Neen, saai is ruimtevaart nooit. De Cygnus XL wordt aan het ISS vast gemaakt. De Russen doen er een ruimtewandeling. China lanceert een nieuwe bemanning naar Tiangong. Het ISS is trouwens 25 jaar lang continu bemand (al wordt daar blijkbaar weinig of geen aandacht aan besteed). Amerika wil voor China op de Maan rondlopen, maar hoe ze daar gaan geraken, dat is ondertussen voer voor discussie. Ondertussen staat een New Glenn klaar voor de lancering van ESCAPADE die wel een heel speciale route neemt richting Rode Planeet. En de Griffin-maanlander gaat wat langer op zich laten wachten. O ja, er gaat een Belgisch autootje naar de Maan. Dat en ja, nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week. 

Bij de foto: New Glenn deed een geslaagde statische test. Klaar voor een lancering van een nieuwe Marssonde later deze week. Foto: Blue Origin.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Space Application Services – België naar de Maan – LUVMI M1.
Zie de aankondiging op Linkedin.
Het persbericht: SAS: Space Applications Services and Aerospace Applications North America announce first lunar suface mission.
Zie ook: SAS: Space Applications Services advances Lunar Rover Design for ESA – A major step toward future moon logistics.
Meer info over LUVMI.M1 vind je hier.

Nieuws van Septentrio.
07.10 – Via Satellite: Septentrio And Xona Space Systems to Collaborate on Positioning Technology.
28.10 – Inside GNSS: Septentrio Launches Mosaic-G5 T Timing Module.

Nieuws van Celestia Antwerp.
Zie deze Linkedin-boodschap van ESA Navigation.
Meer info in deze bijdrage van ESA: Galileo R&D tests new uplink antenna.

De Europese HERA en de Faintstar2 sensor van Caeleste.
Caeleste: Hera Spacecraft Captures Distant Asteroids with Caeleste’s Faintstar2 Sensor.
Meer over FaintStar vind je hier.

arsec en ruimteafval.
Over de detectie van ruimteafval met de Sagitta Star Tracker van arsec vind meer info in dit linkedin-bericht.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

26.10.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 3B/E lanceert Gaofen-14.
Global Times: China successfully launches new satellite.
China in Space: New Mapping Spacecraft Delivered From Xichang [Long March 3B/E].
Space News: China launches new Gaofen-14 stereo mapping satellite.

Filmpjes:
CCTV+: China Successfully Launches New Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-3B launches Gaofen-14 02.

26.10.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-21 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX marks 5th anniversary of first Starlink customer with Sunday satellite launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 316 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 26 October 2025.

28.10.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 11-21 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX breaks its California pad turnaround record with sunset Starlink launch.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from California, lands rocket at sea.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 317 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 October 2025.

29.10.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-37 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom:  SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 318 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 29 October 2025.

31.10.2025 – China lanceert nieuwe bemanning naar Tiangong – Shenzhou 21.
Inside Outer Space: China’s Next Human Spaceflight Launch: Preparations in Full-swing.
Inside Outer Space: China’s Joint Drill Supports Next Human Spaceflight to Tiangong Space Station.

ECNS: China set to launch Shenzhou-21 crewed spacecraft soon.
ECNS: Shenzhou-21 crew for space station mission unveiled.
ECNS: Crew members ready for Shenzhou XXI mission.
ECNS (foto’s): China unveils Shenzhou-21 crew for space station mission.
ECNS (foto’s): Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-21 mission meet press.
ECNS: China to launch Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday.

China in Space: Zhang Lu Will Lead Shenzhou-21 Mission to China's Tiangong Space Station.
SpaceCom: China reveals crew for Shenzhou 21 mission to Tiangong Space Station, including nation's youngest astronaut .
SpaceCom: Watch China launch 3 astronauts toward its Tiangong space station today.
China in Space: Shenzhou-21 Successfully Strides Into Orbit! [Long March 2F/G Y21].

ECNS: Shenzhou XXI blasts off, on way to space station.
NSF: China launches crewed Shenzhou-21 mission.
SpaceCom: China launches Shenzhou 21 astronauts to Tiangong space station for a 6-month stay.
Space Policy Online: China Launches New Space Station Crew.

