Het werk rond de tweede Artemis-vlucht lijkt niet onder de shutdown van Amerika te vallen. Deze week werd de capsule met het Launch Abort System naar de VAB gereden. Daar wordt Orion met het LAS boven op het SLS geplaatst. Alles lijkt nog op schema voor een lancering in februari volgend jaar. Of dat ook betekent dat in 2027 er terug Amerikanen op de Maan gaan staan, is weer iets anders. Dat hangt voor een groot deel af van Starship. Dat voerde deze week met succes een elfde testvlucht uit. Maar de weg naar de Maan is nog lang. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De elfde testvlucht van een Starship leek naar wens verlopen te zijn. Het was meteen de laatste van de huidige versie. Wanneer de eerste van versie 3 klaar zal staan om gelanceerd te worden, dat is nog niet geweten. Foto: SpaceX.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Studenten-team BE-Rocket lanceert de Squirtle.
Meer info en een filmpje vind je in deze linkedin-post.

De megafactory van Aerospacelab krijgt vorm.
Zie de beelden in deze linkedin-post. Beelden van enkele weken eerder vind je hier.

Bepi-Colombo wetenschappers houden een workshop op de Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België.
KSB: Wetenschappers van de Bepicolombo-missie vergaderden aan de Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

13.10.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 2D lanceert Shiyan-31.
CGTN: China launches new test satellite.
China in Space: Optical Imaging Test Satellite Launched From Jiuquan [Long March 2D Y92].
Space News: Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Shiyan-31.

13-14.10.2025 – Starship – IFT 11 – Een laatste meer dan geslaagde testvlucht in afwachting voor versie 3.
SpaceX: Starship's Eleventh Flight Test.

Voor de lancering:
Ars Technica: Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight.
Spaceflight Now: Launch preview: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase.
Space News: SpaceX prepares for next Starship test flight.

Na de lancering:
Ars Technica: SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket.
Space News: Starship successfully completes 11th flight test.
NSF: Flight 11 Gives Pad 1 and Block 2 the Proper Send Off.
NSF: Starship Block 2 and Pad 1 end on a high note with Flight 11.
SpaceCom: Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea.

Spacepage: Nieuwe geslaagde testvlucht voor Starship megaraket.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: Starship Launches TOMORROW For Its 11th Flight! - Spaceflight Weekly #188.
NSF: Full Stack ahead of Starship Flight 11 | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF: Starship Flight 11 Launch Highlights.
NSF: The End of Version 2 and the Dawn of Starship V3 | Starbase Update.
WAI: SpaceX Starship Flight 11 Secrets Revealed! Will Version 3 Reach The Moon?
Marcus House: Massive Surprises From Starship Flight 11 Revealed! 
SciNews: Starship launch and Super Heavy landing, 13 October 2025.
SciNews: Starship reentry and landing, 13 October 2025.

Sci

14.10.2025 – SpaceX lanceert voor een derde keer een batch Project Kuiper satellieten – KF-03.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX delays launching Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites amid backdrop of poor weather.
SpaceCom: Watch SpaceX launch 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites on Oct. 11 after delay.
Florida Today: Postponed again! SpaceX now targets Monday for Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Falcon 9 launches KF-03 and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

14.10.2025 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert “Owl New World”.
Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab launches 7th StriX Earth observation satellites for Japan-based Synspective.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches seventh Synspective radar imaging satellite.

De RocketLab “media press kit” vind je hier (PDF).

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Owl New World'.
SciNews: Electron launches the seventh StriX satellite.

16.10.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Tranche 1 Transport Layer C.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 2nd batch of satellites for Space Development Agency following weather scrub.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 21 communications satellites for the US military.
Space News: SpaceX launches 21 Lockheed Martin satellites for ‘Transport Layer’ military network.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the SemperCitiusSDA’s second Tranche 1 Transport mission to low-Earth orbit.
SciNews: SDA-T1L1 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

16.10.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 8A lanceert SatNet LEO Group 12.
China in Space: 600th Long March Mission Delivers More GuoWang Satellites! [Long March 8A Y4].
Space News: China launches 12th group of Guowang broadband satellites as rocket milestone highlights accelerating launch rate.
SpaceCom: China launches internet satellites on 600th mission of Long March rocket.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Long March-8A Rocket Launches Internet Satellites.
SciNews: Long March-8A launches SatNet LEO Group 12.

16.10.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten Group 10-52 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit in predawn launch.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 130th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 311 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 16 October 2025.

17.10.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 6A lanceert Qianfan-satellieten – C60 Polar Group 18.
China in Space: Shanghai-Backed Qianfan Constellation May Be Nearing Return to Orbit.
China in Space: Qianfan Returns With Taiyuan Launch [Long March 6A Y24].

