China bezorgde de bemanning van Tiangong een veilige capsule met de lancering van een onbemande Shenzhou 22. Rusland lanceerde dan weer een nieuwe bemanning naar het ISS. Maar het lanceerplatform werd daarbij dermate beschadigd dat nieuwe vluchten in de nabije toekomst een probleem worden. Starliner wordt volgend jaar opnieuw gelanceerd, maar dan onbemand. De vlucht van Belgiës derde astronaut werd met verscheidene maanden uitgesteld naar 2027. En een groot deel van dit “Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart” is gewijd aan de voorbije ESA Ministerial Council (CM25) in Bremen. België betaalde meer dan verwacht en ESA kreeg zo goed als het gevraagde geld. Dat en nog veel, veel meer ook deze week in deze aflevering.

Bij de foto: Onder het lanceerplatform hangt een service platform dat wordt weggeschoven bij een lancering. Wat er misliep weten we niet, maar dat platform viel te pletter in de vlammenput. Dat is op de foto nog niet gebeurd. Het gevolg is dat het enige platform dat bemande Soyuz-lanceringen kan uitvoeren momenteel niet bruikbaar is. Foto: NASA/Bill Ingalls.

CM25 – De ESA Ministerial Council

Grotere Belgische bijdrage dan verwacht. Liégeois moet wat langer wachten op zijn vlucht.
VRTNWS: Wordt Europese ruimtevaart onafhankelijker van Elon Musk? België stapt met bijna 1 miljard euro naar ESA-overleg.
VRTNWS: Ruimtemissie van Belgische astronaut Liégeois minstens 6 maanden uitgesteld, Europa investeert recordbedrag in ESA.
De Morgen: Ruimtemissie van Belgische astronaut Liégeois minstens zes maanden uitgesteld ‘door operationele redenen’.
BELGA: Belgium pledges 1.1 billion euros to ESA as agency secures record budget.

De Standaard: In de ruimtevaart blijft België gul. Maar levert het ook iets op?

Voor de ministerconferentie (en voor de Belgische begroting uiteindelijk tot stand kwam) was er grote vrees dat het heel wat minder ging zijn.
VRTNWS: Belgische ruimtevaartsector vreest halvering budget.

CM25 – De topics.
ESA: CM25 – Elevating the future of Europe.
ESA: CM25 – Protect our planet and climate.
ESA: CM25 – Explore and discover.
ESA: CM25 – Strengthen European autonomy and resilience.
ESA: CM25 – Boost European competitiveness and growth.
ESA: CM25 – Inspire Europe.

Een reeks factsheets (alle PDF):
ESA: ESA Council at Ministerial Level.
ESA: Strengthen European Autonomy and resilience.
ESA: Explore and discover.
ESA: Protect our planet and climate.

ESA: We ignite Europe's space science ambitions.
ESA: FutureEO at ESA’s Ministerial Council 2025.

En er is nog deze brochure:
ESA: ESA’s Space Safety Programme (PDF).

n een reeks van filmpjes:
ESA: CM25 priorities for Connectivity and Secure Communications.
ESA: CM25 priorities for Technology, Engineering and Quality.
ESA: CM25 priorities for Operations.
ESA: CM25 priorities for Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness.
ESA: CM25 priorities for Earth Observation.
ESA: CM25 priorities for Navigation.
ESA: CM25 priorities for Human and Robotic Exploration.
ESA: CM25 priorities for Space Transportation Systems.
ESA: CM25 priorities for Science.

En algemeen over ESA.
ESA (filmpje): Where does our budget come from?

CM25 – De officiële berichtgeving.
ESA: ESA Member States commit to largest contributions at Ministerial.

Spacepage: ESA-lidstaten verbinden zich tot grootste bijdrage tijdens ministeriële bijeenkomst.

ESA: Space Safety Programme at 2025 Ministerial Council.
ESA: Europe chooses resilient and secure space-enabled connectivity with €2.1 billion investment.
ESA: ESA Navigation at 2025 Ministerial Council.
ESA: European satellite navigation opens new chapter at ESA’s Ministerial Council.
ESA: Ensuring autonomous access to space for Europe.
ESA: CM25 delivers for business – launch of ACCESS signals a bright future for the European space sector.

