Het was me het ruimtevaartweekje wel. Met het naar buitenrollen van het Space Launch System lijkt de lancering van Artemis II meer en meer realiteit te gaan worden. De bemanning van Crew 11 is veilig en wel weer terug op Aarde na een “medical emergency”. En er waren 11 lanceringen waarvan er liefst 3 mislukte. Een uitzonderlijke situatie. Dat en zoals altijd nog veel meer ook deze week in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto:  De foto werd genomen tijdens een kort persmoment bij het uitrollen van het Space Launch System. Je ziet helemaal rechts de raket op de Mobile Launcher (ML 1) welke met behulp van de Crawler Transporter (CT 2) vanuit de VAB naar LC39B werd gerold. Links in beeld, de nieuwe NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman en dan de vier Artemis II astronauten met Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover en Reid Wiseman. Lancering ten vroegste zaterdag 7 februari om 3u41 onze tijd. Foto: NASA/Kim Shiflett.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws. 

Aerospacelab mag 8 bijkomende satellieten bouwen voor Xona.
Aerospacelab: Aerospacelab to Supply Eight Additional Satellites for Xona building on success of Pulsar-0.

Space News: Aerospacelab to build eight satellites for Xona’s navigation constellation.
Satellite Today: Xona Space Systems Orders 8 Pulsar Satellites from Aerospacelab.
Space Daily: Aerospacelab expands Pulsar navigation constellation work with new Xona satellite order.

GPS World: The rise of LEO PNT.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

11.01.2026 – Falcon 9 lanceert Twilight – Rideshare naar een nieuwe baan.
NASA: NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyond.
NASA Small Satellite Missions Blog: Welcome to Launch Day for NASA’s Pandora Mission, CubeSats.
NASA SSM Blog: NASA’s Pandora Mission, CubeSats Ready for Flight.
NASA SSM Blog: Liftoff of NASA’s Newest Planet-Observing Satellite.
NASA SSM Blog: NASA’s Exoplanet Observing Satellite Separated From Rocket.
NASA SSM Blog: NASA’s Pandora Satellite Acquires Signal.

SpaceCom: SpaceX launches NASA's Pandora exoplanet mission, 3 dozen other satellites.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX deploys NASA’s Pandora, other smallsats amid 1st ‘Twilight’ rideshare mission.
NSF: SpaceX’s Twilight rideshare mission launches from Vandenberg.
Space News: NASA astrophysics, commercial satellites launch on SpaceX rideshare mission.
Ars Technica: NASA launches new mission to get the most out of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space Daily: Spire adds hyperspectral sounder and Myriota payloads on SpaceX Twilight launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the Twilight mission to orbit.
SpaceX via X: Over de specifieke zonsynchrone baan voor dit soort van rideshare lanceringen.
SciNews: Twilight launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

12.01.2026 – Lancering Indische PSLV mislukt (opnieuw).
ISRO: PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 Mission.
De persmap vind je hier (PDF).

WION: After rare May 2025 failure, ISRO's PSLV to fly on Jan 12th.
The Times of India: Year’s 1st space mission on January 12 to launch Military satellite, test on-orbit refuelling & more; 1 satellite for Nepal too.
The Times of India: ISRO to launch PSLV-C62 mission on January 12, 2026 strengthening India’s space surveillance and global partnerships.
The Times of India: 1st Isro launch of '26 will put another 'eye in the sky' tomorrow.
The Times of India: ISRO’s PSLV-C62 mission: 7 key facts you need to know about the Anvesha spy satellite.
The Times of India: ‘Deviation seen in third-stage': Isro’s PSLV-C62 mission fails.
The Times of India: One satellite survives PSLV rocket failure, transmits data from space for about 3 minutes.
The Times of India: 7 readiness reviews, high stakes: Isro had prepped hard for PSLV’s Jan 12 return.

Spaceflight Now: India’s PSLV suffers second consecutive launch failure, 16 satellites lost.
NSF: India’s workhorse PSLV needs to solve third stage issue following second consecutive failure.
Payload: Exclusive: Orbital Paradigm Emerges as the Lone Survivor of Failed PSLV Launch.

