De ontploffing van een New Glenn op het lanceerplatform tijdens een statische test is niet zomaar een zware ontploffing. Het zorgt voor problemen voor Amazon Leo, maar ook en vooral voor het Artemis-programma. Net nu NASA een belangrijke update had gegeven over de Moon Base, met daarin de eerstvolgende maanden en jaren een niet-onbelangrijke rol voor Blue Origin. China lanceerde ondertussen een nieuwe bemanning naar Tiangong. Eén van de drie zal een jaar in de ruimte blijven. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Spectaculair was het wel, maar de explosie van een New Glenn gaat voor problemen zorgen in heel wat ruimtevaartprogramma’s: Foto: Spaceflight Now.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.

ESA kiest 2 Scout-missies, waarvan eentje voor VITO.
ESA: Greenlight for next two ESA Scout missions.
European Spaceflight: ESA Greenlights Two Budget-Friendly Earth Observation Missions.
Universe Today: ESA Selects Two New Scout-Class Missions.

VITO: Expertise VITO cruciaal bij ESA-missie.
Belgium In Space: Expertise VITO cruciaal bij ESA-missie.
VRTNWS: VITO gaat vanuit de ruimte door de bomen kijken om bosevolutie beter in kaart te brengen.

Space Applications Services en Lunar BioVault – LUVMI)M.
Space Applications Services: From Malta to the Moon. New International Collaboration to Launch a Lunar Genome Vault on LUVMI-M
Belgium in Space: Space Applications Services gaat samenwerken met internationale partners voor het Lunar BioVault project.

Meer nieuws van SAS – CDMI actief aan boord van het ISS.
Space Applications Services: CDMI successfully commissioned on board the ISS.

Redwire – Twee Belgische vluchtcomputers voor Ramses en Genesis.
Redwire: Redwire Readies Flight Systems for Upcoming ESA Asteroid and Remote Sensing Missions.
Redwire – Een nieuwe experiment naar het ISS
Zie dit linkedin bericht over “Marangoni in Films”, een module voor HOST2 – Heat Transfer Host 2.0

Antwerp Space en ESA’s Vigil.
Antwerp Space:  Antwerp Space Begins Development of Communication Subsystem for ESA’s Vigil Mission.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

24.05.2026 - Shenzhou 23 – Een goeie drie uur na een geslaagde lancering koppelt bemanning met Tiangong.
SpaceCom: China launches 3 astronauts, including 1st ever from Hong Kong, to Tiangong space station.
NSF: Shenzhou 23 launches new crew to Tiangong space station.
Collect Space: China launches Shenzhou 23 with first taikonaut from Hong Kong.
China in Space: Shenzhou-23 Soars Toward Tiangong With Three Taikonauts [Long March 2F/G Y23].

ECNS: China launches Shenzhou-23 spaceship, for new in-orbit stay record, cutting-edge space science.
ECNS: China successfully launches Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceship (foto’s).
ECNS: Shenzhou-23 astronauts enter Tiangong space station.

Science Alert: Successful Launch Spurs China Toward Crucial First For Moon Landing.
CNA: China launches rocket to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing.

Space News: Shenzhou-23 crew arrives at Tiangong as China maps path to 2030 lunar landing.

VRTNWS: China stuurt taikonaut een jaar naar de ruimte als voorbereiding op maanlanding in 2030.

Gizmodo: China Launched Artificial Embryos to Orbit to Find Out If We Can Have Space Babies.

En zoals altijd heel wat filmpjes:
CCTV: Rocket Propellant Loading Begins for Shenzhou-23 Mission.
CCTV: Optical Measurement Team Provides Intuitive, Clear Image Data for Launch Missions.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Doubles Spacecraft Cargo Return Capacity: Chief Commander.
CGTN: Shenzhou-23 astronaut prepares for year-long mission aboard Tiangong.
CCTV: LIVE: Special Coverage of China's Shenzhou-23 Crewed Spacecraft Launch.
CGTN: Live: Special coverage of China's Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft launch.
CCTV: Send-off Ceremony Held for Shenzhou-23 Astronauts Before Launch.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site, Prepare to Board Spacecraft.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Astronauts Board Spaceship Ahead of Launch.
CCTV: China Launches Shenzhou-23 Manned Spaceship.
CCTV: Footage Shows Liftoff of Shenzhou-23 Spaceship from Multiple Angles.

CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Spaceship Docks with Space Station Combination.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Astronauts Enter Tiangong Space Station, Meet Shenzhou-21 Crew.
CCTV: China to Test Ability for Longer Human Stays in Space: Engineer.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 to Grow Second-Generation Space-Faring Rice Seeds.
SciNews: Shenzhou-23 launch.
SciNews: Shenzhou-23 docking.
SciNews: Shenzhou-23 hatch opening.
SciNews: Shenzhou-23 has improved portholes.

25.05.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-47 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Starlink 388 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 May 2026.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 388 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 May 2026.

26.05.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-37 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 389 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 26 May 2026.

26.05.2026 – Chinese LM7A lanceert TJSW-24.
ECNS: China launches communications test satellite with Long March-7A rocket.
China in Space: New TJSW Communications Satellite Lofted Towards Geostationary Space [Long March 7A Y12].

Filmpjes:
CGTN (shorts):  China launches communication technology test satellite.
SciNews: Long March-7A launches TJSW-24.

29.05.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-53 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 390 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 29 May 2026.

30.05.2026 – Atlas V lanceert Amazon Leo LA-07.
ULA: United Launch Alliance Precisely Delivers Seventh Amazon Leo Mission, Advancing Constellation Toward Commercial Service.
Meer info over de lancering vind je hier bij ULA.
Een fotoalbum over de lancering vind je hier.

Spaceflight Now: ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
SpaceCom: Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida.

Filmpjes:
ULA: Rocket Launch: Amazon Leo 7
SciNews: Atlas V launches Amazon Leo 7 (LA-07).

Raketnieuws.

New Glenn ontploft op lanceerpad bij het begin van een statische test.
Dit was de bedoeling van de lancering:
Geek Wire: Blue Origin readies New Glenn rocket to launch 48 Amazon Leo satellites after FAA clearance.

Maar, in voorbereiding op de verwachte lancering op 4 juni onderging de raket op 29 mei (onze tijd) een static fire. Die liep dus volledig mis.
Space News: New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral pad
NSF: Blue Origin’s New Glenn explodes during Static Fire test at LC-36
Spaceflight Now: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during prelaunch testing at Cape Canaveral
BBC: Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans.
Ars Technica: Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic.
Space Policy Online: Repercussions of New Glenn’s Explosion Still Coming Into Focus.
Space News: Blue Origin gets national security launch task order hours before New Glenn explosion.

Over mogelijke brokstukken die zouden aanspoelen, dit bericht van de Space Launch Delta 45.

Op het moment van de explosie stonden er ook twee raketten op hun respectievelijke lanceerplatformen. Die lanceringen – SpaceX en een Falcon 9, ULA met een Atlas V – zijn zonder problemen doorgegaan. Info over die lanceringen vond je eerder al in deze NIDR.
Air & Space Forces: Cape Canaveral ‘Mission Capable’ After Blue Origin Rocket Explosion.

Spacepage: Blue Origin's New Glenn raket explodeert tijdens een test vóór de lancering.
De Standaard: Raket van Blue Origin ontploft op lanceerplatform.
De Tijd: Bezos ziet raket van Blue Origin ontploffen aan lanceerplaform.
VRTNWS: "Zwarte dag voor Bezos en ruimtevaartsector": maanplannen van NASA vertraagd na ontploffing Blue Origin-raket.

Filmpje:
NSF Breaking Space: Blue Origin New Glenn EXPLODES During Pre-Launch Testing | Analysis.
Spaceflight Now: Breaking News: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during launch pad test.
Scott Manley: Blue Origin's Rocket Explosion - How Bad Is It?
Philip Sloss: Initial reactions and questions about the impact to NASA's Artemis plans after New Glenn explodes.
Philip Sloss: What do all the NASA Artemis questions look like after the New Glenn accident?

ISAR Aerospace en Canada.
European Spaceflight: What Does Isar Aerospace Have to Do With Canadian Submarines?
European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace Signs Agreement to Launch from Future Canadian Spaceport.

Isar Aerospace: Isar Aerospace partners with Maritime Launch Services for orbital launch readiness from Nova Scotia.

ESA en RFA testen upgrade van de Helix-raketmotor.
ESA: Helix rocket engine power pack upgrade.
Zie ook dit twitter-bericht van RFA.

ESA en suborbitale lanceringen in 2027/2028.
European Spaceflight: ESA Opens €16 Million Call for Suborbital Launch Campaign.

Chinese raketten beginnen een probleem te worden.
Ars Technica: Analyst on China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse”.

China – Allerlei raketnieuws.
Space News: Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine.

China in Space: Galactic Energy's Pallas-1 Appears at Jiuquan Ahead of Debut Flight.