ESA: De openingsspeech van de Director General (tekst).

Tussen haakjes, de Belgische minister gevonden op de groepsfoto ?
ESA: Ministers and high-level representatives gather for ESA's Ministerial Council.

Filmpjes:
ESA: ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher opening statement at CM25.
ESA: ESA Council meeting at Ministerial level 2025 - opening session - part 1.
ESA: ESA Council meeting at Ministerial level 2025 - opening session - part 2.
ESA: ESA Council meeting at Ministerial level 2025 - press conference.

CM25 in de pers.
Payload: ESA Secures Record Funding Levels at 2025 Council of Ministers.
Space Scout: ESA Lays Out Ambitious Vision Ahead of New Budget Decision.
Science Business: ESA members agree €22 billion three-year budget.
TVP: EU space agency eyes first tech center in Central and Eastern Europe after deal with Poland [VIDEO].
Space Policy Online: ESA Member States Pledge Record Level of Funding.

European Spaceflight: ESA to Repurpose European Service Module and Earth Return Orbiter.
European Spaceflight: Exploration and Space Transportation See Largest ESA Funding Boosts.
European Spaceflight: Inaugural Space Rider Flight to Occur in 2028.
European Spaceflight: Exploration and the UK Emerge as the Biggest Losers of CM25.
European Spaceflight: ESA Commits to Being an Anchor Customer for LEO Cargo Return Services.

Space News: ESA members to decide on Europe’s future in space at ministerial conference.
Space News: Diverging priorities shape opening day of ESA Ministerial 2025.
Space News: ESA on ‘good track’ to secure funding despite notes of caution.
Space News: ESA and Norway announce plans for an Arctic Space Centre.
Space News: ESA raises more than 22 billion euros at ministerial.
Space News: Europe’s Human and Robotic Exploration hit by budget shortfall.

Op zich niets te maken met CM25, maar wel belangrijk:
Science/Business: EIB launches Space TechEU programme.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

NAHLA/IPERLITE gelanceerd aan boord van Transporter 15 (zie verder).
Aerospacelab: Ready for launch integration.

Hoe België tot in de Indische ruimtevaartinfrastructuur is terug te vinden.
VOKA: Emerson & Cuming bouwt testkamers voor ESA en de Indiase ruimtevaart.

Belgische Director bij ESA.
Dit is geen nieuws, geen gevolg van de recente CM25. Hij is voor zover ik weet ook niet aan het woord geweest, maar België heeft een Director bij ESA, meer bepaald de Director of Strategy, Legal and External Matters: Eric Morel de Westgaver.
Tijd voor een kennismaking:
ESA: Eric Morel de Westgaver, Director of Strategy, Legal and External Matters.
Wie allemaal deel uitmaakt van ESA’s Top Management, dat lees je hier.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

23.11.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 11-30 (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on new Falcon 9 rocket from California.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on brand new Falcon 9 rocket.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews:SpaceX Starlink 329 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 23 November 2025.

25.11.2025 – De onbemande Shenzhou 22 koppelt kort na lancering met Tiangong.
Inside Outer Space: Launch of China’s Shenzhou-22 Spotlights “Swiftness of Emergency Rescue”.
SpaceCom: China to launch an empty Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help stranded astronauts on Tiangong space station.

ECNS: China unveils Shenzhou-22 mission patch ahead of Tuesday launch.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Shenzhou-22 spaceship.
ECNS: Shenzhou-22 spaceship docks with space station combination.
ECNS (foto’s): China's Shenzhou-22 spaceship docks with space station combination.

China in Space: 'Emergency Response' Shenzhou-22 Successfully Launched to Tiangong [Long March 2F/G Y22].
NSF: Shenzhou 22 launches uncrewed to Chinese Tiangong space station.
SpaceCom: China launches uncrewed Shenzhou capsule for 3 astronauts stuck on Tiangong space station.
Space News: Shenzhou-22 docks at Tiangong space station, resolving human spaceflight emergency.