ECNS: China to conduct mice experiments aboard space station.

Filmpjes – De voorbereiding
CCTV: Engineer Unveils Complex Transfer of Shenzhou-21 Spaceship-Rocket Combo to Launch Site.
CCTV: China Completes Joint Drill for Shenzhou-21 Mission.
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-21 Mission Undergoes Joint Drill for Launch, Ready for Liftoff.

Filmpjes – De aankondiging
SciNews: Shenzhou-21 crew announced.
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-21 Crew Consists of Pilot, Flight Engineer, And Payload Specialist.
CCTV: Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-21 Space Mission Meet Press.
CCTV: China to Launch Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship on Friday: CMSA.
CGTN: Live: Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft launch imminent, all systems ready (lang: 10 uur).
CCTV: LIVE: China's Shenzhou-21 Crew Members Meet the Press.
CCTV: Chinese Astronauts to Be Joined by Mice Onboard Space Station for First Time.
CCTV: China's Shezhou-21 Manned Spacecraft to Carry Six Types of Experimental Samples.
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Mission Commander Ready to Lead New Space Journey.
CCTV: Inside China's only launch site for manned space missions.

Filmpjes – De lancering.
CGTN: Live: Special coverage of send-off ceremony for Shenzhou-21 manned spaceship crew.
CGTN: Live: Special coverage of China's Shenzhou-21 crewed spacecraft launch.
CCTV: LIVE: Launch of China's Shenzhou-21 Manned Spacecraft (zonder commentaar).
CGTN: China holds send-off ceremony for Shenzhou-21 astronauts.
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site, Prepare to Board Spacecraft.
CCTV: China Successfully Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship.
CCTV: China Successfully Sends Shenzhou-21 Manned Spaceship into Designated Orbit.
New China TV: 60-second recap: Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship launch highlights.
SciNews: Shenzhou-21 launch.

31.10.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 11-23 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX to launch 100th Starlink flight of 2025.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 100th Starlink mission of 2025.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 319 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 October 2025.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

02.11.2025 – Indische LVM3 lanceert CMS-03 (GAST-7R).
PhysOrg: India space agency to launch its heaviest satellite.

Filmpjes:
ISRO: LIVE: ISRO LVM3-M5 / CMS-03 Launch.

04.11.2025 – Ariane 62 lanceert Sentinel-1D.
ESA: Sentinel-1D in French Guiana for launch campaign.
ESA: Copernicus Sentinel-1D arrives in French Guiana.
ESA: Sentinel-1D preparations underway in Kourou.
ESA: Sentinel-1D fuelled and ready for encapsulation.
ESA: Ariane 6 core stage verticalisation for VA265.
ESA: Sentinel-1D encapsulated inside Ariane 6 fairing.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Sentinel-1D pre-launch media briefing.

09.11.2025 – New Glenn en ESCAPADE naar Mars – Geslaagde static fire op 30 oktober.
Spaceflight Now: Blue Origin completes New Glenn static fire test, preparing for NASA’s EscaPADE mission launch.
Space News: Blue Origin test-fires New Glenn ahead of second launch.
Ars Technica: New Glenn rocket has clear path to launch after test-firing at Cape Canaveral.

Filmpjes:
NSF: [ENGINE ABORT] Blue Origin Doesn't Static Fire New Glenn ahead of Flight 2 - Attempt 1.
Spaceflight Now: Watch Live: Blue Origin test fires New Glenn rocket ahead of second launch.
The Planetary Society: ESCAPADE, NASA’s twin Mars orbiters.

Raketnieuws.

Eerste trap Falcon 9 gaat gebruikt worden om in-orbit productie te testen – Besxar/Fabships.
Besxar: Besxar Signs Launch Agreement with SpaceX to Pioneer Orbital Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Payload: Besxar Emerges From Stealth with SpaceX Launch Deal.
Space News: Semiconductor startup to fly payloads on Falcon 9 boosters.

Lancering voor een satellietconstellatie m.b.v. Tianlong 3 een stapje dichterbij.
CGTN (filmpje): Tianlong-3 reusable rocket completes 36-satellite separation test.

Over Kinetica 2.
China in Space: Yang Yiqiang Provides Insights Into CAS Space, Kinetica Launch Vehicles.

