Er beweegt weer het een en het ander in het ruimtevaartwereldje. Starship heeft (eindelijk) een geslaagde suborbitale vlucht achter de rug. RocketLab stelt een nieuwe lanceerplatform voor. Zien we dit jaar Neutron nog gelanceerd worden? Die vraag geldt ook voor de nieuwe Soyuz 5 raket. Al zijn de vraagtekens daar nog wat groter geworden n.a.v. de geruchten rond RKK Energia.  Dat en nog veel meer ook deze week in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: 33 Raptor-motoren in werking. Het begin van een geslaagde tiende testvlucht voor Starship – Foto: SpaceX.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Aerospacelab vindt extra geld – Kandidaat voor de bouw van IRIS2.
Payload: Aerospacelab Closes €94M Series B to Complete its Megafactory.
Via Satellite: Aerospacelab Closes $110M Series B Round to Ramp Up Satellite Manufacturing.

Space News: Aerospacelab eyes leading IRIS² manufacturing role after raising $110 million.
Payload: Inside Aerospacelab’s Pitch to Build IRIS2.

SatNews: Forrester’s Digest: Belgium vs France for IRIS2 LEO contract.
SatNews: Forrester’s Digest: Belgium’s Aerospacelab raises $110milion.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

24.08.2025 – RocketLab, Electron en “Live, Laugh, Launch”.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 70th Electron Mission.

SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches 5 satellites on mystery mission.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches five satellites for undisclosed commercial customer.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Live, Laugh, Launch'.
SciNews: Electron launches “Live, Laugh, Launch”.

24.08.2025 – Nieuwe bevoorrading op weg naar ISS – CRS SpX-33.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX-33 Resupply Mission to Launch Research to Station.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Mission Overview.

NASA: NASA’s SpaceX-33 Resupply Mission to Launch Research to Station.
ISS National Lab: SS National Lab-Sponsored Experiment Tests 3D Bioprinted Tissue for Growing Artificial Livers.
NASA: Bone Loss Research Launches Aboard NASA’s SpaceX-33 Resupply Mission.
Universe Today: A Bone Loss Experiment is Headed For the ISS.
ISS National Lab: Orbital Data Center Launching to ISS to Advance Space Computing.

NASA: NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station..

Spaceflight Now: Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch Cargo Dragon on a mission to boost space station orbit.
Spaceflight Now: NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon to the ISS on extended cargo, station boosting mission.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Science Launching on NASA's SpaceX 33rd Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 Prelaunch Teleconference.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Services Launch.
ISS National Lab: NASA's SpaceX CRS-33 Overview Video - Tissue Engineering in Space.
ISS National Lab: ISS National Lab Prelaunch Science Webinar: SpX-33.
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch Dragon to the Space_Station.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-33 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing;

25.08.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 8A lanceert SatNet LEO Group 10.
China In Space: GuoWang Closes in on Qianfan [Long March 8A Y2].
Space News: China sends 10th group of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit with Long March 8A launch.

Inside Outer Space: China Booster Launch: “Heads Up” Public Advisory from Philippine Space Agency.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-8A launches SatNet LEO Group 10.

26.08.2025 – Falcon 9 lanceert NAOS, militaire satelliet voor Luxemburg, samen met een reeks andere satellieten.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on rideshare mission from Vandenberg SFB.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches Earth-observation satellite for Luxembourg and 7 other satellites to orbit.
Space News: SpaceX launches Luxembourg imaging satellite, seven rideshare payloads.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the NAOS mission to orbit from California.
SciNews: NAOS launch and deployment.

26.08.2025 – Starship en IFT10. Derde keer goede keur.
Ars Technica: Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship.

Spaceflight Now: SpaceX scrubs crucial 10th test flight of Starship.
SpaceCom: SpaceX calls off critical Starship Flight 10 test launch due to 'issue with ground systems'.

Spaceflight Now: Poor weather delays Starship Flight 10 to Tuesday.
SpaceCom: SpaceX scrubs crucial Starship Flight 10 launch again, this time due to weather.

Ars Technica: With Starship, SpaceX encounters an obstacle that haunted NASA’s space shuttles.
Spaceflight Now: Launch preview: SpaceX tries for third time to launch Starship Flight 10 from Starbase, Texas.