De plannen voor volgend jaar zijn blijkbaar niet gewijzigd.
China in Space: 2026 Human Spaceflight Missions to Proceed as Planned Following 'Emergency Response' Mission.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China to Launch Shenzhou-22 Spaceship on Nov 25.
CCTV: China Successfully Sends Shenzhou-22 Spaceship into Orbit in First Emergency Launch Mission.
CCTV: LIVE: China Launches Shenzhou-22 Spaceship from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
CCTV: Shenzhou-22 Launch Highlights China’s Space Emergency Readiness.
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-22 Spaceship Docks with Space Station Combination.
ChannelHiChina: China's Shenzhou-22 spaceship docks with space station combination.
SciNews: Shenzhou-22 launch.
SciNews: Shenzhou-22 docking.

25.11.2025 – Russische Angara 1.2 lanceert 3 Kosmos-satellieten (wellicht Rodnik communicatiesatellieten).
TASS: Angara-1.2 rocket orbits Russian Defense Ministry’s satellites.
RussianSpaceWeb: Angara-1.2 flies its sixth mission.
Russian Forces: Launch of three communication satellites from Plesetsk.

Filmpje:
Times New World: Moscow Fires Military Rocket From Plesetsk.

26.11.2025 – Zuid-Korea lanceert CAS500-3 met een KSLV-2 / Nuri.
The Korea Herald: 4th Nuri rocket launch opens up private-led space era in Korea.
The Korea Times: S. Korea's 4th Nuri rocket launch successful, main satellite establishes contact.
The Chosun: South Korea's Nuri Launch Signals Private Space Era.
SpaceCom: South Korea launches Earth-observation satellite on homegrown Nuri rocket.

Filmpje:
Korea News: S.Korea successfully launches Nuri Rocket, marking first successful public-private joint mission.
SciNews: Nuri launches 13 satellites.

27.11.2025 – Drie uur na lancering koppelt Soyuz MS-28 met het ISS. Lanceerpad ernstig beschadigd.
TASS: State Commission approves Soyuz MS-28 crews ahead of launch.
TASS: Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft carrying new ISS crew delivered to orbit.
TASS: Soyuz MS-28 brings new crew of two Russian cosmonauts, one American astronaut to ISS.
TASS: International crew of Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft has transferred to ISS.
TASS: Roscosmos, NASA enjoy reliable partnership, Russian space body's chief says.

Spaceflight Now: NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts take Thanksgiving Day ride to space station.
SpaceCom: US-Russian Soyuz crew launches to the International Space Station on Thanksgiving Day.
NSF: Soyuz MS-28 launches three new crew members to ISS.
Space News: Soyuz transports new crew to ISS.

NASA: NASA Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station.
Space Policy Online: Soyuz MS-28 Arrives at ISS.
Collect Space: Soyuz crew makes Thanksgiving arrival at International Space Station.

The Moscow Times: Baikonur Launchpad Damaged After Rocket Launch to ISS.
Space Scout: Soyuz Pad Apparently Damaged After Successful Launch.
RussianSpaceWeb: Russia's only pad for crew launches suffers major damage.
Ars Technica: Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform.
Space News: Baikonur pad damaged in Soyuz launch to ISS.

Spacepage: Ruslands enige lanceercomplex voor kosmonauten is beschadigd door laatste Soyuz lancering.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Next Space Station Residents Prepare For Launch – Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Soyuz MS-28 Launch..
NASA: NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Soyuz MS-28 Docking.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Soyuz MS-28 Hatch Opening.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-28 launch.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-28 docking.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-28 hatch opening.

28.11.2025 – Transporter 15.
SpaceCom: Watch SpaceX launch more than 100 satellites to orbit today on Transporter 15 rideshare mission.
SpaceCom: SpaceX scrubs launch of 140 satellites atop used Falcon 9 rocket from California coast.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX scrubs Transporter-15 launch, targets Friday for next attempt.

NSF: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches 140 payloads on Transporter-15.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 140 spacecraft on Transporter-15 rideshare mission.
SpaceCom: SpaceX rocket launches 140 satellites into orbit on Transporter-15, aces landing at sea.
Space News: Transporter-15 rideshare mission launches 140 payloads.

ESA: ESA’s HydroGNSS Scout satellites ready for launch.
ESA: Watch: HydroGNSS, IRIDE and Greek mission satellites launch.
ESA: ESA’s HydroGNSS mission launched to ‘scout’ for water.
ESA: High-resolution radar satellites launched for Greece.
ESA: Italian mission adds to growing IRIDE space fleet.

