De nieuwe versie van Starship kende zijn eerste vlucht met (min of meer) een succesvolle lancering, maar de Raptor-motoren van de Booster lieten het afweten bij de boostbackburn. SpaceX gaat naar de beurs en in het ingestuurde dossier valt heel wat te leren over de firma. En China loopt als een rode draad door deze aflevering. Dat en nog veel meer ook deze week in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: Een van de vele prachtige foto’s die SpaceX vrijgaf. Hier zie je Raptor-motoren van het Ship aan het werk tijdens Flight 12. Foto: SpaceX.

SpaceX – Starship Flight 12 – IPO – En ander nieuws.

Starship Flight 12 – Voorbeschouwingen.
SpaceCom: Worker dies at SpaceX's Starbase in leadup to Starship V3 megarocket launch.

Ars Technica: The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?
SpaceCom: What time is SpaceX's Starship V3 launch on May 21? (Starship Flight 12 timeline).
Space News: Starship underpins SpaceX’s growth ambitions.

NSF: Super Heavy Block 3 the Booster of the Future.
NSF: Flight 12 readies for the debut SpaceX’s next Ship evolution.

SpaceCom: SpaceX stacks Starship V3 rocket, completes major fueling test ahead of debut launch.

Filmpjes.
NSF:POV: We Got Drenched by Pad 2's Deluge | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF: Is Starship Flight 12 three days away? - Countdown to Launch.
NSF: One Last Test Before Launch? | Starship Update.
NSF: One final test before Starship Flight 12? - Countdown to Launch.
NSF: SpaceX Performs Preflight Wet Dress Rehearsal of First V3 Starship.
Spaceflight Now: Here comes SpaceX's Starship Version 3.

21.05.2026 – Starship Flight 12 – SCRUB.
Space News: Ground equipment problem scrubs Starship launch attempt.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's 1st Starship V3 megarocket launch scrubbed at last minute. Sorry, Nicki Minaj.
Spaceflight Now: Launch preview: SpaceX tries again for first launch of its Starship Version 3 rocket.

BBC: Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms
Space Policy Online: It’s a Scrub for First Flight of Starship V3, But SpaceX Has Other News.
SpaceCom: This cryptocurrency billionaire will fly SpaceX's 1st private Starship to Mars, but when?
Gizmodo: SpaceX Taps Crypto Billionaire to Lead First Crewed Mission to Mars.

De Standaard: Elon Musk stuurt Starship de ruimte in om de grootste beursintroductie ooit te promoten.
De Standaard: SpaceX stelt testvlucht met Starship uit.

SpaceCom: Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Starship's twelfth flight test (scrub).
SciNews: Starship aborted launch, 21 May 2026.
Everyday Astronaut: [SCRUBBED] Watch the first Starship V3 launch for Flight 12!
Video From Space: SpaceX announces Starship’s first private human spaceflight to Mars.
Mijn bijdrage: Volkssterrenwacht Urania: Starship Flight 12 – SCRUB.

22.05.2026 – Starship Flight 12 – Lancering een succes. Booster kent problemen na hot staging.
Space News: SpaceX launches first Starship V3.
SpaceCom: SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into space for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test.
Spaceflight Now: Musk praises “epic” Super Heavy-Starship launch.
Space Policy Online: SpaceX Launches New Starship V3 For First Time.
Universe Today: SpaceX's Next-Gen Starship Passes Its First Flight Test Despite Snags.
NSF: Starship Flight 12: Block 3 Impresses on First Flight.
Ars Technica: SpaceX’s Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Starship Flight 12: Don't miss these stunning photos from the launch of the most powerful Starship yet.

VRTNWS: SpaceX voert belangrijke testvlucht uit met nieuwste versie van megaraket Starship.
De Standaard: Met een dag vertraging lanceert SpaceX dan toch vernieuwde Starship-raket in cruciale test voor beursgang.

Zie ook SpaceCom: SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st Starship V3 will now launch on May 21.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Starship's twelfth flight test.
NSF: SpaceX Starship Flight 12 Attempt 2 - Stakeout Stream.
NSF: SpaceX Starship Flight 12 - Launch & Landing - LAUNCH STREAM.
SciNews: Starship launch and Super Heavy landing, 22 May 2026.
SciNews: Starship reentry and landing, 22 May 2026.
NSF Breaking Space: Starship Flight 12 Explained: Booster Engine Struggles, Ship Survives Re-entry!
Marcus House: Massive Surprises From Starship Flight 12!
Scott Manley: Starship Flight 12 - V3 Debuts with Max Power, Fatal Flips, Fast Landings and Exploding Raptors.
Mijn bijdrage: Volkssterrenwacht Urania: Starship Flight 12 - Poging 2.