Zenk Space werkt aan een (alweer) Chinese raket – Zhihang – Met enkel een herbruikbaar motorcompartiment.
China in Space: New Launch Startup Aims to Recover Rocket Engines.

Een Iraanse lancering nog dit jaar ? Meer lanceringen in maart 2026 ?
Iran International: Iran says upgraded communication satellite ready for December launch.
NourNews: Iran to launch Pajouhesh satellite next year.

UAE ontwikkelt een eerste raketmotor op vloeibare brandstof.
Satellite Pro ME: TII designs and test-fires UAE’s first liquid rocket engine.

Ariane 6 – Vinci motor wordt in Duitsland geassembleerd.
ESA: Vinci motor for Ariane 6 to be assembled at DLR test centre.
European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup to Transfer Responsibility for Vinci Assembly to German Subsidiary.

Meer geld voor Nova Scotia.
Payload: Canadian Spaceport Gets $7M For Orbital Launch.
SpaceQ: Export Development Canada provides $10 million for Spaceport Nova Scotia.

RocketLab werkt aan Eta Space LOXSAT testmissie ivm cryogene brandstoffen.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Completes Spacecraft for Cryogenic Fueling Mission with Eta Space and NASA.

Rusland werkt aan een herbruikbare raket – Project Korona.
Inside Outer Space: Russian Go-ahead on Project Korona.

Het einde voor Breakthrough Starshot.
Scientific American: How a Billionaire’s Plan to Reach Another Star Fell Apart.
Fraser Cain (filmpje): How Breakthrough Starshot Quietly Fell Apart.
Hier de website Breakthrough Starshot.
De wikipedia pagina’s vind je hier.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – 25 jaar lang continu mensen in de ruimte.
Door de shutdown in Amerika besteedt NASA geen aandacht aan dit feit. Ook de andere partners laten dit blijkbaar liggen.
Collect Space: 'ISS in Real Time' captures quarter-century of continuous residency.
Ars Technica: 25 years, one website: ISS in Real Time captures quarter-century on space station.
De website “ISS in real time – Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station” vind je hier.

28.10.2025 – ISS – Russische ruimtewandeling.
TASS: Russian cosmonauts conduct spacewalk to install injector — Roscosmos.
SpaceCom: Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the ISS today.
SpaceCom: Spacewalking Russian cosmonauts install experiments on the International Space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Roscosmos Spacewalk 65.

29.10.2025 – ISS – Koppeling van de eerste HTV-X met het ruimtestation. 
JAXA: Successful berthing of the HTV-X1 to the International Space Station (ISS).

Payload: JAXA’s New Cargo Vehicle is Headed to the ISS.
SpaceCom: Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arrives at the International Space Station.
Collect Space: Japan's first advanced cargo ship, HTV-X1, arrives at space station.

Ars Technica: Space station astronauts eager to open “golden treasure box” from Japan.
ISS National Lab: New JAXA Cargo Vehicle Expands Pathway for Innovative Research to Reach the International Space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: JAXA HTV-X1 Cargo Rendezvous and Capture.
SciNews: HTV-X1 capture.
JAXA: Van lancering tot koppeling.

Na (wellicht) een mislukte test nieuwe capsule voor Soyuz MS-28.
Russian Space Web: Roskosmos swaps ships for the Soyuz MS-28 mission.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Satellite Pro ME: Momentus secures $5.1m NASA contract for COSMIC mission.
PhysOrg: Spaceflight study reveals men experience greater eye changes, while brain differences between sexes are subtle.

ISS National Lab: Reshaping Drug Delivery Millions of Crystals at a Time.

ISSRDC: 2025 Online Tech Sessions: Watch on Demand.

Een educatieve link over het ISS:
VRCore: ISS: Curiosity in Orbit.

Commerciële ruimtestations – CLD.
02.10. – Collect Space: Vast picks IWC Schaffhausen as timekeeper for Haven space stations.
03.10 – Space News: Starlab partners unveil full-scale mockup of commercial space station.

CSS – 31.10.2025 – Shenzhou 21 koppelt met het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou XXI crewed spaceship docks with space station combination.
Space Daily: China's latest astronaut trio dock at Tiangong Space Station.
Space News: Shenzhou-21 completes rapid docking with Tiangong space station 3.5 hours after launch.