Payload: With Transporter-15, Exolaunch is Planning its Biggest Mission Yet.
Space News: D-Orbit sends to ION vehicles aloft on SpaceX Transporter-15.

TVP World: Poland’s first military satellite launch postponed until after Independence Day.
TVP World: Rocket with first Polish military satellites blasts off into orbit.
PR Newswire: ICEYE launches five new satellites, supporting additional customer missions.

Payload: Varda To Operate Two Spacecraft at Once with W-5 Mission.
Space News: Varda Space launches its fifth mission, extends run of AFRL test flights.
PR News Wire: Varda Launches W-5, the Company's Fifth Mission and Fourth Launch of 2025.

Space Daily: Spire and Planet expand satellite fleets on Transporter 15 mission.
GeekWire: Portal Space Systems introduces Starburst, a new breed of maneuverable spacecraft.
UPI: Mexico to launch its first microsatellite on SpaceX mission.
Space News: Samara Aerospace pointing technology to be tested in orbit.
SpaceQ: SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission launches with 3 Canadian payloads.
Yahoo: SpeQtre, the entanglement-based quantum comms demonstrator satellite, is now on orbit.
The Press Democrat: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries satellite made by Sonoma State University students into orbit.
TaiwanPlus: News: Formosat-8 Launches into Orbit.

Science.org: Startup pioneers subscription service for space-based astronomy.
Sky & Telescope: First Private Space Telescope Launches Successfully.
Independent: World’s first commercial space science satellite launched successfully.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: [SCRUB]: Watch Falcon 9 launch the Transporter-15 mission to orbit.
Spaceflight Now: Replay: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of Transporter 15 aborted.
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the Transporter-15 mission to orbit.
SciNews: SpaceX Transporter-15 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

30.11.2025 – Lukt China in het laten terugkeren van de eerste trap van Zhuque 3?
Space News: China set for first orbital launch and landing attempt this weekend with commercial Zhuque-3 rocket.

China in Space: China Has Three Reusable Rockets Ready for Their Debut Flights – Zhuque 3 – Lange Mars 12A – Tianlong 3.
China Space Montior: Sizing Up China's Commercial Launchers.

NSF (filmpje): The Flame Trench – Here come the Chinese, with reusability .

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

20.04.2025 – RocketLab lanceerde voor BlackSky.
Spaceflight Now: BlackSky confirms it was the ‘confidential customer’ on recent Rocket Lab Electron rocket launch.
SpaceNews: BlackSky announces latest Gen-3 satellite in orbit after confidential Electron launch.

Raketnieuws.

20.11.2025 – Suborbitale lanceringen vanuit Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Spacebahd: Spaceport Nova Scotia cleared for hypersonic launch.
Maritime Launch: Maritime Launch Completes Second Successful Suborbital Demonstration from Spaceport Nova Scotia Launching T-Minus Engineering’s Barracuda Vehicle.
Signal: Nova Scotia space company falls short of suborbital goal.

22.11.2025 – Polen lanceert de (suborbitale) PERUN.
European Spaceflight: SpaceForest Announces Launch Date for PERUN Return-to-Flight Mission.
European Spacflight: Polish Consortium Successfully Tests Three-Stage Suborbital Rocket.

SpaceForest: Suborbital Flight of PERUN Rocket with Commercial Payloads.
SpaceForest: SpaceForest’s Perun rocket meets European space needs.
SpaceForest: PERUN Suborbital Rocket Flight 3 – Launch Date and Information for Observers.
SpaceForest: Press Release: Successful Third Test Flight of SpaceForest’s PERUN Suborbital Rocket.

28.11.2025 – Eerste lancering van de Franse sondeerraket SyLEx.
ArianeGroup: First successfull launch of the new sounding rocket SyLEx.

Nieuws van ArianeGroup.
European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup–Avio Deal Outlines Extended Transition of Turbopump Manufacturing to France.

ESA en Phoebus.
Een ESA-animatie over deze toekomstige Ariane 6 Upper Stage vind je hier.

Stoke Space.
Ars Technica: Stoke Space goes for broke to solve the only launch problem that “moves the needle”.

