Door tijdsgebrek de voorbije dagen een iets kortere NUDR dan normaal. Maar met 6 gelukte en 1 mislukte lancering en een lanceerdatum voor een tiende Starship-testlancering lijkt me ook deze week er meer dan genoeg te lezen in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: De derde Ariane 6 lancering brengt een nieuwe Europese weersatelliet in een baan om de Aarde – Foto: ESA - S.Corvaja.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Aerospacelab en JAXA – SAMRAI – VSP300.
Zie deze linkedin-post voor meer info.
Of via dit artikel: Aerospacelab: Aerospacelab Secures Groundbreaking Contract with JAXA through Mitsui Bussan Aerospace.

Aerospacelab en IPERLITE – VSP150.
Zie deze linkedin-post voor meer info.
Aerospacelab: IPERLITE: Our First Hyperspectral Mission is Ready for its Launch Campaign.
BELSPO: ESA, VITO, and Aerospacelab Team Up for IPERLITE Hyperspectral Mission.

Meer Aerospacelab.
Bekijk dit interview met Tina Ghataore van Aerospacelab – What It Takes to Scale in Aerospace. 

EDGX gekozen voor drie satellietmissies in 2026.
Meer details via deze linkedin-post.
Zie ook: PMV: EDGX sluit een financieringsronde van € 2,3 miljoen af om AI-computing aan boord van satellieten te stimuleren.
Space News: Edgx raises seed funding to bring AI-powered computing to smallsats.

Redwire rondt integratie af voor IOD/IOV missie van de EU.
Zie deze linkedin-post van Redwire Space Europe.
Of dit artikel: RedWire: Redwire Successfully Completes Integration of Hammerhead Spacecraft for Upcoming European Tech Demonstration Mission.

BIRA – Over de toekomst van DUSTER.
BIRA: DUSTER-project betekent een stap vooruit in de aanpak van het maanstofprobleem.

Een interessante avond in Leuven – Situational Awareness: Managing Risks in Space
Op 13 november. Meer detail alsook de link naar de registratie vind je in deze linkedin-post.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

11.08.2025 – SpaceX lanceert satellieten voor Project Kuiper – KF-02.
Florida Today: Four delays in a row! SpaceX halts Amazon satellite launch try again, citing bad weather.

SpaceCom: Falcon 9 rocket launching Amazon internet satellites on SpaceX's 100th mission of the year Aug. 8: Watch it live.
Spaceflight Now: Poor weather scrubs SpaceX’s second launch attempt to launch 24 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites from CAPE CANAVERAL
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites on fifth scheduled attempt.

Via Satellite: Amazon CEO on Kuiper: There Will Be 2 Players in LEO.
SatNews: Forrester’s Digest: Amazon dismisses OneWeb as a rival.
The Register: Amazon’s Kuiper satellite broadband to offer commercial services in mid-2026, at least in Australia.

Ars Technica: Why does Jeff Bezos keep buying launches from Elon Musk?

NSF: B1091 “A Heavy Core in Falcon 9 Clothing”.

Space News: Falcon 9 nearing its peak launch rate.

Filmpjes:
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper internet service – SCRUB.
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the ProjectKuiper KF-02 mission to orbit.
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch, 9 August 2025.
SciNews: Falcon 9 aborted launch, 10 August 2025.
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches KF-02 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

13.08.2025 – Ariane 6 lanceert Europese weersatelliet METOP-SG A1.
ESA: First MetOp Second Generation satellite fuelled.
ESA: First MetOp-SG satellite sealed within Ariane 6 fairing.*
ESA: Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1 in its mobile hangar.
ESA: The top of Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5.
ESA: MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 lift off.

Payload: Metop-SG Sats Spread the Wealth Across Europe.
ESA: Watch: MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch.
ESA: First MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 launched
ESA: Eerste MetOp-SG-satelliet en Sentinel-5A gelanceerd.
ESA: Ariane 6 infographic: launch pad.
ESA: Ariane 6 infographic: countdown to liftoff.

SpaceCom: Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches for 3rd time ever, sending weather satellite to orbit
Space News: Ariane 6 launches European weather satellite.
BELSPO: Tweede lancering van weersatelliet in evenveel maanden tijd.

Filmpjes:
ESA: MetOp Second Generation-A satellite over Earth.
ESA: MetOp Second Generation for weather forecasting.
ESA: Watch: MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 media briefing.
ESA: Behind the scenes with MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5.
ESA: Ariane 6: preparing flight VA264 for liftoff.
ESA: Flight VA264 | Metop-SGA1 | Ariane 6 I Arianespace.
ESA: Flight VA264 | METOP-SGA1 | Ariane 6 | Liftoff Sequence.
ESA: MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch highlights.
ESA: MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5: from cleanroom to space.
SciNews: Ariane 6 launches MetOp-SG-A1.

