Aan boord van het ISS werd Crew 9 afgelost door Crew 10. Daarmee kwamen ook de twee Starliner-astronauten veilig en wel weer naar huis. Ondertussen denkt NASA aan een nieuwe onbemande testvlucht voor Starliner. De Chinese ruimtevaarders van Shenzou 19 deden hun derde ruimtewandeling en de maansonde Blue Ghost dook de maannacht in waarmee meteen een einde kwam aan deze eerste succesvolle CLPS-missie. En Europa wil (in de ruimte) meer onafhankelijk zijn. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Op 14 maart kon de maanlander Blue Ghost vanop de Maan een zonsverduistering fotograferen. Vanop de Maan gezien komt dan de Aarde voor de Zon te staan. Met zoals op de foto te zien een mooie diamantring. Vanop de Aarde kreeg je op dat moment uiteraard een maansverduistering te zien. Foto: Firefly Aerospace.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

16.03.2025 – Angara 1.2 lanceert 3 satellieten.  
Het gaat wellicht om 3 Rodnik-communicatiesatellieten.
Meer info over Rodnik, hier op RussianSpaceWeb.
TASS: "Angara-1.2" puts military satellites into orbit.

Filmpjes:
The Space Devs: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 3 x Rodnik (Kosmos 2585, 2586, 2587).

17.03.2025 – Ceres 1 lanceert met “Auld Lang Syne” acht satellieten.
Space News: Ceres-1 rocket launches 8 Chinese commercial satellites.

ECNS: China's commercial space company launches eight satellites.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches 8 More Satellites.
SciNews: Ceres-1 launches eight satellites.

18.03.2025 – RocketLab Electron lanceert “High Five”.
Rocket Lab: Successful Rocket Lab Launch Completes Deployment of Full Kinéis Constellation in Less Than a Year.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches final set of Kinéis satellites.

De RocketLab press kit vind je hier (PDF).

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'High Five' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches Kinéis 21-25.

18.03.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 12-25 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites Tuesday afternoon Falcon 9 flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.

Filmpje:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 241 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 March 2025.

21.03.2025 – SpaceX lanceert NROL-57.
SpaceCom: SpaceX sets new rocket-reuse record on launch of US spy satellites.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 450th Falcon 9 rocket, breaks booster turnaround record on NRO mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the NatReconOfc’s NROL-57 mission from pad 4E in California.
SciNews: NROL-57 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

21.03.2025 – Ceres 1 lanceert Yunyao1 nrs 43 te.m. 48.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: CERES-1 Rocket Sends New Chinese Satellites into Orbit.
SciNews: Ceres-1 launches Yunyao-1 43-48.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

24.03.2025 – ISAR lanceert Spectrum – Eerste lancering vanuit Noorwegen.
Space News: Isar Aerospace sets date for first launch after receiving license.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

15.03.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Transporter 13 (VSFB).
Payload: Transporter-13 Rideshare Launches to Orbit.

Satellite Pro ME: UAE launches first SAR satellite Etihad-SAT.
Space Daily: Exolaunch surpasses 500 satellite deployments and debuts new Quadro system on SpaceX rideshare.
SatNews: Alba Orbital launches 5 satellites.
SatNews: Bahrain launches 1st domestically built satellite.
SatNews: Startical launches their first satellite IOD 1.
SatNews: Interstellar Communication launches 1st icmercury satellite via SpaceX.

Raketnieuws.

Gilmore wacht op 1ste lancering Eris.
InnovationAus: Alfred blows away the Gilmour Space launch window.

Falcon 9 debris maakt “slachtoffers”.
European Spaceflight: Polish Space Agency President Sacked Over Falcon 9 Debris Controversy.

Kansen voor Ariane 6.
Space News: Arianespace sees stronger institutional demand for Ariane 6 amid shifting geopolitics.

SpaceX-lanceringen via Vandenberg SFB.
Reuters: US judge rejects SpaceX lawsuit claiming anti-Musk bias.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Crew-10 koppelt met het ISS.
Space News: Crew-10 arrives at space station.
Space Policy Online: Crew-10 arrives at the ISS.
Spaceflight Now: Fresh crew docks at space station; Starliner astronauts expected to return to Earth Tuesday.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Flight Day 2 Highlights.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-10 docking.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-10 hatch opening.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Overview.
NASA: Meet NASA Astronaut Anne McClain, Crew-10 Commander.
NASA: Meet NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers, Crew-10 Pilot.
NASA: Meet JAXA Astronaut Takuya Onishi, Crew-10 Mission Specialist.
NASA: Meet Roscosmos Cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, Crew-10 Mission Specialist.

