Liefhebbers van lanceringen kenden een geweldige week. Er was uiteraard SpaceX met 4 Starlink-lanceringen alsook eentje voor de militairen. Maar China zorgde met 6 lanceringen met 6 verschillende raketten voor een uitzonderlijke week. En dan vergeten we nog een Electron-lanceringen te vermelden. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Qingzhou wordt een nieuw (onbemand) vrachtschip voor het Tiangong-ruimtestation. Foto: Microsat.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

PROBA 3 viert zijn eerste jaar in de ruimte.
KSB: Proba-3 viert zijn eerste jaar in de ruimte.

Meer info over IPERLITE.
BELSPO: IPERLITE: A Hyperspectral Satellite Mission for Improved Earth Observation Image Quality

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

07.12.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 11-15 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 334 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 December 2025.

08.12.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 6A lanceert SatNet LEO Group 15.
China in Space: Latest Taiyuan Launch Expands GuoWang Mega-Constellation [Long March 6A Y15].

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Internet Satellite Group.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches SatNet LEO Group 15.

08.12.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – De 3000ste – Group 6-92 (KSC).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 3,000th Starlink satellite in 2025 on record-setting 32nd flight of Falcon 9 booster.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 32nd flight of Falcon 9 rocket.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 335 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 8 December 2025.

09.12.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 4B lanceert Yaogan 47.
ECNS: China sends remote-sensing satellite into orbit.
China in Space: Yaogan-47 Remote Sensing Spacecraft Placed Into Sun-Synchronous Orbit [Long March 4B Y64].

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-4B launches Yaogan-47.

09.12.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 3B/E lanceert TJSW-22.
China in Space: Eighth TJSW Satellite Delivered to Geostationary Space [Long March 3B/E].

Space News: China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets.
SpaceCom: China breaks record with 3 Long March rocket launches in 19-hour stretch.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Communication Technology Test Satellite.
SciNews: Long March-3B launches TJSW-22.

09.12.2025 – SpaceX lanceert NROL-77 (CCSFS).
NRO: NROL-77.
De NROL-77 Press Kit vind je hier (PDF).

NRO: NRO Successfully Launches NROL-77 Mission Through National Security Space Launch Program (pdf).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches mysterious NROL-77 mission for the US military.
PhysOrg: SpaceX national security mission marks last use of Cape Canaveral's landing zones.

Executiv Gov: NRO, SSC Launch NROL-77 Mission.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the USSF_SSC and NRO_gov’s NROL-77 mission from pad 40 in Florida.
SciNews: NROL-77 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

10.12.2025 – Chinese Kinetica 1 (Lijian 1) lanceert 9 satellieten. Eén botst bijna met Starlink-kunstmaan.
ECNS: 3 foreign satellites among 9 launched by Kinetica 1.
ECNS: China launches sitellites for UAE, Egypt, Nepal (foto’s).
China in Space: CAS Space Launches Handful of International, Chinese Satellites [Kinetica-1 Y11].

Space News: China launches new TJS satellite, commercial Kinetica-1 lofts 9 spacecraft.

Chian in Space: SpaceX Alleges Close Approach of China-Launched Satellite to Starlink Constellation.
SpaceCom: Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says.
Spacepage: Chinese satelliet botst na lancering bijna met Starlink satelliet van SpaceX.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches Lijian-1 Rocket, Sending 9 Satellites into Orbit.
SciNews: Lijian-1 launches 9 satellites.

10.12.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 15-11 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 160th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California on 160th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 336 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 10 December 2025.

11.12.2025 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert “Bridging The Swarm” - SCRUB.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab scrubs launch of Korean disaster-monitoring satellite due to sensor issue;

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: SCRUB | Rocket Lab - 'Bridging The Swarm' Launch.
SciNews: Electron aborted launch, 11 December 2025.

11.12.2025 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-90 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with flight of Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida on worldwide 300th orbital flight of 2025.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 337 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 11 December 2025.

12.12.2025 – Chinese Lange Mars 12 lanceert GuoWang-satellieten (SatNet LEO Group 16 / 9 satellieten) .
China in Space: Sunrise Launch Delivers More GuoWang Satellites [Long March 12 Y4].
SpaceNews: China launches new Guowang satellites, Long March 12A launch and landing attempt date set.

Inside Outer Space: China’s Rocket Drop Zone: Troubled Waters in the Philippines.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Internet Satellite Group.
SciNews: Long March-12 launches SatNet LEO Group 16.

13.12.2025 – Chinese Kuaizhou 11 lanceert DEAR 5.
China in Space: New Commercial Cargo Spacecraft Reaches Orbit for Yearlong Mission [Kuaizhou-11 Y8].
ECNS: China launches carrier rocket to deploy experimental cargo ship and satellite

Filmpjes:
CGTN: China's Kuaizhou-11 Y8 rocket launches space experimental spacecraft into orbit.
SciNews: Kuaizhou-11 launches DEAR-5 and Hope-5-2.

