Terwijl langzaam maar zeker het ene bevoorradingsschip na het andere bij het ruimtestation vertrekken, blijft het maanprogramma van NASA in de belangstelling staan. Deze week was Artemis II aan de beurt, met een datum voor de rollout richting lanceerplatform en een lanceerdatum. Qua rapporten kwam er een kritisch onderzoek uit naar het Artemis Human Landing System.  Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: Booster B19 is het eerste exemplaar van Starship versie 3, meteen ook de eerste die op het nieuwe lanceerpad staat. De eerste lancering van deze nieuwe generatie Starships wordt in april verwacht. Aldus Musk. Foto: SpaceX.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

08.03.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-18 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Sunday.
SpaceCom: SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 25 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 365 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 8 March 2026.

10.03.2026 – SpaceX lanceert EchoStar XXV.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the EchoStar XXV mission to orbit.
SciNews: EchoStar 25 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
SciNews: EchoStar 25 deployment.

11.03.2026 – Firefly Aerospace lanceert Alpha – Stairway To Seven.
NSF: Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” launches successfully.

SpaceCom: Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reaches orbit on 1st launch since explosive accidents last year.
Space News: Firefly Alpha returns to flight.
Payload: Firefly’s Alpha Rocket Reaches Orbit.

Spacepage: Succesvolle lancering van zevende Alpha raket van Firefly Aerospace.

Filmpjes:
Firefly Aerospace: Alpha Flight 7 "Stairway To Seven".
Firefly Aerospace: Mission Success! Alpha Flight 7 Recap.
SciNews: Firefly Alpha test launch (FLTA007).

12.03.2026 – Chinese Lange Mars 8A lanceert SatNet LEO Group 20.
Voorafgaand aan deze lancering:
China in Space: With a Prolonged Pause, Where Are China's Launches?

China in Space: GuoWang Mission Ends China's Month-Long Launch Hiatus [Long March 8A Y8].
Space News: China ends month-long launch hiatus with separate Guowang and Shiyan-30 satellite missions.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China to Transfer Long March-8A Rocket to Launch Area.
CCTV: Long March-8A Carrier Rocket Transferred to Launch Pad.
CCTV+: China's Long March-8A Rocket Launches New Internet Satellites.
SciNews: Long March-8A prepares for launch.
SciNews: Long March-8A launches SatNet LEO Group 20.

12.03.2026 – Chinese Lange Mars 2D lanceert Shiyan 30 (03-04).
ECNS: China sends two test satellites into orbit.
China in Space: Two Experimental Earth Observation Satellites Delivered From Xichang [Long March 2D Y95].
Space News: China ends month-long launch hiatus with separate Guowang and Shiyan-30 satellite missions.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches Two New Test Satellites.
SciNews: Long March-2D launches Shiyan-30 03-04.

13.03.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-31 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 25 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 366 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 March 2026.

Raketnieuws.

Landspace test methalox raketmotor.
Space News: Landspace tests 220-ton methane engine for future heavy-lift launchers.

China test herbruikbare kerolox-raketmotor – Liqing 2.
CCTV (filmpje): China's Liqing-2 Rocket Engine Completes Long-Range Test.

NASA op zoek naar nieuwe lanceerders – NLS II.
GovConWire: NASA Opens $15B NLS II Contract Vehicle to New Launch Providers.

Over Vulcan.
The Space Review: Reforging Vulcan.

Een Terran R update.
Relativity Space (filmpje): Terran R February 2026 Program Update.

Lanceercontract voor Isar Aerospace – Spectrum – ELSA-M.
Space News: Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission.
European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace to Launch Astroscale ELSA-M Orbital Debris Removal Mission.

ESA op zoek naar een ruimtevliegtuig – Space Rider / REV1 / POLARIS / VORTEX / ENVOL / ETOILE / HYPERDART.
European Spaceflight: ESA Calls on European Startups to Design Spaceplane.

