Er was maar één interessante discussie deze week. Winnen de Amerikanen de (nieuwe) race naar de Maan? Of gaan het toch de Chinezen zijn die als eerste sinds 1972 op onze naaste buur zullen rondlopen. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Gaat China voor de Amerikanen opnieuw mensen op de Maan zetten. Foto: CMSA/CCTV.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

“Supernova” en het belang voor satellietcommunicatie.
ESA: Supernova: A Game-Changer for Satellite Communications.
TuskIC: About us.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

31.08.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-14 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX’s Sunday morning Falcon 9 launch sends 1,900th Starlink to orbit in 2025.
SpaceCom: SpaceX deploys 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after launch from Florida.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 296 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 August 2025.

02.09.2025 – Israel lanceert Shavit 2.
Times of Israel: Israel successfully launches Ofek 19 spy satellite, an ‘eye on our enemies’.
The Jerusalem Post: Israel Katz warns Ofek 19 satellite will 'keep an eye on Israel's enemies at all times'.
Arab News: Israel launches new military surveillance satellite into space.
SpaceCom: Israel spy satellite launch sparks 'brief panic' as residents mistake rocket for missile: reports.

Over Dror-A, een eerder gelanceerde satelliet.
The Jerusalem Post: Israel's Dror-1 satellite reaches orbit 36,000 km. above Earth, begins mission.

03.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-8 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX’s Tuesday night Starlink features rare debut of a Falcon booster.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 297 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 September 2025.

03.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-22 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Wednesday sunrise Falcon 9 flight.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on heels of California liftoff.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 298 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 September 2025.

05.09.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 3C lanceert Shiyan 29, een testsatelliet.
China in Space: New Test Satellite Launched From Xichang [Long March 3C/E/YZ-1].

Filmpjes:
New China TV:  China successfully launches new test satellite.
SciNews: Long March-3C launches Shiyan-29.

05.09.2025 – Chinese Ceres 1 lanceert 3 satellieten.
China in Space: Galactic Energy Lofts Three Satellites Into Orbit [Ceres-1 Y15].
Space News: China launches experimental Shiyan-29 to GEO, commercial Ceres-1 carries 3 satellites.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: CERES-1 deploys 3 satellites and Eros Star in-orbit test platform.
SciNews: Ceres-1 launches 3 satellites.

05.09.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-57 (KSC).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX aces 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, lands Falcon rocket for 500th time.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 299 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 5 September 2025.

De lanceringen van zaterdag 6 september vind je in volgende NUDR terug.

Raketnieuws.

Firefly geeft update over mislukte Alpha-lancering.
Payload: Firefly Explains Alpha Launch Failure.
Space News: Alpha launch failure blamed on structural failure from aeroheating.

Chinese Landspace geeft update over mislukte Zhuque 2 lancering.
China in Space: LandSpace Discloses Cause of Zhuque-2E Failure.

RocketLab en Neutron, SpaceX en bijkomende lanceringen vanuit Florida – Aandeel RocketLab zakt.
PhysOrg: SpaceX gets FAA approval to jack up Cape Canaveral's Falcon 9 launches from 50 to 120.

Sherwood News: Rocket Lab dives as SpaceX receives FAA green light for additional Florida launches.
Yahoo Finance: Rocket Lab Stock Plunges as Valuation Risks Eclipse Launch Pad Win.

Ars Technica: Lull in Falcon Heavy missions opens window for SpaceX to build new landing pads.

Filmpje:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab | This is Neutron.

Nog eens Soyuz 5.
Ars Technica: With a new Soyuz rocket, Russia seeks to break its Ukrainian dependency.

Chinese Orienspace haalt meer geld op – Gravity.
Space News: Launch startup Orienspace secures B+ round funding, targets test flight.

China – (Nog) meer herbruikbare raketten op komst – Welight/Weiguang en Arktech/Glacier.
China In Space: New Reusable Rockets Aim Light and Large.

MaiaSpace en Colibri.
European Spaceflight: MaiaSpace Completes Burst Test Campaign and Begins Orbital Vehicle Development.

Andøya (Noorwegen) en Astrobotic – Xodiac.
Astrobotic:  Andøya Space & Astrobotic Partnering for Reusable Rocket Launches.
Payload: Astrobotic Signs Launch Agreement with Andøya Space.
European Spaceflight: Astrobotic Partners with Andøya Space to Test Lunar Lander Tech in Norway.