SpaceX naar de beurs – Een kijkje in de interne keuken.
Met de beursgang en de inzage in het ingediende dossier kom je wel wat te weten over het reilen en zeilen bij SpaceX, alsook over hun toekomstplannen.
US Securities and Eschange Commission: Form S-1 – SpaceX 
Space News: SpaceX files for IPO.

PhysOrg: SpaceX's IPO moonshot draws some doubters on Wall Street.
NPR: Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO plans reveal blockbuster spending on rockets and AI.
Payload: SpaceX Reveals Financial Data Ahead of IPO.
Ars Technica: Famously secret about its finances, SpaceX opens its books for the first time.
BBC: SpaceX files for stock market debut that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire.
The Verge: SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO ever.
The Verge: In SpaceX’s IPO, Elon Musk is the risk factor.
Gizmodo: SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Nearly $3 Billion Investment in Gas Turbines for AI Data Centers.
Geekwire: SpaceX is churning out 70 Starlink satellites a week in Redmond, and other tidbits from its IPO filing.
Space News: SpaceX IPO filing casts Starlink Mobile as future wireless challenger.

De Tijd: Hoe realistisch zijn de ruimtedromen van Elon Musk?
De Tijd: SpaceX-prospectus brengt megabeursgang stap dichter, maar toont zware verliezen.
De Standaard: Hoe kan het dat SpaceX straks 1.750 miljard dollar of meer waard is terwijl het vorig jaar 18,7 miljard omzet draaide en 4,7 miljard dollar verlies leed?
De Standaard: Hoe je nu al geld kunt verdienen met de beursgang van SpaceX.

Filmpje:
EuroNews: SpaceX IPO ready for launch as countdown begins for what could be the biggest ever listing.
BBC: Musk could become world's first trillionaire.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

17.05.2026 – Chinese LM8 lanceert SpaceSail Polar Group #9.
ECNS: China launches 18 communications satellites into orbit. 
China in Space: Ninth Overall Qianfan Group Delivered Into Orbit From Wenchang [Long March 8 Y8].

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Batch of Satellite for Spacesail Constellation.
SciNews: Long March-8 launches SpaceSail 08.

19.05.2026 – Europese VegaC lanceert SMILE.
SpaceCom: Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth’s magnetic shield.

ESA: Smile lifts off on quest to reveal Earth’s invisible shield against the solar wind.
De Nederlandstalige versie vind je hier.

Space News: ESA-China SMILE mission lifts off to deliver first global images of Earth’s magnetosphere.
China in Space: Vega-C Successfully Places Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Into Orbit!
NSF: Vega C launches SMILE to study Earth’s magnetosphere.
Sky & Telescope: SMILE: European Space Weather Mission Launches.
SpaceCom: Vega C rocket launches European-Chinese space weather satellite to orbit.

VRTNWS: Europees-Chinese satelliet gelanceerd zodat we ons beter leren beschermen tegen zonnestormen.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Smile's journey from launch to orbit.
ESA: Preparing Smile for space.
ESA: ESA's Smile mission launch (Official broadcast).
ESA: Smile launch highlights.
SciNews: Vega-C launches Smile.
SciNews: Smile deployment.
CGTN: SMILE satellite launched to study space weather.
CCTV: SMILE Satellite Launch Shows China Has Become Front-Runner in Global Aerospace: Scientist.

20.05.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-42 (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch from California.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 386 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 May 2026.

21.05.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-31 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX’s sunrise Starlink launch adds 29 satellites to low Earth orbit megaconstellation.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 387 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 21 May 2026.

22.05.2026 – Starship Flight 12.
Zie hoger.

22.05.2026 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert “Viva La StriX”.
Space News: Rocket Lab launches ninth Synspective satellite.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Viva La StriX' Launch.
SciNews: Electron launches the ninth StriX satellite.