The Federal: ISRO’s PSLV failure: Who pays when rocket missions go wrong?

Filmpjes:
ISRO: PSLV-C62 / EOS-N1 Mission | Live Launch Coverage.
SciNews: PSLV-DL launch anomaly (PSLV-C62/EOS-N1).

12.01.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-97 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom:SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 344 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 January 2026.

13.01.2026 – Chinese Lange Mars 6A lanceert Yaogan-satelliet.
China in Space: China's First 2026 Launch Enters Retrograde Orbit With Imaging Spacecraft [Long March 6A Y27].
ECNS: Space schedule opens with two launches.
ECNS (foto’s): China launches Yaogan-50 01 remote sensing satellite.
Space News:  China’s first launches of 2026 send Yaogan spacecraft into unusual orbit, loft Guowang satellites.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Opens 2026 Space Mission Schedule with Successful Satellite Launch.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches Yaogan-50 01.

13.01.2026 – Chinese Lange Mars 8A lancert SatNet LEO Group 18.
China in Space: Wenchang Launch Begins GuoWang Deployments in 2026 [Long March 8A Y7].
ECNS: Space schedule opens with two launches.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Long March-8A Rocket Launches New Satellite Group.
SciNews: Long March-8A launches SatNet LEO Group 18.

14.01.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 6-98 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX breaks pad turnaround record at Cape Canaveral with midday Starlink launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 345 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 January 2026.

15.01.2026 – Chinese Lange Mars 2C lanceert remote sensing satelliet voor Algerije.
China in Space: Algerian Remote Sensing Satellite Delivered to Orbit From Jiuquan [Long March 2C].
Space News: China launches AlSat-3A for Algeria, Ceres-1 sea launch adds to Tianqi constellation.

Filmpje
SciNews: Long March-2C launches AlSat-3A.

15.01.2026 – Chinese Ceres 1S lanceert 4 IoT-satellieten – Tianqi.
China In Space: Commercial Sea Launch Lofts Four Internet of Things Satellites [Ceres-1S Y7].
ECNS: Chinese commercial rocket launches new satellites from sea for IoT constellation.
ECNS: Year's first private rocket mission takes off.
ECNS (foto’s): China sends sea-launched rocket CERES-1 Y7 from sea.
Space News: China launches AlSat-3A for Algeria, Ceres-1 sea launch adds to Tianqi constellation.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Commercial Rocket Launches New Satellites from Sea.
SciNews: Ceres-1S launches Tianqi-37 ~ 40.

16.01.2026 – Mislukte lancering voor Chinese Lange Mars 3B/E. Derde trap is de schuldige.
China in Space: Shijian Spacecraft Lost Due to Rare Long March Launch Failure [Long March 3B/E].
Space News: China hit by dual launch failures as Long March 3B and Ceres-2 debut mission fail.

17.01.2026 – Demo-lancering Chinese Ceres 2 mislukt.
China in Space: New Commercial Rocket Fails During Debut Mission [Ceres-2 Y1].
Space News: China hit by dual launch failures as Long March 3B and Ceres-2 debut mission fail.

17.01.2026 – SpaceX en Falcon 9 lanceert NROL-105.
Spaceflight Now: NRO, SpaceX launch reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches its 1st national security mission of 2026, sending US spy satellites to orbit.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the NRO’s NROL-105 mission from pad 4E in California.
SciNews: NROL-105 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

21.01.2026 – Isar Aerospace gaat tweede poging doen om Spectrum te lanceren vanuit Noorwegen.
Space News: Isar Aerospace sets date for second Spectrum launch.
European Spaceflight: Updated: Second Isar Aerospace Spectrum Flight Set for 21 to 23 January.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

19.06.2025 – Lancering Angara 5.
TASS:Satellite sent to geostationary orbit from Plesetsk for first time — first deputy PM.

Raketnieuws.

Lihong 1 – Suborbitale test raket/capsule voor o.a. toeristische ruimtevluchten.
ECNS: China's commercial recoverable spacecraft completes test flight.
Space News: CAS Space conducts first suborbital launch and capsule landing test.