Crew 9 brengt de 2 Starliner-astronauten weer naar huis.
SpaceCom: Boeing Starliner astronauts heading back to Earth on March 18 after 9 months in space.
SpaceCom: How NASA's Starliner astronaut mission went from 10 days to 9 months: A timeline.

NASA: Welcome Home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission.
Space News: Crew-9 returns from space station.
Collect Space: Never-'stuck' Starliner astronauts land with Crew-9 duo on Dragon.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Dragon Freedom splashes down off coast of Florida, ending Crew-9 mission.
NSF: Crew-9, Starliner CFT astronauts return to Earth aboard Dragon.
The Times of India: ‘Proud of you’: PM’s letter reaches Sunita Williams at ISS.

Spacepage: Na negen maanden zijn Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore terug op aarde.
VRTNWS: Eindelijk onderweg naar huis: hoe hebben 'gestrande NASA-astronauten' die tijd doorgebracht in het ISS?
VRTNWS: Begroet door dolfijnen en een lach van oor tot oor: astronauten Barry Wilmore en Sunita Williams na 9,5 maanden in het ISS weer op aarde.
VRTNWS: Wat doen 286 dagen in de ruimte met je lichaam en geest? "100 procent van de astronauten die terugkeren, is echt heel ziek".

USA Today: White House credits Donald Trump for Starliner astronauts' return. That's not quite right.
Space Economy Institute: The astronauts (not) “stranded” on the Iss and space communication.

PhysOrg: As the rescued astronauts return, space law is still in orbit over who's responsible when missions go wrong.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Hatch Close – Monday, March 17, 2025.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Undocking - Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Re-Entry and Splashdown.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Post-Splashdown News Conference.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Flight Day 3 Highlights – Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew 9 Return to Ellington Field.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-9 hatch closure.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-9 undocking and departure.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-9 splashdown.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-9 recovery operations and astronauts egress.

En hoe zit het met Starliner?
Space News: NASA examining options for another Starliner test flight.
SpaceCom: NASA still mulling options for Boeing's troubled Starliner astronaut capsule.

ISS – De blogentries. Station Science Top News.
NASA ISS Blog: Four Dragon Crewmates Prepare to Depart Station and Return to Earth.
NASA ISS Blog: SpaceX Crew-9 Quartet Enters Dragon and Closes Hatch.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Undocks With SpaceX Crew-9 Members for Return to Earth.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9: Crew Preparing for Splashdown.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Prepares for Deorbit Burn.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Return Continues, Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Splashes Down Off Coast of Florida.
NASA ISS Blog: Four New Crewmates Adjust to Station Life Following Crew-9 Return.
NASA ISS Blog: Muscle, Bone, and Blood Studies on Station Promoting Space and Earth Health.
NASA ISS Blog: New Crew’s First Week Ends with Space Biology and Advanced Technology.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: ISS orbit raised by 1.8 km ahead of Soyuz mission — Roscosmos.

NSF: Crew handovers and cargo ship movements highlight recent ISS activity.

ISS National Lab: Innovation in Focus: Tools in Space.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: Shift Change: March 21, 2025.
NASA: Nichole Ayers Talks with the Space and Solutions Conference in Seville, Spain–Monday, March 17, 2025.
NASA: Interviews with Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim – Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
ESA: Timelapse from the International Space Station flying into a stunning aurora borealis.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
SpaceCom: Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch.

India en Gaganyaan.
Times Of India: Why have Gaganyaan astronauts been kept away from public glare? Science minister Jitendra Singh responds.

China en nieuwe (on)bemande capsules uit de commerciële sector.
Space News: Chinese company targets crewed orbital spaceflight.

Shenzhou 19 astronauten doen derde ruimtewandeling.
ECNS: Shenzhou XIX crew to carry out third spacewalk.
ECNS: Shenzhou XIX crew complete 3rd spacewalk.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou-19 Crew Set for Third Extravehicular Activities.
CNSA Watcher: Tiangong TV: Shenzhou 19 astronauts gear up for third spacewalk on Tiangong station.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Completes Third Extravehicular Activities.
CCTV+: China's Shenzhou-19 Crew Completes Multiple Tasks in Third Spacewalk.
CCTV+: Well-Equipped Spacesuits Safeguard Shenzhou-19 Crew in Extravehicular Activities.
SciNews: Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete third spacewalk.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: Shenzhou-19 crew conducts wide range of scientific experiments.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Marks over 130 Days in Orbit, Advancing Scientific Experiments.
CCTV+: Shenzhou-19 Crew Achieves Key Breakthroughs in Past Five Months.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: NASA Artemis II Core Stage Goes Horizontal Ahead of Final Integration.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Orion Service Module Buttoned Up for Launch.