24.05.2026 - Shenzhou 23 – Bemanning wordt voorgesteld / Raket klaar voor lancering op 24 mei.
Inside Outer Space: China Readies Next Crewed Space Station Launch.
China in Space: Hong Kong's Li Jiaying Part of Shenzhou-23 Mission, Zhu Yangzhu in Command.
SpaceCom: China reveals 3-person Shenzhou 23 crew, including Hong Kong's 1st astronaut.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Astronaut Rescue Team Serves as Final Safety Barrier for Shenzhou-23 Pre-Launching Stage.
CCTV: China Prepares to Launch Shenzhou-23 Crewed Spaceship.
CCTV: China Conducts Whole-system Rehearsal for Shenzhou-23 Mission.
CCTV: Astronaut Rescue Team Serves as Final Safety Barrier for Shenzhou-23 Pre-Launching Stage.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Crewed Spaceship Ready for Launch.
CCTV: LIVE: Press Conference on China's Shenzhou-23 Crewed Spacecraft Launch.
CCTV: LIVE: China's Shenzhou-23 Crew Members Meet the Press.
CCTV: Astronauts of China's Shenzhou-23 Mission Meet Press.
SciNews: Shenzhou-23 crew announced.
CCTV: Excitement Grows in HKSAR Amid Speculation on First Local Astronaut.
CCTV: China to Conduct First Space Human Research Program via One-Year Astronaut Mission.
CCTV: Payload Specialist from HK Proud to Join Shenzhou-23 Mission.
CCTV: Hong Kong Astronaut in Top Shape for China's Shenzhou-23 Mission: Spokesman.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Porthole Enhanced Against Space Debris.
CCTV: Two Pakistani Astronauts Receive Training in China: Spokesman.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 to Conduct Space Research on Next-Gen Perovskite Solar Cells.

Raketnieuws.

Amerika lanceert (naar jaarlijkse gewoonte) een Minuteman ICBM.
US Space Force: ICBM test launch verifies system reliability.
Air and Space Forces: Global Strike Command Launches Minuteman ICBM Test.

Blue Origin rondt onderzoek naar mislukte lancering New Glenn af.
Space News: Blue Origin completes investigation into New Glenn launch failure.

US Space Force wil een extra lanceerbasis.
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Study Recommends Third Heavy Launch Site.
Payload: The US Needs a New Launch Site, Air Force Secretary Says.

Space News: New CSF Report Sees Up To 7,000+ Satellites Launched Annually By Mid 2030’s, Highlights The Challenges With US Launch Infrastructure.
Het rapport: “SCRUBBED: America’s Launch Capacity Challenge” zou vanaf 26 mei hier te vinden zijn.

ESA en CNES vernieuwen samenwerking rond de Europese lanceerbasis in Frans Guiana.
ESA: ESA and CNES renew their commitment to Europe’s Spaceport.
ESA: ESA and CNES renew their commitment to Europe’s Spaceport (foto).

Nieuws van Firefly Aerospace.
Firefly Aerospace (filmpje): More Missions, Bigger Facilities.

Reclame op Russische raketten.
Ars Technica: Russia’s plan to advertise on rockets and spacecraft takes off.

Een 2de lancering voor Soyuz 5 in 2027.
TASS: Second launch of Soyuz-5 carrier rocket set for 2027.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ESA Astronaut Reserve rondt haar training af.
ESA: ESA astronaut reserve completes training programme.

ISS – Cargo Dragon CRS-34 koppelt met het ruimtestation.
NASA Blog: SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies.
NASA Blog: SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Dragon capsule delivers science and supplies to space station.

European Spaceflight: French Spacesuit Prototype Delivered to the International Space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Rendezvous and Docking.
SEN: LIVE IN 4K: SpaceX Dragon Arrives at the ISS | CRS-34 Docking (zonder commentaar).
SEN: SpaceX Dragon Docks with the ISS in Stunning Sunset Timelapse.
Een iets langere timelapse-versie vind je hier.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon docking.

ISS – NASA bestelt bijkomende Crew Dragon vluchten.
Space News: NASA to add missions to SpaceX commercial crew contract.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Crew Unloads Dragon and Begins New Space Experiments.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Work Cancer, Cartilage Treatments, Cosmonauts Prep for Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Cancer, Blood Research Tops Science Schedule as Spacewalk Preps Continue.
ISS Blog: Crew Conducting Advanced Health Research and More Spacewalk Preps.
ISS Blog: Cancer Treatment, Cartilage Repair, and Spacesuit Checks Wrap Up Week.

ISS – Het lekt weer.
Ars Technica: Uh-oh, the International Space Station is leaking again.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
Space Daily: The ISS has had continuous human presence for over twenty-five years. The daily habits that made that possible are almost embarrassingly ordinary, which is perhaps precisely why they work
NASA: NASA Highlights 2025 International Space Station Science Results.
Collect Space: Smithsonian panels on why, what, how of space station preservation.

Filmpjes:
NASA: ESA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with European Media – Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
NASA: ESA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with European Media – Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Aeroapce America: House Science chairman warns of a gap between ISS and commercial successors.