India test cryogene motor.
The Times of India: ISRO tests CE20 cryo engine at 22-tonne thrust.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Vanuit Japanse HTV-X1 wordt een satellietje gelanceerd.
JAXA: H-SSOD technology demonstration and microsatellite deployment completed on HTV-X1.

ISS – NG-23 verlaat het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft departs the space station.
Zie ook de ISS Blogs wat verderop.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 Departure.
SciNews: NG-23 S.S. William McCool Cygnus XL departure.

ISS – US wil doorgaan tot 2032. Rusland stopt in 2030.
SpaceCom: Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why.
TASS: Roscosmos chief confirms ISS deorbiting schedule, plans for 2030 ocean plunge.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Spacewalk Preps and Health Checks Using Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence.
ISS Blog: More Spacewalk Preps, Advanced Research as Cargo Craft Readies for Departure.
ISS Blog: Cardiac Research and Spacewalk Preps Before Cygnus XL Spacecraft Departs.
ISS Blog: Cygnus XL Spacecraft Departing Station Soon Live on NASA+.
ISS Blog: Canadarm2 Releases Cygnus XL Spacecraft Ending Cargo Mission.
ISS Blog: Week Wraps with Space Biology, Spacewalk Preps, and Space Station Reboost.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NSF: New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard the ISS.
TASS: ISS orbit increased by 1.1 km — Roscosmos.

NASA: NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station.

TASS: New Roscosmos-NASA leadership meeting planned for 2026 — Roscosmos CEO.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Sophie Adenot shares an inspiring message from the ISS for International Women’s Day.

Commerciële ruimtestations – Starlab.
Space News: Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station.

Commerciële ruimtestations – Meer nieuws.
SatNews: Saying Goodbye to the ISS, and Hello to the Orbital Tenancy Trap.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
China in Space: Shenzhou-21 Crew Resume Space Science Work Following Spring Festival.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Crew Advances Space Experiments, Health Monitoring Aboard China's Space Station.
CCTV: China's First Female Astronaut Highlights Role of Space Industry as Growth Driver.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis 2 – Rollout op 19.03. Lancering NET 2 april (onze tijd).
NASA: NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update.
NASA Blog: Artemis II Flight Readiness Polls Go to Proceed Toward April Launch.

Space News: NASA working toward April 1 launch of Artemis 2.
SpaceCom: NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1.
Space Policy Online: NASA Now Targeting April 1 for Artemis II’s Launch Around The Moon.
Spaceflight Now: NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission.

SpaceCom: How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say.
Ars Technica: NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there’s a reason why.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's Artemis II Flight Readiness News Conference (March 12, 2026).
Video From Space: Artemis 2 Update: Potential rollout & launch dates announced after review.

Artemis 2 – Meer nieuws.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda.

Artemis – Het einde voor EUS.
Zie vorige Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart voor meer info.
SpaceCom: NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup.

Filmpjes:
Philip Sloss: Congress endorses White House blueprint to cancel long-term SLS plans, begin NASA Artemis remake.

NASA OIG over het Human Landing System – HLS.
NASA OIG: Artemis Lander Program Faces Schedule Delays and Unmitigated Crew Safety Risks.
NASA OIG: NASA’s Management of the Human Landing System Contracts.
Er is ook een filmpje van het NASA OIG en dat vind je hier.
Het rapport “NASA’s Management of the Human Landing System Contracts” vind je hier (PDF).

Ars Technica: NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander.
Inside Outer Space: Moon Lander Providers: New NASA Office of Inspector General Report Flags Issues.
Spaceflight Now: NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk.
Space Policy Online: NASA IG Applauds NASA Contracting for Artemis HLS, Raises Concerns About Crew Safety.
Space News: Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander development.

Artemis – Over wat nog volgt.
Spaceflight Now (filmpje): NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on future Moon missions, lunar landers, nuclear propulsion & more.
Scott Manley (filmpje): Decoding NASA's New Moon Strategy - Deep Space Updates - March 13th 2026.

Artemis – Lunar Gateway.
ESA: Lunar Link antennas complete testing.

Artemis – Een eerste maanbasis.
SpaceCom: US lawmakers call for a permanent moon base. Will it ever happen?