Spaceflight Now: SpaceX successfully launches Super Heavy-Starship on critical test flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback.
SpaceCom: Starship Mars rocket met 'every major objective' on epic Flight 10 test launch, SpaceX says.
Space Policy Online: A Great Day for Starship.
Space News: Starship completes tenth test flight, breaking string of failures.
NSF: The Starship Program rises from the ashes of Block 2 with Ship 37.
Via Satellite: Starship’s Payload Milestone in Test Flight Gives a Preview of V3 Starlink Launches.

Spacepage: Starship maakt geslaagde comeback met succesvolle testvlucht.

SpaceCom: What's next for SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket after Flight 10 success?
Teslarati: Elon Musk reveals when SpaceX will perform first-ever Starship catch.
NSF: Starship’s heat shield appears to have performed quite well in test.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Starship aborted launch, 25 August 2025.
NSF: SCRUB: SpaceX Starship Flight 10 - Second Attempt.
NSF: SpaceX Starship Flight 10 - Third Attempt.
Scott Manley: Breaking The Starship V2 Curse - SpaceX Achieves All Their Goals on Flight 10.
Marcus House: SpaceX Starship Flight 10: What Really Happened! 
NSF Breaking Space: Starship Flight 10 Makes It! All Objectives Complete! Full Mission Recap.
SciNews: Starship launch and Super Heavy landing, 26 August 2025.
VideoFromSpace: SpaceX Starship 'Pez dispenser' deploys Starlink simulators in amazing time-lapse.
SciNews: Starship reentry and landing, 26 August 2025.
NSF: "This is NOT AI Generated" - Starship Flight 10.
En deze dateert van voor de lancering:
Space Capital: Starship: The Next Giant Leap.

27.08.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-56 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX completes 400th Falcon booster landing on a drone ship.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X:  Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 293 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 August 2025.

28.08.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-11 (KSC).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches record-breaking 30th flight of a Falcon 9 booster.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 30th flight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 294 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 August 2025.

30.08.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-7 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 295 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 30 August 2025.

Raketnieuws.

Rocket Lab en Neutron – Inhuldiging lanceerpad.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Opens Launch Complex 3, A Critical Milestone On The Path To Neutron’s First Launch.
Inside Outer Space: Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex: Ready to Support Neutron Reusable Booster.
Space News: Rocket Lab inaugurates Neutron launch pad.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Neutron | This is Launch Complex 3.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab | Launch Complex 3 Official Opening.
RocketLab: Neutron | Archimedes Testing.

Soyuz 5 zou nog dit jaar nog voor het eerst gelanceerd worden.
TASS: Roscosmos reaffirms plans to test-launch advanced Soyuz-5 rocket in December.
ScienceMail.ru: Bakanov confirmed that the first launch of the Soyuz-5 rocket will take place in December.
Ars Technica: With a new Soyuz rocket, Russia seeks to break its Ukrainian dependency.

ESA en het Flight Ticket Initiative – Eerste lanceringen besteld.
ESA: Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with Avio and Isar Aerospace.
European Spaceflight: Avio and Isar Aerospace Win ESA Flight Ticket Initiative Launch Contracts.
Space News: Avio, Isar Aerospace win first European “Flight Ticket” awards.

ISAR Aerospace: Isar Aerospace secures launch agreements with ESA.
Avio: Avio signs three new launch contracts with ESA under the European “Flight Ticket” initiative.

Het Europese Pangea en aerospike motor.
NSF: How Pangea is reshaping rocket propulsion by reigniting the aerospike design.

The Exploration Company en de Typhoon raketmotor.
European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company Tests Key Component of Typhoon Rocket Engine.

Skyrora op weg naar eerste verticale lancering.
NSF: Skyrora weighs options on the path to the UK’s first vertical launch.

Over SaxaVord, lanceerbasis op de Shetland-eilanden.
The Space Review: Frank Strang and SaxaVord: Europe’s first fully licensed vertical launch site.

Andøya Spaceport.
NSF (filmpje): Most Northern Spaceport: Andøya Spaceport - NSF Live: Europe's Future in Space.

Een Portugese lanceerbasis.
Payload: A Closer Look at Portugal’s First Spaceport.

ULA pikt Vulcan-boosters op.
Zie volgend bericht van Tory Bruno op X (met foto’s).

Chinese private lanceerfirma’s op zoek naar geld. Meer raketten op komst.
Space News: Chinese launch startups CAS Space, Landspace advance plans for IPOs.
Space News: New rocket plans continue to emerge to support China’s growing space ambitions.