Dream Chaser.
Aerospace America: After NASA contract change, Sierra Space seeks path forward for Dream Chaser. 

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
China in Space: Shenzhou-21 Crew Unload Tianzhou-10's Cargo Delivery Into Tiangong.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Artificial Embryo Samples Aboard Tiangong Space Station for Life Science Research.
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Crew Receives New Supplies, Continues Space Experiments After Extended Mission in Orbit.
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Crew to Break Record for Longest In-Orbit Stay by Chinese Astronauts.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

NASA Administrator Isaacman: Chinezen wellicht in 2027 in een baan om de Maan.
Space Policy Online: Isaacman: Chinese Taikonauts Likely to Fly Around Moon in 2027.
Space News: Isaacman expects Chinese crewed mission around the moon in 2027.
China in Space: Why Is NASA's Boss Saying Taikonauts May Venture to the Moon Next Year?
Inside Outer Space: China Integration Plans Touted for Human Moon Landing by 2030: “We Will Spare No Effort”.

De speech van Isaacman op AIAA Ascend 2026 vind je hier.

Meer over NASA en China.
China Select Committee: Select Committee Releases Report on NASA’s Research Security and Enforcement of the Wolf Amendment.
Grassley en Mooenaar: Brief aan de FBI i.v.m. de Wolf Amendment (PDF).

NASA Watch: House Committee Claims Possible NASA/China Interactions.
Payload: NASA-Funded Research May Create Chinese Security Risk, Report Says.

Science.org: U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators.

Artemis II.
Ars Technica: Did Artemis II break through? Registrations at Space Camp double afterward.
Collect Space: Artemis II 'Daydream': Band remixes song played on moon mission.

Nog een filmpje:
NASA: NASA's Artemis II Crew Visits the U.S. Capitol.

Artemis III – Op zoek naar cubesats. Meer nieuws.
NASA: NASA Seeks Interest for Artemis Mission CubeSats.

NSF: Artemis III deep into processing and planning for key HLS test.
Aerospace America: NASA, Lockheed Martin say Artemis III advancing, facing milestones this year.
ESA: European Service Module at the (space) disco.

Filmpje:
Philip Sloss: SLS upper stage saved for lunar later, NASA commits Artemis III to LEO, but when in 2027?

Artemis – Human Landing System / Commercial Lunar Payload Services.
NASA OIG: Examining the Commercial Lander Services Powering NASA’s Return to the Moon.
Inside Outer Space: SpaceX, Blue Origin Human Moon Landers – What’s the Status?

Filmpjes
Philip Sloss: Artemis Q&A Livestream: What will we learn about HLS plans, schedules from the Starship flight test?
Everyday Astronaut: Does Starship REALLY require 15+ launches to land one lunar Starship?!

Artemis – Maanpakken.
SpaceCom: The devil may wear Prada on Earth, but NASA Artemis astronauts will on the moon. Here's why.

Artemis – Moon Base.
NASA: NASA to Provide Update on Moon Base Strategy, Missions.

NASA: New Material Could Help NASA Melt Moon Rocks, Harness Lunar Resources.
Inside Outer Space: Dealing with Lunar Dust: What Works Best?
SpaceCom: Lasers in moon craters could create a lunar GPS system.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
PhysOrg: Could future Mars settlers print their own tools?
Universe Today: Mars Fungi Could Make Red Planet Regolith Fertile for Crops.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Psyche en de Mars flyby.
NASA: Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby.
NASA: NASA’s Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid.

NASA: NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars.
NASA: NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby.
NASA: Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole.
NASA: NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach.
NASA: NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater.

SpaceCom: NASA's Psyche probe takes awesome images of Mars on way to (possibly) precious asteroid.
Universe Today: NASA's Psyche Mission Says Goodbye to Mars and Heads for its Metal-Rich Target.
Ars Technica: NASA’s Psyche spacecraft returns unfamiliar views of a familiar world.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Venus:
European Spaceflight: OHB Space UK to Begin Work on ESA EnVision Venus Explorer Mission.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4893-4899: Drilling at Campo Marte and a Visit From the Psyche Spacecraft.
NASA: NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars.
Gizmodo: NASA’s MAVEN Detects Atmospheric Effect on Mars That ‘No One Expected’.
European Spaceflight: Thales Alenia Space Ship ExoMars Structural Models to France for Testing.
Universe Today: Breaking the Martian Sound Barrier – Mars Helicopter.
Universe Today: Future Mars Rovers Could Mimic a Swimming Motion to Traverse the Planet's Surface.
The Mars Society: The Gravity of the Situation: The Physics of Landing Spacecraft on Mars.
Ars Technica: One Mars spacecraft, two senators, and a cloud of questions – Mars Telecommunications Newtork.