SpaceCom: Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions.

Space News: Voyager Technologies invests in Max Space.
Payload: Voyager Invests in Max Space, Projects 2026 Revenue Surge.

Payload: Astrobotic Wins Lunar Wheel Contract For Italian Habitat.
European Spaceflight: Thales Alenia Space Selects US Provider to Develop Lunar Habitat Wheels

Scientific American: How to build a moon base.

Universe Today: How Jagged Moon Dust Could Support Future Astronauts.
NASA: Ice to Fuel: NASA Tests Technology for Refueling Landers.

China naar de Maan.
The Register: China browses lunar landing spots in race to land on Moon.
SpaceCom: China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side.
China in Space: Where and When Will China Land Taikonauts on the Moon?

Space News: China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program.

Starship nieuws – Wachten op v3.
Space News: First Starship V3 launch slips.
Payload: What to Expect from Starship V3.

Teslarati: Elon Musk shares updated Starship V3 maiden launch target date.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test.
NSF: SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 rolling to Pad 2.
SpaceCom: SpaceX is 'about 4 weeks' away from launching its most powerful Starship yet, Elon Musk says.
NSF: From Steel Rolls to Starship at the Starfactory.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Booster 19 installed on Pad 2 for testing | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF: SpaceX conducts Booster 19 testing on Pad 2.
NSF: SpaceX conducts more Booster 19 testing on Pad 2 - Day 2.
NSF: SpaceX conducts third Booster 19 test on Pad 2 - Day 3.
NSF: "Booster 19 picks right back up with testing" | SpaceX Starbase.
WAI: SpaceX Finally Does The BIG Starship Flight 12 Tests!
Marcus House: SpaceX Just Pulled Super Heavy Off the Pad: What Happened?

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

De vuurbal van 8 maart 2026.
ESA: ESA analysing fireball over Europe on 8 March 2026.
ESA (filmpje): Fireball over Europe, 8 March 2026.
SpaceCom: Spectacular fireball over Europe sends meteorite crashing through roof of German home.

VRTNWS: Meteoroïde die als een vuurbal boven onze dampkring opbrandde was "uitzonderlijk groot".

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Algemeen:
ScienceOrg: NASA administrator talks to Science about studying the Moon, Mars—and Earth

Zon:
Universe Today: Reading the Sun's Mind Weeks Before It Erupts.

Venus:
SpaceCom: Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission.

Aarde:
NASA: Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe.
Payload: AIRMO Raises €5M For Methane Monitoring Sats.
GovConWire: NOAA Seeking Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Capabilities Under $8B ProTech 2.0 Contract.
BlackSky: BlackSky Fourth Gen-3 Satellite Achieves On-Orbit First Light Operations Within Hours.

Maan:
CGTN (filmpje): China's Chang'e-7 new mission: Searching the lunar south pole for water ice.
Inside Outer Space: Chang’e-7 Mission: China’s Hunt for Lunar Water Ice.
SciTechDaily: The Moon Was Hit Again: NASA Scientists Discover a Newly Formed Crater.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands.
RocketLab (filmpje): Rocket Lab | Mars tested and MTO ready.
Universe Today: Terraforming Mars Isn't a Climate Problem—It's an Industrial Nightmare.
Space News: China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase.
Inside Outer Space: China’s Mars Sample Return Mission – Progress Reported.

Saturnus:
ExecutiveGov: NASA’s Titan-Bound Dragonfly Rotorcraft Enters Integration, Testing Phase.
SpaceCom: NASA begins building nuclear-powered Dragonfly drone for 2028 launch to Saturn moon Titan.

Neptunus: 
Space News: Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission.

Planetoïdes Dimorphos en Didimos.:
SpaceCom: NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft hit so hard, it changed its target space rocks' orbit around the sun.
SpaceCom: NASA's DART planetary defense mission reveals asteroids hurling 'cosmic snowballs' at each other.
Universe Today: NASA's DART Mission Also Changed Didymos' Orbit Around Sun.