Nayuta Space over het landen van de 1ste trap van hun Xuanniao-R (Blaock Bir-R).
China In Space: Nayuta Space Ditches Tower Recovery for Bellyflop Touchdowns.

Eerste lancering Zhuque 3 dit najaar.
China In Space: Zhuque-3 to Debut in September or November, Zhang Changwu Says.
Space News: China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets.

Over de FAA, toeristen en de gevaren dat ze lopen.
Space News: FAA’s informed consent rules leave space tourists flying blind.

Lanceert Firefly Aerospace zijn Alpha-raket weldra vanuit Japan?
Space News: Firefly Aerospace explores launching its Alpha rocket from Japan.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

India heeft kritiek op SpaceX bij lancering Axiom 4.
NDTV: "SpaceX Lightly Handled Rocket Leak, Could've Been Fatal": ISRO Chief.

Onbemande testvlucht voor bemand programma India – December 2025.
Zie ook vorige NUDR

Filmpjes:
WION: BREAKING: India’s 1st Human Space Mission: ISRO’s Gaganyaan to Launch Test Flight in December.

Indisch ruimtestation in 2035.
Hindustan Times: PM Modi, ISRO unveil India's ambitious space plan: Chandrayaan 4, Space station by 2035.

ISS – Cargo Dragon SpX33 koppelt met ruimtestation.
NASA Blog: SpaceX Dragon Cargo Mission Counts Down to Launch.
NASA Blog: SpaceX Dragon Lifts Off to Resupply Station Crew.
NASA Blog: SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Approaching Station Now.
NASA Blog: SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Delivering New Science, Supplie.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at the ISS with 5,000 pounds of supplies.
Spaceflight Now: Cargo ship docks with International Space Station.

Ars Technica: SpaceX’s latest Dragon mission will breathe more fire at the space station.
Space News: Cargo Dragon to demonstrate ISS reboost.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Services Rendezvous and Docking.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-33 Dragon docking.

Japan lanceert op 21.10 nieuwe versie van haar ISS-bevoorradingscapsule.
The Japan Times: Japan to launch new ISS resupply vehicle in October.

Europese Nyx staptje dichter bij een vlucht naar het ISS.
European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company’s Nyx Spacecraft Passes Initial ISS Safety Review.

ISS – De blogentries / On the ISS this week.
NASA ISS Blog: Crew Sets Up Liver Tissue Research and Preps for Dragon Reboost.
NASA ISS Blog: Head and Eye Health, Dragon Reboost Preps, and Emergency Drill Fill Crew Day.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Fitness and Agriculture Top Station Science Schedule.
NASA ISS Blog: Bone and Brain Research Fine-Tuning Long-Term Astronaut Health.

SpaceCom: Astronaut puts his mad video game skills to the test | On the International Space Station Aug. 25-29, 2025.

ROSS – Nieuws over het toekomstige Russische ruimtestation.
TASS: Work on Russian Orbital Station does not rule out space cooperation with US — Manturov.

CSS – Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: China's space station sets record by heating tungsten alloy over 3,100°C.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Space Station Captures Spectacular Views of Earth from Orbit.
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-20 Crew to Bring Samples of Life Science Experiments Back to Earth.
CGTN: Watch the first 8K movie shot in space.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Mensen rond de Maan.
NASA: Inside NASA’s New Orion Mission Evaluation Room for Artemis II.
SpaceCom: NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon.
NASA: NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission.
NASA: Meet NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Masterminds.

Artemis 3 – Opnieuw mensen op de Maan / HLS.

Filmpje:
NASA: Artemis Science: Exploring the Moon’s South Pole.
NASA: Artemis III SLS Engine Section and Boat-Tail Integration.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Universe Today: The Moon’s Dirty Past.
Universe Today: Advancing Lunar Habitats with Thermoelectric Power Generation.
Universe Today: How the Apollo Missions Unlocked the Origins of the Moon.

The Space Review: The commercial case for Mars.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
SpaceCom: China is making serious progress in its goal to land astronauts on the moon by 2030.

Filmpjes:
Scott Manley: What Is China's Plan To Beat the USA Back To The Moon.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
Universe Today: New Insights into Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration.

Venus:
ESA: Juice team resolves anomaly on approach to Venus.
Universe Today: The ESA Restores Communications with JUICE at Venus.

