Vijf lanceringen waarvan drie voor drie verschillende satellietconstellaties, de terugkeer van Crew 10, uitkijken naar Starship IFT10, een nucleaire reactor op de Maan en het overlijden van Jim Lovell (o.a. Apollo 8 / Apollo 13). Dat en nog veel meer ook deze week in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.
 

Bij de foto: Een Crew Dragon raakt het oppervlak van de Stille Oceaan. Crew 10 met zijn 4 astronauten is weer terug op Aarde. Foto: NASA/Keegan Barber  

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

03.08.2025 – NS-34 – Een nieuwe vlucht met 6 toeristen.
Blue Origin: Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 34th Mission. 
SpaceCom: Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin's next space tourism launch.
SpaceCom: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch next space tourism mission on Aug. 3.
The Times of India: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin set to launch Indian-origin investor Arvi Singh Bahal and five others to space on August 3.
Space News: Blue Origin flies crypto entrepreneur, five others on 14th crewed New Shepard flight.

Filmpjes:
Blue Origin: Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-34 Webcast.
Blue Origin: The Journey of NS-34.
Blue Origin: New Shepard Mission NS-34: Apogee.
SciNews: Blue Origin NS-34 New Shepard launch and landing. 

04.08.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 10-30 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: Starlink mission marks SpaceX’s 450th flight-proven Falcon booster launched.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 288 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 August 2025.  

04.08.2025 – Chinese LM12 lanceert SatNet LEO Group 07.
ECNS: China luanches 2 rockets from commercial spacecraft launch site in 5 days.
ECNS (foto’s): China's Long March-12 rocket launches new internet satellites.
Space News: Long March 12 launches first Guowang satellites developed by private firm. 
Global Times: Debris of Long March-12 rocket falls into predesignated drop zones in international waters, sources say, refuting Philippine official’s claims.
Inside Outer Space: China Launch “Drop Zones” Stirs Philippine Space Agency Concerns.
Inside Outer Space: Dumping Grounds: China’s Back-to-Back Launches Cause Philippine Space Agency Angst.
NewsWeek: China Clashes With US Ally Over Rocket Launch.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-12 launches SatNet LEO Group 07.  

05.08.2025 – Electron/Curie lanceert “The Harvest Goddess Thrives”.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Schedules Fifth Electron Mission for Constellation Operator iQPS.
RocketLab: Mission Success for Rocket Lab’s Latest Constellation Deployment Launch for iQPS.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches private Japanese radar satellite to orbit from New Zealand.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches iQPS radar imaging satellite. De Media Press Kit van RocketLab vind je hier (PDF).

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'The Harvest Goddess Thrives' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches QPS-SAR-12 “KUSHINADA-I”.  

08.08.2025 – Chinese Jielong 3 lanceert satellieten voor de Geely constellatie – Group 04.
Global Times: China launches new satellites from sea. 

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Smart Dragon-3 launches Geely-04.   

Te verwachten lanceringen.  

12.08.2025 – Vulcan moet zijn 1ste militaire vracht lanceren.
Breaking Defense: ULA’s heavy-lift rocket prepares to launch first Space Force mission.
SpaceCom: Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch 1st national security mission on Aug. 12. 
L3Harris: Innovative NTS-3 Navigation Satellite Readies for Launch. 

Filmpje:
ULA: USSF-106: Stacking Vulcan for First National Security Space Launch.  

ULA over de Vulcan-planning.
Eind juli: Space News: ULA tempers expectations for 2025 launch volume amid transition to Vulcan-centric fleet. 
Aerospace America: ULA forecasts launching at least 20 times a year, starting in 2026.
Space News: ULA forecasts nine launches in 2025 but sharp increase for 2026.
Spaceflight Now: ULA’s Tory Bruno lays out plans for ramping up launch cadence.
NSF: ULA CEO Tory Bruno Outlines plans for Vulcan and beyond. 