Filmpjes:
New China TV: China's Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship docks with space station combination.
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Spaceship Docks with Space Station Combination.
New China TV: GLOBALink | Shenzhou-21 astronauts enter space station.
SciNews: Shenzhou-21 docking.
SciNews: Shenzhou-21 hatch opening.
CGTN: Shenzhou-21 crew's new training gear.

Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
ECNS: China's Shenzhou-20 crew to set new record for longest space stay.
China in Space: Mengzhou-1, Pakistani Visitor to Tiangong Set for 2026, CMSA Details.

CSS – Weldra een Pakistaanse astronaut aan boord van het Chinese ruimtestation.
ECNS: Pakistani astronaut to enter Chinese space station as specialist.

Filmpje:
CCTV: Selection Underway to Send Pakistani Astronaut for Short-Duration Spaceflight: Official.

Bharatiya Antariksh Station – Nieuws over het Indische ruimtestation.
Het artikel beschrijft niet alleen het ruimtestation maar de ganse Indische planning voor bemande ruimtevaart.
The Times Of India: How India plans to build its own home 300 km above Earth. 

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Shutdown – Loopt de eerste bemande vlucht naar de Maan sinds 1972 verdere vertraging op?
Space News: Shutdown could soon slow preparations for Artemis 2.
Ars Technica: NASA races to keep Artemis II on schedule, even when workers aren’t being paid.

Artemis – Blue Origin stelt zijn maanplannen voor.
Spaceflight Now: Blue Origin details lunar exploration progress amid Artemis 3 contract shakeup.
Gizmodo: Bezos’s Blue Origin Could Leapfrog SpaceX as NASA’s Lunar Lander Pick for Artemis 3.

Artemis – SpaceX stelt zijn (vereenvoudige) maanplannen voor.
SpaceX:  To the Moon and Beyond.
Zie ook dit bericht op X voor meer artistieke impressies.
SpaceCom: SpaceX looking into 'simplified' Starship Artemis 3 mission to get astronauts to the moon faster.
Space News: SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach.
Ars Technica: SpaceX teases simplified Starship as alarms sound over Moon landing delays.
Teslarati: SpaceX checks off 49 lunar lander milestones in push toward Artemis III.

Filmpjes:
Scott Manley: SpaceX Shows Off New, Updated Vision of Lunar Starship.
Everyday Astronaut: SpaceX Reveals New Starship Lunar Lander Plans!
WAI: MASSIVE SpaceX Lunar Starship Plan Change. How will NASA deal with it?

Artemis 3 – En de vraag voor een versnelde landing op de Maan. Schrik van China.
Spaceflight Now: Former NASA Administrators urge space agency to rethink plans for Artemis Moon lander.
SpaceCom: Former NASA administrators call for changes in Artemis lunar lander architecture.
Space Policy Online: Bolden, Bridenstine Share Their Views on Artemis.

Bij SpaceX waren ze niet zo gelukkig met het standpunt van Brindenstine en co. Toch aldus dit bericht.
En ja, NASA heeft zowel van SpaceX als Blue Origin aangepaste plannen ontvangen. Toch aldus dit bericht.

VRTNWS: 'Space race' is terug van weggeweest en VS dreigt dit keer te verliezen van China: "Hun programma gaat sneller dan verwacht".

CGTN America (filmpje): The Heat: China Space Program.

Artemis 3 – De ruimtepakken.
08.07.2025 – Axiom Space: Axiom Space’s Next-Gen Spacesuit is Crew Tested for First Time in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab.
04.09.2025 – Axiom Space: Astronaut Walter Villadei Tests AxEMU Suit Performance with Lunar Geology Tools.
NSF: Artemis spacesuits tested as existing ISS suits are showing their age.

Artemis Accords.
Space News: Malaysia and the Philippines sign Artemis Accords.
SpaceCom: Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Payload: Orion: The Spaceship That Will Carry Astronauts Back to the Moon.
Payload: Closing the Loop on Lunar Exploration: Material Return.
The Conversation: With more Moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge.