Static fire voor nieuwe (herbruikbare) Chinese Lange Mars 12B.
China in Space: Reusable Long March 12B Fires Up Ahead of First Flight.
Space News: China conducts static fire test of new reusable Long March 12B rocket.

Amerikaanse GPS-satelliet maakt switch van Vulcan naar Falcon 9.
Spaceflight Now: U.S. Space Force switches rockets for upcoming GPS satellite launch.

Firefly werkt aan een verbeterede Alpha-raket.
Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Aerospace Announces Alpha Block II Configuration Upgrade for Flight 8.
Space News: Firefly to upgrade Alpha rocket to improve reliability.
Space Daily: Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8.

Motor Soyuz 5 klaar voor lancering.
TASS: Soyuz-5 rocket engine ready for flight tests — Roscosmos.

Franse MaiaSpace krijgt lanceringen toegewezen voor OneWeb (Eutelsat).
European Spaceflight: Eutelsat Awards MaiaSpace Multi-Launch Contract for OneWeb Satellites.
Via Satellite: French Launch Startup Wins Breakthrough Eutelsat Launch Deal.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – Crew 11 – Change of Command.
Spaceflight Now: ISS gains new commander as Crew-11 prepares midweek departure.

Filmpjes: 
NASA: International Space Station Change of Command Ceremony.

ISS – Crew 11 – De terugkeer.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Wraps Up Space Station Science.
CCP Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Go for Undocking on Wednesday.
CCP Blog: Crew-11 Closes Dragon Hatch, Preps for Departure.
ISS Blog: Dragon Undocks from Station, Heads for Splashdown.
CCP Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Preparing for Splashdown.
ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn.
ISS Blog: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Splashdown at 3:41 a.m. EST.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Returns, Splashes Down off California.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Discuss Space Station Science Mission.

SpaceCom Blog: ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: Crew-11 astronauts safely back on Earth.
SpaceCom: Crew-11 astronauts undock in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS.
SpaceCom: 'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says.

Spacepage: Astronauten van SpaceX Crew-11 keren terug naar de aarde na eerste medische evacuatie ooit van het ISS.

NSF: Crew-11 splashdown after medical situation forces early return.
Spaceflight Now: NASA, SpaceX conduct ‘medical evacuation’ Crew-11 return to Earth.
Spaceflight Now: Crew 11 safely splashes down after shortened mission.
TASS: Crew Dragon spacecraft with cosmonaut Platonov returns to Earth.
Space Policy Online: Crew-11 Back on Earth So Ailing Crew Member Can Get Treatment.
Space News: Crew-11 makes early return from ISS.
Ars Technica: NASA’s first medical evacuation from space ends with on-target splashdown.
SpaceCom: Watch SpaceX Crew-11 spacecraft blaze a fiery trail through the sky during medical evacuation from ISS.
SpaceCom: Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Houston after 1st-ever medical evacuation from ISS.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Hatch Close.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Undocking.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Re-Entry and Splashdown.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-11 hatch closure.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-11 undocking and departure.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-11 splashdown.
SciNews: SpaceX Crew-11 recovery operations and astronauts egress.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Post-Splashdown News Conference (Jan. 15, 2026).
NSF Breaking Space: Historic Early Return: NASA Astronauts Land After Health Issue | Crew-11 Update
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Crew-11 returns to Earth, concluding NASA's 1st medical evacuation from the ISS.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Fincke Hands Over Station Command, Crew Preps for Wednesday Departure.
Wat het vertrek van Crew 11 betreft, zie eerder in deze NUDR.
ISS Blog: Expedition 74 Continues After Crew-11 Returns to Earth.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NASA: A Quarter Century in Orbit: Science Shaping Life on Earth and Beyond.
NASA: Out of This World Discoveries: Space Station Research in 2025.

SpaceCom: 'Backward and upward and tilted': Spaceflight causes astronauts' brains to shift inside their skulls.
Space Daiy: Space station study reveals unusual virus bacteria dynamics in microgravity.