Filmpje:
ULA: The Vulcan Era Begins: A new era in National Security Space Launch.  

Krijgt Neutron dit jaar nog zijn eerste lancering?
Space News: Rocket Lab on “green light” schedule to make first Neutron launch in 2025.
Ainvest: Rocket Lab's Neutron Rocket: Is the 2025 Launch Window Still Viable for Investors?

Filmpje:
RocketLab: Neutron | Archimedes Full Mission Duration Hot Fire.

Raketnieuws.

Dawn Aerospace doet suborbitale vlucht voor het SDA met het ruimtevliegtuigje Aurora.
Danw Aerospace. Scout Space and Dawn Aerospace Complete First Suborbital Spaceplane Surveillance Test Flight.
Interesting Engineering: Supersonic spaceplane completes 67,000 ft flight to test spy satellite surveillance.  

NASA kiest 6 kandidaten voor mogelijk Orbital Transfer Vehicle – OTV.
NASA: NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies.De firma’s zijn: Arrow Science and Technology, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Impulse Space Inc, Rocket Lab, United Launch Services.
Via Satellite: NASA Awards OTV Study Contracts to Firefly, Rocket Lab, and Others.
Universe Today: NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies.
Space News: Impulse Space upgrades Mira vehicle.
Via Satellite: Impulse Space Makes Technical Changes to Mira OTV.
NSF Breaking Space (filmpje): The Spacecraft That’s Redefining Orbit | Impulse Space Mira.  

Orbital Operations werkt aan een OTV.
Payload: Orbital Operations Raises $8.8M For High Thrust Orbital Vehicle.
Space News: Orbital Operations raises seed round for orbital vehicle using liquid hydrogen fuel.
Orbital Ops: Why Space Needs Defending.  

Het is nog even wachten op het nieuwe toestel van Virgin Galactic.
Space News: Virgin Galactic slips schedule for commercial spaceplane service.
Inside Outer Space: Virgin Galactic: Delta Class SpaceShip Update.

Filmpje:
Virgin Galactic: Galactic 10: Latest Virgin Galactic Milestones.  

Skyrora krijgt UK licentie voor een eerste lancering – wellicht in 2026.
European Spaceflight: Skyrora Secures Launch Licence for Suborbital Skylark L Rocket.
Payload: Skyrora Wins its First UK Launch License.
Space News: Skyrora gets UK launch license as first flight likely slips to 2026.
NSF: UK Regulator Grants First Vertical Launch License to Scottish Rocket Firm Skyrora.

Filmpje:
NSF Breaking Space: This Rocket Waited 3 YEARS for a Launch License... | Skyrora Skylark L.
NSF: License: Granted - Skyrora - NSF Live: Europe's Future in Space.  

Krijgt SpaceX toestemming om meer te lanceren vanaf Vandenberg Space Force Base?
Politico: The California Coastal Commission’s fight with Elon Musk’s SpaceX is back on. 

iRocket deal voor verscheidene lanceringen.
GlobeNewWire: iRocket Announces $640 Million Multi-Year Launch Agreement with SpaceBelt KSA to Deliver Secure and Autonomous Satellite Infrastructure for Saudi Arabia and Beyond. 

Indische Agnikul krijgt patent in de VS voor een volledig 3D geprinte raketmotor.
The Times of India: Indian space startup Agnikul builds world’s largest single-piece 3D-printed Inconel rocket engine, granted a patent in US. 
Business Today: Agnikul Cosmos unveils world’s largest single-piece 3D-printed rocket engine, secures US patent.  

Derde lanceerpad op het Indische Sriharikota eerst in maart 2029.
The Times of India: India’s 3rd launch pad in Sriharikota only by March 2029.  

Het Chinese iSpace stelt droneship voor te gebruiken voor terugkerende boosters.
SCMP: China launches first SpaceX-style drone ship to recover reusable rockets.  

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.  