EU op zoek naar een “Mobile Responsive Launch System” – REACTS.
EU: European Commission Seeks Proposals for Mobile Responsive Launch Systems.
European Spaceflight: EU to Commission Mobile Responsive Launch System Studies.

Zie ook: 
DLR: Responsive Space 0Cluster Competence Center.
DLR: REACTS.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Gaganyaan – India test parachutes.
SpaceCom: India tests parachutes for 1st-ever human spaceflight mission in 2027.
SpaceCom: 1st Indian astronaut to visit ISS welcomed home as a hero.

ISS – De blogentries / On the ISS this week.
NASA ISS Blog: Bone Loss, Transistor Tech Top Tuesday Science as Cygnus Launch Announced.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA, SpaceX Complete Dragon Space Station Reboost.
NASA ISS Blog: Bone Cell Research Advances as Dragon Adjusts Station’s Orbit.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Exercise and Physics Research Advancing Earth and Space Health.
NASA ISS Blog: NASA, Partners Adjust Next Cygnus Resupply Launch.
NASA ISS Blog: Space Biomedical Research Wraps Week as Station Gears Up for Two Cargo Missions.

SpaceCom: Astronauts get a welcome boost from a SpaceX Dragon | On the International Space Station Sept. 1-5, 2025.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule boosts ISS higher above Earth in key test.
The Register: SpaceX Dragon gives International Space Station a kick up the orbit.

ISS National Lab: Stem Cells and Space: What Microgravity Can Teach Us About the Human Heart.
ISS National Lab: ISS Research Could Improve Biosensors for Early Cancer Detection.

SpaceCom: Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions − an environmental engineer explains how the ISS does it.

Filmpjes:
NASA: What Do Astronauts Eat in Space?
NASA: NASA Astronauts Discuss Life In Space With Fox News “America’s Headquarters And Bill Hemmer”- 9/3/25.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
NASA: NASA Seeks Industry Input on Next Phase of Commercial Space Stations.
Space News: NASA releases details on revised next phase of commercial space station development.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Hoorzitting in Amerikaanse senaat: “There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: How Congress and NASA Can Thwart China in the Space Race.”
US Senate: There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart China in the Space Race.
Bovenstaande link bevat de video van de vermelde hoorzitting.
Payload: Op-ed: Space Science Is Part of the Space Race with China.
Ars Technica: Former NASA chief says United States likely to lose second lunar space race.
Space Policy Online: Senators Insist Artemis Must Get America Back to the Moon Before China.
NSF: Former NASA Boss Bridenstine: US “Highly Unlikely” to Land on Moon Before China.
SpaceCom: US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate.
Space News: Senate hearing raises doubts about NASA’s ability to get astronauts to the moon before China.
Space News: Duffy pushes back against testimony that NASA is falling behind China in lunar exploration.
Ars Technica: Ted Cruz reminds us why NASA’s rocket is called the “Senate Launch System”.
Ars Technica: NASA’s acting chief “angry” about talk that China will beat US back to the Moon.
Space Policy Online: Duffy: “I’ll Be Damned” If U.S. Doesn’t Beat China Back to the Moon.

Filmpje:
NSF Breaking Space: Ex-NASA Boss Slams Starship & Blue Origin Artemis Landers - But Why?

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Aerospace America: ANALYSIS: Taking the measure of NASA’s CLPS program.

NASA: NASA Glenn Tests Mini-X-Ray Technology to Advance Space Health Care.

Inside Outer Space: Space Force X-37B Carries NASA Aeroshell Experiment for Future Mars Program Plans.
SpaceCom: Space Force's X-37B space plane is testing 'Zylon' material to help crew and cargo land on Mars.

Space News: Companies race to win ground transportation contracts for the moon.
Aerospace America: Site visit: Inside the facility where Lunar Outpost’s moon buggy is coming to life.

SpaceCom: NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky.
Space News: NASA advances lunar nuclear plan with commercial focus.

SpaceCom: How magnets could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars.

UPI: Texas Space Commission awards $4.84M for Interlune regolith center.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
China in Space: Other Plans to Launch China's Crewed Lunar Missions.