14.12.2025 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert “RAISE And Shine” voor Japan.
JAXA: Lancering uitgesteld.
JAXA: Gelanceerd.
RocketLab: Mission Success: Rocket Lab Deploys First Dedicated Launch for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

De (Japanse) persmap vind je hier (PDF).
Een webpagina met meer info vind je hier.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'RAISE and Shine' Launch for JAXA.
SciNews: Electron launches RAISE-4.

Raketnieuws.

De eerste Ariane 64 gaat begin 2026 satellieten lanceren voor Amazon LEO.
Via Satellite: Arianespace Targets First Mission for Amazon Leo in Early 2026.

Blue Origin heeft 4 vluchten van New Glenn nodig voor US Space Force certificatie.
Space News: Blue Origin targets four-flight campaign for New Glenn’s path to Space Force certification.
Spaceflight Now: Blue Origin halfway through 4-flight certification to allow launch of national security missions.

China test methode om herbruikbare raketten op te “vissen”.
Space Daily: Sea based rocket net recovery platform enters service for Chinese reusable launchers.

Waarom Neutron ook wel eens de “Hungry Hippo” wordt genoemd.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' passes final test ahead of 1st reusable Neutron rocket launch.
RocketLab (filmpje): Neutron | Hungry Hippo Fairing Qualification COMPLETE.

De maandelijkse update van Relativity Space en de Terran R.
Relativity Space: Terran R November 2025 Program Update.

PLD Space / Miura 5 Update.
PLD Space (filmpje): Introducing PLD Space Testing Facilities.

Cape Canaveral krijgt bescherming tegen drones.
SpaceCom: US Space Force to get 'next level' tech to combat drones near Cape Canaveral launch sites.
Breaking Defense: Space Force ramps up counter-drone defense at Cape Canaveral, Eastern Range.

Een interessant artikel over “in-space propulsion”.
The Space Review: Beyond launch: How in-space propulsion markets will determine winners in the $1 trillion space economy.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – Dragon-bevoorradingsvluchten worden vervroegd.
Ars Technica: After key Russian launch site is damaged, NASA accelerates Dragon supply missions.

09.12.2025 – ISS – Bemanning Soyuz MS-27 keert naar Aarde terug.
Voor het vertrek: TASS: Russian cosmonaut Ryzhikov hands over command of ISS and its Russian segment.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Returns to Earth
SpaceCom: Russian Soyuz capsule lands on Earth to return crew of 3 home after months on International Space Station.
Space Policy Online: Soyuz MS-27 Back on Terra Firma.
Spaceflight Now: Soyuz safely lands in Kazakhstan.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Luiken dicht – Live uitzending.
Roscosmos: Vertrek bij het ISS – Live uitzending.
Roscosmos: De Landing – Live uitzending.
NASA: Expedition 73/74 Change of Command Ceremony.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Space Station Farewells and Hatch Closing.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Undocking.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Re-entry and Landing.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-27 hatch closure.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-27 undocking and departure.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-27 landing.

ESA op zoek naar een Crew Launch Abort systeem (maar heeft nog geen eigen bemande capsule).
European Spaceflight: ESA Publishes Call for Crew Launch Abort System.

ISS – De blogentries / On the ISS this week.
ISS Blog: Live on NASA+: Three Crewmates Say Farewell, Set to Depart Station.
ISS Blog: Hatches Closed, Crew Inside Soyuz Ready to Depart.
ISS Blog: Live on NASA+: Soyuz Crew Undocking from Station Soon.
ISS Blog: Soyuz Undocks from Station, Crew Heads for Earth Return.
ISS Blog: Live on NASA+: Three Soyuz Crewmates Landing on Earth Soon.
ISS Blog: Soyuz Crew Lands Ending Eight-Month Space Research Journey.
ISS Blog:  Station Trio Back on Earth; Expedition 74 Keeps Up Science, Maintains Systems.
ISS Blog: Expedition 74 Crew Promotes Innovation with Stem Cell and Space Tech Research.
ISS Blog: Space Balance and Stem Cell Research Wrap Up Week on Station.

SpaceCom: Astronaut sees gorgeous 'skies of blue and clouds of white' | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 8-12, 2025.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Space News: NASA extends agreement with CASIS for ISS national lab.

NASA: 25 Years of Space Station Technology Driving Exploration.
SpaceCom: AI helps pilot free-flying robot around the International Space Station for 1st time ever.

NASA Houston we have a podcast: Building the International Space Station.
NASA: Space Station Research Explorer.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA ASTRONAUT DISCUSSES LIFE IN SPACE WITH THE WASHINGTON POST.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Breaking Defense: Voyager is accelerating access to space.

Chinese ruimtewandeling – Debris shielding en vensterinspectie.
ECNS: Shenzhou XXI astronauts conduct first spacewalk, install debris shields.
China in Space: First Shenzhou-21 Spacewalk Inspects Damaged Spacecraft, Installs Protective Hardware [SZ-21 EVA-1].
Inside Outer Space: China Station Crew Inspects Debris-damaged Shenzhou-20; New Cargo Spacecraft Work.
SpaceCom: Chinese astronauts inspect damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during 8-hour spacewalk.
Space News: Chinese astronauts inspect debris-damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft during spacewalk.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-21 Astronauts Complete First Series of Extravehicular Activities.
SciNews: Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first spacewalk.