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Successfully Launches New Satellite Group.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches SpaceSail 06.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

08.10.2025 – New Shepard lanceert alweer 6 toeristen even naar de ruimte – NS-36.

Een reeks filmpjes:
Blue Origin: NS-36 Flight Experience: Jeff Elgin.
Blue Origin: NS-36 Flight Experience: Danna Karagussova.
Blue Origin: NS-36 Flight Experience: Aaron Newman.
Blue Origin: NS-36 Flight Experience: Jeff Elgin.
Blue Origin: NS-36 Flight Experience: Will Lewis.

Raketnieuws.

SpaceX mag tot 100 keer Falcon lanceren vanuit Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Ars Technica: SpaceX has plans to launch Falcon Heavy from California—if anyone wants it to.
Space News:  SpaceX wins approval for increased Falcon launches from Vandenberg.

RocketLab/Electron – Nog twee Japanse lanceringen op komst.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Secures Multiple Launches with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Space News: JAXA to launch tech demo satellites on Electron rockets.

Ariane-nieuws – Eerste Ariane 64 uitgesteld tot 2026.
Arianespace: Ariane 6's fourth flight of 2025 will service Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system.
Space News: First Ariane 64 launch slips to 2026.

Arianespace: Arianespace and BULL further collaboration for space debris mitigation on Ariane 6.

ESA: Ariane 6 – gemaakt in Nederland.

Ariane-nieuws – Phoebus.
ESA: Phoebus: keeping the smallest molecule in the Universe contained.

ESA bestelt een recovery schip.
European Spaceflight; ESA Awards Contract for Reusable Rocket Stage Recovery Vessel.

Meer geld voor het Duitse HyImpulse.
Payload: HyImpulse Secures €45M for Small Launch.
Space News: German launch startup HyImpulse raises 45 million euros.

European Spaceflight: HyImpulse Promises to Save European Launch, 600 kg at a Time.

Nieuws over Miura 5.
Space Daily: PLD Space fast-tracks MIURA 5 and sharpens Europe leadership in space access.
European Spaceflight: PLD Aims to Build One Engine Every Two Weeks by the End of 2025 – TEPREL-C.

Filmpje:
PLD Space: MIURA 5 Progress Update - October 2025.

Nieuws over Terran R.
Relativity Space (filmpje): Terran R September 2025 Program Update.

Een Duitse landingspoot voor Callisto.
European Spaceflight: DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing.

Extra geld voor Space Pioneer / Tianlong 3.
Space News: Space Pioneer raises $350 million as China’s commercial launch boom accelerates.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ESA-astronauten krijgen helicopter-training.
ESA: ESA astronauts complete helicopter training in preparation for future lunar missions.

ISS – Russische ruimtewandeling.
Russian Space Web: Cosmonauts complete VKD-64 spacewalk
TASS: Cosmonauts exit ISS to tackle to-do list in open space — Roscosmos.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts complete their spacewalk.
SpaceCom: Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today.
SpaceCom: Russian cosmonauts install semiconductor experiment, jettison old HDTV camera during spacewalk outside ISS.

Filmpje:
NASA: Roscosmos Spacewalk 64.

Commerciële ruimtestations – CLD.
SpaceCom: NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations.

SpaceCom: Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private space station in 2026.

Satellite Pro ME: Starlab and Saber Astronautics announce deal for commercial space station.

Filmpje:
Lockheed Martin: Another Burst in the Books: Inflatable Habitat Test.
TMRO: Commercial Space Station Updates // October 10, 2025.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Orion-capsule arriveert in VAB.
Spaceflight Now: Orion spacecraft arrives at VAB ahead of stacking for Artemis 2.
Ars Technica: NASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad.
UPI: Orion spacecraft makes crucial move toward its 2026 launch to moon.

Artemis 5 – Lunar Terrain Vehicle – LTV.
Payload: Will NASA Pick Two Companies to Build the LTV?

Artemis Accords.
Space News: Artemis Accords nations mark fifth anniversary.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Payload: Best of the Rest: Lunar and Mars Day 1.
Payload: Payload’s Lunar and Mars Economy Summit: Day 2.

Filmpjes:
EuroNews: Could NASA really put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030? | Euronews Tech Talks.

Starship nieuws.
Universe Today: Starship Could Cut The Travel Time To Uranus In Half.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Een nieuwe maanlander voor Impulse Space.
SpaceCom: A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring.
Space News: Impulse Space announces lunar lander plans.
Payload: Impulse Space Sets its Sights on the Moon.
NSF: Impulse Space sets sights on the Moon with new Lunar Lander in development.
Universe Today: SpaceX Veteran Lays Out Impulse Space's Roadmap for Making Deliveries to the Moon.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: Flying through the biggest solar storm ever recorded.