Filmpjes:
Lockheed Martin: Always on Watch: Orion’s Launch Abort System.
Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute: Lunar Surface Science Workshop: Geologic Maps for Artemis Strategic Decisions: Bernhardt H.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
ECNS: China reaffirms commitment to crewed lunar mission by 2030.
Space Daily: China accelerates crewed lunar mission with commercial partnerships and testing milestones.
Space News: China targets 2026 for first Long March 10 launch, new lunar crew spacecraft flight.

Starship nieuws.
SpaceCom: SpaceX settles $15 million trespassing lawsuit with Cards Against Humanity.
NSF: Starbase Pad 1 demolition begins for Next-Gen upgrades.
NSF: SpaceX ramps up Starship preparations at Florida’s Roberts Road.

Filmpjes:
NSF: "One flare stack short of the Tyrell Corporation" | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF: Inside SpaceX's Pad 1 Teardown Ahead of Revamp | Starbase Update.
NSF:  Aerial footage of KSC.
NSF: "They should make those into a playground slide" | SpaceX Starbase.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CLPS – Astrobotic stelt volgende maanlanding uit tot midden 2026 – Griffin 1.
Space News: Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026.
Spaceflight Now: Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 Moon mission to NET July 2026.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of private Griffin moon lander delayed to 2026.

Space Daily: Lunar Lander Testing Campaign Builds Confidence for Griffin-1 Moon Landing.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
SpaceCom: 'No spacecraft would survive': Europe simulates catastrophic solar storm to warn of real risks.
ESA: ESA’s first stand-alone deep-space CubeSat Henon takes shape.
ESA (film): Seas of the Sun: The story of Cluster.

Venus:
SpaceCom: Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead.
Payload: Venus Exploration Hangs in the Balance.

Aarde:
Space Capital: Muon Space: Fighting Wildfires From Orbit.
ESA: Hurricane Melissa barrels through the Caribbean.
SpaceCom: Satellites watch Category 5 Hurricane Melissa ahead of record-breaking landfall in Jamaica.
SpaceCom: Satellite images show 'mesovortices' forming around the eye of deadly Hurricane Melissa.

Maan:
SpaceCom: 1st samples ever collected from the moon's far side could help reveal where Earth got its water.
SpaceCom: Can we find water ice on the moon? Only if we know where to look, scientists say.

3I/ATLAS:
SpaceCom: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids. Here's how.
Universe Today: Spying Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Near Perihelion.
SpaceCom: You won't see interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom closest to the sun on Oct. 30 — but these spacecraft will.
SpaceCom: Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is still full of surprises — an unexpected brightening has scientists baffled.

En als afsluiter:
Werkgroep Maan en Planeten: Podcast: Recente ontwikkelingen in het zonnestelsel – oktober 2025.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

ESA op de vooravond van de ministerconferentie.
Space News: ESA finalizing ministerial package.
ESA: Europe turns to space to boost resilience – “European Resilience for Space”.
In het Nederlands “Europa richt zich op de ruimte om de veerkracht te vergroten” vind je het artikel hier.
European Spaceflight: ESA Proposes €1B Budget to Align European Space Capabilities for Defence.
Space News: ESA outlines plans for space security program.
Payload: ESA Eyes 2028 with European Resilience from Space Program.
Breaking Defense: In historic shift, ESA poised to take on defense role.

ESA Space Safety Fleet (infographic).

ESA (filmpje): 337th ESA Council: Media information session.

Via Satellite: ESPI Report Calls for Europe to Close Innovation Gap in Space Capabilities.

Project Bromo – Airbus/Thales/Leonardo.
Via Satellite: Analysts Size Up Europe’s Bold Move With Airbus/Thales/Leonardo Merger.
Europe in Space: Project Bromo: An Escape Hatch, Not a Fortress.

Megaconstellaties is één ding, 4000 ruimtespiegels een ander.
Space.Com: This company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors has scientists alarmed: 'From an astronomical perspective, that's pretty catastrophic'.
Spagepage: Reflect Orbital is van plan om 4.000 enorme ruimtespiegels in een baan om de aarde te brengen.