ISS – De terugkeer van Crew-10.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Looks Back at Science Mission. 
NASA Blog: NASA, SpaceX Stand Down on Crew-10 Undocking.
NASA Blog: Crew-10 Proceeds Toward Undocking No Earlier Than Friday, Aug. 8.
NASA Blog: Crew-10 Members Enter Dragon for Departure Live on NASA+.
NASA Blog: Dragon Hatch is Closed, Crew-10 Prepares for Undocking.
NASA Blog: Dragon Undocks, Crew-10 Departs Station for Earth Return.
NASA Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10: SpaceX Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California. 

UPI: SpaceX Crew-10 return delayed due to weather at splashdown site.
Spaceflight Now: Crew 10 returns to Earth with Pacific Ocean splashdown.
Space News: Crew-10 splashes down off California coast.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10: Exploring Science.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Farewell and International Space Station Change of Command.
JAXA: Handover ceremony and on-orbit press conference by JAXA astronauts Takuya Onishi and Kimiya Yui, who are currently stationed simultaneously on the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Hatch Close.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Undocking.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Re-Entry and Splashdown.
NASA: Crew-10 Post-Splashdown Teleconference.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-10 hatch closure.
SciNews; SpaceX Crew-10 undocking and departure.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-10 splashdown.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-10 recovery operations and astronauts egress.  

Barry “Butch” Wilmore verlaat NASA.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore Retires.
SpaceCom: Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years.  

Hoe is het met Dream Chaser?
Ars Technica: Is the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbit?
Aerospace America: Dream Chaser’s long-awaited first flight might be delayed again.  

ISS – De blogentries / On the ISS this week.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Expands to 11 Before Next Crew Leaves This Week.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Swaps Commanders, Waits for Departure, and Conducts Muscle and Blood Research.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Crews Relax Ahead of Upcoming Crew-10 Departure.
SpaceCom: Astronaut arrives at ISS, longs to be on the moon or Mars | On the International Space Station Aug. 4-8, 2025.  

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
The Register: Germany and Japan teamed their ISS robots for seek-and-photograph mission
ISS National Lab: ISS Research Reveals Insights to Improve Cardiac Cell Production for Regenerative Heart Therapies. 
TASS: ISS holds initiation of cosmonauts, astronauts. 
ESA: GreenLung: from the ISS to sustainable architecture.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space With WTKR-TV, Norfolk – Tuesday, August 5, 2025
NASA: Astronaut Discusses Life In Space With Simon Sinek Podcast – Thursday, July 17, 2025.
ESA: How astronauts control robots from space.  

Commerciële ruimtestations.
NASA Watch: NASA Commercial LEO Space Stations Acquisition Strategy.
Ars Technica: NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations.
Space News: NASA revises plans for commercial space station development.  

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: China to build future space hospital to support astronaut health and deep-space exploration.
ESA (filmpje): ESA Astronaut Raphaël Liégeois   

Naar de Maan (en Mars).  

Amerika wil nucleaire reactor op de Maan.
Politico: Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon.
NASA Watch: Lets Do Nukes On The Moon (Update with Directive).
UPI: NASA administrator seeks plan to place nuclear reactor on moon.
BBC: Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 - US media
The Hill: Duffy confirms fast-track plan to build nuclear reactor on the moon.
Space Policy Online: In Moon Race with China, Duffy Wants Fission Surface Power.
SpaceCom: 'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon.
Payload: NASA Wants To Hit the Accelerator On Lunar Atomics. 
VRTNWS: NASA plant tegen 2030 kernreactor op de maan: "VS wil tweede ruimtewedloop winnen". 
TASS: Russia, China likely to beat US in race to place nuke plant on Moon — expert. 
MSNBC: We don’t need nuclear reactors on the moon. 

Filmpje:
Video From Space: Nuclear reactor on the moon? Acting NASA chief explains.  