China ontwikkelt nieuw cargo ruimteschip – Qingzhou / CSS.
ECNS: China to start prototype development of new cargo spacecraft in 2026.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station Growth: New Supply Ships.
China in Space: Qingzhou Cargo Delivery Spacecrafts Maiden Flight Delayed to 2026.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's New Cargo Spacecraft Completes Multiple Key Technology Verifications.
SciNews: Qingzhou prototype enters integrated testing.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Opnieuw naar de Maan.
Boeing: Second moon rocket readies for rollout.
Collect Space: Artemis adornment: NASA paints program logo on gantry white room.

Rapport: “A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars”.
Het rapport is gratis te downloaden (na inloggen) via deze link.

Een webinar over de publicatie zou je via deze link kunnen herbekijken.

Ars Technica: In a major new report, scientists build rationale for sending astronauts to Mars.
SpaceCom: 1st human missions to Mars should hunt for signs of life, report says.
Inside Outer Space: Humans on Mars: New Study Flags Top Priority – Search for Life on the Red Planet.
Universe Today: The Search for Life Tops NASA's Science Goals for the First Human Mars Mission.
Space Policy Online: Human Exploration of Mars Gets a Science Strategy.

Een update van NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture.
NASA: Moon to Mars Architecture Definition Document (update 12.2025).  (PDF).

Artemis – Naar de Maan en Mars.
Payload: New UKSA Grant May Bring Fresh Air to Moon Astronauts and Their Rockets – ISRU.
Payload: ispace Teams Up for Lunar Water Exploration – ISRU.

Space Daily: Astrobotic lunar surface sensor to track cislunar traffic and security.

Space News: Intuitive Machines and Telespazio to collaborate on lunar satellite networks – NSN – Moonlight.

Collect Space: Lunar Outpost rover to study dust alongside astronauts on moon – MAPP.
Ars Technica: NASA astronauts will have their own droid when they go back to the Moon.
NSF: Lunar Outpost’s MAPP Rovers: From Commercial Exploration to Artemis Integration.

Starship nieuws.
NSF: SpaceX Roberts Road a focal point for East Coast Starship preparations.

Filmpjes:
LabPadre Space: The 4th and 5th Starship Launch Pads are on Their Way - Spaceflight Weekly #196.
NSF: "Thats a fine looking Starship" | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF: Starship V3 Production Explodes With Activity | Starbase Update.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

CINEMA & CMEx – Twee nieuwe NASA-sondes.
NASA: NASA Selects Two Heliophysics Missions for Continued Development.
Space News: NASA advances heliophysics mission into next phase.

NASA verliest contact met MAVEN.
NASA: NASA Teams Work MAVEN Spacecraft Signal Loss.
Space News: NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter.
SpaceCom: NASA's loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter on the far side of the Red Planet.
Satellite Pro ME: NASA reports loss of signal from MAVEN Mars orbiter.
Ars Technica: NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one.
ESA: Swarm detects rare proton spike during solar storm.

CLPS – Blue Ghost M1/M2.
NASA: NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests.
Firefly Space: Blue Ghost M1.

Inside Outer Space: Blue Ghost-2 Lunar Lander: Fostering a Moon Power Network.
Firefly Space: Blue Ghost M2.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
SpaceCom: Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia.
Satellite Pro ME: Saudi Space Agency steps up monitoring as solar activity peaks in 2025.
The Times of India: Aditya-L1’s data sheds new light on May 2024 superstorm.
NASA: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’.

Aarde:
Payload: Wherobots Launches New AI Tool for EO Data.
PhysOrg: Satellite tracking helps map massive rupture of 2025 Myanmar earthquake.

Mars:
SpaceCom: Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video.
Universe Today: How Mars Controls Earth's Climate.
Space Daily: Martian sound study models acoustic signals in Jezero crater.

Jupiter:
ESA: Turning up the heat | The journey of Juice (episode 2).

Uranus:
SpaceCom: Uranus may have more in common with Earth than we thought, 40-year-old Voyager 2 probe data shows.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

SpaceX naar de beurs.
Ars Technica: After years of resisting it, SpaceX now plans to go public. Why?
Space News: SpaceX IPO plan sets stage for a surge of other space listings.
SpaceCom: SpaceX plans to go public in 2026, seeks $1.5 trillion valuation: reports.
PhysOrg: Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz.
Space News: SpaceX executive confirms interest in an IPO.

Isaacman wordt nieuwe NASA Administrator.
SpaceCom: 5 key takeaways from Jared Isaacman's 2nd NASA chief nomination hearing.
SpaceCom: US Senate committee advances renomination of Jared Isaacman as head of NASA.
Space Policy Online: Isaacman’s NASA Nomination Clears Senate Commerce Committee Again.
Space News: Senate committee advances Isaacman nomination a second time.

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