Aarde:
ESA: Swarm reveals growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field.
SpaceCom: A giant weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is getting bigger — and it could be bad news for satellites.
Universe Today: ESA’s Swarm Constellation Sees Growth in the Magnetic Field’s 'Weak Spot'.
Terrawatch: Earth Observation Essentials: October 13, 2025.
PhysOrg: Greenland is shrinking slightly and drifting slowly toward the northwest, GNSS stations reveal.
PhysOrg: Studying tsunamis with GPS satellites.
Via Satellite: Planet Nabs $13M Award Under NGA’s Luno B for Data Analytics.

Maan:
Science Alert: The Moon's Largest Crater Has Something Odd Going on – And Astronauts Are Heading There.
SpaceCom: Scientists open untouched Apollo 17 lunar samples from 1972 — they may hold clues about the moon's violent origins.
Moon Village Association: ispace and Magna Petra Corp. sign Payload Service Agreement to deliver NASA’s MSOLO instrument to the Moon.

Mars:
Cosmos: Winds on Mars are faster than we thought.

Uranus & Neptunus:
SpaceCom: Uranus and Neptune may not be 'ice giants' after all, new research suggests.

Apophis:
ESA: Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis.
ESA (filmpje): Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis.
Live Science: $20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision.

Planetoïde 2025 TP5.
SpaceCom: Asteroid discovered only 2 days ago just flew by Earth closer than the moon.

3I/Atlas:
ESA: ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observes comet 3I/ATLAS – GIF.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Problemen voor Starshield ?
NPR: A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal.
Zenodo: Detection of Strong S-Band Emissions from the Starshield Constellation — Observations and Regulatory Context.
Gizmodo: SpaceX’s Secret ‘Starshield’ Satellites Caught Using Unauthorized Frequencies.

Na minder dan een half jaar krijgt Axiom Space alweer een nieuwe CEO.
Space News: Axiom Space replaces CEO.
GovConWire: Axiom Space President Jonathan Cirtain Appointed CEO.
The Register: Axiom Space ejects CEO after six months, installs NASA veteran as replacement.

President Trump en de Big Beautifull Bill – Shutdown.
NASA Watch: JPL Announce 550 Layoffs.
Space News: More layoffs at JPL.
Space Policy Online: JPL Lays Off Another 550 Workers.
The Planetary Society: 4,000 gone: Inside NASA’s brain drain.

President Trump en de ruimtevaartregelgeving – FAA.
Aerospace America: Details still fuzzy for Trump’s plan to streamline space licensing.

Isaacman (opnieuw) kandidaat NASA Administrator.
Space Policy Online: Isaacman Back in the Running for NASA Administrator.

Space Force – Nieuws.
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Contract to Inform Commercial Weather Strategy.

European Defense Space Shield.
EU: Commission and High Representative present new Defence Roadmap to strengthen European defence capabilities.

EurActiv: What's in the Commission's Defence Readiness Roadmap.
EurActiv: EU to set up European Space Shield in 2026.
EurActiv: Space and defence could share next €131 billion EU budget 50-50, Commissioner says.

The European Conservativ: From ‘Drone-Dome’ to ‘Space-Dome’: Brussels Accelerates Defense Agenda.
Space News: Europe outlines defense flagship programs and confirms European Space Shield by 2026.
Politico: EU Commission presents defense plan to protect ‘every’ centimeter of Europe.

Eerder was er al volgend initiatief: ESSI – De Europese “Golden Dome”.
ESSI is het European Sky Shield Initiative, gaat niet uit van de Europese Unie, maar is een Duits initiatief waarbij het originele voorstel dateert uit augustus 2022. Twee maanden later zou ook België tot het initiatief toetreden. Voor alle duidelijkheid, het systeem heeft geen ruimte-component.
Zie o.a. wikipedia voor meer informatie.

11.10.2023 – NATO: 10 NATO Allies take further step to boost European air and missile defence capabilities.
28.07.2024 – EuroNews: How Sky Shield, Europe's proposed Iron Dome, would work and why it's becoming controversial.
02.10.2025 – Public Affairs Brussels: European Sky Shield Initiative: Evolution and challenges in multi-layer air-defence against drone saturation and hypersonic missiles.