3I/Atlas:
SpaceCom: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Russische comsat Express-AT1 gaat stuk.
De satelliet werd gelanceerd op 15.03.2014
Space News: Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure.

Het einde voor NASA’s Van Allen Probe A.
NASA: NASA’s Van Allen Probe A Re-Entered Atmosphere.

SpaceCom: Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite will crash to Earth on March 10.
BBC: Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
Ars Technica: Reentry of NASA satellite will exceed the agency’s own risk guidelines.
Universe Today: The Final Journey of Van Allen Probe A.

Lockheed Martin en Blue Origin breiden uit.
SatNews: Lockheed Martin Commits £100M to UK Space Hub; New Manufacturing Plant to Create 2,000 Jobs. 
Spectrum News 13: Blue Origin is expanding its Space Coast footprint.

PWSA – Nieuws.
08.03 – SatNews: Space Development Agency Faces “Growing Pains” as PWSA Scaling Hits Chokepoints.

Space Force – Iran.
09.03 – SatNews: Guardians in the Kill Chain: How the Space Force Led the Opening Salvo of Operation Epic Fury.
10.03 – BBC: GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East.
11.03 – Payload: Planet Labs Extends Middle East Space Imagery Restrictions.
11.03 – Space News: Missile strike hits SES teleport in Israel.
13.03 – Breaking Defense: How US military space operators are likely aiding the fight in Iran.

Space Force – Meer nieuws.
04.03 – Space Force: GT 255: ICBM test launch verifies multiple reentry vehicles, system reliability
04.03 – Air and Space Forces: Air Force Test Launches Unarmed ICBM with Two Reentry Vehicles.
09.03 – Space News: Missile detection satellites designed by BAE Systems pass early review – Resilient Missile Warning Tracking architecture.

Cybersecurity.
SpaceQ: Canada’s space commander on protecting satellites from jamming and potential nuclear risks.

NASA schrapt AXIS – Advanced X-Ray Imaging Satellite.
Space News: NASA disqualifies X-ray telescope from Probe mission competition.
SpaceCom: NASA project leader blames next-generation X-ray telescope cancellation on agency mismanagement.

Nieuws – Hubble Space Telescope.
STScI (filmpje): An Un-peculiar Trio of Galaxies?: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered.
ESA: Hubble & Euclid zoom into cosmic eye.
HubbleWebbESA (filmpje): Zoom Video: Cat's Eye Nebula.
HubbleWebbESA (filmpje): Pan video: Cat's Eye Nebula (Hubble and Euclid image).
HubbleWebbESA (filmpje): Space Sparks episode 25: Two observatories, one cosmic eye.
SpaceCom: Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe.

Nieuws – James Webb Space Telescope.
HubbleWebbESA (filmpje): Space Sparks Episode 22: NGC 5134.
NASA: NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova.
Astrum (filmpje): We Got the Beginning of the Universe Wrong.
NASA: Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere.
Universe Today: JWST Digs Into the Uranian Ionosphere
NASA: NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula.
SpaceCom: Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds.
NASA: Webb Spots Details in Nearby Spiral Galaxy.
JWST (filmpje): Experience the closest thing to standing next to the actual JWST.

Nieuws – Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
Chandra: Young "Sun" Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA's Chandra.
SpaceCom: NASA space telescope gets 1st clear X-ray image of sun-like star blowing a bubble.

Nieuws – CHEOPS.
Universe Today: CHEOPS Discovery Defies Planetary Formation Rules.

Nieuws – SPARCS.
NASA: Tiny NASA Spacecraft Delivers Exoplanet Mission’s First Images.

Nieuws – Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
NASA (filmpje): NASA's Roman Space Telescope Parts and Assembly.
NASA (filmpje): Introducing NASA's Roman Space Telescope.

Nieuws – Mauve – De eerste commerciële ruimtetelescope.
SpaceCom: The world's 1st private space telescope just spotted its 1st star. Here's what it saw.
De Mauve-website vind je hier.

Nieuws – Lazuli.
Space News: SSTL to build spacecraft for private space telescope.

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