Universe Today: How Astronauts Will Fix Their Gear Using Thin Air.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Voyager – Starlab: Voyager Secures Breakthrough Patent for Orbital Optical Communications Manufacturing.
Payload: Voyager Details its Plans for In-Space Manufacturing.

Starlab: Mitsubishi Corporation Joins Starlab as Major Space Station Customer.

Aerospace America: Peggy Whitson Opens AIAA SciTech Forum, Celebrating ISS Era and the Transition to Commercial Space Stations.
Ars Technica: Key Senate staffer is “begging” NASA to get on with commercial space stations.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
China in Space: Shenzhou-21 Trio Conduct Emergency Drills, Support Battery and Brain Research.

ECNS: Astronauts say training helped ensure safe return.
CCTV (filmpje): Returned Shenzhou-20 Astronauts Meet Press.
CCTV (filmpje): Cave-Training Enables Astronauts to Better Endure Extreme Environments.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – 17.01.2026 – SLS rollout – Van VAB naar LC39B.
Space Policy Online: NASA Gearing Up for Artemis II Launch.

Space News: NASA outlines path to Artemis 2 launch.

NASA: NASA’s Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout.
NASA: Artemis II Moon Rocket Ready for Big Move.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket on Way to Launch Pad.
NASA: NASA’s Moonbound Artemis II Rocket Reaches Launch Pad.

Universe Today: NASA Enters Final Preparations for Artemis II Mission.

NSF: Artemis II rolls out to LC-39B for first crewed lunar mission since 1972.
SpaceCom: NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad ahead of historic moon launch.
SpaceCom: Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: NASA begins rollout for giant moon rocket.

Collect Space: NASA rolls out Artemis II rocket to launch pad for flight to the moon.
Space News: SLS/Orion rolls to pad for Artemis 2.

SpaceCom: NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon next month, but it's going to be tight: 'This is not a rush'.

En wie meer wil weten over Artemis II in afwachting van de lancering, recentelijk verschenen op de NASA website:
NASA: Artemis II SLS Reference Guide.
NASA: Artemis II Press Kit.

Filmpjes over de rollout.
NASA: NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Kennedy Space Center (livestream rollout).
NASA: NASA's Artemis II Crew Rollout Media Event.
Video From Space: NASA's Artemis moon rocket rolls away from VAB in time-lapse.

Meer filmpjes over Artemis II.
NASA: How Astronauts Will Observe the Moon with Artemis II.
Philip Sloss: NASA finally updates Artemis II rollout and launch schedules.
Philip Sloss: Getting Ready for Artemis II: Latest rollout forecast, launch window calendar published.

De Canadese Artemis II astronaut heeft de voorbije maanden een vlog bijgehouden. Ondertussen meer dan 20 filmpjes over zijn voorbereiding op de eerste bemande maanvlucht sinds december 1972. De reeks vind je hier bij het Canadese ruimtevaartagentschap CSA.

Artemis Accords.
NASA: NASA Welcomes Portugal as 60th Artemis Accords Signatory.
Portugal Space Agency: Portugal signs Artemis Accords.
Space Policy Online: Artemis Accords Reach Another Milestone with Portugal.
Space News: Portugal signs the Artemis Accords.

Naar de Maan met een nucleaire reactor – Lunar Surface Reactor.
NASA: NASA, Department of Energy to Develop Lunar Surface Reactor by 2030.

SpaceCom: The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. 'Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,' NASA chief says.
Payload: NASA Reaffirms Commitment to Lunar Nuclear Power This Decade.

Space News: 2026 will be the year of space nuclear power and surviving the lunar night.
Space News: There’s no end in sight for a space ‘nuclear renaissance’.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
Space Daily: Blue Origin and Nimbus validate fuel cells for lunar life support.
Space Daily: New orbital mapping system targets Earth Moon libration traffic.
Universe Today: To Study the Moon's Ancient Ice, We First Have to Pollute It.

ILRS – China naar de Maan.
Gizmodo: China Just Built Its Own Time System for the Moon.

Starship nieuws.
NSF: Starship launch infrastructure progress at Starbase/Cape ahead of 2026 Launches.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Something Big is Changing Ahead of Starship Flight 12 | Starship Update.

