 2024.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: ISS orbit raised ahead of launching Soyuz manned spacecraft.

NASA: Science in Space December 2024 – Space Gardens.
NASA: Matt Dominick’s X Account: A Visual Journey from Space.
NASA: Wearable technology developed leveraging the ISS National Lab aims to protect astronauts in deep space.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Talks with the Everyday Astronaut – Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Talks with KAKE-TV, Wichita - Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

ISS – Blijven de Russen tot in 2030 ?
Ars Technica: Russian space chief says country will fly on space station until 2030.

NASA’s  Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy.
NASA: NASA Finalizes Strategy for Sustaining Human Presence in Low Earth Orbit.
Het betrokken document “Low Earth Orbit Microgravity – Strategy” vind je hier (PDF).

Space News: NASA endorses “continuous heartbeat” approach to human presence in LEO.
RoomEU: NASA seeks to continue human presence in orbit post ISS.

Commerciële ruimtestations – Axiom wijzigt plannen.
NASA: NASA, Axiom Space Change Assembly Order of Commercial Space Station.
Payload: Axiom Space Adjusts Space Station Plans.
Space News: Axiom Space revises space station assembly plans.
SpaceCom: Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought.

Commerciële ruimtestations – Starlab.
NASA: NASA Sees Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station Development.
ExecutivGov: NASA’s Starlab Space Station Completes Four Reviews.

Commerciële ruimtestations – VAST.
Space News: Vast signs agreement with SpaceX for private astronaut missions to the ISS.
PhysOrg: SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS.
SpaceCom: SpaceX inks deal with Vast to launch 2 astronaut missions to the ISS.

CSS – Recordruimtewandeling voor bemanning Shenzhou 19.
ECNS: Chinese astronauts prepare for first spacewalk of Shenzhou XIX mission.
ECNS: Shenzhou XIX crew members in spacewalk.
ECNS: Shenzhou-19 crew completes first spacewalk (foto’s).
ECNS: Shenzhou-19 crew members complete first extravehicular activities.

Space News: Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk.

Filmpjes:
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou 19 Crew Prepares for First Spacewalk in Orbit.
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou-19 astronauts perform spacewalk at Tiangong Space Station.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Installs Protection Devices to Shield Space Station from Debris.
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete successful 9-hour spacewalk at Tiangong Space Station.
New China TV: Xinhua News | Shenzhou-19 crew completes first extravehicular activities.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew's First Spacewalk A Complete Success: China Manned Space Agency.
SciNews: Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete first spacewalk.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Sets New Record for Longest Extravehicular Mission by Chinese Astronauts.
CNSA Watcher: Shenzhou19 Crew at Tiangong Space Station installed debris protection for the hatch, and more.
CNSA Watcher: Full recap: Shenzhou-19 astronauts make history with 9-hour spacewalk on December 17, 2024.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Completes Routine Maintenance of China's Space Station.
CCTV+: Scientific Experiments of China's Shenzhou-19 Mission in Smooth Progress.
CNSA Watcher: Tiangong Space Station Material Management System Upgraded for Efficiency.
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-19 Crew Finishes Tasks During Over-Month-Long Flight on Space Station.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: Artemis II Core Stage Moves to High Bay 2.
NASA: Artemis II Core Stage Vertical Integration Begins at NASA Kennedy.
NASA: Artemis Launch Team Successfully Test Upgraded Launch Software.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Artemis II Core Stage Moves to High Bay 2.

Artemis 4 – Gateway.
NASA: Gateway: Wired for Deep Space.
SpaceCom: Astronauts on NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station will wear smart undershirts to stay healthy.

Artemis 5 – Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
NASA: New Commercial Artemis Moon Rovers Undergo Testing at NASA.

Artemis Accords.
NASA: NASA Welcomes Thailand as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.
Space News: Thailand signs Artemis Accords.

NASA: NASA Welcomes Liechtenstein as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.

Space Policy Online: Gold: With 52 members, Artemis Accords now represent global consensus.

De verkenning van Maan en Mars in de volgende jaren.
In vorige NUDR vind je het rapport terug.
NASA Houston We Have a Podcast: Moon to Mars: Reviewing the Architecture.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Space News: OSTP releases cislunar science and technology plans.

Universe Today: Building Concrete on Mars From Local Materials.
Universe Today: NASA is Developing Solutions for Lunar Housekeeping’s Biggest Problem: Dust!

NASA: Orion Spacecraft Tested in Ohio After Artemis I Mission – ETA – Environmental Test Article.
SpaceCom: Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing.