13.08.2025 – Vulcan VC4S lanceert zijn 1ste militaire vracht – USSF-106.
Space Force: Space Systems Command, United Launch Alliance launch USSF-106 mission aboard Vulcan rocket.
ULA: Vulcan Rocket Ushers in New Era of National Security Space Launch.
L3 Harris: US Space Force Successfully Launches L3Harris-Built NTS-3 Satellite.

De Mission Webpage voor Vulcan USSF-106 vind je hier.

Space News: ULA’s Vulcan to launch first national security mission.
Space News: ULA’s Vulcan Centaur launches first national security mission.
SpaceCom: Vulcan Centaur rocket launches experimental military satellite on its 1st-ever US Space Force mission.
Space Policy Online: ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Lifts Off on First National Security Mission.

Spaceflight Now: Launch preview: ULA to launch first national security mission on a Vulcan rocket.
Spaceflight Now: ULA launches Vulcan rocket on first Space Force mission.

Filmpjes:
ULA: Vulcan USSF-106 Official Trailer.
ULA: Rocket Launch: Vulcan USSF-106.
SciNews: Vulcan launches USSF-106.

13.08.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 5B lanceert SatNet LEO Group 08.
ECNS: New batch of Chinese internet satellites reaches orbit.
ECNS: China launches new group of internet satellites (foto’s).
SpaceCom: China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China sends more satellites into orbit in offshore launch.
SciNews: Long March-5B launches SatNet LEO Group 08.

14.08.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-4 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with new batch of Starlink satellites.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 289 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 August 2025.

14.08.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-20 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: SpaceX sends 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Falcon 9 flight from Florida.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink  satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 290 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 August 2025.

15.08.2025 – Mislukte lancering voor ZhuQue-2E.
China in space: LandSpace Experiences in-Flight Failure [Zhuque-2E Y3]
Space News: Chinese launch startup Landspace suffers Zhuque-2 failure.

Filmpje:
Point Or View: METHALOX MELTDOWN: Chinese private rocket firm Landspace suffers Zhuque-2 failure.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

22.08.2025 – SpaceX moet ruimtevliegtuigje X-37B lanceren ) USSF-36.
USSF: US Space Force prepares X-37B Mission 8 for launch.

Raketnieuws.

15.08.2025 – Geslaagde statische test voor Chinese maanraket – Lange Mars 10.
China in Space: Long March 10 Roars to Life in Wenchang!
Space News: China conducts first seven-engine static fire test for moon rocket.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China's Long March-10 Carrier Rocket Completes 1st Static Fire Test.
Point Or View: BIG BREAKING: China conducts moon rocket Long March-10 static fire test as race heats up.
SciNews: Long March-10 - first stage hot fire test.

Brokstukken Chinese Lange Mars 7 geborgen in de Filipijnen.
Inside Outer Space: China Rocket Debris Recovered by Philippine Coast Guard.

India gaat een Amerikaanse comsat lanceren.
Times of India: India’s giant space leap: After NISAR mission, ISRO to launch 6.500 kg US satellite.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

The Exploration Company en Nyx.
European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company Taps Agile Space for Nyx Earth Thrusters.

ISS – De blogentries / On the ISS this week.
NASA ISS Blog: Veins, Vessels Fill Station Research Schedule after Crew Returns to Earth.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Tracks Changes to Eyes, Brain, and Blood in Space.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Tackles Cardiac Research, Cargo Ops, and Spacesuit Checks.
NASA ISS Blog: Head to Toe Blood Flow Studies on Station are Protecting Space Crews.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Sets Up Space Hardware to Make Fiber Optics and Brew Lunar Sake.

SpaceCom: Astronaut trades meditation for starry sky views in orbit | On the International Space Station Aug. 11-15, 2025.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission.

NASA: Space Station Cell Studies.
NASA: New Research Connects Plant Nutrition and Astronaut Gut Health.
PhysOrg: Astronauts launch space agriculture with seed pillows.
SpaceCom: NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars.

NASA: Countdown to Space Station’s Silver Jubilee with Silver Research.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Return to Ellington Field – Monday, August 11, 2025.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station: Science Experiments, Technology Trial-runs.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-20 crew to conduct 3rd spacewalk with new spacesuits.
China in Space: Spacewalk Installs Debris Protection Devices [SZ-20 EVA-3].