Satellietconstellaties – Starlink geïntereseerd in overname Globalstar.
MSN: Globalstar draws SpaceX interest in sale process, Bloomberg News reports

Satellietconstellaties – Starlink.
25.09 – Via Satellite: SpaceX Seeks Approval for 15,000 Satellites to Use MSS Spectrum – D2D – Echostar.*
01.10 – Space News: What’s next for direct-to-device after SpaceX’s blockbuster spectrum deal – D2D – Echostar.
03.10 – Space News: EchoStar clears key regulatory step for spectrum sale to SpaceX.
21.10 – Space News: Starlink mini lasers to link Muon Space satellites for near real-time connectivity.
21.10 – Payload Space: Muon Space Will Tap into Starlink’s Laser Network.
21.10 – Ars Technica: Satellite operators will soon join airlines in using Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi.
22.10 – Ars Technica: SpaceX disables 2,500 Starlink terminals allegedly used by Asian scam centers.
24.10 – Spaceflight Now: 10,000 Starlinks: How SpaceX shocked the space world.
25.10 – Times of India: Starlink makes a bold move in India: nine satellite gateways to boost India’s internet amid strict security rules.
27.10 – SpaceCom: SpaceX Starlink internet isn't fast enough for Ukraine's combat robots.
27.10 – Space News: MTN carves out private networks for Starlink’s business users.
31.10 – Space News: Kyivstar prepares to expand Starlink Direct to Cell testing across Ukraine.

06.10 – The Register: Starlink is burning up one or two satellites a day in Earth’s atmosphere.
08.10 – EarthSky (filmpje): When Satellites Fall: Hidden Risks Of A Crowded Sky With Jonathan McDowell.
12.10 – The Times of India: Starlink satellites are falling like fireballs, raising concern among experts.

Satellietconstellaties – Datacentra in een baan om de Aarde, (ook) met Starlink.
Starcloud / Rendezvous Robotics / Space Exploration Initiative / Project TESSERAE / 
Ars Technica: An in-space construction firm says it can help build massive data centers in orbit.
Ars Technica: Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this”.
Teslarati: Starlink V3 satellites could enable SpaceX’s orbital computing plans: Musk.

Satellietconstellaties – Eutelsat/OneWeb.
10.10 – ESA (filmpje): Supporting The Science Community - Eutelsat OneWeb.
10.10 – ESA (filmpje): Providing Satellite Connectivity At Sea - Eutelsat OneWeb.
10.10 – ESA (filmpje): Supporting Europes Competitiveness In Secure Connectivity - Eutelsat OneWeb.
13.10 – Europe in Space: Avio and Eutelsat defy the downturn.
15.10 – Via Satellite: Eutelsat Rebrands US Subsidiary as Eutelsat Network Solutions.
21.10 – Via Satellite: Eutelsat LEO Revenues Grow 70% in Q1 to Offset Video, Mobile Connectivity Decline.

Satellietconstellaties – AST en Bluebird.
08.10 – Space News: AST SpaceMobile gains Verizon ally amid SpaceX’s direct-to-device push.

Satellietconstellaties – Het Europese IRIS2.
22.09 – Space News: Scaling up IRIS² to meet evolving demands.
25.09 – Via Satellite: Leaders Push for Greater Speed for Europe’s IRIS² Constellation.
28.09 – Space News: Italy’s crossroads: build its own satellites or lean on Starlink while waiting for IRIS².

Satellietconstellaties – Het Italiaanse IRIDE.
ESA (filmpje): The IRIDE programme.
ESA (filmpje): IRIDE constellations.

Satellietconstellaties – LightSpeed.
15.10 – SpaceQ: Telesat continues Lightspeed constellation preparations.

Satellietconstellaties – Ook in Rusland.
23.10 – TASS: Russia to start deploying low-orbit satellite cluster in December, says Roscosmos chief.

Satellietconstellaties – Navigatie.
23.09 – Breaking Defense: Uncertainty over satellite constellation means alt-GPS capability up in the air: Official.
25.09 – ECNS: Beidou summit highlights innovations.
09.10 – GPS World: JAXA selects ArkEdge Space to study low-Earth orbit positioning system.
21.10 – GPS Daily: China's satellite network group advances Beidou-internet integration.
21.10 – Via Satellite: U.S. DoT Selects Iridium for PNT Contract to Protect Against GPS Disruption.
23.10 – Inside GNSS: An Evolving Landscape: A Look at How Far We’ve Come on International GNSS Day.
27.10 – Space News: Iridium unveils chip to bring GPS protection to mass-market devices.
27.10 – Via Satellite: Iridium Debuts PNT Chip for GNSS Resilience.
27.10 – Via Satellite: Tesat Delivers Optical Terminals for Lockheed Martin GPS Demonstration.