B2Space uit Wales test een rockoon (rocket/balloon) lanceersysteem.
European Spaceflight: B2Space Tests Balloon-Based Launch System.

Vulcan – Geen 10 maar slechts 1 lancering dit jaar.
Ars Technica: ULA aimed to launch up to 10 Vulcan rockets this year—it will fly just once.

Nieuws uit Rusland – Verkoop raketmotoren en Soyuz 5.
TASS: Russia has orders for space engines from foreign buyers — first deputy PM.
Ars Technica: Russia’s Soyuz 5 will soon come alive. But will anyone want to fly on it?

Nieuw uit India.
AIM Network (filmpje): India’s First Private Rocket Factory: Skyroot to Build One Vikram-1 Every Month.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Starliner 1 wordt onbemand. Daarna nog maar 3 bemande vluchten naar het ISS.
NASA: NASA, Boeing Modify Commercial Crew Contract.

Ars Technica: It’s official: Boeing’s next flight of Starliner will be allowed to carry cargo only.
Space News: NASA to fly only cargo on next Starliner mission under modified contract.
Space Policy Online: NASA, Boeing Modify Starliner Contract: Fewer Launches, Cargo Only on Starliner-1.
Spaceflight Now: NASA, Boeing pivot Starliner-1 mission from 4-person astronaut flight to cargo-only.
Payload: Starliner to Fly Uncrewed Cargo Mission in April, Not Astronauts.

SpaceQ: Joshua Kutryk’s ISS flight in limbo with Starliner-1 mission change.

ISS – Cygnus krijgt laatste cargo-missies naar het ruimtestation.
Sam.gov: Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 2 Contract NNJ16GU21B.
Space News: Northrop Grumman selected to provide cargo services for final phase of ISS.

ISS – De blogentries / On the ISS this week.
ISS Blog: Soyuz Rocket Rolls Out as Cygnus Parks Away from Station.
ISS Blog: Crew Works Wide Variety of Research and Awaits New Arrivals.
ISS Blog: New Station Crew Counts Down to Thanksgiving Day Launch.
ISS Blog: Trio Aboard Soyuz Launches to Station for Docking Today.
ISS Blog: Three Crewmates Aboard Soyuz Approaching Station for Docking.
ISS Blog: Three New Crew Members Aboard Soyuz Dock to Station.
ISS Blog: Station Waits to Welcome to New Crew; Hatches Open Soon.
ISS Blog: Hatches Open, Station Crew Expands to 10.

SpaceCom: Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the ISS this week Nov. 24-28, 2025.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NPR: NASA astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving with Russian cranberry sauce.

ISS National Lab: Charting the Microbial Map: What Astronauts Leave Behind.
ISS National Lab: Good Vibrations: Transforming Cooling and 3D Printing in Space.
ISS National Lab: Reshaping Clean-Energy Design With Space Bubbles.

NASA: The Overview Effect: Astronaut Perspectives from 25 Years in Low Earth Orbit.
ISS National Lab: International Space Station Marks 25 Years of Continuous Human Presence: A Legacy of Global Collaboration and Innovation.
ISS National Lab: Innovation in Focus: 25 Years of Continuous Human Presence in Space.

NSS: Position Paper – Maintaining U.S. Leadership in LEO Research and Commercialization after the ISS (pdf).

Filmpjes:
NASA: Astronaut Discuss Life In Space With The Washington Post’s Global Summit Thursday, November 20, 2025.

Commerciële ruimtestations – CLD.
SpaceCom: China's rising influence in space prompts Senate to call for new US research institute in post-ISS era.

ROSS – Nieuws over het toekomstige Russische ruimtestation.
The National Interest: How Russia’s New Space Station Could Dominate the Earth.

Meer nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.

Filmpje:
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Astronauts Carrying out Planned Tasks in Orbit.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

ESA en Argonaut.
Space News: ESA unveils Thales Alenia Space-led consortium for its Argonaut lunar lander.
Payload: Thales Alenia Space Picks its Lunar Lander Team for Argonaut.
European Spaceflight: Thales Alenia Space Finalises Industrial Team for ESA’s Argonaut Lunar Lander.