Global Times: China’s space station sees first application of large AI model in astronaut operations.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou-20 Crew Progresses on Various Tasks over Past Week.
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-20 Crew Ready for Third Round of Extravehicular Activities.
Video From Space: China Shenzhou 20 crew conducts mission's 3trd spacewalk.
CCTV: Shenzhou-20 Astronauts Complete 3rd Series of Extravehicular Activities.
CCTV: Shenzhou-20 Astronauts Perform Critical Work During 3rd Spacewalk.
SciNews: Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete third spacewalk.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Moves Closer to Launch.
NASA: Artemis II Crew Train for Night Launch Scenarios at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA: NASA Invites Media to View Artemis II Orion Stage Adapter at Marshall.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Artemis II Training Reel August 2025 - Friday, August 8, 2025.

Amerika wil nucleaire reactor op de Maan.
Zie ook vorige NUDR.
NASA: NASA Seeks Industry Feedback on Fission Surface Power.
Executiv Gov: NASA Issues RFI for Fission Surface Power System.
Space News: Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate work on lunar nuclear reactors.
SpaceCom: NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon — a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say.
Payload: NASA Taps Chief for Lunar Fission Power.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Intuitive Machines: Intuitive Machines Expands Deep Space Navigation Services with Agreement to Acquire KinetX, Positioning Itself for Constellation Management and Moon-to-Mars Data Relay.
Space News: Intuitive Machines to build its own lunar communications satellites.

NASA: NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Forecast Moonquakes.
Universe Today: Moonquakes Will Pose Risks To Long-term Lunar Base Structures.

NASA: Houston, we have a podcast: Lunar Surface Research – CLPS.

NASA: LunaRecycle Challenge – NASA Continues Search for Moon-Focused Sustainability Solutions.

SpaceCom: New lunar surface simulator in Colorado puts moon machinery to the test.

Universe Today: Is Mining Asteroids That Impacted The Moon Moon Easier Than Mining Asteroids Themselves?

ILRS – China naar de Maan – Eerste landingstest voor maanlander.
Universe Today: China’s Crewed Lunar Lander Passes Key Test Milestone.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Lanyue Lunar Lander Completes Comprehensive Landing, Takeoff Verification Test.
SciNews: Lanyue lunar lander tested for the first time.

Starship – IFT10 – Het wordt 25 augustus.
In Amerika is het nog 24 augustus, bij ons is het dan 25 augustus.
NSF: Raptor 3 testing ramps up at SpaceX McGregor.
NSF: Ship 37 completes a Spin Prime test following Engine Swap.

SpaceX: Starship's Tenth Flight Test.

Ars Technica: SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as another launch draws near.
SpaceCom: SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24.
Space News: SpaceX cleared for tenth Starship test flight.
NSF: FAA approves Starship Flight 10 after mishap probe, eyes August 24 launch.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX schedules 10th test flight for Starship, details recent setbacks.

Filmpjes:
Lab Padre Space: Ship 37 Is Coming Back to The Launch Site Ahead of Flight 10 - Spaceflight Weekly #179.
NSF: Ship 37 Faces Re-Test Before Starship Flight 10 | Starbase Update.
NSF: SpaceX Rolls Starship 37 for Pre-flight Testing on the OLM .
NSF: SpaceX Conducts Testing of Ship 37 on the OLM.
NSF: "A (Ship 37) Field Trip to the Launch Site" | SpaceX Starbase.
WAI: SpaceX Is DONE! Starship Flight 10 Possibly Next Week! Raptor 3 Is Coming!
NSF: "It's No Earlier Than the 24th" | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF Breaking Space: SpaceX Reveals Starship Flight 9 Failure Mode + Flight 10 Launch Date!

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Marsplannen bij Blue Origin.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video).

Filmpje:
Blue Origin: Blue Origin's Mars Telecommunications Orbiter.

The Exploration Company test motor Nyx Moon.
European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company Completes Test Campaign for Lunar Lander Engine.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
TASS: Venera-D probe for Venus exploration included in Russia’s national project.

Aarde:
SpaceCom: Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris.
SpaceCom: Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale.
ESA: Tracking the climate-driven shift in Antarctic plankton from space.

Maan:
SPJ: The First Laser Retroreflector on the Lunar Far Side Onboard China’s Chang’e-6 Lander.
Inside Outer Space: China Lunar Samples Provide Farside Findings.
Satellite Pro ME: Turkey to send twin micro rovers to Moon in China-led mission – Chang’e 8.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4624-4626: A Busy Weekend at the Boxwork.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4627-4628: A Ridge Stop in the Boxworks.
SpaceCom: NASA's Perseverance rover spies mysterious 'helmet' on Mars (photo).
Universe Today: JPL Is Ready To Test Mars Samples - If They're Ever Returned – MSR.

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