Starship – IFT 7 in januari.
SpaceCom: Watch SpaceX Starship test fire engines ahead of flight 7 launch.
SpaceCom: SpaceX test-fires Starship spacecraft again ahead of Flight 7 launch.
SpaceCom: SpaceX wants Starbase to become an official city in Texas.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight gets FAA launch license. But when will it fly?
Space News: FAA updates Starship launch license for next flight.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: STARBASE, Texas Is Becoming An Official City! - SpaceX Weekly #145.
NSF: SpaceX’s Starship Prepares for Flight 7: Testing & Expansion at Starbase | Starbase Update.
NSF: Regulatory Hurdles Cleared: FAA Approves Starship Flight 7.
LabPadre Space: Starbase Live Lab Cam - SpaceX Starship Launch Complex.
Your Space Journey: Inside SpaceX Starship's Revolutionary Heat Shield: Where Steel Meets Space.
Marcus House: Starship Flight Test 7 Info Revealed and Approval Came Early!?
NSF: Tower 2 Chopsticks Soon? | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CLPS – Opnieuw naar de Maan met ispace en Firefly.
NASA: NASA Payload Aims to Probe Moon’s Depths to Study Heat Flow (LISTER / Blue Ghost).
NASA: NASA Cameras to Capture Interaction Between Blue Ghost, Moon’s Surface.
Space News: Firefly, ispace lunar landers to share Falcon 9 launch.
GovConWire: Firefly Aerospace to Deliver Scientific Instruments to Moon’s Gruithuisen Domes for NASA.
SpaceCom: Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January.
SpaceCom: SpaceX will launch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to the moon in mid-January with these 10 NASA payloads.

Filmpjes:
Firefly Aerospace: Meet the Engineer Managing the Build, Testing and Launch Preparations for Blue Ghost.
NASA: NASA CLPS Payload Aims to Probe the Moon (LISTER / Blue Ghost).
NASA: NASA SCALPSS Ready to Capture Interaction Between Blue Ghost and Moon’s Surface.
NASA: NASA Science Payload to Study Lunar Dust – RAC.

ispace: ispace Mission 2: Pre-Launch Keynote.

CLPS – Derde maanlanding voor Firefly Aerospace.
NASA: More NASA Science, Tech will Fly to Moon Aboard Future Firefly Flight.
Space News: Firefly wins NASA contract for third lunar lander mission.

Een NASA rapport – Expanding the Horizons of Mars Science.
Space News: NASA releases long-term strategy for robotic Mars exploration.
Het rapport vind je hier (PDF).

The Space Review: The future of robotic Mars exploration.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
Gizmodo: Busted Water Pipe Halts NASA’s Solar Observations at the Worst Possible Time.
NASA: Parker Solar Probe Begins Record-Setting Closest Approach to the Sun.
NASA (filmpje): NASA Science Live: Parker Solar Probe Nears Historic Close Encounter with the Sun.
Ars Technica: We’re about to fly a spacecraft into the Sun for the first time.

Mercurius:
NSF: BepiColombo’s fifth flyby of Mercury reveals planet’s surface in mid-infrared light.

Venus:
TASS: Vega missions to Venus mark triumph of space science — Roscosmos.
NASA: NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets.
NASA (filmpje): Venus' Alpha Regio - NASA's DAVINCI Mission.

Aarde:
Belgian Earth Observation: AI-powered satellite data reveals clouds in 3D – Earthcare.

Maan:
SpaceCom: Meet Endurance, a pioneering NASA moon rover designed to survive the frigid lunar night.
SpaceCom: The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought.
PhysOrg: Apollo lunar mission samples reveal origins of lunar water and its connection to Earth's early history.
PhysOrg: Chang'e-6 farside basalts reveal a reinforced lunar dynamo.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4393-4395: Weekend Work at the Base of Texoli Butte.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4396-4397: Roving in a Martian Wonderland.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4398-4401: Holidays Ahead, Rocks Under the Wheels.
NASA: Perseverance Blasts Past the Top of Jezero Crater Rim.
NASA:  NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Retired InSight Lander to Study Dust Movement.
SpaceCom: NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo).
Inside Outer Space: Mars Orbiter Eyes InSIGHT Lander: Dusty but Durable.
Aviation Week: Nelson To Make Call On Mars Sample Return Plan Before Leaving Office – MSR.

Jupiter:
Sky & Telescope: No Magma Ocean For Io, Jpiter’s Volcano Covered Moon.