Ars Technica: Analyst on China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse”.

Virgin Galactic maakt na lange tijd een eerste glijvlucht met de “oude” Unity.
Space News: Virgin Galactic returns Unity to flight to prepare for next-generation spaceplane.

Filmpje:
Virgin Galactic: VSS Unity completed a successful glide flight today.

Amerika lanceert (naar jaarlijkse gewoonte) een Minuteman ICBM.
Het bericht zat vorige week al in de NUDR.maar nu hebben we ook beelden:
Vandenberg SFB: GT256 Minuteman ICBM Test Launch (Narrated).
Vandenberg SFB: GT256 Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch (Non-narrated).

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Robotics, Science Underway as Cosmonauts Prep for Wednesday Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Prep for Spacewalk for Science Work Today on NASA+.
ISS Blog: Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk for Scientific Hardware Work.
ISS Blog: Spacewalkers Back Inside Station After Science Hardware Work.
ISS Blog: Physics, Eye Checks, and Workout Maintenance Fill Day After Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Blood-Clotting Research, Spacewalk Cleanup Wrap Up Week on Space Station.

ISS – Japanse HTV-X1 dook op 26.05 in de dampkring.
JAXA: Target Date and Time for HTV-X1 Re-entry to the Atmosphere.
JAXA: Successful Controlled Re-entry of HTV-X1.
The Japan Times: First unit of JAXA’s new ISS resupply craft completes missions.

Filmpje:
JAXA: A dual role in resupply and demonstration: Everything your need to know about the HTV-X.

ISS – Russische ruimtewandeling.
NASA: NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station.
TASS: Orlan spacesuit operates like mini-spacecraft — ISS commander.
SpaceCom: Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today.
SpaceCom: Russian cosmonauts install sun-watching telescope on ISS during 6-hour spacewalk.

Filmpje:
NASA: Roscosmos Spacewalk 66.
CGTN: Two Russian cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
NASA: Growing Stem Cells in Space to Improve Cancer and Disease Treatments.
ISS National Lab: Looking to the Future from a Space-based Lab.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Aerospace America: Proposed fiscal 2027 funding could support two commercial space stations, developers say.

Shenzhou-21 astronauten komen veilig weer thuis.
ECNS: Shenzhou-21 crew to return to Earth in coming days.

China in Space: Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Back on Earth Following Seven Month Mission.
Space Policy Online: China’s Shenzhou-21 Crew Returns to Earth.
SpaceCom: China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts return to Earth after being briefly 'stranded', wrapping up record-breaking mission.

Filmpjes
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-21, Shenzhou-23 Crews Complete In-Orbit Handover.
CCTV: Final Drill Conducted at Landing Site for Shenzhou-21 Crew's Safe Return.
CCTV: Shenzhou-22 Spaceship Undocks from Space Station Combination.
CCTV: LIVE: China's Shenzhou-21 Crew Returns to Earth.
CGTN: Live: Special coverage of Shenzhou-21 crew's return to Earth.
CCTV: Return Capsule Carrying Shenzhou-21 Crew Lands in North China.
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Commander Zhang Lu Exits Return Capsule
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Astronaut Wu Fei Exits Return Capsule.
CCTV: Shenzhou-21 Astronaut Zhang Hongzhang Exits Return Capsule.
SciNews: Sheznhou-22 undocking.
SciNews: Shenzhou-22 landing with the Shenzhou-21 crew.
SciNews: Shenzhou-21 astronauts egress from Shenzhou-22.
New China TV: Shenzhou-22's coming home: Review of China's space program milestones.
CCTV: China's Space Station Delivers Fresh Batch of Samples for Research.

Over Haolong, een ruimtevliegtuigje als bevoorrading van het Chinese ruimtestation.
China in Space:  Haolong Cargo Spaceplane Development Proceeding as Planned for Tiangong Missions.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis – Moon Base Update – Drie landers in 2026, LTV en Lunar Drone.
NASA: NASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, Missions.
De Moon Base website vind je hier.

Space News: NASA selects four companies for initial moon base awards.
SpaceCom: Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says.
Inside Outer Space: NASA Details Moon Base Strategy.
Space Policy Online: NASA Awards Initial Moon Base Rover and Lander Contracts.
Spaceflight Now: NASA outlines nearly $1 billion investment into initial Moon Base missions.
Ars Technica: NASA takes steps toward building Moon Base, including discussing a “perimeter”.
GeekWire: NASA taps Blue Origin to deliver lunar rovers for Moon Base initiative.
Payload: NASA Awards LTV, Lunar Transport Contracts.
NSF: Rovers and Drones laying the foundations for NASA Moon Base.
NSS: Moon Base: America’s Plan to Establish a Permanent Outpost on the Lunar South Pole.