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis Crew Trains in Moonbound Orion Ahead of Mission.
NSF: Artemis II astronauts discuss mission status ahead of in-capsule training.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Crew Trains in Orion.
SpaceCom: Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time. 
NASA: Mark Cavanaugh: Integrating Safety into the Orion Spacecraft.

Filmpjes:
NASA: MOON MINUTE: Artemis II Ascent Abort Recovery Training.  

Artemis 4 – Gateway / ML2 – SLS Block 1B.
L3Harris: L3Harris Delivers Electric Thrusters for Lunar-Orbiting Gateway.  

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
OIG: Audit of Government Property for the Artemis Campaign.
OIG: Audit of Government Property for the Artemis Campaign (pdf). 

Universe Today: Solar Powered Moon Brick Factory Could Build Future Lunar Cities. 
Space News: Humans to Mars or humans exploring Mars?
Space News: NASA’s proposed budget eyes human exploration of Mars.  

ILRS – China naar de Maan – Eerste landingstest voor maanlander.
SpaceCom: China's lunar lander aces touchdown and takeoff tests ahead of planned 2030 crewed moon mission.
CNA: China tests spacecraft it hopes will put first Chinese on the moon.
Space News: China completes landing and takeoff test for crewed moon lander. 

Filmpje:
Video From Space: China's moon lander for crew run through touch down and take off tests.  

Starship – IFT10 – Eind augustus (?)
Space Explored: Starship Flight 10: Testing returns to Starbase with successful Ship 37 static fire.
NSF: How SpaceX modified Pad 1 for Ship Static Fire tests to cover Massey’s downtime. 
The Times of India: Elon Musk has made an announcement: “Starship flight to Mars crewed by Optimus in Nov/Dec next year.
Teslarati: SpaceX starts offering Starship services for Mars, and it already has its first customer.
SpaceCom: SpaceX signs deal to fly Italian experiments to Mars on Starship's 1st commercial Red Planet flights.
European Spaceflight: Italy Signs Agreement with SpaceX for Starship Mars Mission.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: How Crazy! Ship 37 Static Fired On Launch Mount - Spaceflight Weekly #178.
WAI: Starship Flight 10 & 11 Timeline Update!
NSF: Starship 37 Static Fires TWICE —Progressing Fast Towards Launch! | Starbase Update.
NSF: "(Ship 37) Static Fire Do-Over?" | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF: Starship Is Large - SpaceX's Florida Plans Are HUGE!
WAI: SpaceX Changes Starship Flight 10 Plans with something COMPLETELY new! (and they're doing it again!).
Marcus House: Starship Flight 10 Takes a Strange Turn… What’s Going On!?   

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.  

Het einde van Lunar Trailblazer is nu ook officieel.
NASA: NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Moon Mission Ends.
SpaceCom: NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead.
Inside Outer Space: Official Word: Loss of Lunar Trailblazer.
Space News: NASA writes off Lunar Trailblazer mission.  

HERA oefent op planetoïde Otero.
ESA: First asteroid sightings push Hera’s camera to the limit.
ESA: Asteroid (1126) Otero: image processing (filmpje).
ESA: Asteroid (1126) Otero (filmpje). 
SpaceCom: Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics.  

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
VRTNWS: Donald Trump wil 2 belangrijke CO2-meetinstallaties in ruimte uitschakelen: "Enorme gevolgen voor apps zoals Buienradar".
PhysOrg: US to rewrite its past national climate reports.
Universe Today: Scientists Crack Earth's Magnetic Field Puzzle.
Universe Today: What Cosmic Dust Can Reveal About Earth's Early Atmosphere.
PhysOrg: US-French SWOT satellite measures tsunami after massive quake.
Satellite Today: Next-Generation Satellites and Sensors Look to Speed Up Wildfire Response.
Satellite Today: Can Space Data be the Catalyst for a Revolution in Food Production?
Satellite Today: Architecture Firm Looks to Satellite Data for More Resilient Urban Planning.