Satellietconstellaties – Allerlei.
18.09 – Space News: Hubble Network raises $70 million to accelerate 60-satellite Bluetooth constellation.
26.09 – Space Daily: Chinese IoT satellite constellation completes first phase for global communications – Geely.
29.09 – Space News: China’s Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation.
30.09 – China in Space: Chinese, American Constellation Spacecraft Operators Would Like to Avoid Collisions Together.
08.10 – Universe Today: Open Source Mega-Constellations Could Solve Overcrowding.
16.10 – Space News: Data Boom, Video Decline Reshapes Satellite Revenues by 2034.
21.10 – ESA: ESA-supported test leads to better in-flight connectivity.
23.10 – Space News: Ion-X to supply upgraded thruster for Univity’s VLEO 5G constellation.
23.10 – Space News: Iridium pulls $1 billion 2030 service revenue goal amid SpaceX’s D2D push.
23.10 – Satellite Today: The Challenges to Realizing Resilient and Reliable Non-Terrestrial Networks – NTN.
29.10 – SatNews: D2D: Next-Gen Satellite Devices Real-world, or Over-Hyped?
30.10 – SatNews: Viasat commitment to D2D explained.
30.10 – SatNews: Spectrum at a Crossroads. GEO, MEO, LEO, HAPS and Drones all need access.
Spacepage: Guowang: China’s antwoord op Starlink.
Express VPN: How does satellite internet work?

President Trump en de Big Beautifull Bill – Shutdown.
Space Policy Online: What’s Happening in Space Policy October 26-November 1, 2025.

SpaceCom: NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say.
News19: NASA cuts dozens of Marshall Space Flight Center-based ISS jobs.

Nog wat achtergrondinfo:
BBC: Why the US government has shut down and what happens now.
Politico: 6 ways the shutdown is about to get worse.

Space Force – Nieuws.
28.09 – Voennoedelo: Russia and China Advance Anti-Satellite Tech as Europe Lags Behind.
02.10 – Via Satellite: ATLAS Space Domain Awareness System Ready for Use, US Space Force Says.
03.10 – Executiv Gov: Space Force Declares L3Harris’ ATLAS Operational, Boosting Domain Awareness.
28.10 – Payload: DoD Space Policy Nominee Fields Questions on Org Structure, Golden Dome, China.
30.10 – Payload: Colorado Sues Trump Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Space Command Move.
30.10 – Space News: Pentagon turns to ‘government-owned, commercially-operated’ satellites amid conflict risks – GOCO.
31.10 – Defense Blog: Pentagon wants to track emerging threats from deep space.

Cybersecurity.
Via Satellite: Inside the Space ISAC Watch Center: Keeping an Eye on Cyber Threats.
Space News: Space sector’s cybersecurity dilemma: Pay now or pay later.

Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
27.10 – TASS: US is pursuing policy of deploying weapons in space — Russian Foreign Ministry.
30.10 – Space News: Golden Dome hype meets information vacuum as industry awaits Pentagon direction.
31.10 – Independent UK: Musk’s SpaceX set to win $2 billion satellite deal with Pentagon, report says.
31.10 – SatNews: Golden Dome: Strategic Implications and Opportunities for the Satellite Industry.
Zie ook deze wekelijkse nieuwsbrief (01.11) van Space News.

European Space Shield.
27.10 – Via Satellite: UK Space Command Developing Sensors to Protect Satellites from Laser Threats.
28.10 – GovConWire: Inside Golden Dome: The 5 Latest Insights for GovCons.
28.10 – Breaking Defense: German laser weapon could be on ships by 2029, say contractors.

Nieuws van de FCC.
Space News: FCC proposes ‘licensing assembly line’ to accelerate satellite approvals.
Via Satellite: FCC Kicks Off Proceeding to Overhaul Satellite Licensing.
Via Satellite: FCC Looks to Auction More Spectrum in Upper C-Band.

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