Een hotel op de Maan – Gru Space.
Ars Technica: You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000.
SpaceCom: This company is taking $1 million reservations for hotel rooms on the moon.
Inside Outer Space: Lunar Hotel Viewed as Key Economic Wedge.

Spacepage: Reserveer nu een overnachting op de maan!

Meer info bij GRU.Space.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Het einde van Mars Sample Return – MSR.
Zie ook vorige NUDR.

SpaceCom: Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project.
Payload: Mars Sample Return May Be Canceled, But the Legal Questions It Leaves Behind Continue.

MAVEN wellicht voorgoed verloren.
Space News: NASA pessimistic about odds of recovering MAVEN.
SpaceCom: After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Aarde:
NASA (filmpje): From GOES to GeoXO: Past Highlights to Future Horizons.
ESA: Sentinel-2 explores night vision.

Maan:
Aerospace America: NASA cameras on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander could inform future missions.
Space Daily: JAXA taps ispace for lunar debris mitigation and disposal study.
Universe Today:  Analysis of Chang'e-6 Samples Addresses Mysteries About the Far Side of the Moon.
CCTV (filmpje): Chang'e-6 Lunar Sample Unveils Key Clues to Moon's Geological Evolution.

Mars:
SpaceCom: How Mars' ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze.

Psyche:
AGU: Formation of Asteroid (16) Psyche by a Giant Impact.

Kometen:
Space News: ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission moves up launch.

Naar de grenzen van het zonnestelsel.
Space News: China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

SpainSat NG 2 wordt opgegeven.
Zie ook vorige NUDR.

European Spaceflight: Hisdesat Confirms Spanish Military Satellite Sustained “Non-Recoverable Damage”.
Space News: Indra Group writes off damaged SpainSat NG 2.

Incident in Starlink-fabriek.
Investigate West: A Starlink lab exposed unsuspecting workers to toxic chemicals. Records show SpaceX didn't act until the state got involved.

EUMETSAT geeft groen licht voor EPS-Sterna.
EUMETSAT: Europe backs transformative polar satellite constellation.
Meer info op de EPS-Sterna webpagina’s bij EUMETSAT.

Via Satellite: Europe Gets Ready for a New Polar Satellite Constellation.
Satellite Evolution Group: AAC Clyde Space welcomes EUMETSAT green light for EPS-Sterna.

In 2024 werd door ESA de Arctic Weather Satellite gelanceerd, o.a. als voorloper van de Sterna-satellieten.
ESA: Arctic Weather Satellite.
ESA: ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite adds power to forecasts.

Eutelsat bestelt 340 satellieten voor OneWeb.
Eutelsat: Eutelsat procures a further 340 OneWeb low earth orbit satellites from Airbus.
Satellite Pro ME: Airbus secures Eutelsat contract for 340 LEO OneWeb satellites.
Space News: Eutelsat orders 340 additional satellites to replenish OneWeb constellation.

Congress stemt voor een normaal NASA budget – Geen Big Beautifull Bill voor de Amerikaanse ruimtevaart.
Space Policy Online: What’s Happening in Space Policy January 11-17, 2026

Space News: Congress passes minibus spending bill that rejects proposed NASA cuts.
Space Policy Online: Final FY2026 NASA/NOAA Appropriations Bill Clears Senate, White House is Next.
SpaceCom: Congress passes $24.4 billion NASA budget, rejecting Trump's deep cuts.

De “Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act”.
Via Satellite: Senators Introduce Legislation to Streamline Satellite Licensing.
US Senate Committee: Sens. Cruz, Welch Introduce Bill to Strengthen America’s Satellite Sector.
SIA: Satellite Industry Association Statement Regarding Proposed Legislation – Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act.

Gewezen astronaut Mark Kelly klaagt het Pentagon aan voor censuur.
SpaceCom: Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly sues Pentagon, Pete Hegseth over censure campaign.

ESA praat met China.
ESA: ESA hosts China's space leaders.
China in Space: European, Chinese Space Agency Heads Meet for First Time Since 2017.

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