Space News: Four NASA payloads to fly on Astrolab’s first lunar rover.
Payload: Astrolab Unveils Payloads Flying on FLIP Lunar Mission.
Aerospace America: A 2027 lunar landing will put this navigation prototype to the test.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Moon Base: Humanity's First Outpost on the Lunar Surface (Official NASA Trailer).
Space Capital: NASA Just Committed $20 Billion For a Moon Base | Lunar Outpost.
NSF Breaking Space: NASA Reveals Moon Base Update: Missions Launch This Year!

Artemis III.
NASA: NASA to Announce Artemis III Crew, Provide Mission Progress Update.
SpaceCom: NASA will reveal the Artemis 3 astronauts on June 9.

Artemis – Moon Base – Italiaanse Lunar Habitat.
European Spaceflight: Italy’s Lunar Habitat Clears NASA System Requirements Review.

Europa en de Maan (en Mars).
Redwire: Redwire Delivers Lunar Robotic Manipulator Prototype to European Space Agency.
European Spaceflight: Redwire Delivers Argonaut Robotic Arm Prototype.

ILRS - China naar de Maan.
SpaceCom: China shakes up its space programs to land astronauts on the moon by 2030: 'We will spare no effort'.

Starship – Terugblik op Flight 12.
NSF: Following Starship V3 debut, SpaceX prepares for follow up.

Space News: FAA requires mishap investigation into latest Starship launch.
SpaceCom: FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after Flight 12 'mishap';
Spaceflight Now: FAA requires SpaceX-led mishap investigation before resumption of Starship launches;
SpaceCom: What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?

The Space Review: Starships are meant to eventually fly.

Filmpjes:
Avid Space: Starship V3 Actually Works! Mostly...
WAI: Why SpaceX's Starship Flight 12 Surprised Us All!
NSF: Starship Flight 12 Full Analysis: What Went Well & What Went Wrong | Starship Update.
NSF: Starship Barge "You'll Thank Me Later" Arrives at Starbase.
WAI: SpaceX Announces LARGEST Starship Mission Ever! They've never done this before!

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Een alternatieve route naar de Maan.
SpaceCom: Scientists find a hidden route to the moon that saves fuel
Space Daily: Researchers simulated 30 million routes to the Moon and found a hidden detour through L1 that saves fuel and keeps spacecraft talking to Earth the whole way.
Space Daily: The fuel-saving lunar trajectory that looks like the long way round could solve one of crewed Moon travel’s most awkward problems — losing contact behind the far side.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
NASA: NASA’s AWE Completes Mission to Study Earth’s Effect on Space Weather.

Mercurius:
SpaceCom: Where did Mercury get its water ice? Maybe from a single slow asteroid impact.

Aarde:
ESA: Insights into Earth’s molten outer core from space.
ESA  (filmpje): Change in Earth’s molten core flow 1997–2025.
PhysOrg: Earth's outer core beneath Pacific reversed direction in 2010, satellite data reveal.
Astrum (filmpje): The 500-Million-Year-Old Evidence That Earth Had Rings.

Maan:
The Hindu: Chandrayaan-2 detects possible presence of subsurface ice near south pole of moon
The Times of India: Chandrayaan-2 finds strong evidence for ice in ‘double-shadowed’ lunar craters.
Universe Today: Extreme Lunar Conditions Need an Extreme Test Rig.
PhysOrg: Chang'e-5 regolith studies reveal nanoscale space-weathering processes.
ESA: Hot surfaces during Europe's heatwave 'seen' by Sentinel-3.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4900-4907: Pasadena, We Have a Drill Sample!
ESA: Soft landing for Mars (filmpje).
ESA: Landing sideways (filmpje).
Universe Today: MAVEN Spacecraft Finds New Plasma Squeezing at Mars.
SpaceCom: 'Very interesting wiggles' in data from silent NASA Mars spacecraft lead to unexpected solar wind discovery.
The Space Review: Fear and panic in orbit around the Red Planet: Missions to Phobos and Deimos.
NASA: NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate.

Jupiter:
Science News: Europa may not vent water into space after all.
Sky & Telescope: Evidence of Water Plumes from Jupiter's Moon Europa Vanishes.

Planetoïde – 2022 OB5 – AstroForge en Odin.
Universe Today: Asteroid 2022 OB5 Spins Too Fast For Current Prospectors Highlighting the Divide Between "Accessible" and "Exploitable".