Blue Origin – Blue Moon Mk1 en Mk2.
Gizmodo: Blue Origin Shows Off Its MK1 Lunar Lander—and It’s Way Bigger Than Apollo’s.
Om een idee te krijgen van Mk2 (en dan vooral het gedeelte voor de bemanning) zie deze tweet.

Artemis 2 – Dan toch op schema?

Filmpje:
Spaceflight Now: NASA's Moon rocket assembled as first available launched date for Artemis 2 approaches.

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Payload: Sustaining Life on the Moon is Harder Than it Looks.

NASA: NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidates: Shaping Artemis Exploration.

Starship nieuws – Toch wat weerstand tegen het verwachte aantal Starship-lanceringen vanuit Florida.
PhysOrg: 1st Starship launch on Space Coast could come mid-2026, Space Force official says.
Ars Technica: Rivals object to SpaceX’s Starship plans in Florida—who’s interfering with whom?

SF: SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy – Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – Final Environmental Impact Statement (PDF).
Zie spaceforcestarshipeis.com voor meer details.

Teslarati: SpaceX maintains unbelievable Starship target despite Booster 18 incident.
NSF: Booster 19 stacking begins as SpaceX pushes forward from B18 anomaly.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: The First V3 Superheavy Booster Fails During Testing - Spaceflight Weekly #194.
NSF: Booster 18 Is Gone – The BIG Problem for SpaceX’s Flight 12 & Pad 2.
NSF: "Booster 18 leaves Massey's one piece at a time" | SpaceX Starbase.
Marcus House: Starship’s Brutal Booster Failure Exposed New Secrets! SpaceX Is Already Moving On!

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

NASA bevestigt steun voor ESA’s ExoMars.
SpaceCom: NASA renews commitment to Europe's life-hunting Mars rover despite Trump budget cuts.
Space Policy Online: ESA DG Says NASA Confirms Commitment to ExoMars Rover.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
SpaceCom: Satellite data reveals a huge solar storm in 2024 shrank Earth's protective plasma shield.

Aarde:
SpaceCom: NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to infamous asteroid Apophis.
University of Arizona: OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft takes selfie with Earth during flyby.
NASA: NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992.
Zie ook het bijbehorende filmpje.
L3Harris: L3Harris’ Next-Generation Weather Imager Ready to Deliver Life-Saving Weather Data Under Critical NOAA Satellite Program.
TerraWatch: Earth Observation Essentials: November 24, 2025.
ESA: Sentinel-1D delivers first images: from Antarctica to Bremen.
VRTNWS: Eerste radarbeelden van 'Belgische' satelliet die haarscherp onze planeet dag en nacht observeert.
ESA: Sentinel-5 debuts images of atmospheric gases
SpaceCom: Mysterious lava puddles in Earth's mantle may hold clues about the origin of life: 'These are not random oddities'.
NASA: NASA’s TROPICS Completes Storm-Studying Mission.

Maan:
SpaceCom: These 2 moon rovers used cameras and lasers to hunt for simulated water ice — and one looks like WALL-E – DLR/LRU.

Mars:
SpaceCom: After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite.
NASA: NASA Orbiter Shines New Light on Long-Running Martian Mystery – MRO.
Mars Daily: ESCAPADE spacecraft capture first images while en route to Mars.
RocketLab (filmpje): Mission To Mars | Spacecraft Commissioning – ESCAPADE.
Orbital Hub: Bringing Mars to Earth: The Vision Behind MSR.

Over ijsmanen:
Ars Technica: Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil.
Universe Today: The Strange Physics Beneath Icy Moons.

Saturnus:
NASA: Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes.

Uranus:
NASA: Europa Clipper Captures Uranus With Star Tracker Camera.

3I/Atlas:
Universe Today: Astronomers Pinpoint 3I/ATLAS's Path Based on Data from Mars.
SpaceCom: 4 key things NASA just revealed about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

Voyager :
Interesting Engineering: Voyager 1: World’s farthest spacecraft nears historic one-light-day from Earth.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Katalyst moet SWIFT in een hogere baan duwen.
Het begon op 11.08.2025 met een studie:
NASA: NASA Explores Industry Possibilities to Raise Swift Mission’s Orbit.
Katalyst Space: Katalyst Develops Design for NASA to Rescue $500M Space Telescope from Uncontrolled Reentry.
Space News: NASA awards contracts to study reboost of Swift astrophysics spacecraft.
Payload; NASA Eyes Private Companies For Swift Orbit Raise.