Filmpjes:
Philip Sloss: NASA drops launch date hint as Artemis II SLS pieces converge for stacking.

Artemis 4 – Gateway.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA Works on Liquid Oxygen Forward Dome for the Exploration Upper Stage Structural Test Article.

ESA – Maan en Mars.
ESA: ESA and JAXA strengthen ties on Moon and Mars exploration.

Trump en Artemis.
NASA Watch: NASA’s Ever-Changing Artemis Crew Tagline.
Ars Technica: Trump White House drops diversity plan for Moon landing it created back in 2019.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
The Space Review: Is the Moon in America’s future?

NASA: NASA Langley Dedicates Artemis Moon Tree.
Daily Galaxy: NASA Is Offering $3 Million to Those Who Can Help Fix This Problem.

The Hill: Former NASA astronaut: ‘We’re a good 15 years away from going to Mars’.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
ECNS: Hong Kong establishes Space Robotics and Energy Center to support national space missions – Chang’e 8.

Space Mining.
ECNS: China unveils first homegrown space mining robot.
ECNS: Six-legged robot takes pioneering step in space mining.
CCTV (filmpje): China Develops Multifunctional Space Mining Robot to Tackle Microgravity Challenges.
Inside Outer Space: China Research Team Evaluates Robotic Moon, Asteroid Mining Technology.

The Space Review: The new wave of asteroid mining ventures – Odin.

Universe Today: A New Company Plans to Prospect the Moon.

Starship – Wachten op IFT 9.
SpaceCom: Mars madness! Perfect NCAA tournament bracket wins you a trip to the Red Planet on SpaceX's Starship.

Planet Earth & Beyond: Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning – The fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome.

TASS: Musk says humanity to start colonizing Mars in five to seven years.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Testing of New Ships Forges Ahead at Starbase | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NSF: Despite Flight 8’s Failure, SpaceX Races Ahead Towards Mars | Starbase Update.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CLPS – Het einde voor Blue Ghost Mission 1 na een twee weken succesvolle missie.
NASA: NASA Science Data Received, Blue Ghost Captures Eclipse From Moon.
NASA: NASA Science Continues After Firefly’s First Moon Mission Concludes.
NASA: Goodnight, Moon: NASA Cameras on Blue Ghost Capture Lunar Sunset.

Space News: Firefly Aerospace wraps up successful Blue Ghost 1 mission.
SpaceCom: Farewell, Blue Ghost! Private moon lander goes dark to end record-breaking commercial lunar mission.
Spaceflight Now: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concludes successful, 14-day mission on the Moon.

Space News: Reliant Space Supports Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing.

Payload: Blue Ghost’s Success is Driving Commercial Interest, CEO Says.
Space Policy Online: Firefly and NASA cheer Blue Ghost’s total succes.
Inside Outer Space: Blue Ghost Lunar Lander: Longest Commercial Operations on the Moon – A Report Card.

Filmpjes:
Firefly Aerospace: Sunset on the Lunar Surface - Blue Ghost Mission 1.
NASA: NASA and Firefly Final Update on Blue Ghost Moon Mission – News Conference.
NASA: NASA’s Study of the Moon with Blue Ghost Mission 1 Concludes.
NASA: NASA Instrument Deploys on the Lunar Surface to Study Moon’s Interior.

CLPS – IM-2 Athena landt op de Maan en valt om. Einde missie. 
Inside Outer Space: Intuitive Machines Moon Landing: Athena’s True Fate Appraised.
Universe Today: One Instrument on the Failed Lunar Lander Did a Little Science.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
CGTN (filmpje): China expands world's largest space weather monitoring network.
Space News: Satellite operators want better space weather models.

Zon:
NASA: Parker Solar Probe Primed for Next Close Solar Approach.

Venus:
SpaceCom: The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch – RocketLab.

Aarde:
PhysOrg: Satellite images reveal how Andalusia's forests have changed over the past three decades.
NASA: Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space.
NASA: Celebrating 25 Years of Terra.
Satellite Pro ME: Planet Labs releases images from Pelican-2 satellite.

Maan:
The Times of India: Finding water-ice on Moon: Chandrayaan-3 unlocks some ‘hot’ secrets.
The Hindu: Centre has approved Chandrayaan-5 mission: ISRO chief.
SpaceCom: The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms – Chang’e 6.
PhysOrg: Chang'e-6 samples suggest 4.25-billion-year-old impact formed moon's South Pole–Aitken basin.
ECNS: SPA samples help analyze moon scar age.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4481-4483: Humber Pie.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4484-4485: Remote Sensing on a Monday.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 4486-4487: Ankle-Breaking Kind of Terrain!
NASA: Shocking Spherules! – Perseverance.
Universe Today: A Mars Chopper Mission Over Glaciers and Canyons.
SpaceCom: Mars could have an ocean's worth of water beneath its surface, seismic data suggest.
New Scientist (filmpje): Mars discovery: A big clue that life once existed.
New Scientst (filmpje): We’ve just found a big clue that life once flourished on Mars.
ChosunBiz: South Korea creates Mars task force to advance space exploration and cooperation.