Maan: 
Spacepage: Maak kennis met MONA LUNA: de eerste in Europa gebouwde maanrover.
SpaceCom: You can design the wheels for NASA's next moon vehicle with the 'Rock and Roll Challenge.
Space News: Interlune to fly instrument on Astrolab’s FLIP rover.
PR Newswire: Interlune to Fly Multispectral Camera on Astrolab FLIP Rover to Measure Helium-3 on the Moon.
ispace (filmpje): ispace Inc. 15th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (met animaties maansondes).
ispace (filmpje): Mission2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R VENTURE MOON.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4616-4617: Standing Tall on the Ridge.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4618-4619: The Boxwork Structures Continue to Call to Us.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4620-4621: Among the Hollows and the Ridges.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4622-4623: Kicking Off (Earth) Year 14 With an Investigation of Veins.
NASA: Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity Picks Up New Skills.
NASA: Curiosity Looks Back Toward Its Landing Site.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Mars Vista As Clear As Day.
Universe Today: Six Of Ingenuity's Successors Could Be Exploring Mars In 4 Years.
ESA: When martian ground falls apart – Mars Express.
ESA: Mars Express views Acheron Fossae’s western fringes.
SpaceCom: China wants to return samples from Mars. Will there be any international cooperation? – MSR.
Universe Today: Mars Life Explorer Should Include An Agnostic Life Finder.

Jupiter:
SpaceCom: NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby.

Planetoïden:
SpaceCom: Solar farms could help find dangerous asteroids, scientist says.   

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.  

Satellieten (nog steeds) in de problemen – NICER.
NASA Blog: NICER Status Updates.  

Satellieten (nog steeds) in de problemen – TRACERS.
NASA Blog: NASA’s TRACERS Continues Recovery Efforts for One Satellite.  

Satellieten in de problemen – NASA’s Athena EPIC.
NASA Blog: NASA Works to Contact Scalable Small Satellite.  

Starlink-nieuws.
Aviation Week (filmpje): How Starlink Became SpaceX’s Cash Cow | Check 6 Podcast.  

Financieel nieuws over Rocket Lab.
Yahoo Finance: Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates.
Sherwood News: Rocket Lab Q2 revenue beats, but loss was deeper than expected.
Seeking Alpha: Rocket Lab USA highlights the path to long-term profitability alongside its Q2 earnings report.  

Financieel nieuws over Firefly Aerospace.
Payload: Firefly Files IPO Prospectus.
Yahoo Finance: Firefly Aerospace CEO on sizzling IPO launch: We are beyond an aspirational space company.
Reuters: Firefly Aerospace hits $9.8 billion valuation in Nasdaq debut as shares takeoff.  

Nieuws van Eutelsat.
10.07 – Space News: UK joins Eutelsat capital boost to maintain strategic LEO stake.
10.07 – Via Satellite: UK to Join Eutelsat’s Capital Raise With $105M Investment.
04.08 – Via Satellite: SES Receives $90M US Army Award for Sustainment Tactical Network.
05.08 – Via Satellite: Eutelsat Grows LEO Revenue Grew by 80% in Fiscal Year With Government Demand.
05.08 – Space News: Eutelsat’s bright LEO outlook clouded by GEO decline.
06.08 – SatNews: Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat to add 340 OneWeb satellites.
07.08 – Via Satellite: British Investment in Eutelsat Bodes Well for Europe’s Goal of Being ‘Sovereign in Space’.  

Nieuws van SES.
31.07 – Via Satellite: SES Posts Double-Digit Growth in Government Revenue Amid Rising Demand.
04.08 – Via Satellite: SES Receives $90M US Army Award for Sustainment Tactical Network.
05.08 – Breaking Defense: With Intelsat buy, SES targets European defense market.  