HST – Hubble Space Telescope.
ESA: As NASA Missions Study Interstellar Comet, Hubble Makes Size Estimate – 3I/Atlas.
ESA: Hubble sizes up rare interstellar comet – 3I/Atlas.
NASA: Hubble Captures a Tarantula.
NASA: Hubble Examines Low Brightness, High Interest Galaxy.
NASA: Hubble Observes Noteworthy Nearby Spiral Galaxy.
NASA: Hubble Homes in on Galaxy’s Star Formation.
ESA: Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster.
NASA: NASA’s Hubble Sees White Dwarf Eating Piece of Pluto-Like Object.
NASA: Hubble Images Celestial Cigar’s Smoldering Heart.
NASA: Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy.

Filmpjes:
HubbleWebbESA: Zoom video: Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302.
HubbleWebbESA: Pullout video: Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302.
HubbleWebbESA: Pan: NGC 2835.
HubbleWebbESA: Pan: Messier 96.
HubbleWebbESA: an: NGC 45.
HubbleWebbESA: Pan: NGC 7456.
HubbleWebbESA: Pan: LMC N44C.
NASA: White Dwarf Eating Pluto-Like Object.
STScI: The Pillars of Creation and the Interplay of Stars and Dust.
STScI: Shedding Light on Dark Matter with Hubble.
STScI: 3D Model of Galaxy Messier 87.
STScI: Eta Carinae: 2D Images to 3D Models.

JWST – James Webb Space Telescope.
Universe Today: JWST Traces Details of Complex Planetary Nebula.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin.
ESA: Webb finds new hints for planet around closest solar twin.
ESA: Alpha Centauri as seen by Webb (panel).
SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope takes 1st look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with unexpected results.
ESA: Webb investigates complex heart of a cosmic butterfly.
Universe Today: JWST Improves Its Detection Techniques, But Fails To Find Planets at Epsilon Eridani.
NASA: Glittering Glimpse of Star Birth From NASA’s Webb Telescope.
SpaceCom: Triple star system burns bright in new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA: NASA Webb Looks at Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Observes Immense Stellar Jet on Outskirts of Our Milky Way.
ESA: Immense stellar jet in Milky Way outskirts.
ESA: Slider: Sagittarius B2 (NIRCam & MIRI images).
NASA: NASA’s Webb Explores Largest Star-Forming Cloud in Milky Way;
SpaceCom: JWST finds 'dark beads' and wonky star patterns in Saturn's sky: 'These features were completely unexpected'.
SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope peers deep into the heart of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy.
Universe Today: Webb Reveals Fascinating Features in Saturn's Atmosphere.
ESA: Webb studies moon-forming disc around massive planet.
SpaceCom: JWST delivers 1st weather report of nearby world with no sun — stormy and covered with auroras.
SpaceCom: JWST spots dust-cloaked 'red supergiant' star just before it went supernova.
Science Alert: JWST May Have The Best Evidence Yet of a Bizarre 'Dark Star'.

Filmpje:
STScI: Uranus — New Moon — James Webb Space Telescope.
HubbleWebbESA: Pan video: Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Webb and ALMA image).
HubbleWebbESA: Pullout video: Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302.
STScI: Zoom to Pismis 24.
HubbleWebbESA: Pan video: Pismis 24.
HubbleWebbESA: Zoom video: Stellar jet in Sh2-284.
STScI: Sagittarius B2 in Infrared - James Webb Space Telescope.
STScI: Webb Before and After: Star Formation.
STScI: Exploring the Solar System with the James Webb Space Telescope.
STScI: Year Two in Review: Groundbreaking Science Discoveries by JWST.
STScI: Exploring the Origins of Planetary Systems with JWST.

Swift / XRISM / GAIA.
SpaceCom: Private spacecraft will give NASA's Swift space telescope an orbital boost in 2026 in 1st-of-its-kind mission.
ESA: XRISM uncovers a mystery in the cosmic winds of change.

ESA: Gaia discovers our galaxy’s great wave.

TESS/KEPLER.
NASA: Astronomers Map Stellar ‘Polka Dots’ Using NASA’s TESS, Kepler.

NISAR – NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar,
NASA (filmpje): NISAR's Record-Breaking Antenna Reflector Deployed in Space.

IMAP – Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe.
JHU APL (filmpje): IMAP: Tour the Spacecraft.

Chandra X-ray Observatory.
NASA: NASA’s Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
SpaceCom: NASA's Roman Space Telescope gets its 'extremely strong sunblock' installed.
NASA: NASA Roman Core Survey Will Trace Cosmic Expansion Over Time.
Universe Today: Roman Space Telescope Joins Earth's Asteroid Defence Team.
NASA: NASA Test Deploys Roman Space Telescope Solar Panels, ‘Visor’.
NASA: How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Our Home Galaxy Using Cosmic Dust.

Filmpje:
STScI: NASA's Next Big Thing: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

LISA.
STScI (filmpje): A Tapestry of Gravity: LISA and the Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy.

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