Planetoïde Donaldjohanson:
NASA: New Modeling Assesses Age of Next Target Asteroid for NASA’s Lucy.
PhysOrg: Model suggests asteroid Donaldjohanson formed 150 million years ago – Lucy.
SpaceCom: Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello.

Planetoïde YR4:
SpaceCom: Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

ESA’s strategie – Ruimtevaart tot in 2040.
ESA: ESA Strategy 2040.

ESA: ESA Strategy 2040 – in Brief (PDF).
ESA: ESA Strategy 2040 – in Focus (PDF).
ESA: ESA Strategy 2040 – in Depth (PDF).

Space News: ESA releases strategy document that emphasizes autonomy.
Payload: ESA Calls for Funding Boost to Meet Long-Term Goals.

Zie ook de 332nd ESA Council: Media information session.

De Europese ruimtevaartindustrie in een veranderende wereld.
Space News: Investors bet on Europe’s space sector as geopolitical winds shift.
Payload: US Space Companies Make a Run at Europe.

Europe in Space: A New Era for European Defence and Space.

European Space Policy Institute: Bundestag Election 2025: Understanding the German Space Debate.

Chinese ruimtetelescoop in 2027.
Universe Today: China's Flagship Space Telescope Launches in 2027. Here's How it'll Change Cosmology.

China doet aan “dogfighting in space’.
Defense One: China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says.
Breaking Defense: 5 Chinese satellites practiced ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says.
Air & Space Forces: China Practicing ‘Dogfighting in Space,’ US Space Force Says.

PWSA – Nieuws.
Via Satellite: SDA Pushes Satellite Manufacturers, Suppliers to Adapt to Faster Development Cycles.

Nog een iets ouder artikel:
Breaking Defense: In response to Viasat suit, SDA will recompete 10-satellite award to Tyvak.

Space Force – Nieuws.
Space News: U.S. Space Force budget trimmed in full-year continuing resolution.
Ars Technica: The ax has become an important part of the Space Force’s arsenal.
Space Insider: U.S. Must Double Space Force Budget to Counter China, Russia, Report Warns.

Air & Space Forces: Space Force Will Add 100-Plus Satellites in 2025 to Boost Resilient Networks.

Italië, Starlink en Musk.
Business AM: Europese satellietoperator klaar om Oekraïne van internet te voorzien als alternatief voor Musks Starlink.
VRT NWS: Gesprekken tussen regering Italië en satellietbedrijf van Elon Musk zijn vastgelopen.

Trump –  Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
Lockheed Martin (filmpje): Securing Our Future With Golden Dome for America.

Rusland wil met Musk samenwerken.
TASS: Russia to discuss space cooperation prospects with Elon Musk — special envoy.
TASS: Russia ready to discuss idea of joint work in space with US — RDIF chief.

Trump en Elon en Isaacman.
Space News: Space National Guard debate reignited with bipartisan legislation.

Breaking Defense: Trump eliminated a key space advisory committee at the worst time.

Space News: NASA gets extension to submit layoff plans.
NASA Watch: Senior NASA Meeting With 3 DOGE Employees Today.
NASA Watch: NASA Now Has An Official Five Things App.

Ars Technica: Trump plan to fund Musk’s Starlink over fiber called “betrayal” of rural US.
The Verge: Wait, why is the White House using Starlink to ‘improve Wi-Fi’?
MSNBC: Elon Musk’s expanding Starlink footprint across the government is dangerous.

NewsWeek: Have DOGE's NOAA Cuts Impacted Weather Forecasts? What We Know.
Cosmos Mag: US science cuts already affecting Australian meteorological capabilities.
Gizmodo: ‘We Just Want to Get Back to Work’: NOAA Hurricane Hunter Speaks Out After Trump’s Layoffs.

Space News: U.S. restores satellite imagery support to Ukraine amid ceasefire tensions.

Ars Technica: Can NASA remain nonpartisan when basic spaceflight truths are shredded?

MSNBC: How NASA outsourcing the space program helped enrich Elon Musk.

Ars Technica: What’s behind the changed relationship between Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump?

Politico: NASA weighs doing away with headquarters.

Space News: Former NASA astronauts endorse Isaacman as administrator.

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