Nieuwe satellietconstellaties.
Via Satellite: EchoStar Orders $1.3B D2D Constellation from MDA Space – 100 D2D-satellieten.
Space News: EchoStar orders initial MDA satellites for $5 billion LEO constellation.  

Het is nog wachten op een eventuele fusie van Leonardo, Airbus en Thales Alenia.
Space News: European companies still in talks to combine their space businesses.  

Big Beautiful Bill. En de gevolgen.Meer over de BBB en diens status: 
Space Policy Online: What’s Happening in Space Policy August 3-9, 2025. 
AerospaceOrg: FY 2026 Defense Space Budget: Emergence of Golden Dome (met link naar rapport).
Payload: New Report Details Trump DoD’s Space Spending Spree.
Space News: Golden Dome missile defense program reshapes military space spending. 
Space News: NASA’s proposed budget eyes human exploration of Mars.  

Verhuist Discovery van Washington naar Texas ?
Collect Space: Houston, you've got a space shuttle... only NASA won't say which one.
Space News: NASA selects shuttle orbiter to move to Houston.
Space Policy Online: Duffy Approves Moving a Space Shuttle to Houston.
Collect Space: Texas lawmakers: Investigate Smithsonian over shuttle move protest.  

Nog wat meer nieuws over het National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Ars Technica: Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts.
The Space Review: Commercial space at the National Air and Space Museum.  

Het Wallops Visitor Center gaat (ook) dicht.
NASA Watch: Union Pushback On Wallops Visitor Center Closure.  

Space Force – Nieuws.
Breaking Defense: Army eyeing fall release of new Air and Missile Defense Strategy – AMD.
SatNews: Vaya Space selected for $1.2 million AFWERX Phase II contract to advance hypersonic propulsion. 
Space News: Space Force selects five firms for ‘Protected Tactical Satcom’ design contracts – PTS-G.
Payload: Space Force Taps Five Companies For Jam Resistant Comms. 
Defense News: Space Force preps infrastructure, operators for target-tracking mission – GMTI.  

Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
Breaking Defense: At missile defense conference, the first rule of Golden Dome is don’t talk about Golden Dome.
Space News: Defense officials instructed to avoid mentioning ‘Golden Dome for America’ at major industry conference. 

Payload: Blue Canyon’s Got A New Bus For Golden Dome.
Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin Establishes Command and Control Prototyping Hub for Golden Dome for America.
Fox News: Space-based missile-killing Golden Dome tech aims for crucial test before Trump leaves office: Lockheed Martin.
Space News: Lockheed Martin targets 2028 demo of space-based missile interceptors.
Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman Advances Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing and Technology with Successful Rapid Development Test.
Space News: Northrop says investments position company for Golden Dome missile defense demand.
Via Satellite: Telesat Revenue Down 30% in Q2, Telesat Targets Aero, Gov Lightspeed Opportunities.
Space News: Telesat eyes Golden Dome opportunity for Lightspeed.B
reaking Defense: Golden Dome teamup: SNC, AV announce joint agreement. 
Booz Allen: Brilliant Swarms™ for Golden Dome – Defending America from the Ultimate High Ground.
Space News: Booz Allen unveils ‘Brilliant Swarms’ satellite concept for missile defense.  

Om af te ronden: Astronaut Jim Lovell is niet meer.
NASA: Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell.
Collect Space: Astronaut James Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97. 
Spacepage: Jim Lovell, gezagvoerder van NASA's Apollo 13-maanmissie, overlijdt op 97-jarige leeftijd.
VRT NWS: Apollo 13-astronaut Jim Lovell, bekend van "Houston, we've had a problem", op 97-jarige leeftijd overleden. 
Ars Technica: James Lovell, the steady astronaut who brought Apollo 13 home safely, has died.
NSF: Legendary Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell Dies at 97.
NSF Breaking Space (filmpje): The Story of Apollo 13 Legend Jim Lovell.
Space Policy Online: Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Passes Away. 
SpaceCom: Can you name the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon?

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