Aarde:
ESA: ESA data records help underpin climate change report.

Maan:
The Times of India: During Modi’s visit, India and Japan ink pact for Chandrayaan-5 mission to explore water on lunar south pole.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4638-4640: Imaging Extravaganza Atop a Ridge.
NASA Perseverance: Over Soroya Ridge & Onward!.
Universe Today: NASA's Perseverance Rover Studies Giant Sand Ripples on Mars.
SpaceCom: Perseverance Mars rover stumbles upon wind-carved 'megaripples' on the Red Planet.
NASA: NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior.

Jupiter:
Universe Today: Scientists Discover Unusual Plasma Waves in Jupiter's Aurora.

Ceres:
SpaceCom: Dwarf planet Ceres may have once been suitable for life, new study suggests.

Ryugu:
PhysOrg: Ryugu asteroid research reveals mineral history predating any on Earth.

Bennu:
Universe Today: Asteroid Bennu Is Like A Time Capsule From The Early Solar System.

Apophis:
ESA: ESA and JAXA advance potential Apophis mission collaboration.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

​Het gaat niet goed met het Russische RKK Energia.
Gazeta.ru: The CEO of the leading rocket and space enterprise RSC Energia announced a critical situation.
TASS: Space industry sources deny rumors about upcoming sale of RSC Energia.
Ars Technica: Russian space official: “We need to stop lying to ourselves” about health of industry.
InterFax: CEO of Russia's Energia space rocket corporation denies information about enterprise sale.
Orbital Today: Russia’s Soyuz Maker Company Is Crashing Under Debt and Delays.

De Morgen: Ruimtevaartuigbouwer op rand afgrond: alleen ‘wonder’ kan bedrijf achter Spoetnik en Sojoez redden.

CNBC: Investing in Space: OVERVIEW: Made in Russia.

Voor SR Space is het al zover.
TASS: Russian private space company SR Space recognized bankrupt — court.

Meer toezicht door China op commerciële ruimtevaartprojecten.
Space News: China tightens quality oversight over commercial space projects.

De toekomst van geostationaire satellieten.
Via Satellite: How GEO is Evolving to Secure its Place in the Multi-Orbit Puzzle.

03.2025 – Space News: Maxar wins mystery commercial GEO order amid market slowdown.
03.2025 – Via Satellite: Maxar Space Systems Wins Contract for GEO Satellite With Unnamed Customer.

Geost (overgenomen door Rocket lab) levert optische payloads voor US Space Force GeoSats.
Satellite Pro ME: Rocket Lab completes acquisition of Geost.
Space News: Rocket Lab completes acquisition of U.S. satellite sensor maker Geost.

22.07 – Space News: Space Force to select multiple companies for new geostationary satellite surveillance network.
28.08 – Space News: Geost to supply two optical payloads for U.S. Space Force geostationary missions.

Trump, NASA, NOAA, FAA en andere.
NASA Watch: No More Unions Allowed At NASA. Happy Labor Day.
NASA Watch: NASA Is Now Primarily An Intelligence / National Security Agency.
Space News: White House moves to eliminate NASA labor unions.

Science.org: Trump administration pushes ahead with NOAA climate and weather cuts.
Payload: NOAA’s Weather Sat Do-Over Starts With Less.
Nature: NASA’s Earth-observing satellites are crucial — commercial missions cannot replace them.

Aerospace America: GAO: Reduction in FAA center meteorologists needs ‘urgent action’.

IEEE Spectrum: NASA Cut 4,000 Staff. Where Will They Go? White House space realignment disturbs a “delicate ecosystem”.

NASA Watch: America Wants To Beat China And Help China Beat Us – In Space.

PWSA – Nieuws.
Payload: York Space Systems Delivers Tranche 1 SDA Sats.
Space News: York Space delivers 21 satellites for first deployment of U.S. military network.
Via Satellite: York Space Systems Delivers 21 Transport Layer Satellites Ahead of First SDA Tranche 1 Launch.

Space Force – Nieuws.
Aerospace America: An uncertain future for Space Futures Command.
Space News: Space assets are under silent siege. Cybersecurity can’t be an afterthought.

Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
Ars Technica: Lawmaker: Trump’s Golden Dome will end the madness, and that’s not a good thing.
Payload: Rep. Jeff Crank On the Mission of the Golden Dome Caucus.

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