Planetoïde:
SPJ: Analysis of Defense Technology for Large-Sized Near-Earth Asteroids.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

SpaceX en project Starfall – Produceren in de ruimte en het product naar de Aarde sturen.
Chris’s Substack: SpaceX Project Starfall.
Inside Outer Space: FAA Review: SpaceX “Starfall” Reentry Missions.
FAA: Final Environmental Asessment for SpaceX Starfall Reentry Vehicle Operations in the Pacific Ocean (PDF).

Meer SpaceX IPO-nieuwtjes.
In vorige NUDR hadden we al een uitgebreide lijst aan artikels, hier nog een paar.
SatNews: SpaceX: 10,000 Launches Annually.
Space News: European space industry watching SpaceX IPO plans.
Teslarati: Elon Musk strikes down reports on SpaceX IPO rumors.

De US Space Force en de Maan.
Inside Outer Space: Mass Drivers on the Moon: Report Flags Military Implications
SpaceCom: Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons?

Satellietfabrieken in Europa.
Er is natuurlijk in Charlerloi het (bijna klaar) fabriek van Aerospacelab.
27.05 – Space News: Kongsberg NanoAvionics sets sights on building and supporting sovereign constellations
27.05 – Space News: Spire expands European manufacturing with Munich plant.
27.05 – Space News: Schaeffler AG joins forces with Spire to build sovereign European satellites.
28.05 – SatNews: Two satellites a month, comfortably. Now the supplier tier underneath has to match.

Europa en spectrum.
27.05 – Via Satellite: European Commission Reserves Portion of Critical MSS Spectrum for EU Operators.
27.05 – Space News: Europe’s satellite spectrum proposal clouds SpaceX and Viasat plans.
29.05 – Payload: Europe Celebrates its Sovereignty Progress at SmallSat.

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart.
26.05 – Space News: The surge in military budgets can help Europe’s entrepreneurial space sector — if spending speeds up.
27.05 – Space News: Nations opt for a mix of sovereign, bilateral, federated and commercial space capabilities.
27.05 – SatNews: €131 billion is in. Now Europe has to build the supply chain that can absorb it.
28.05 – Space News: Germany pushes European military space command initiative.

De oorlog in Oekraïne.
Space News: Former Ukraine official calls for stricter restrictions on Russian use of Starlink.
GPS World: Norway placing more monitoring stations to measure Russian GNSS interference.

De oorlog rond Iran.
Ars Technica: Musk says US military suicide drones used Starlink in violation of SpaceX rules.
Ars Technica: Mystery GPS jammer in Iran becomes test for NASA satellites’ capabilities.

SpaceX krijgt twee contracten voor het bouwen van militaire satellieten – SDNB/Milnet en PWSA – AMTI.
26.05 – Space News: SpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data network.
26.05 – Breaking Defense: SpaceX wins $2.29B to speed Space Force’s LEO communications ‘backbone’.
27.05 – Ars Technica: US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network.

29.05 – Space News: Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking.
29.05 – Breaking Defense: SpaceX wins $4.16B Space Force contract to detect airborne moving targets.
29.05 – Air and Space Forces: Space Force Gives SpaceX $4.2B for Satellites to Track Airborne Targets.

Space Force / Golden Dome.
26.05 – Space News: Voyager wins DARPA contract for solid rocket propellant technology.
27.05 – Air and Space Forces: House Panel Proposes Eliminating SDA, Space RCO.
28.05 – Voyager Technologies: The Propulsion Imperative Behind Golden Dome.
28.05 – Space News: Observable Space raises $90 million and wins Space Force contract for optical systems.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Wordt ten vroegste in september van dit jaar gelanceerd.
01.05 – NASA: Key Support Equipment Arrives at Kennedy for Roman Space Telescope.
06.05 – NASA: NASA’s Roman Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars.
11.05 – The Space Review: Flagships on a budget.
11.05 – NASA: Hubble Survey Sets Up Roman’s Future Look Near Milky Way’s Center.
Het bijbehorende filmpje - Zoom Into the Milky Way's Galactic Bulge — Hubble/Roman Survey Regions - vind je hier.
14.05 – Universe Today: The Roman Space Telescope is Ahead of Schedule, and the Hubble is Giving it a Jump Start.
28.05 – NASA: NASA’s Roman Mission Preps to Unveil New Populations of Faraway Worlds.
29.05 – NASA: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look.
29.05 – NASA (filmpje): One Last Look at Roman's Mirror.

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