Jupiter:
Universe Today: It Looks Like Europa Doesn't Have Plumes of Water Vapour After All.
SpaceCom: Scientists thought Jupiter's moon Europa was ejecting water. Now they're not so sure.
Universe Today: NASA’S Juno Makes Closest Ever Approach To Jupiter’s Moon Of Thebe.

Neptunus:
Sky & Telescope: Nereid Could be Neptune’s Only Original Moon.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

NASA Administrator voert een reorganisatie door.
NASA: NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery.
NASA: Workforce Updates: A Message From Administrator Jared Isaacman.
SpaceNews: NASA unveils sweeping reorganization.
Space Policy Online: NASA Announces Major Reorganization.

NASA: NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management.
SpaceCom: Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years.

NASA en Isaacman.
The Space Review: The Isaacman honeymoon.

Matthew Anderson, de nieuwe NASA Deputy Administrator.
NASA: NASA Welcomes 16th Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson.
NASA Watch: Senate Confirms Matthew Anderson as NASA Deputy Administrator.
Space Policy Online: Anderson Confirmed as Deputy NASA Administrator.
Space News: Anderson confirmed as NASA deputy administrator.

NASA – Wat ze technisch (nog) niet hebben.
NASA: NASA Releases Technology Priorities to Energize Space Industry.
NASA: FY26 Civil Space Shortfall Prioritization (PDF).
Payload: Better Moon-Tech Tops NASA Stakeholder Wishlist.

De US Space Force, de Maan en China.
Defense One: Space Force needs to prepare for an ‘in-person’ moon conflict with China, new report argues.
Air & Space Forces: New Report: Time Is Now to Start Work on Guardians in Space to Counter China.

NASA’s FY2027 budget.
Space Daily: America is preparing to land humans on the Moon while quietly proposing to terminate 53 science missions, lay off thousands of researchers, and cancel every partnership with Europe — and calling what remains a leaner, more focused program.

China en het bezoek van Trump en Poetin.
China in Space: A Small Step Towards China-U.S. Space Cooperation.
TASS: RDIF to develop civilian space infrastructure with Chinese partners.

Amerikaanse ruimtevaart afhankelijk van Chinese onderdelen.
Space News: Report finds U.S. space supply chains rely heavily on Chinese manufacturing.

DARPA en de Mission Robotic Vehicle – MRV – In-Orbit Servicing.
Breaking Defense: DARPA’s robotic servicing mission to finally fly this summer.

Starfish Space gaat de Otter Pup 2 satelliet laten koppelen met ElaraSat.
GeekWire: Starfish Space shifts its sights to Australian satellite for orbital docking demonstration.

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart.
18.05 – Space News: European imaging companies step in to fill warzone gap.
19.05 – PhysOrg: German firms join forces on space surveillance system.

Rusland bezoekt ICEYE met 4 satellieten.
Ars Technica: Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat.
Russian Space Web: Soyuz rocket launches a military payload.

US Space Forces en contracten in kader van het Enhanced Protected Tactical Satcom-Prototype programma – PTS-G.
Air and Space Forces: Space Force Picks Northrop to Build Enhanced Jam-Resistent SATCOM Prototype.
Space News: Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $398 million satellite contract.

US Space Forces en contracten in kader van het Protected Tactical Satcom-Global programma – Enhanced PTS-G.
Space News: Space Force awards Viasat, SES $437 million for military satellite network.

US Space Forces laat Rocket Lab twee GEO sats bouwen – Heimdall SDA.
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Awards $90 Million to Rocket Lab for Two GEO Satellites.
Space News: Rocket Lab wins first GEO satellite production contract from U.S. Space Force.

Space Force / Golden Dome.
18.05 – Space News – Opinion: The next war will be won — or lost — in orbit.
18.05 – Space News: House bill restores funding for TraCSS.
18.05 – Space News: Inside Golden Dome’s push to court commercial tech firms and investors.
19.05 – Space News: SDA director Sandhoo takes on broader Space Force missile warning portfolio.
20.05 – Payload: Dems Warn Golden Dome Will Accelerate the Nuclear Arms Race.
21.05 – Aerospace America: Very low-Earth orbit could help U.S. Space Force in a conflict scenario, official says.
21.05 – Space News: Space Force on path to double active-duty force by 2030.
21.05 – Air & Space Forces: Space Force Sees Path to Operationalize On-Orbit Logistics Demos – AstroScale / Provisioner.

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