Saturnus:
SpaceCom: Saturn's rings could be much older than scientists first thought.
SpaceCom: There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Trump, Elon en Isaacman (en Bezos).
Voorlopig blijven we doorgaan met het vermelden van berichtjes over deze drie, zolang het een beetje met ruimtevaart te maken heeft.
SpaceCom: Who is Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief?
Ars Technica: Report: Elon Musk failed to report movement required by security clearance.
Space Policy Online: Shutdown avoided.
NewsWeek: Elon Musk 'Crashing' Trump-Bezos Dinner Sparks Jokes, Memes: 'Cable Guy'ed'.

Oude militaire weersatelliet breekt in stukken.
Space News: Retired military weather satellite breaks up.

De VS en China in de ruimte.
29.08 – Ars Technica: Space Command chief says dialogue with China is too often a one-way street (ruimteafval).
14.11 – Space News: Chinese official endorses cooperation with the U.S. on space exploration.
18.11 – TASS: China’s new microwave weapon can scorch low-orbit satellites — expert.
19.11 – Space News: Panel report on China’s tech developments calls for U.S. action on space and AI.
10.12 – Space News: U.S. and Japan forge stronger space alliance to counter China.
11.12 – Air and Space Force: China’s Orbital Maneuvers Have Space Force Leaders Seeking Better Options.
16.12 – The Space Review: Countering threats to US commercial space systems.
18.12 – Air and Space Force: New Pentagon Report: China Expanding Military Reach to Project Power Around the Globe.
18.12 – Space News: Pentagon report highlights China’s space advancements and AI-driven ‘precision warfare’.

Europa tekent contracten voor IRIS².
19.11 – Space News: Europe’s IRIS² constellation faces challenges of timing, scaling and competition.
03.12 – Space News: Connecting The Dots | IRIS² anchors SES and Eutelsat next steps.
ESA: ESA to support the development of EU’s secure communication satellites system.
SES: SpaceRISE signs concession contract to deliver Europe’s IRIS² connectivity network.

Meer info:
SpaceRISE heeft ook een website: https://www.spacerise.eu/ 
EC: IRIS²: the new EU Secure Satellite Constellation.

Space News: Europe signs contracts for IRIS² constellation.
European Spaceflight: Europe Allocates €10.6B to Build and Launch IRIS2 Constellation.
Via Satellite: SES and Eutelsat Detail Fleet Investments With IRIS² Contract Signing.
Payload: Europe Lays Out Plans for IRIS2 Constellation.

Spacepage: Europa ondertekent voor 10,6 miljard euro aan contracten voor het IRIS² satellietennetwerk.

Eutelsat bestelt 100 satellieten voor OneWeb Extension.
Eutelsat: Eutelsat selects Airbus Defence and Space to build OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation extension.
Airbus: Airbus awarded Eutelsat contra ct to build OneWeb low orbit constellation extension.
Space News: Eutelsat orders 100 LEO satellites to replenish OneWeb constellation.

Rivada Space Networks.
17.09 – Space News: Rivada says Lockheed deal boosts investor confidence in constellation.
13.12 – Space News: Rivada brushes off regulatory setback for proposed broadband constellation.

Allerlei Starlink-nieuwtjes.
15.10 – Via Satellite: SpaceX Requests Starlink Gen2 Modification, Previews Gigabit-Speeds.
22.10 – SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starlink internet flies on a Boeing 777 jet for the 1st time.
23.10 – Space News: Is SpaceX poised to shake up optical terminal sales?
09.12 – Businessam: SpaceX’s Starshield versterkt de Oekraïense defensie met verbeterde Starlink.
09.12 – Teslarati: Starlink receives questions about $4.2B drug smuggling case in India.
12.12 – Ars Technica: Russia takes unusual route to hack Starlink-connected devices in Ukraine.
12.12 – Ars Technica: In an odd bit of propaganda, Belarus claims to have its own Starlink technology.
16.12 – Via Satellite: T-Mobile to Start Beta Testing With Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Early 2025.
16.12 – Space News: Starlink set to hit $11.8 billion revenue in 2025, boosted by military contracts.
16.12 – Space News: T-Mobile opens beta for Starlink smartphone connectivity.
18.12 – Space News: New Zealand first to provide nationwide direct-to-smartphone Starlink service.
19.12 – SatNews: Analyst: Starlink at 5m users.

Satellietconstellaties en het milieu.
05.10 – Space News: Brightness of first Chinese broadband constellation satellites alarms astronomers.

17.10 – SpaceCom: How much do SpaceX's reentering Starlink satellites pollute Earth's atmosphere?
30.10 – PhysOrg: As Musk seeks to launch tens of thousands of Starlink satellites, space researchers urge caution.

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