Starship – IFT 10 – De nabeschouwingen.
NSF: SpaceX McGregor looks to the future, from Raptor 3 to potential HLS testing.
Ars Technica: Fuel supply is a bottleneck for Starship—here’s how SpaceX will get around it.
NSF: Ten flights in, the Starship Program has had successes and failures.
Inside Outer Space: SpaceX Starship Flight 10: Milestones and Mishaps – Does the Flight Deserve a 10?
SpaceCom: 'The turtles and the nudists will have to migrate': SpaceX plan for Starship launches from Florida sparks debate among Space Coast residents.
Teslarati: SpaceX Starship launches face pushback in Florida over noise, flights—and nudists.

Filmpjes:
Marcus House: Starship Flight Secrets Revealed & Future of Starbase! 
LabPadre: What a Launch!! - LabPadre Flight 10 Recap - Spaceflight Weekly #182.
NSF: Starship Flight 10: What's Next? | Starbase Update.
WAI: SpaceX Reveals New Starship Mars Master Plan! Ocean Flight Mystery!
WAI: SpaceX Unveils Starship Plans For 2026/27! Different Than We Thought!
Marcus House: SpaceX is Rushing Toward Starship Flight 11 – Already!?

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: Double trouble: Solar Orbiter traces superfast electrons back to Sun.

Venus:
SpaceCom: ESA's JUICE spacecraft flies by Venus on its way to Jupiter's icy moons.

Aarde:
PhysOrg: Satellite laser ranging technique reveals 90 mm sea-level surge over past 30 years.
ESA: New MetOp Second Generation weather satellite returns first data.
ESA: First glimpse of MetOp-SG-A1 Microwave Sounder data.
Space Daily: Scientists track lightning "pollution" in real time using NASA satellite.
Terra Watch: The State of Weather: 2025 Edition.

Maan:
Inside Outer Space: China’s Next Robotic Moon Lander – Chang’e-7.
SpaceQ: Firefly to Carry Canada’s first lunar rover in 2029.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4641-4648: Thinking Outside and Inside the ‘Boxwork’.
SpaceCom: NASA Perseverance rover spies a 'turtle' on Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 5, 2025.
ECNS: Chinese scientists confirm Mars has a solid inner core.
ScienceOrg: Data from defunct NASA lander paint a radical new picture of Mars’s interior.
SpaceCom: Huge chunks of ancient cosmic objects may be stuck inside Mars.

Bennu:
SpaceCom: Asteroid Bennu contains stardust that's older than the solar system.

3I/ATLAS:
SpaceCom: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Mars 1 month from now — and Europe's Red Planet orbiters will be ready.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Het Spaanse Orbital Paradigm en hun reentry capsule – KID – KESTREL
Payload: Orbital Paradigm Makes the Case for Profitable Reentry.
Space News: Orbital Paradigm readies first reentry mission.

Trump – Hoofdkwartier US Space Command verhuist naar Alabama.
Politico: Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama.
Air & Space Forces: Trump Says Space Command HQ Will Move to Alabama.
SpaceCom: Trump moves US Space Command to Alabama's 'Rocket City'.
Trump: Trump directs U.S. Space Command move to Huntsville, reversing Biden decision.
Space Policy Online: Trump Moves U.S. Space Command to Alabama.
Ars Technica: Trump’s move of SPACECOM to Alabama has little to do with national security.
Payload: Trump Confirms SPACECOM Move to Alabama.
AL: Colorado ready to sue over ‘unlawful’ Space Command move; Alabama AG says ‘we’re very confident’.
Colorado Newsline: Colorado officials decry Trump plan to relocate Space Command headquarters out of state.

Een nieuw ruimtevaartbureau voor Amerika?
FAS: ASTRA: An American Space Transformation Regulatory Act.
Payload: Scientists Call For New Agency to Promote, Oversee Space.

NASA Nieuws.
NASA: Acting NASA Administrator Duffy Selects Exploration-Focused Associate Administrator.
Payload: Duffy Selects 20-Year NASA Vet as His Number Two.

Space Force – Nieuws.
Air & Space Forces: Space Operations Command Getting New Name, New Boss.
Space News: Space Force to use small satellites for geostationary communications – PTS-G.
SatNow: Astranis Appointed as Prime Contractor for U.S Space Force Program.

Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
Space News: Telesat to offer blocks of satellite bandwidth to DoD for Golden Dome.

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