In september kreeg Katalyst Space het contract.
Katalyst Space: A NASA Telescope is about to Fall out of the Sky—We’re Planning a Rescue Mission to Save it.
Space News: NASA awards Katalyst Space contract to reboost Swift spacecraft.

En in november werd de lanceerder gekozen.
Katalyst Space: Katalyst Selects Northrop Grumman Pegasus Rocket for Robotic Rescue Mission.
Space News: Katalyst selects Pegasus to launch Swift reboost mission.
SpaceCom: Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane.

SES en Infinite Orbits tekenen overeenkomst voor eerste Europese “life-extension” opdracht in GEO – Endurance.
Payload: SES Taps Infinite Orbits for GEO Life Extension Mission.
Via Satellite: SES Taps Infinite Orbits for GEO Life Extension Mission .
Space News: SES adds to GEO’s busiest servicing pipeline with Infinite Orbits contract.

Payload: Infinite Orbits Raises €40M for In-Space Servicing.
European Spaceflight: In-Orbit Servicing Startup Infinite Orbits Raises €40 Million in New Funding.

ESA/UK en Orbit Fab tekenen voor een refueling demo – ASTRAL.
OrbitFab: OrbitFab wins ESA funding to lead “ASTRAL” –a European landmark in-orbit refuelling mission.
Payload: Orbit Fab Lands ESA, UK Space Agency Refueling Contract.

Meer over on-orbit refueling / on-orbit servicing.
Constellations podcast: 217 - On-Orbit Refueling, Hybrid Architecture and Dynamic Space Operations.
European Spaceflight: Thales Alenia Space Clears Key Milestone for In-Orbit Servicing Demo.
Dawn Aerospace: Dawn Aerospace to Provide Refueling-Ready Propulsion for Netherlands' PAMI-1 Sovereign Satellite.
Space News: Rising demand and falling costs clear path for satellite servicing.

Meer over in-space manufacturing.
Space Explored: Computer chip manufacturing is moving to space – Besxar.

Space News: European companies to fly commercial microgravity mission in 2026.

Het volgende gaat over Phoenix 2 en de BentoBox.
ATMOS: Space Cargo Unlimited and ATMOS Space Cargo Target 2026 Launch For First of Seven Autonomous Manufacturing Missions to Low Earth Orbit.
Space News: European companies to fly commercial microgravity mission in 2026.

Dcubed: Dcubed Powers Ahead: Introducing ARAQYS – The Power Solution for Space.
Payload: Dcubed To Demo In-Space Solar Manufacturing in 2026.
Space News: Dcubed to demonstrate in-space manufacturing of solar arrays – ARAQYS.

De EU Space Act.
Space News: European Parliament member sees support for EU Space Act there.

President Trump, de Big Beautifull Bill en DOGE.
NASA Watch: DOGE Has Mostly Evaporated.
VRTNWS: "DOGE bestaat niet": berucht besparingsagentschap van Elon Musk in alle stilte opgedoekt.
Ars Technica: DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts.

NASA Watch: House Members Push For Strong NASA Science Budget.

Payload: Sprint to the Finish: What’s on Deck for December.

Space Force – Nieuws.
Air & Space Forces: Report: Space Force Needs More Funding, Training to Counter China’s Space Ambitions.
Space News Opinion: Making COMSATCOM accessible for large-scale defense requirements.

Golden Dome – Missile Defense Shield.
Breaking Defense: Golden Dome faces challenges of size, scope and scale from every angle.
Space News Opinion: Star Wars redux: the false promise of space-based missile defense.

Executive Gov: Space Force Plans Prototype Request for Space-Based Interceptors.
Executiv Gov: Space Force Issues First Hardware Contracts for Golden Dome Interceptor Prototypes.
Breaking Defense: Golden Dome: Space Force awards first space-based interceptor prototype contracts.
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Awards First Contracts for Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptors.
Space News: Space Force awards first prototype deals for space-based interceptors under Golden Dome.
Defense One: Space Force won’t say who got money to start developing orbital interceptors.

European Space Shield – De Duitse plannen.
Space News: Germany outlines military space priorities in new strategy.

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